महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-10, chapter-14, verse-14

तदन्तरमनाधृष्यावुपगम्य यशस्विनौ ।
आस्तामृषिवरौ तत्र ज्वलिताविव पावकौ ॥१४॥

14. tadantaramanādhṛṣyāvupagamya yaśasvinau ,
āstāmṛṣivarau tatra jvalitāviva pāvakau.

14. tat anantaram anādhṛṣyau upagamya yaśasvinau
āstām ṛṣivarau tatra jvalitau iva pāvakau

14. tat anantaram yaśasvinau anādhṛṣyau ṛṣivarau
upagamya tatra jvalitau pāvakau iva āstām

14. Then, having approached, those two unassailable and glorious foremost sages (ṛṣivara) were present there, appearing like two blazing fires.

Words meanings summery:

• तत् (tat) - used adverbially to mean 'then' or 'after that', introducing a new event (that, then, therefore)

• अनन्तरम् (anantaram) - immediately after, subsequently, then

• अनाधृष्यौ (anādhṛṣyau) - unassailable, invincible, not to be offended

• उपगम्य (upagamya) - having approached, having gone near

• यशस्विनौ (yaśasvinau) - two glorious, two famous, two renowned

• आस्ताम् (āstām) - they two were, they two existed

• ऋषिवरौ (ṛṣivarau) - two excellent sages, two foremost sages

• तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place

• ज्वलितौ (jvalitau) - two blazing, two burning

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• पावकौ (pāvakau) - two fires, two purifiers

Words meanings and morphology

तत् (tat) - used adverbially to mean 'then' or 'after that', introducing a new event (that, then, therefore)

(indeclinable)

Note: Adverbial usage.

अनन्तरम् (anantaram) - immediately after, subsequently, then

(indeclinable)

Compound of 'an-' (not) and 'antara' (interval, difference)

Compound type : nañ-tatpurusha (an+antara)

• an – not, un-
  indeclinable
• antara – interval, interior, space, difference, other
  noun (neuter)

Note: Adverbial usage (accusative singular neuter used as adverb).

अनाधृष्यौ (anādhṛṣyau) - unassailable, invincible, not to be offended

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of anādhṛṣya

anādhṛṣya - unassailable, unconquerable, inviolable, irrepressible

Gerundive/Future Passive Participle (negative)

Derived from root 'dhṛṣ' (to be bold) with prefix 'ā' and negative 'an-'

Compound type : nañ-tatpurusha (an+ādhṛṣya)

• an – not, un-
  indeclinable
• ādhṛṣya – to be dared, assailable, attackable
  adjective (masculine)
  Gerundive/Future Passive Participle
  Derived from root 'dhṛṣ' (to be bold) with prefix 'ā'
  Prefix: ā
  Root: dhṛṣ (class 5)

उपगम्य (upagamya) - having approached, having gone near

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (gerund)

Derived from root 'gam' (to go) with prefix 'upa', forming a gerund (absolutive) with suffix '-ya'

Prefix: upa

Root: gam (class 1)

यशस्विनौ (yaśasvinau) - two glorious, two famous, two renowned

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of yaśasvin

yaśasvin - glorious, famous, renowned, possessing glory, celebrated

Derived from 'yaśas' (glory) with the possessive suffix '-vin'

आस्ताम् (āstām) - they two were, they two existed

(verb)

3rd person , dual, active, imperfect (laṅ) of as

Imperfect tense, 3rd person dual

Root 'as' in imperfect tense, 3rd person dual form

Root: as (class 2)

ऋषिवरौ (ṛṣivarau) - two excellent sages, two foremost sages

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of ṛṣivara

ṛṣivara - excellent sage, foremost sage, best among sages

Compound of 'ṛṣi' (sage) and 'vara' (excellent, best)

Compound type : tatpurusha (ṛṣi+vara)

• ṛṣi – sage, seer, inspired poet, Vedic singer
  noun (masculine)
  Root: ṛṣ
• vara – excellent, best, boon, chosen, chief
  adjective (masculine)

तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place

(indeclinable)

ज्वलितौ (jvalitau) - two blazing, two burning

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of jvalita

jvalita - blazing, burning, shining, inflamed

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root 'jval' (to blaze, shine)

Root: jval (class 1)

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

Note: Used for comparison.

पावकौ (pāvakau) - two fires, two purifiers

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of pāvaka

pāvaka - fire, purifier, clean, pure, Agni

Derived from root 'pū' (to purify)

Root: pū (class 1)

Note: Used in comparison with the sages.