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महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-5, chapter-167, verse-9

वयोवृद्धावपि तु तौ क्षत्रधर्मपरायणौ ।
यतिष्येते परं शक्त्या स्थितौ वीरगते पथि ॥९॥
9. vayovṛddhāvapi tu tau kṣatradharmaparāyaṇau ,
yatiṣyete paraṁ śaktyā sthitau vīragate pathi.
9. vayovṛddhau api tu tau kṣatradharmaparāyaṇau
yatiṣyete param śaktyā sthitau vīragate pathi
9. tu api tau vayovṛddhau kṣatradharmaparāyaṇau
vīragate pathi sthitau param śaktyā yatiṣyete
9. Although they are aged, those two, devoted to the warrior's natural law (kṣatradharma), will strive with utmost strength, abiding on the path trodden by heroes.

Words meanings summery:

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  • वयोवृद्धौ (vayovṛddhau) - aged, old
  • अपि (api) - although, even (also, even, too)
  • तु (tu) - but, on the other hand, indeed
  • तौ (tau) - those two
  • क्षत्रधर्मपरायणौ (kṣatradharmaparāyaṇau) - devoted to the warrior's natural law/constitution
  • यतिष्येते (yatiṣyete) - they two will strive/endeavor
  • परम् (param) - with utmost (strength) (supreme, utmost, to the highest degree)
  • शक्त्या (śaktyā) - by strength, with power
  • स्थितौ (sthitau) - situated, abiding, standing
  • वीरगते (vīragate) - on the path of heroes, on the path trodden by heroes
  • पथि (pathi) - on the path

Words meanings and morphology

वयोवृद्धौ (vayovṛddhau) - aged, old
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, dual of vayovṛddha
vayovṛddha - aged, advanced in years
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vayas+vṛddha)
  • vayas – age, period of life, youth
    noun (neuter)
  • vṛddha – grown, old, aged, increased
    adjective
    Past Passive Participle
    Root: vṛdh (class 1)
अपि (api) - although, even (also, even, too)
(indeclinable)
तु (tu) - but, on the other hand, indeed
(indeclinable)
तौ (tau) - those two
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, dual of tad
tad - that, those
क्षत्रधर्मपरायणौ (kṣatradharmaparāyaṇau) - devoted to the warrior's natural law/constitution
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, dual of kṣatradharmaparāyaṇa
kṣatradharmaparāyaṇa - devoted to the duty/natural law of a kṣatriya, intent on the warrior's constitution
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kṣatradharma+parāyaṇa)
  • kṣatradharma – the duty or natural law (dharma) of the warrior (kṣatra) class
    noun (masculine)
  • parāyaṇa – devoted to, intent on, having as one's highest goal
    adjective
यतिष्येते (yatiṣyete) - they two will strive/endeavor
(verb)
3rd person , dual, middle, future (lṛṭ) of yat
Root: yat (class 1)
परम् (param) - with utmost (strength) (supreme, utmost, to the highest degree)
(indeclinable)
शक्त्या (śaktyā) - by strength, with power
(noun)
Instrumental, feminine, singular of śakti
śakti - power, strength, ability (śakti)
स्थितौ (sthitau) - situated, abiding, standing
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, dual of sthita
sthita - standing, situated, abiding, firm
Past Passive Participle
Root: sthā (class 1)
वीरगते (vīragate) - on the path of heroes, on the path trodden by heroes
(adjective)
Locative, masculine, singular of vīragata
vīragata - gone by heroes, trodden by heroes
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vīra+gata)
  • vīra – hero, brave man
    noun (masculine)
  • gata – gone, moved, resorted to, followed
    adjective
    Past Passive Participle
    Root: gam (class 1)
पथि (pathi) - on the path
(noun)
Locative, masculine, singular of pathin
pathin - path, road, way