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तौ परस्परमासाद्य यत्तावन्योन्यसूदने । मार्जाराविव भक्षार्थे वितस्थाते मुहुर्मुहुः ।।6.40.22।।

Meaning

Word-by-word (pada-artha)

WordDevanagariMeaningGrammatical role
tau parasparamāsādya yattāvanyonyasūdaneतौ परस्परमासाद्य यत्तावन्योन्यसूदनेthose two, having closed with each other, intent on killing one anothernominative dual pronoun + adverb + gerund + nominative dual participle + locative compound
mārjārāviva bhakṣārthe vitasthāte muhurmuhuḥमार्जाराविव भक्षार्थे वितस्थाते मुहुर्मुहुःlike two cats over food, they stood off again and againnominative dual + particle of comparison + locative compound + verb + adverb + adverb

Reference: 6.40.22 · Yuddha Kāṇḍa