महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-5, chapter-94, verse-18

तौ दृष्ट्वा क्षुत्पिपासाभ्यां कृशौ धमनिसंततौ ।
शीतवातातपैश्चैव कर्शितौ पुरुषोत्तमौ ।
अभिगम्योपसंगृह्य पर्यपृच्छदनामयम् ॥१८॥

18. tau dṛṣṭvā kṣutpipāsābhyāṁ kṛśau dhamanisaṁtatau ,
śītavātātapaiścaiva karśitau puruṣottamau ,
abhigamyopasaṁgṛhya paryapṛcchadanāmayam.

18. tau dṛṣṭvā kṣutpipāsābhyām kṛśau
dhamanisaṃtatāu śītavātātapaiḥ ca
eva karśitau puruṣottamau abhigamya
upasaṃgṛhya paryapṛcchat anāmayam

18. Having seen those two, emaciated by hunger and thirst, with their veins prominent, and further weakened by cold, wind, and heat, he approached those two excellent men (puruṣa), greeted them respectfully, and inquired about their well-being.

Words meanings summery:

• तौ (tau) - those two

• दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen

• क्षुत्पिपासाभ्याम् (kṣutpipāsābhyām) - by hunger and thirst

• कृशौ (kṛśau) - emaciated, thin, weak

• धमनिसंतताउ (dhamanisaṁtatāu) - with veins prominent/stretched

• शीतवातातपैः (śītavātātapaiḥ) - by cold, wind, and heat

• च (ca) - and, also

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, just

• कर्शितौ (karśitau) - weakened, emaciated, distressed

• पुरुषोत्तमौ (puruṣottamau) - best among men, excellent men (puruṣa)

• अभिगम्य (abhigamya) - having approached

• उपसंगृह्य (upasaṁgṛhya) - having taken hold of, having greeted respectfully

• पर्यपृच्छत् (paryapṛcchat) - he inquired, he asked

• अनामयम् (anāmayam) - well-being, health, freedom from disease

Words meanings and morphology

तौ (tau) - those two

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, dual of tad

tad - that, he/she/it

दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (ktvā)

Derived from the root 'dṛś' with the suffix 'ktvā'.

Root: dṛś (class 1)

क्षुत्पिपासाभ्याम् (kṣutpipāsābhyām) - by hunger and thirst

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, dual of kṣutpipāsā

kṣutpipāsā - hunger and thirst

Compound type : Dvanda (kṣut+pipāsā)

• kṣut – hunger
  noun (feminine)
• pipāsā – thirst, desire to drink
  noun (feminine)
  Desiderative nominalization
  Derived from the desiderative stem of 'pā' (to drink).
  Root: pā (class 1)

कृशौ (kṛśau) - emaciated, thin, weak

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of kṛśa

kṛśa - emaciated, thin, lean, weak

धमनिसंतताउ (dhamanisaṁtatāu) - with veins prominent/stretched

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of dhamanisaṃtata

dhamanisaṁtata - having veins prominent/stretched

Compound type : Bahuvrīhi (dhamanī+saṃtata)

• dhamanī – vein, artery, nerve
  noun (feminine)
• saṃtata – stretched, extended, continuous, prominent
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from the root 'tan' (to stretch) with prefix 'sam-' and past passive participle suffix 'kta'.
  Prefix: sam
  Root: tan (class 8)

शीतवातातपैः (śītavātātapaiḥ) - by cold, wind, and heat

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of śītavātātapa

śītavātātapa - cold, wind, and heat

Compound type : Dvanda (śīta+vāta+ātapa)

• śīta – cold, coolness
  noun (neuter)
• vāta – wind, air
  noun (masculine)
• ātapa – sunshine, heat, warmth
  noun (masculine)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - indeed, only, just

(indeclinable)

कर्शितौ (karśitau) - weakened, emaciated, distressed

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of karśita

karśita - weakened, emaciated, distressed, afflicted

Past Passive Participle

Derived from the causal stem of the root 'kṛś' (to make thin, weaken) with the past passive participle suffix 'kta'.

Root: kṛś (class 1)

पुरुषोत्तमौ (puruṣottamau) - best among men, excellent men (puruṣa)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of puruṣottama

puruṣottama - best among men, excellent person; (often a title for Viṣṇu or Kṛṣṇa)

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (puruṣa+uttama)

• puruṣa – man, person; the supreme cosmic person (puruṣa)
  noun (masculine)
• uttama – best, highest, excellent, principal
  adjective (masculine)
  Superlative degree of 'ud' or 'ucca'.

अभिगम्य (abhigamya) - having approached

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (lyap)

Derived from the root 'gam' with prefix 'abhi-' and the suffix 'lyap'.

Prefix: abhi

Root: gam (class 1)

उपसंगृह्य (upasaṁgṛhya) - having taken hold of, having greeted respectfully

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (lyap)

Derived from the root 'grah' with prefixes 'upa-' and 'sam-' and the suffix 'lyap'.

Prefixes: upa+sam

Root: grah (class 9)

पर्यपृच्छत् (paryapṛcchat) - he inquired, he asked

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (Laṅ) of pari-praś

Imperfect 3rd singular active

Imperfect tense form of the root 'praś' (related to 'prcch') with the prefix 'pari-'.

Prefix: pari

Root: praś (class 6)

अनामयम् (anāmayam) - well-being, health, freedom from disease

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of anāmaya

anāmaya - well-being, health, freedom from sickness

Compound type : Nañ-Tatpuruṣa (a+āmaya)

• a – not, non-, un-
  indeclinable
• āmaya – sickness, disease, illness
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root 'am' (to be ill) with prefix 'ā-' and suffix 'ac'.
  Prefix: ā
  Root: am (class 1)