योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-47, verse-31

उभौ व्यतिबभूवाते संमुखावायुधावुभौ ।
नाराचधारानिकरविक्षेपकरकध्वनौ ॥ ३१ ॥

ubhau vyatibabhūvāte saṃmukhāvāyudhāvubhau ,
nārācadhārānikaravikṣepakarakadhvanau 31

31. ubhau vyatibabhūvāte sammukhau āyudhau
ubhau nārācadhārānikaravikṣepakarakadhvanau

31. ubhau āyudhau sammukhau ubhau
nārācadhārānikaravikṣepakarakadhvanau vyatibabhūvāte

31. Both, armed and facing each other, engaged in battle, creating a sound like hailstones from the dense showers of arrows.

Words meanings summery:

• उभौ (ubhau) - both

• व्यतिबभूवाते (vyatibabhūvāte) - they confronted each other, they engaged in battle

• सम्मुखौ (sammukhau) - facing each other, confronting

• आयुधौ (āyudhau) - armed, bearing weapons

• उभौ (ubhau) - both

• नाराचधारानिकरविक्षेपकरकध्वनौ (nārācadhārānikaravikṣepakarakadhvanau) - with the sound like hailstones from the showering of multitudes of arrow streams

Words meanings and morphology

उभौ (ubhau) - both

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of ubha

ubha - both

व्यतिबभूवाते (vyatibabhūvāte) - they confronted each other, they engaged in battle

(verb)

3rd person , dual, active, past perfect (liṭ) of vyatibhū

Perfect tense

Intensive reduplication, ātmanepada, 3rd person dual

Prefixes: vi+ati

Root: bhū (class 1)

सम्मुखौ (sammukhau) - facing each other, confronting

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of sammukha

sammukha - facing, confronted, in front of

Compound type : bahuvrihi (sam+mukha)

• sam – together, with, complete
  indeclinable
• mukha – face, mouth, front, tip
  noun (neuter)

आयुधौ (āyudhau) - armed, bearing weapons

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of āyudha

āyudha - weapon, arm; armed (as adjective)

उभौ (ubhau) - both

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of ubha

ubha - both

नाराचधारानिकरविक्षेपकरकध्वनौ (nārācadhārānikaravikṣepakarakadhvanau) - with the sound like hailstones from the showering of multitudes of arrow streams

(noun)

Locative, masculine, dual of nārācadhārānikaravikṣepakarakadhvani

nārācadhārānikaravikṣepakarakadhvani - the sound of hailstones from the showering of multitudes of arrow streams

Compound type : tatpurusha (nārāca+dhārā+nikara+vikṣepa+karaka+dhvani)

• nārāca – iron arrow, metallic arrow
  noun (masculine)
• dhārā – stream, flow, shower
  noun (feminine)
• nikara – multitude, heap, collection
  noun (masculine)
• vikṣepa – throwing, showering, scattering
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root 'kṣip' (to throw) with prefix 'vi'.
  Prefix: vi
  Root: kṣip (class 6)
• karaka – hailstone; a water pot
  noun (masculine)
• dhvani – sound, noise, echo
  noun (masculine)
  Root: dhvan (class 1)

Note: Adverbial usage, indicating the state or accompaniment during their engagement.

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