महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-335, verse-55

अथ किंचिदपश्यन्तौ दानवौ मधुकैटभौ ।
पुनराजग्मतुस्तत्र वेगितौ पश्यतां च तौ ।
यत्र वेदा विनिक्षिप्तास्तत्स्थानं शून्यमेव च ॥५५॥

55. atha kiṁcidapaśyantau dānavau madhukaiṭabhau ,
punarājagmatustatra vegitau paśyatāṁ ca tau ,
yatra vedā vinikṣiptāstatsthānaṁ śūnyameva ca.

55. atha kiñcit apaśyantau dānavau
madhukaiṭabhau | punaḥ ājagmatuḥ tatra
vegitau paśyatām ca tau | yatra vedāḥ
vinikṣiptāḥ tat sthānam śūnyam eva ca

55. atha kiñcit apaśyantau,
vegitau dānavau madhukaiṭabhau punaḥ tatra ājagmatuḥ.
tau ca paśyatām,
yatra vedāḥ vinikṣiptāḥ tat sthānam eva śūnyam (āsīt).

55. Then the two demons, Madhu and Kaitabha, perceiving nothing (of the Vedas), swiftly returned there. And as they looked, that place where the Vedas had been deposited was indeed empty.

Words meanings summery:

• अथ (atha) - then (then, now, thereupon)

• किञ्चित् (kiñcit) - anything (something, anything)

• अपश्यन्तौ (apaśyantau) - perceiving nothing (of the Vedas) (not seeing, not perceiving)

• दानवौ (dānavau) - the two demons (the two demons, sons of Danu)

• मधुकैटभौ (madhukaiṭabhau) - Madhu and Kaitabha

• पुनः (punaḥ) - again (again, anew)

• आजग्मतुः (ājagmatuḥ) - they returned (they came)

• तत्र (tatra) - there (to the original place of the Vedas) (there, in that place)

• वेगितौ (vegitau) - swift (in their movement) (swift, impetuous)

• पश्यताम् (paśyatām) - as they looked/observed (of those seeing, for those seeing; while observing)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• तौ (tau) - those two (demons) (those two, they two)

• यत्र (yatra) - where (where, in which place)

• वेदाः (vedāḥ) - the Vedas (the Vedas, sacred knowledge)

• विनिक्षिप्ताः (vinikṣiptāḥ) - had been deposited (placed, deposited, thrown down)

• तत् (tat) - that

• स्थानम् (sthānam) - that place (place, location)

• शून्यम् (śūnyam) - empty (empty, void)

• एव (eva) - indeed (indeed, certainly, only)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

Words meanings and morphology

अथ (atha) - then (then, now, thereupon)

(indeclinable)

किञ्चित् (kiñcit) - anything (something, anything)

(indeclinable)

Indefinite pronoun/adverb.

Note: Object of `apaśyantau`.

अपश्यन्तौ (apaśyantau) - perceiving nothing (of the Vedas) (not seeing, not perceiving)

(adjective (participle))

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (na+paśyat)

• na – not, no
  indeclinable
• paśyat – seeing, looking
  adjective (participle) (masculine)
  Present Active Participle
  Present Active Participle of √dṛś (to see), using the 'paśya' stem.
  Root: dṛś (class 1)

Note: Modifies `dānavau madhukaiṭabhau`.

दानवौ (dānavau) - the two demons (the two demons, sons of Danu)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of dānava

dānava - demon, son of Danu (daughter of Dakṣa)

Patronymic from Danu.

Note: Subject of `ājagmatuḥ`.

मधुकैटभौ (madhukaiṭabhau) - Madhu and Kaitabha

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of madhukaiṭabha

madhukaiṭabha - Madhu and Kaitabha (names of two demons)

Dvandva compound of two proper nouns.

Compound type : dvandva (madhu+kaiṭabha)

• madhu – Madhu (name of a demon); honey, sweet
  proper noun (masculine)
• kaiṭabha – Kaiṭabha (name of a demon)
  proper noun (masculine)

Note: Appositive to `dānavau`.

पुनः (punaḥ) - again (again, anew)

(indeclinable)

आजग्मतुः (ājagmatuḥ) - they returned (they came)

(verb)

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

Perfect Active

3rd person dual Perfect Active of √gam with prefix ā

Prefix: ā

Root: gam (class 1)

तत्र (tatra) - there (to the original place of the Vedas) (there, in that place)

(indeclinable)

Adverb derived from tad (that).

वेगितौ (vegitau) - swift (in their movement) (swift, impetuous)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of vegita

vegita - swift, rapid, impelled

Past Passive Participle-like formation

Derived from vega (speed).

Note: Modifies `tau` (the demons).

पश्यताम् (paśyatām) - as they looked/observed (of those seeing, for those seeing; while observing)

(adjective (participle))

Note: Grammatically genitive plural, but functions adverbially here, referring to the observation by `tau`.

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

तौ (tau) - those two (demons) (those two, they two)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of tad

tad - that, those

Demonstrative pronoun.

Note: Subject of implied verb or referring back to demons.

यत्र (yatra) - where (where, in which place)

(indeclinable)

Adverbial pronoun.

Note: Locative adverb.

वेदाः (vedāḥ) - the Vedas (the Vedas, sacred knowledge)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of veda

veda - knowledge, sacred knowledge, Veda

Derived from root vid (to know).

Root: vid (class 2)

Note: Subject of `vinikṣiptāḥ`.

विनिक्षिप्ताः (vinikṣiptāḥ) - had been deposited (placed, deposited, thrown down)

(adjective (participle))

Note: Agrees with `vedāḥ`.

तत् (tat) - that

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, this

Demonstrative pronoun.

Note: Refers to `sthānam`.

स्थानम् (sthānam) - that place (place, location)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sthāna

sthāna - place, location, position

From √sthā (to stand).

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Subject of implied verb "was".

शून्यम् (śūnyam) - empty (empty, void)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of śūnya

śūnya - empty, void, vacant

Note: Predicate adjective to `sthānam`.

एव (eva) - indeed (indeed, certainly, only)

(indeclinable)

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)