महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-5, chapter-3, verse-2

सन्ति वै पुरुषाः शूराः सन्ति कापुरुषास्तथा ।
उभावेतौ दृढौ पक्षौ दृश्येते पुरुषान्प्रति ॥२॥

2. santi vai puruṣāḥ śūrāḥ santi kāpuruṣāstathā ,
ubhāvetau dṛḍhau pakṣau dṛśyete puruṣānprati.

2. santi vai puruṣāḥ śūrāḥ santi kāpuruṣāḥ tathā
ubhau etau dṛḍhau pakṣau dṛśyete puruṣān prati

2. Indeed, there are brave men, and similarly, there are cowards. These two distinct categories are observed among persons (puruṣa).

Words meanings summery:

• सन्ति (santi) - they are, exist

• वै (vai) - indeed, certainly, surely

• पुरुषाः (puruṣāḥ) - men, persons

• शूराः (śūrāḥ) - brave, heroic, warriors

• सन्ति (santi) - they are, exist

• कापुरुषाः (kāpuruṣāḥ) - cowards, ignoble men, base men

• तथा (tathā) - similarly, so also

• उभौ (ubhau) - Referring to both types of men: brave and cowardly. (both (masculine dual))

• एतौ (etau) - these two (masculine dual)

• दृढौ (dṛḍhau) - Referring to categories of men, implying they are clearly defined or established. (firm, strong, distinct, fixed)

• पक्षौ (pakṣau) - Two categories or divisions of men. (sides, parties, categories, wings)

• दृश्येते (dṛśyete) - are seen, are observed

• पुरुषान् (puruṣān) - men, persons

• प्रति (prati) - towards, regarding, concerning, in relation to

Words meanings and morphology

सन्ति (santi) - they are, exist

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of as

Root: as (class 2)

वै (vai) - indeed, certainly, surely

(indeclinable)

पुरुषाः (puruṣāḥ) - men, persons

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of puruṣa

puruṣa - man, person, male, human being (puruṣa)

शूराः (śūrāḥ) - brave, heroic, warriors

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of śūra

śūra - brave, valorous, hero, warrior

सन्ति (santi) - they are, exist

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of as

Root: as (class 2)

कापुरुषाः (kāpuruṣāḥ) - cowards, ignoble men, base men

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of kāpuruṣa

kāpuruṣa - coward, ignoble person, bad man

Compound type : prādi-samāsa (ku+puruṣa)

• ku – bad, evil, contemptible
  indeclinable
  Prefix indicating deterioration or contempt, becomes 'kā' before certain consonants.
• puruṣa – man, person (puruṣa)
  noun (masculine)

तथा (tathā) - similarly, so also

(indeclinable)

उभौ (ubhau) - Referring to both types of men: brave and cowardly. (both (masculine dual))

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of ubha

ubha - both

एतौ (etau) - these two (masculine dual)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of etas

etas - this (near the speaker)

दृढौ (dṛḍhau) - Referring to categories of men, implying they are clearly defined or established. (firm, strong, distinct, fixed)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of dṛḍha

dṛḍha - firm, strong, steady, distinct, fixed

Past Passive Participle

From root dṛṃh/dṛh 'to make firm'.

Root: dṛh (class 1)

पक्षौ (pakṣau) - Two categories or divisions of men. (sides, parties, categories, wings)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of pakṣa

pakṣa - side, party, wing, aspect, category, argument

दृश्येते (dṛśyete) - are seen, are observed

(verb)

3rd person , dual, passive, present (laṭ) of dṛś

Root: dṛś (class 1)

पुरुषान् (puruṣān) - men, persons

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of puruṣa

puruṣa - man, person, male, human being (puruṣa)

प्रति (prati) - towards, regarding, concerning, in relation to

(indeclinable)