महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-52, verse-38

तयोस्तु प्रेक्षतोरेव भार्गवाणां कुलोद्वहः ।
अन्तर्हितोऽभूद्राजेन्द्र ततो राजापतत्क्षितौ ॥३८॥

38. tayostu prekṣatoreva bhārgavāṇāṁ kulodvahaḥ ,
antarhito'bhūdrājendra tato rājāpatatkṣitau.

38. tayoḥ tu prekṣatoḥ eva bhārgavāṇām kulodvahaḥ
antardhitaḥ abhūt rājendra tataḥ rājā apatat kṣitau

38. But as those two were still watching, O king of kings, the upholder of the Bhārgava lineage vanished. Then the king fell to the ground.

Words meanings summery:

• तयोः (tayoḥ) - of the king and queen (of those two, for those two)

• तु (tu) - but, indeed

• प्रेक्षतोः (prekṣatoḥ) - while the king and queen were looking on (while seeing, while looking on)

• एव (eva) - only, just, indeed

• भार्गवाणाम् (bhārgavāṇām) - of the Bhargavas (a lineage)

• कुलोद्वहः (kulodvahaḥ) - the ascetic who was the upholder of the Bhārgava lineage (upholder of the family, carrier of the lineage)

• अन्तर्धितः (antardhitaḥ) - having become invisible (disappeared, concealed)

• अभूत् (abhūt) - he became (became, was)

• राजेन्द्र (rājendra) - O Yudhiṣṭhira (O king of kings, O best of kings)

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, therefrom

• राजा (rājā) - the king

• अपतत् (apatat) - he fell down

• क्षितौ (kṣitau) - on the ground, on the earth

Words meanings and morphology

तयोः (tayoḥ) - of the king and queen (of those two, for those two)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, dual of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to the king and queen.

तु (tu) - but, indeed

(indeclinable)

प्रेक्षतोः (prekṣatoḥ) - while the king and queen were looking on (while seeing, while looking on)

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, dual of prekṣat

prekṣat - seeing, looking at

Present Active Participle

Derived from √īkṣ (to see) with prefix 'pra'

Prefix: pra

Root: īkṣ (class 1)

Note: Genitive/Locative absolute construction with tayoḥ.

एव (eva) - only, just, indeed

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphatic particle.

भार्गवाणाम् (bhārgavāṇām) - of the Bhargavas (a lineage)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of bhārgava

bhārgava - descendant of Bhṛgu, belonging to the Bhṛgu clan

Patronymic from Bhṛgu

Note: Genitive plural, describing the lineage.

कुलोद्वहः (kulodvahaḥ) - the ascetic who was the upholder of the Bhārgava lineage (upholder of the family, carrier of the lineage)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kulodvaha

kulodvaha - upholder of the family, perpetuator of the lineage

Compound type : tatpurusha (kula+udvaha)

• kula – family, lineage, race
  noun (neuter)
• udvaha – carrying, bearing, bringing up
  adjective (masculine)
  Noun/Agent derived from ud-√vah
  Derived from √vah 'to carry' with 'ud' prefix
  Prefix: ud
  Root: vah (class 1)

Note: Refers to the muni.

अन्तर्धितः (antardhitaḥ) - having become invisible (disappeared, concealed)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of antardhita

antardhita - disappeared, vanished, concealed

Past Passive Participle

Derived from √dhā 'to place' with 'antar' prefix

Prefix: antar

Root: dhā (class 3)

Note: Predicate adjective.

अभूत् (abhūt) - he became (became, was)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, aorist (luṅ) of bhū

Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Aorist form of √bhū.

राजेन्द्र (rājendra) - O Yudhiṣṭhira (O king of kings, O best of kings)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rājendra

rājendra - king of kings, emperor, chief of kings

Compound type : tatpurusha (rājan+indra)

• rājan – king, ruler
  noun (masculine)
• indra – chief, lord (often as a suffix in compounds)
  noun (masculine)

Note: Address to Yudhiṣṭhira.

ततः (tataḥ) - then, therefrom

(indeclinable)

Note: Sequential adverb.

राजा (rājā) - the king

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler

Note: Subject of 'apatat'.

अपतत् (apatat) - he fell down

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, imperfect past (laṅ) of pat

Prefix: a

Root: pat (class 1)

Note: Imperfect form of √pat.

क्षितौ (kṣitau) - on the ground, on the earth

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of kṣiti

kṣiti - earth, ground, dwelling

Note: Locative indicating place.