Mahabharata 7.175.3 — Drona Parva, Adhyaya 175, Shloka 3

Devanagari script

तावन्योन्यं शरै: संख्ये संछाद्य सुमहारथै: । पुनः पूर्णायतोत्सूष्टविंव्यघाते परस्परम्‌

Translation

Die beiden großen Wagenkämpfer bedeckten einander im Gefecht mit Pfeilsalven; dann spannten sie erneut die Bögen bis zur vollen Kraft und trafen sich wechselseitig, Schlag und Gegenschlag, mit den abgeschossenen Geschossen.

Word by Word

• तौ: those two (they two)
• तौ: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Dual

• अन्योन्यम्: each other, mutually
• Type: Adverbial (from pronoun/indeclinable usage)
• Root: अन्योन्य

• शरैः: with arrows
• शरैः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: शर
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• संख्ये: in battle
• संख्ये: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: संख्या
• Form: Feminine, Locative, Singular

• संछाद्य: having covered
• Type: Verb
• Root: छद्
• Form: ल्यप् (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada (usage), having covered/hidden

• सुमहारथैः: by the two very great chariot-warriors
• सुमहारथैः: Karta
• Type: Noun/Adjective
• Root: सुमहारथ
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Dual

• पुनः: again
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुनः

• पूर्ण: fully
• पूर्ण: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पूर्ण
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• आयत: stretched/drawn
• आयत: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आयत
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• उत्सृष्ट: released, shot
• उत्सृष्ट: Karma
• Type: Participle
• Root: उत्-√सृज्
• Form: क्त (past passive participle), Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• विम्: apart/against (prefixal element)
• Type: Indeclinable (prefix)
• Root: वि (upasarga)

• व्यघाते: they two struck (each other)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि-√हन्
• Form: लिट् (perfect), Third, Dual, Parasmaipada

• परस्परम्: mutually, one another
• Type: Adverbial (from pronoun/indeclinable usage)
• Root: परस्पर

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