महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-5, chapter-35, verse-17

प्रह्राद उवाच ।
इमौ तौ संप्रदृश्येते याभ्यां न चरितं सह ।
आशीविषाविव क्रुद्धावेकमार्गमिहागतौ ॥१७॥

17. prahrāda uvāca ,
imau tau saṁpradṛśyete yābhyāṁ na caritaṁ saha ,
āśīviṣāviva kruddhāvekamārgamihāgatau.

17. prahrādaḥ uvāca imau tau saṃpradṛśyete yābhyām na
caritam saha āśīviṣau iva kruddhau ekamārgam iha āgatau

17. Prahlāda said: "These two are seen here, by whom no common action has been performed. They are like two enraged poisonous snakes who have come onto the same path."

Words meanings summery:

• प्रह्रादः (prahrādaḥ) - Prahlāda (proper name)

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• इमौ (imau) - these two

• तौ (tau) - those two, they two

• संप्रदृश्येते (saṁpradṛśyete) - are seen, appear

• याभ्याम् (yābhyām) - by whom (dual)

• न (na) - not

• चरितम् (caritam) - common action (conduct, action, character)

• सह (saha) - together (with, together, along with)

• आशीविषौ (āśīviṣau) - two poisonous snakes

• इव (iva) - like (like, as, as if)

• क्रुद्धौ (kruddhau) - two angry (ones), enraged

• एकमार्गम् (ekamārgam) - to one path, a single path

• इह (iha) - here (here, in this world)

• आगतौ (āgatau) - arrived, come (dual)

Words meanings and morphology

प्रह्रादः (prahrādaḥ) - Prahlāda (proper name)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of Prahrāda

Prahrāda - name of a famous devotee of Vishnu, son of Hiraṇyakaśipu

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of vac

Perfect Active

3rd person singular Perfect active, root 'vac' with reduplication and vṛddhi

Root: vac (class 2)

इमौ (imau) - these two

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of idam

idam - this

Note: Refers to Sudhanvan and Virocana.

तौ (tau) - those two, they two

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of tad

tad - that, he

Note: Reinforces 'imau', pointing to the two persons.

संप्रदृश्येते (saṁpradṛśyete) - are seen, appear

(verb)

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

Present Passive/Middle

3rd person dual Present passive/middle (ātmanepada), root 'dṛś' with prefixes 'sam' and 'pra'

Prefixes: sam+pra

Root: dṛś (class 1)

याभ्याम् (yābhyām) - by whom (dual)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, dual of yad

yad - which, who

Note: Refers to Sudhanvan and Virocana.

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

चरितम् (caritam) - common action (conduct, action, character)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of carita

carita - conduct, deed, life story

Past Passive Participle (substantivized)

From root 'car' (to move, behave), used as a neuter noun.

Root: car (class 1)

सह (saha) - together (with, together, along with)

(indeclinable)

आशीविषौ (āśīviṣau) - two poisonous snakes

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of āśīviṣa

āśīviṣa - a snake whose fangs are poisonous, poisonous snake

Compound 'āśī' (poison fang) + 'viṣa' (poison).

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (āśī+viṣa)

• āśī – fang, blessing
  noun (feminine)
• viṣa – poison
  noun (neuter)

इव (iva) - like (like, as, as if)

(indeclinable)

Note: Particle of comparison.

क्रुद्धौ (kruddhau) - two angry (ones), enraged

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of kruddha

kruddha - angered, enraged, furious

Past Passive Participle

From root 'krudh' (to be angry)

Root: krudh (class 4)

Note: Modifies 'āśīviṣau'.

एकमार्गम् (ekamārgam) - to one path, a single path

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of ekamārga

ekamārga - single path, one way

Compound of 'eka' (one) and 'mārga' (path).

Compound type : karmadhāraya (eka+mārga)

• eka – one, single
  numeral
• mārga – path, road, way
  noun (masculine)

Note: Indicates direction, object of 'āgatau'.

इह (iha) - here (here, in this world)

(indeclinable)

आगतौ (āgatau) - arrived, come (dual)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of āgata

āgata - come, arrived

Past Passive Participle

From root 'gam' with prefix 'ā'

Prefix: ā

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Refers to Sudhanvan and Virocana.