महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-25, verse-18

एवमन्योन्यशापात्तौ सुप्रतीकविभावसू ।
गजकच्छपतां प्राप्तावर्थार्थं मूढचेतसौ ॥१८॥

18. evamanyonyaśāpāttau supratīkavibhāvasū ,
gajakacchapatāṁ prāptāvarthārthaṁ mūḍhacetasau.

18. evam anyonyaśāpāt tau supratīkavibhāvasū
gajakacchapatām prāptau arthārtham mūḍhacetasau

18. Thus, Supratika and Vibhavasu, with minds deluded by greed, attained the forms of an elephant and a tortoise because of each other's curse.

Words meanings summery:

• एवम् (evam) - in the manner described (thus, in this manner)

• अन्योन्यशापात् (anyonyaśāpāt) - from mutual curse, due to each other's curse

• तौ (tau) - Suparīka and Vibhāvasu (those two)

• सुप्रतीकविभावसू (supratīkavibhāvasū) - Suparīka and Vibhāvasu

• गजकच्छपताम् (gajakacchapatām) - the state of an elephant and a tortoise

• प्राप्तौ (prāptau) - attained, reached, obtained (dual)

• अर्थार्थम् (arthārtham) - out of greed for possessions (for the sake of wealth, for wealth)

• मूढचेतसौ (mūḍhacetasau) - having deluded minds, bewildered in mind (dual)

Words meanings and morphology

एवम् (evam) - in the manner described (thus, in this manner)

(indeclinable)

अन्योन्यशापात् (anyonyaśāpāt) - from mutual curse, due to each other's curse

(noun)

Ablative, singular of anyonyaśāpa

anyonyaśāpa - mutual curse, curse of one another

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (anyonya+śāpa)

• anyonya – mutual, reciprocal, each other
  pronoun
• śāpa – curse, imprecation
  noun (masculine)
  Root: śap (class 1)

तौ (tau) - Suparīka and Vibhāvasu (those two)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of tad

tad - that

Note: Also accusative dual masculine. Context implies nominative.

सुप्रतीकविभावसू (supratīkavibhāvasū) - Suparīka and Vibhāvasu

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of supratīkavibhāvasu

supratīkavibhāvasu - Suparīka and Vibhāvasu

Compound type : dvandva (supratīka+vibhāvasu)

• supratīka – Suparīka (name)
  noun (masculine)
• vibhāvasu – Vibhāvasu (name)
  noun (masculine)

गजकच्छपताम् (gajakacchapatām) - the state of an elephant and a tortoise

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of gajakacchapatā

gajakacchapatā - the state of being an elephant and a tortoise

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (gajakacchapa+tā)

• gaja – elephant
  noun (masculine)
• kacchapa – tortoise, turtle
  noun (masculine)
• tā – suffix forming abstract nouns, -ness, -hood
  suffix (feminine)
  Suffix to form feminine abstract noun.

प्राप्तौ (prāptau) - attained, reached, obtained (dual)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of prāpta

prāpta - attained, reached, obtained

past participle

Derived from root `āp` with prefix `pra`.

Prefix: pra

Root: āp (class 5)

Note: Agrees with `tau` and `supratīkavibhāvasū`.

अर्थार्थम् (arthārtham) - out of greed for possessions (for the sake of wealth, for wealth)

(indeclinable)

Reduplication of `artha` in accusative, indicating purpose.

Compound type : avyayībhāva (artha+artha)

• artha – purpose, meaning, wealth, object
  noun (masculine)

Note: Accusative singular of `artha` used adverbially with reduplication `artha-artham`.

मूढचेतसौ (mūḍhacetasau) - having deluded minds, bewildered in mind (dual)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of mūḍhacetas

mūḍhacetas - one whose mind is bewildered/deluded

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mūḍha+cetas)

• mūḍha – deluded, bewildered, foolish (past participle of √muh)
  adjective
  past participle
  Root: muh (class 4)
• cetas – mind, intellect, consciousness
  noun (neuter)

Note: Agrees with `tau` and `supratīkavibhāvasū`.