महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-9, chapter-57, verse-22

आधुन्वन्तौ गदे घोरे चन्दनागरुरूषिते ।
वैरस्यान्तं परीप्सन्तौ रणे क्रुद्धाविवान्तकौ ॥२२॥

22. ādhunvantau gade ghore candanāgarurūṣite ,
vairasyāntaṁ parīpsantau raṇe kruddhāvivāntakau.

22. ādhunvantau gade ghore candanāgarurūṣite vairasya
antam parīpsantau raṇe kruddhāu iva antakau

22. ghore candanāgarurūṣite gade ādhunvantau vairasya
antam parīpsantau kruddhāu antakau iva raṇe

22. Brandishing two terrible maces, which were smeared with sandalwood and aloe wood, the two (warriors) sought to bring an end to the hostility in battle, like two enraged Yamas (gods of death).

Words meanings summery:

• आधुन्वन्तौ (ādhunvantau) - brandishing (their maces) (shaking, brandishing, agitating)

• गदे (gade) - (two) maces (maces)

• घोरे (ghore) - terrible (terrible, dreadful, awful)

• चन्दनागरुरूषिते (candanāgarurūṣite) - anointed with sandalwood and aloe wood (smeared with sandalwood and aloe wood)

• वैरस्य (vairasya) - of the enmity (of hostility, of enmity)

• अन्तम् (antam) - the end (end, conclusion, limit)

• परीप्सन्तौ (parīpsantau) - seeking to bring about (the end) (wishing to obtain, seeking to gain)

• रणे (raṇe) - in battle (in battle, in war)

• क्रुद्धाउ (kruddhāu) - enraged (ones) (angry, enraged)

• इव (iva) - like, as if

• अन्तकौ (antakau) - two Yamas (gods of death) (destroyers, bringers of end, epithet of Yama)

Words meanings and morphology

आधुन्वन्तौ (ādhunvantau) - brandishing (their maces) (shaking, brandishing, agitating)

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, dual of √dhū

√dhū - to shake, agitate, brandish

present active participle

From root `√dhū` with prefix `ā-`, masculine dual nominative

Prefix: ā

Root: dhū (class 5)

Note: Qualifies the implied subject (Bhimasena and Duryodhana).

गदे (gade) - (two) maces (maces)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, dual of gadā

gadā - mace

Note: Object of `ādhunvantau`.

घोरे (ghore) - terrible (terrible, dreadful, awful)

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, dual of ghora

ghora - terrible, dreadful, fearful

Note: Qualifies `gade`.

चन्दनागरुरूषिते (candanāgarurūṣite) - anointed with sandalwood and aloe wood (smeared with sandalwood and aloe wood)

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, dual of candanāgarurūṣita

candanāgarurūṣita - smeared with sandalwood and aloe wood

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (candana+aguru+rūṣita)

• candana – sandalwood
  noun (neuter)
• aguru – aloe wood
  noun (neuter)
• rūṣita – smeared, anointed
  past passive participle (feminine)
  past passive participle
  From `√rūṣ` (to adorn, smear)
  Root: rūṣ (class 1)

Note: Qualifies `gade`.

वैरस्य (vairasya) - of the enmity (of hostility, of enmity)

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of vaira

vaira - enmity, hostility, hatred

Note: Qualifies `antam`.

अन्तम् (antam) - the end (end, conclusion, limit)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of anta

anta - end, limit, boundary

Note: Object of `parīpsantau`.

परीप्सन्तौ (parīpsantau) - seeking to bring about (the end) (wishing to obtain, seeking to gain)

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, dual of √āp

√āp - to obtain, reach, acquire

desiderative present active participle

From desiderative of `√āp` with prefix `pari-`, masculine dual nominative

Prefix: pari

Root: āp (class 5)

Note: Qualifies the implied subject (Bhimasena and Duryodhana).

रणे (raṇe) - in battle (in battle, in war)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of raṇa

raṇa - battle, war, combat

Note: Denotes location of the action.

क्रुद्धाउ (kruddhāu) - enraged (ones) (angry, enraged)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of kruddha

kruddha - angry, enraged

past passive participle

From `√krudh` (to be angry)

Root: krudh (class 4)

Note: Used adjectivally, qualifies `antakau`.

इव (iva) - like, as if

(indeclinable)

Note: Used for comparison.

अन्तकौ (antakau) - two Yamas (gods of death) (destroyers, bringers of end, epithet of Yama)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of antaka

antaka - destroyer, end-maker, Yama (god of death)

Note: The comparison is to Bhīmasena and Duryodhana.