महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-4, chapter-32, verse-8

तौ निहत्य पृथग्धुर्यावुभौ च पार्ष्णिसारथी ।
विरथं मत्स्यराजानं जीवग्राहमगृह्णताम् ॥८॥

8. tau nihatya pṛthagdhuryāvubhau ca pārṣṇisārathī ,
virathaṁ matsyarājānaṁ jīvagrāhamagṛhṇatām.

8. tau nihatya pṛthak dhuryau ubhau ca pārṣṇisārathī
viratham matsyarājānam jīvagrāham agṛhṇatām

8. Having separately struck down both the two draught animals and the two charioteers, they captured King Matsya alive, after rendering him chariot-less.

Words meanings summery:

• तौ (tau) - Suśarman and his companion/general (those two, they two)

• निहत्य (nihatya) - having killed, having struck down, having destroyed

• पृथक् (pṛthak) - separately, apart, individually

• धुर्यौ (dhuryau) - the two leading horses of the chariot (the two draught animals, those yoked (chiefs))

• उभौ (ubhau) - both

• च (ca) - and

• पार्ष्णिसारथी (pārṣṇisārathī) - the two charioteers

• विरथम् (viratham) - King Matsya, who was deprived of his chariot (chariot-less, deprived of his chariot)

• मत्स्यराजानम् (matsyarājānam) - King Matsya

• जीवग्राहम् (jīvagrāham) - capturing alive, taking alive

• अगृह्णताम् (agṛhṇatām) - the two (Suśarman and companion) captured King Matsya (they (dual) seized, they (dual) captured)

Words meanings and morphology

तौ (tau) - Suśarman and his companion/general (those two, they two)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Subject of the verb `agṛhṇatām`.

निहत्य (nihatya) - having killed, having struck down, having destroyed

(indeclinable)

Gerund (absolutive)

Derived from root han (to strike, to kill) with prefix ni.

Prefix: ni

Root: han (class 2)

पृथक् (pṛthak) - separately, apart, individually

(indeclinable)

धुर्यौ (dhuryau) - the two leading horses of the chariot (the two draught animals, those yoked (chiefs))

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, dual of dhurya

dhurya - draught animal (horse/ox), one yoked, chief, principal

Note: Object of `nihatya`.

उभौ (ubhau) - both

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, dual of ubha

ubha - both

Note: Modifies 'dhuryau' and 'pārṣṇisārathī'.

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects 'dhuryau' and 'pārṣṇisārathī'.

पार्ष्णिसारथी (pārṣṇisārathī) - the two charioteers

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, dual of pārṣṇisārathi

pārṣṇisārathi - charioteer, driver (literally 'heel-charioteer')

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (pārṣṇi+sārathi)

• pārṣṇi – heel, rear, back
  noun (feminine)
• sārathi – charioteer, driver, guide
  noun (masculine)

Note: Object of `nihatya`.

विरथम् (viratham) - King Matsya, who was deprived of his chariot (chariot-less, deprived of his chariot)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of viratha

viratha - without a chariot, chariot-less

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (vi+ratha)

• vi – without, apart, dis-
  indeclinable
  prefix
• ratha – chariot, car
  noun (masculine)

Note: Describes King Matsya's state.

मत्स्यराजानम् (matsyarājānam) - King Matsya

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of matsyarājan

matsyarājan - King of Matsya, King Matsya

Compound type : karmadhāraya (matsya+rājan)

• matsya – fish, King Matsya (Virāṭa)
  proper noun (masculine)
• rājan – king, ruler
  noun (masculine)

जीवग्राहम् (jīvagrāham) - capturing alive, taking alive

(indeclinable)

Formed as an adverb from jīva (life) + graha (seizing).

Compound type : karmadhāraya (jīva+graha)

• jīva – life, living, alive
  noun (masculine)
• graha – seizing, taking, capture
  noun (masculine)

अगृह्णताम् (agṛhṇatām) - the two (Suśarman and companion) captured King Matsya (they (dual) seized, they (dual) captured)

(verb)

3rd person , dual, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of grah

Imperfect Active Indicative

3rd person dual, parasmaipada. Root grah takes nā-infix in 9th class. Preceded by 'a-' augment for imperfect.

Root: grah (class 9)

Note: Subject is `tau`.