महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-335, verse-68

तौ दानवौ हरिर्हत्वा कृत्वा हयशिरस्तनुम् ।
पुनः प्रवृत्तिधर्मार्थं तामेव विदधे तनुम् ॥६८॥

68. tau dānavau harirhatvā kṛtvā hayaśirastanum ,
punaḥ pravṛttidharmārthaṁ tāmeva vidadhe tanum.

68. tau dānavau hariḥ hatvā kṛtvā hayaśirastanum
punaḥ pravṛttidharmārtham tām eva vidadhe tanum

68. hariḥ tau dānavau hatvā,
hayaśirastanum kṛtvā,
punaḥ pravṛttidharmārtham tām eva tanum vidadhe

68. Hari (Viṣṇu), having slain those two Dānavas and (originally) having assumed the form of Hayagrīva (a body with a horse's head), again manifested that very form for the sake of (maintaining) the natural law (dharma) of cosmic activity.

Words meanings summery:

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

• दानवौ (dānavau) - two Dānavas (demons)

• हरिः (hariḥ) - Hari (Viṣṇu) (Hari (Viṣṇu), lion, horse, green/yellow)

• हत्वा (hatvā) - having slain (having killed, after killing)

• कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - having assumed/taken (a form) (having made, having done, having taken)

• हयशिरस्तनुम् (hayaśirastanum) - the form of Hayagrīva (a body with a horse's head) (a body with a horse's head)

• पुनः (punaḥ) - again, once more (again, once more, further)

• प्रवृत्तिधर्मार्थम् (pravṛttidharmārtham) - for the sake of (maintaining) the natural law (dharma) of cosmic activity (for the sake of the (natural) law of activity/continuation)

• ताम् (tām) - that very (form) (that (feminine))

• एव (eva) - very, indeed (indeed, just, only, very)

• विदधे (vidadhe) - he manifested/assumed (he made, he created, he took, he placed, he assigned)

• तनुम् (tanum) - (his) form (body, form, person)

Words meanings and morphology

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

(pronoun)

masculine, dual of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Qualifies 'dānavau'.

दानवौ (dānavau) - two Dānavas (demons)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, dual of dānava

dānava - a descendant of Danu, a demon

Note: Object of 'hatvā'.

हरिः (hariḥ) - Hari (Viṣṇu) (Hari (Viṣṇu), lion, horse, green/yellow)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of hari

hari - Hari (Viṣṇu), lion, horse, green/yellow

Note: Subject of the actions.

हत्वा (hatvā) - having slain (having killed, after killing)

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

From root 'han' (to kill) + suffix 'ktvā'

Root: han (class 2)

Note: Describes an action completed before 'vidadhe'.

कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - having assumed/taken (a form) (having made, having done, having taken)

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

From root 'kṛ' (to do, make) + suffix 'ktvā'

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Describes an action completed before 'vidadhe'.

हयशिरस्तनुम् (hayaśirastanum) - the form of Hayagrīva (a body with a horse's head) (a body with a horse's head)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of hayaśirastanu

hayaśirastanu - body with a horse's head

Compound type : tatpurusha (haya+śiras+tanu)

• haya – horse
  noun (masculine)
• śiras – head
  noun (neuter)
• tanu – body, form, self
  noun (feminine)

Note: Object of 'kṛtvā'.

पुनः (punaḥ) - again, once more (again, once more, further)

(indeclinable)

Note: Adverb of repetition.

प्रवृत्तिधर्मार्थम् (pravṛttidharmārtham) - for the sake of (maintaining) the natural law (dharma) of cosmic activity (for the sake of the (natural) law of activity/continuation)

(indeclinable)

Compound type : tatpurusha (pravṛtti+dharma+artha)

• pravṛtti – activity, action, operation, continuation (of creation)
  noun (feminine)
  From prefix 'pra' + root 'vṛt' (to turn, exist) + suffix 'ti'
  Prefix: pra
  Root: vṛt (class 1)
• dharma – natural law, intrinsic nature, constitution, duty, righteousness
  noun (masculine)
  From root 'dhṛ' (to uphold, support)
  Root: dhṛ (class 1)
• artha – purpose, meaning, for the sake of
  noun (masculine)

Note: Serves as the purpose for the action.

ताम् (tām) - that very (form) (that (feminine))

(pronoun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Qualifies 'tanum'.

एव (eva) - very, indeed (indeed, just, only, very)

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphasizes 'tām'.

विदधे (vidadhe) - he manifested/assumed (he made, he created, he took, he placed, he assigned)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, perfect (lit) of dhā

Prefix: vi

Root: dhā (class 3)

Note: Main verb of the sentence.

तनुम् (tanum) - (his) form (body, form, person)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of tanu

tanu - body, form, person, self

Note: Object of 'vidadhe'.