महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-9, chapter-56, verse-33

तौ परस्परमासाद्य दंष्ट्राभ्यां द्विरदौ यथा ।
अशोभेतां महाराज शोणितेन परिप्लुतौ ॥३३॥

33. tau parasparamāsādya daṁṣṭrābhyāṁ dviradau yathā ,
aśobhetāṁ mahārāja śoṇitena pariplutau.

33. tau parasparam āsādya daṃṣṭrābhyām dviradau
yathā aśobhetām mahārāja śoṇitena pariplutau

33. mahārāja yathā daṃṣṭrābhyām parasparam āsādya
dviradau tau śoṇitena pariplutau aśobhetām

33. O great king, just like two elephants assailing each other with their tusks, those two combatants, drenched in blood, appeared splendid.

Words meanings summery:

• तौ (tau) - they two, those two

• परस्परम् (parasparam) - each other, mutually, reciprocally

• आसाद्य (āsādya) - having approached, having attacked, having obtained

• दंष्ट्राभ्याम् (daṁṣṭrābhyām) - with tusks, with fangs

• द्विरदौ (dviradau) - two elephants

• यथा (yathā) - as, just as, like

• अशोभेताम् (aśobhetām) - they two shone, they two appeared splendid

• महाराज (mahārāja) - O great king

• शोणितेन (śoṇitena) - with blood, by blood

• परिप्लुतौ (pariplutau) - drenched, covered, overwhelmed

Words meanings and morphology

तौ (tau) - they two, those two

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

परस्परम् (parasparam) - each other, mutually, reciprocally

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of paraspara

paraspara - mutual, reciprocal, each other

आसाद्य (āsādya) - having approached, having attacked, having obtained

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Derived from the root sad (to sit, go) with prefix ā and lyap suffix.

Prefix: ā

Root: sad (class 1)

दंष्ट्राभ्याम् (daṁṣṭrābhyām) - with tusks, with fangs

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, dual of daṃṣṭrā

daṁṣṭrā - tusk, fang, canine tooth

द्विरदौ (dviradau) - two elephants

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of dvirada

dvirada - elephant (lit. 'having two tusks')

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (dvi+rada)

• dvi – two
  numeral
• rada – tooth, tusk
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from the root rad (to gnaw, scrape).
  Root: rad (class 1)

यथा (yathā) - as, just as, like

(indeclinable)

अशोभेताम् (aśobhetām) - they two shone, they two appeared splendid

(verb)

3rd person , dual, middle, imperfect (laṅ) of śubh

Root: śubh (class 1)

महाराज (mahārāja) - O great king

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of mahārāja

mahārāja - great king, emperor

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+rājan)

• mahā – great, mighty, large
  adjective
• rājan – king, ruler, sovereign
  noun (masculine)

शोणितेन (śoṇitena) - with blood, by blood

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of śoṇita

śoṇita - blood, red

Past Passive Participle (of śoṇ 'to redden')

Root: śoṇ (class 10)

परिप्लुतौ (pariplutau) - drenched, covered, overwhelmed

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, dual of paripluta

paripluta - drenched, bathed, overflowing, overwhelmed

Past Passive Participle

Derived from the root plu (to float, swim, overflow) with prefix pari.

Prefix: pari

Root: plu (class 1)