महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-173, verse-9

तौ समीक्ष्य तु वित्रस्तावकृतार्थौ प्रधावितौ ।
तयोश्च द्रवतोर्विप्रं जगृहे नृपतिर्बलात् ॥९॥

9. tau samīkṣya tu vitrastāvakṛtārthau pradhāvitau ,
tayośca dravatorvipraṁ jagṛhe nṛpatirbalāt.

9. tau samīkṣya tu vitrastau akṛtārthau pradhāvitau
tayoḥ ca dravatoḥ vipram jagṛhe nṛpatiḥ balāt

9. Having seen them, they, frightened and unfulfilled, ran away. And while those two were fleeing, the king forcibly seized the Brāhmaṇa.

Words meanings summery:

• तौ (tau) - those two

• समीक्ष्य (samīkṣya) - having seen, having perceived

• तु (tu) - but, however, indeed

• वित्रस्तौ (vitrastau) - frightened, terrified

• अकृतार्थौ (akṛtārthau) - unfulfilled, unsuccessful, having failed in purpose

• प्रधावितौ (pradhāvitau) - ran away, fled

• तयोः (tayoḥ) - of those two

• च (ca) - and

• द्रवतोः (dravatoḥ) - while running, of the two running

• विप्रम् (vipram) - Brāhmaṇa

• जगृहे (jagṛhe) - seized, caught

• नृपतिः (nṛpatiḥ) - king, lord of men

• बलात् (balāt) - by force, forcibly

Words meanings and morphology

तौ (tau) - those two

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

समीक्ष्य (samīkṣya) - having seen, having perceived

(indeclinable)

absolutive

formed from root īkṣ with upasarga sam

Prefix: sam

Root: īkṣ (class 1)

तु (tu) - but, however, indeed

(indeclinable)

वित्रस्तौ (vitrastau) - frightened, terrified

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of vitrasta

vitrasta - frightened, terrified, alarmed

Past Passive Participle

formed from root tras with upasarga vi

Prefix: vi

Root: tras (class 4)

अकृतार्थौ (akṛtārthau) - unfulfilled, unsuccessful, having failed in purpose

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of akṛtārtha

akṛtārtha - unfulfilled, unsuccessful, having failed in purpose, frustrated

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (a+kṛta+artha)

• a – not, un-
  indeclinable
  negative prefix
• kṛta – done, made, performed
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  formed from root kṛ
  Root: kṛ (class 8)
• artha – purpose, aim, meaning, wealth
  noun (masculine)

प्रधावितौ (pradhāvitau) - ran away, fled

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of pradhāvita

pradhāvita - ran away, fled, run forth

Past Passive Participle

formed from root dhāv with upasarga pra

Prefix: pra

Root: dhāv (class 1)

तयोः (tayoḥ) - of those two

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, dual of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

द्रवतोः (dravatoḥ) - while running, of the two running

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, dual of dravat

dravat - running, flowing, hastening

Present Active Participle

formed from root dru

Root: dru (class 1)

Note: Used in genitive absolute construction.

विप्रम् (vipram) - Brāhmaṇa

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of vipra

vipra - a Brāhmaṇa, sage, inspired, learned

जगृहे (jagṛhe) - seized, caught

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, perfect (lit) of grah

perfect tense

3rd person singular, middle voice, perfect tense

Root: grah (class 9)

नृपतिः (nṛpatiḥ) - king, lord of men

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nṛpati

nṛpati - king, ruler, lord of men

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (nṛ+pati)

• nṛ – man, human being
  noun (masculine)
• pati – master, lord, owner, husband
  noun (masculine)
  Root: pā (class 2)

बलात् (balāt) - by force, forcibly

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of bala

bala - strength, power, force