Shloka 90.1Unverified draft

युध्यमानौ तु तौ दृष्ट्वा प्रसक्तौ नरराक्षसौ । प्रभिन्नाविव मातङ्गौ परस्परवधैषिणौ ।।6.90.1।।

Meaning

Word-by-word (pada-artha)

WordDevanagariMeaningGrammatical role
yudhyamānau tu tau dṛṣṭvā prasaktau nararākṣasauयुध्यमानौ तु तौ दृष्ट्वा प्रसक्तौ नरराक्षसौseeing those two, the man and the rākṣasa, fighting, locked in combatpresent participle dual + particle + accusative dual pronoun + gerund + accusative dual participle + accusative dual compound
prabhinnāviva mātaṅgau parasparavadhaiṣiṇauप्रभिन्नाविव मातङ्गौ परस्परवधैषिणौlike two elephants in rut, each seeking the other's deathaccusative dual participle + particle + accusative dual + accusative dual compound adjective

Reference: 6.90.1 · Yuddha Kāṇḍa