महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-9, chapter-57, verse-23

अन्योन्यं तौ जिघांसन्तौ प्रवीरौ पुरुषर्षभौ ।
युयुधाते गरुत्मन्तौ यथा नागामिषैषिणौ ॥२३॥

23. anyonyaṁ tau jighāṁsantau pravīrau puruṣarṣabhau ,
yuyudhāte garutmantau yathā nāgāmiṣaiṣiṇau.

23. anyonyam tau jighāṃsantau pravīrau puruṣaṛṣabhau
yuyudhāte garutmantau yathā nāgāmiṣaiṣiṇau

23. anyonyam jighāṃsantau tau pravīrau puruṣaṛṣabhau
nāgāmiṣaiṣiṇau garutmantau yathā yuyudhāte

23. Wishing to kill each other, those two great heroes, who were like bulls among men (puruṣa), fought just like two winged Garuḍas desiring the flesh of serpents.

Words meanings summery:

• अन्योन्यम् (anyonyam) - each other (each other, mutually)

• तौ (tau) - those two (Bhimasena and Duryodhana) (those two)

• जिघांसन्तौ (jighāṁsantau) - wishing to kill (each other) (wishing to kill, desiring to strike)

• प्रवीरौ (pravīrau) - two great heroes (two great heroes, two brave ones)

• पुरुषऋषभौ (puruṣaṛṣabhau) - two foremost among men (puruṣa) (two bulls among men, two foremost of men)

• युयुधाते (yuyudhāte) - they (Bhimasena and Duryodhana) fought (they two fought)

• गरुत्मन्तौ (garutmantau) - two Garuḍas (mythical eagles, enemies of serpents) (two winged ones, two Garuḍas)

• यथा (yathā) - just as (as, just as, like)

• नागामिषैषिणौ (nāgāmiṣaiṣiṇau) - two desiring serpent-flesh (two desiring the flesh of serpents)

Words meanings and morphology

अन्योन्यम् (anyonyam) - each other (each other, mutually)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of anyonya

anyonya - each other, mutual

Compound type : dvandva (anya+anya)

• anya – other
  pronoun (masculine)
• anya – other
  pronoun (masculine)

Note: Refers to the reciprocal action of the two fighters.

तौ (tau) - those two (Bhimasena and Duryodhana) (those two)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of tad

tad - that, those

Note: Subject of `yuyudhāte`.

जिघांसन्तौ (jighāṁsantau) - wishing to kill (each other) (wishing to kill, desiring to strike)

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, dual of √han

√han - to strike, kill, injure

desiderative present active participle

From desiderative of `√han`, masculine dual nominative

Root: han (class 2)

Note: Qualifies `tau`.

प्रवीरौ (pravīrau) - two great heroes (two great heroes, two brave ones)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of pravīra

pravīra - great hero, brave man

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (pra+vīra)

• pra – forth, forward, excellent
  indeclinable
• vīra – hero, brave man
  noun (masculine)

Note: Qualifies `tau`.

पुरुषऋषभौ (puruṣaṛṣabhau) - two foremost among men (puruṣa) (two bulls among men, two foremost of men)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of puruṣaṛṣabha

puruṣaṛṣabha - bull among men (puruṣa), excellent man (puruṣa), foremost of men (puruṣa)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (puruṣa+ṛṣabha)

• puruṣa – man, person, male
  noun (masculine)
• ṛṣabha – bull, chief, excellent one
  noun (masculine)

Note: Qualifies `tau`.

युयुधाते (yuyudhāte) - they (Bhimasena and Duryodhana) fought (they two fought)

(verb)

3rd person , dual, middle, past perfect (lit) of √yudh

perfect middle

3rd person dual perfect middle of `√yudh`

Root: yudh (class 4)

Note: Main verb of the sentence.

गरुत्मन्तौ (garutmantau) - two Garuḍas (mythical eagles, enemies of serpents) (two winged ones, two Garuḍas)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of garutmat

garutmat - winged, having wings; Garuḍa

Note: Used in comparison with `yathā`.

यथा (yathā) - just as (as, just as, like)

(indeclinable)

Note: Introduces a simile.

नागामिषैषिणौ (nāgāmiṣaiṣiṇau) - two desiring serpent-flesh (two desiring the flesh of serpents)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of nāgāmiṣaiṣin

nāgāmiṣaiṣin - desiring the flesh of serpents

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (nāga+āmiṣa+eṣin)

• nāga – serpent, snake
  noun (masculine)
• āmiṣa – flesh, prey
  noun (neuter)
• eṣin – desiring, seeking, wishing
  adjective (masculine)
  agent noun/adjective
  From `√iṣ` (to seek, desire)
  Root: iṣ (class 6)

Note: Qualifies `garutmantau`.