योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-50, verse-27

समायुधौ समोत्साहौ चेरतुर्मण्डलानि तौ ।
खड्गौ क्रकचतां यातौ मिथः प्रहरतोस्तयोः ॥ २७ ॥

samāyudhau samotsāhau ceraturmaṇḍalāni tau ,
khaḍgau krakacatāṃ yātau mithaḥ praharatostayoḥ 27

27. samāyudhau samotsāhau ceratuḥ maṇḍalāni tau
khaḍgau krakacatām yātau mithaḥ praharatoḥ tayoḥ

27. tau samāyudhau samotsāhau maṇḍalāni ceratuḥ
tayoḥ mithaḥ praharatoḥ khaḍgau krakacatām yātau

27. Those two warriors, equally armed and equally spirited, moved in circles (performing combat maneuvers). As they struck each other, their swords became like saws.

Words meanings summery:

• समायुधौ (samāyudhau) - equally armed, having similar weapons

• समोत्साहौ (samotsāhau) - equally enthusiastic, equally spirited

• चेरतुः (ceratuḥ) - they moved, they performed (combat maneuvers)

• मण्डलानि (maṇḍalāni) - circular combat maneuvers (circular movements, spheres, disks)

• तौ (tau) - those two

• खड्गौ (khaḍgau) - two swords

• क्रकचताम् (krakacatām) - to the state of a saw, saw-like nature

• यातौ (yātau) - became, went, attained

• मिथः (mithaḥ) - mutually, reciprocally, against each other

• प्रहरतोः (praharatoḥ) - of those striking, while striking

• तयोः (tayoḥ) - of those two, their

Words meanings and morphology

समायुधौ (samāyudhau) - equally armed, having similar weapons

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of samāyudha

samāyudha - equally armed; having the same weapon; well-armed

Bahuvrīhi compound 'sama āyudhau' = 'those for whom weapons are equal'.

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (sama+āyudha)

• sama – equal, same, uniform
  adjective (masculine)
• āyudha – weapon, implement
  noun (neuter)
  Prefix: ā

Note: Qualifies 'tau'.

समोत्साहौ (samotsāhau) - equally enthusiastic, equally spirited

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of samotsāha

samotsāha - equally enthusiastic, having equal energy/spirit

Bahuvrīhi compound 'sama utsāhau' = 'those for whom enthusiasm is equal'.

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (sama+utsāha)

• sama – equal, same, uniform
  adjective (masculine)
• utsāha – enthusiasm, energy, spirit, effort
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: ut
  Root: sah (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'tau'.

चेरतुः (ceratuḥ) - they moved, they performed (combat maneuvers)

(verb)

3rd person , dual, active, perfect (liṭ) of car

Perfect Tense (Liṭ)

Root car (1st class, carati), here used in perfect active. ceratuḥ is 3rd person dual, perfect active.

Root: car (class 1)

मण्डलानि (maṇḍalāni) - circular combat maneuvers (circular movements, spheres, disks)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, plural of maṇḍala

maṇḍala - circle, disc, sphere, region; a combat maneuver involving circular movements

Note: Can also be nominative plural. Accusative fits 'moved/performed'.

तौ (tau) - those two

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Demonstrative pronoun.

Note: Refers to the two warriors.

खड्गौ (khaḍgau) - two swords

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of khaḍga

khaḍga - sword, scimitar

Note: Subject of 'yātau'.

क्रकचताम् (krakacatām) - to the state of a saw, saw-like nature

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of krakacatā

krakacatā - the state or condition of a saw; saw-like nature

Derived from krakaca (saw) with tā (abstract suffix).

Note: Object of 'yātau' (attained/became).

यातौ (yātau) - became, went, attained

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, dual of yāta

yāta - gone, arrived, become, obtained

Past Passive Participle

From root yā (to go, move) with kta (past participle) suffix. Used here predicatively, 'became'.

Root: yā (class 2)

Note: Acts as the verb for 'khaḍgau'.

मिथः (mithaḥ) - mutually, reciprocally, against each other

(indeclinable)

Note: Qualifies 'praharatoḥ'.

प्रहरतोः (praharatoḥ) - of those striking, while striking

(participle)

Genitive, masculine, dual of praharat

praharat - striking, attacking, smiting

Present Active Participle

From root hṛ (to take) with upasarga pra, forming pra-hṛ (to strike), and śatṛ (present active participle) suffix.

Prefix: pra

Root: hṛ (class 1)

Note: A genitive absolute construction with 'tayoḥ', indicating a simultaneous action ('while they were striking').

तयोः (tayoḥ) - of those two, their

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, dual of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Demonstrative pronoun.

Note: Possessive, referring to the two warriors. Forms a genitive absolute construction with 'praharatoḥ'.