महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-136, verse-114

कार्यार्थं कृतसंधी तौ दृष्ट्वा मार्जारमूषकौ ।
उलूकनकुलौ तूर्णं जग्मतुः स्वं स्वमालयम् ॥११४॥

114. kāryārthaṁ kṛtasaṁdhī tau dṛṣṭvā mārjāramūṣakau ,
ulūkanakulau tūrṇaṁ jagmatuḥ svaṁ svamālayam.

114. kāryārtham kṛtasaṃdhī tau dṛṣṭvā mārjāramūṣakau
ulūkanakulau tūrṇam jagmatuḥ svam svam ālayam

114. mārjāramūṣakau tau kāryārtham kṛtasaṃdhī dṛṣṭvā,
ulūkanakulau tūrṇam svam svam ālayam jagmatuḥ

114. Seeing the cat and the mouse, who had formed an alliance for a common purpose, the owl and the mongoose quickly returned to their respective dwellings.

Words meanings summery:

• कार्यार्थम् (kāryārtham) - for the sake of a task, for a purpose

• कृतसंधी (kṛtasaṁdhī) - two who have made an agreement/alliance

• तौ (tau) - the cat and the mouse (those two)

• दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen

• मार्जारमूषकौ (mārjāramūṣakau) - the cat and the mouse

• उलूकनकुलौ (ulūkanakulau) - the owl and the mongoose

• तूर्णम् (tūrṇam) - quickly, swiftly

• जग्मतुः (jagmatuḥ) - they two went

• स्वम् (svam) - one's own, their own

• स्वम् (svam) - one's own, their own

• आलयम् (ālayam) - home, dwelling, abode

Words meanings and morphology

कार्यार्थम् (kāryārtham) - for the sake of a task, for a purpose

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of kāryārtha

kāryārtha - purpose, object of action, for a specific aim

Compound type : tatpurusha (kārya+artha)

• kārya – to be done, duty, action, business
  adjective (neuter)
  Gerundive
  From root 'kṛ' with suffix '-ya'.
  Root: kṛ (class 8)
• artha – purpose, meaning, wealth, object
  noun (masculine)

कृतसंधी (kṛtasaṁdhī) - two who have made an agreement/alliance

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of kṛtasaṃdhi

kṛtasaṁdhi - one who has concluded a treaty, allied

Compound type : bahuvrihi (kṛta+saṃdhi)

• kṛta – done, made, performed
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root 'kṛ' with suffix '-kta'.
  Root: kṛ (class 8)
• saṃdhi – agreement, treaty, junction, alliance
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: sam
  Root: dhā (class 3)

तौ (tau) - the cat and the mouse (those two)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Formed from root 'dṛś' with suffix '-tvā'.

Root: dṛś (class 1)

मार्जारमूषकौ (mārjāramūṣakau) - the cat and the mouse

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, dual of mārjāramūṣaka

mārjāramūṣaka - cat and mouse

Compound type : dvandva (mārjāra+mūṣaka)

• mārjāra – cat
  noun (masculine)
• mūṣaka – mouse, rat
  noun (masculine)
  Root: muṣ (class 1)

उलूकनकुलौ (ulūkanakulau) - the owl and the mongoose

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of ulūkanakula

ulūkanakula - owl and mongoose

Compound type : dvandva (ulūka+nakula)

• ulūka – owl
  noun (masculine)
• nakula – mongoose
  noun (masculine)

तूर्णम् (tūrṇam) - quickly, swiftly

(indeclinable)

Past Passive Participle

From root 'tvar' (to hasten) with suffix '-kta'. Used adverbially.

Root: tvar (class 1)

जग्मतुः (jagmatuḥ) - they two went

(verb)

3rd person , dual, active, perfect (lit) of gam

Root: gam (class 1)

स्वम् (svam) - one's own, their own

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of sva

sva - own, one's own, self

स्वम् (svam) - one's own, their own

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of sva

sva - own, one's own, self

आलयम् (ālayam) - home, dwelling, abode

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of ālaya

ālaya - house, dwelling, abode, receptacle

Prefix: ā

Root: lī (class 4)