महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-197, verse-8

ताविमौ पुरुषव्याघ्रावनागसि नृप त्वयि ।
न मन्त्रयेतां त्वच्छ्रेयः कथं सत्यपराक्रमौ ॥८॥

8. tāvimau puruṣavyāghrāvanāgasi nṛpa tvayi ,
na mantrayetāṁ tvacchreyaḥ kathaṁ satyaparākramau.

8. tau imau puruṣavyāghrau anāgasi nṛpa tvayi na
mantrayetām tvat śreyaḥ katham satyaparākramau

8. O King, when you are blameless, how can these two tiger-like men, who are truly mighty and whose valor is truth, fail to counsel what is best for you?

Words meanings summery:

• तौ (tau) - those two

• इमौ (imau) - these two

• पुरुषव्याघ्रौ (puruṣavyāghrau) - tiger-like men, best among men

• अनागसि (anāgasi) - blameless, faultless, innocent

• नृप (nṛpa) - O king

• त्वयि (tvayi) - towards you, in your case

• न (na) - not, no

• मन्त्रयेताम् (mantrayetām) - they should advise, they should consult, they should conspire

• त्वत् (tvat) - your (as part of a compound for welfare) (your)

• श्रेयः (śreyaḥ) - welfare, good, superior

• कथम् (katham) - how, in what manner

• सत्यपराक्रमौ (satyaparākramau) - whose valor is truth, truly mighty

Words meanings and morphology

तौ (tau) - those two

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of tad

tad - that, those

इमौ (imau) - these two

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of idam

idam - this, these

पुरुषव्याघ्रौ (puruṣavyāghrau) - tiger-like men, best among men

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of puruṣavyāghra

puruṣavyāghra - tiger among men, eminent man, best of men

Compound type : upama-tatpurusha (puruṣa+vyāghra)

• puruṣa – man, person, male
  noun (masculine)
• vyāghra – tiger
  noun (masculine)

अनागसि (anāgasi) - blameless, faultless, innocent

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of anāgas

anāgas - blameless, innocent, faultless

Compound of an (negation) + āgas (fault)

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (an+āgas)

• an – not, non-
  indeclinable
• āgas – fault, crime, offense
  noun (neuter)

नृप (nṛpa) - O king

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of nṛpa

nṛpa - king, ruler (lit. 'protector of men')

त्वयि (tvayi) - towards you, in your case

(pronoun)

Locative, singular of tvad

tvad - you

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

मन्त्रयेताम् (mantrayetām) - they should advise, they should consult, they should conspire

(verb)

3rd person , dual, middle, optative (liṅ) of mantray

Optative

From root mantr (10th class, 'mantrayate')

Root: mantr (class 10)

त्वत् (tvat) - your (as part of a compound for welfare) (your)

(pronoun)

singular of tvad

tvad - you

Note: Used as the first component in the compound 'tvacchreyaḥ' (your welfare).

श्रेयः (śreyaḥ) - welfare, good, superior

(noun)

neuter, singular of śreyas

śreyas - welfare, good, prosperity, superior

Note: Forms the second part of the compound 'tvacchreyaḥ' (your welfare).

कथम् (katham) - how, in what manner

(indeclinable)

सत्यपराक्रमौ (satyaparākramau) - whose valor is truth, truly mighty

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of satyaparākrama

satyaparākrama - whose valor is truth, truly valorous, truly mighty

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (satya+parākrama)

• satya – truth, true, real
  noun (neuter)
• parākrama – valor, prowess, might, courage
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: parā
  Root: kram (class 1)