महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-335, verse-26

ततो विग्रहवन्तौ तौ वेदान्दृष्ट्वासुरोत्तमौ ।
सहसा जगृहतुर्वेदान्ब्रह्मणः पश्यतस्तदा ॥२६॥

26. tato vigrahavantau tau vedāndṛṣṭvāsurottamau ,
sahasā jagṛhaturvedānbrahmaṇaḥ paśyatastadā.

26. tataḥ vigrahavantau tau vedān dṛṣṭvā asurottamau
sahasā jagṛhatuḥ vedān brahmaṇaḥ paśyataḥ tadā

26. tataḥ tau vigrahavantau asurottamau vedān dṛṣṭvā
tadā brahmaṇaḥ paśyataḥ sahasā vedān jagṛhatuḥ

26. Then, those two embodied, excellent asuras, having seen the (Vedas), suddenly seized them while (Brahmā) was watching at that time.

Words meanings summery:

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereupon, thereafter

• विग्रहवन्तौ (vigrahavantau) - having a body, embodied, having a form

• तौ (tau) - those two

• वेदान् (vedān) - the (Vedas), sacred knowledge

• दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen, after seeing

• असुरोत्तमौ (asurottamau) - the two chief asuras (Madhu and Kaiṭabha) (the best of asuras, chief asuras)

• सहसा (sahasā) - suddenly, forcefully, quickly

• जगृहतुः (jagṛhatuḥ) - they seized, they took

• वेदान् (vedān) - the (Vedas), sacred knowledge

• ब्रह्मणः (brahmaṇaḥ) - of (Brahmā)

• पश्यतः (paśyataḥ) - (Brahmā) who was seeing (while seeing, of the one seeing)

• तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

Words meanings and morphology

ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereupon, thereafter

(indeclinable)

Ablative of 'tad' used as an indeclinable adverb

विग्रहवन्तौ (vigrahavantau) - having a body, embodied, having a form

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of vigrahavat

vigrahavat - having a body or form, embodied, corporeal

Derived from 'vigraha' + possessive suffix '-vat'

तौ (tau) - those two

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of tad

tad - that, those

वेदान् (vedān) - the (Vedas), sacred knowledge

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of veda

veda - sacred knowledge, (Veda), understanding, knowledge

From root 'vid' (to know)

Root: vid (class 2)

दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen, after seeing

(indeclinable)

absolutive (gerund)

Formed from root 'dṛś' + suffix '-tvā'

Root: dṛś (class 1)

असुरोत्तमौ (asurottamau) - the two chief asuras (Madhu and Kaiṭabha) (the best of asuras, chief asuras)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of asurottama

asurottama - best of asuras, chief asura

Compound of 'asura' and 'uttama'

Compound type : tatpurusha (asura+uttama)

• asura – demon, titan, a class of powerful beings
  noun (masculine)
• uttama – best, excellent, supreme, highest
  adjective
  Superlative of 'praśasya' (praiseworthy)

सहसा (sahasā) - suddenly, forcefully, quickly

(indeclinable)

Instrumental case of 'sahas' (force) used as an adverb

जगृहतुः (jagṛhatuḥ) - they seized, they took

(verb)

3rd person , dual, active, past perfect (lit) of grah

perfect tense, 3rd dual active

Root 'grah', perfect form

Root: grah (class 9)

वेदान् (vedān) - the (Vedas), sacred knowledge

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of veda

veda - sacred knowledge, (Veda), understanding, knowledge

From root 'vid' (to know)

Root: vid (class 2)

ब्रह्मणः (brahmaṇaḥ) - of (Brahmā)

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of brahman

brahman - (Brahmā), the creator deity

पश्यतः (paśyataḥ) - (Brahmā) who was seeing (while seeing, of the one seeing)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of paśyat

paśyat - seeing, observing

present active participle

From root 'dṛś' (to see) with 'śatr̥' suffix, using present stem 'paśya-'

Root: dṛś (class 1)

तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

(indeclinable)

Derived from 'tad' (that) with the suffix '-dā'