महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-5, chapter-96, verse-8

तावुभौ प्रीतमनसौ कार्यवत्तां निवेद्य ह ।
वरुणेनाभ्यनुज्ञातौ नागलोकं विचेरतुः ॥८॥

8. tāvubhau prītamanasau kāryavattāṁ nivedya ha ,
varuṇenābhyanujñātau nāgalokaṁ viceratuḥ.

8. tau ubhau prīta-manasau kārya-vattām nivedya
ha varuṇena abhyanujñātau nāgalokam viceratuḥ

8. Both of them, with pleased minds, having reported their mission and being given leave by Varuṇa, then proceeded to the Naga world.

Words meanings summery:

• तौ (tau) - those two (Matali and Narada) (those two, they (masculine dual))

• उभौ (ubhau) - both

• प्रीत-मनसौ (prīta-manasau) - with pleased minds (with pleased minds, glad-hearted)

• कार्य-वत्ताम् (kārya-vattām) - their mission (the state of having a task/purpose, their mission)

• निवेद्य (nivedya) - having reported (having informed, having reported)

• ह (ha) - (emphatic particle, not directly translated but adding to flow) (indeed, surely (emphatic particle))

• वरुणेन (varuṇena) - by Varuṇa (by Varuna)

• अभ्यनुज्ञातौ (abhyanujñātau) - being given leave (permitted, given leave, allowed)

• नागलोकम् (nāgalokam) - the Naga world (the Naga world, the realm of serpents)

• विचेरतुः (viceratuḥ) - proceeded (they wandered, they proceeded, they roamed)

Words meanings and morphology

तौ (tau) - those two (Matali and Narada) (those two, they (masculine dual))

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Demonstrative pronoun.

Note: Refers to Matali and Narada.

उभौ (ubhau) - both

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of ubha

ubha - both

Always in dual.

Note: Agrees with tau.

प्रीत-मनसौ (prīta-manasau) - with pleased minds (with pleased minds, glad-hearted)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of prīta-manas

prīta-manas - having a pleased mind, glad, joyful

Bahuvrīhi compound: prīta (pleased, satisfied) + manas (mind).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (prīta+manas)

• prīta – pleased, satisfied, delighted
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  From root prī (to please).
  Root: prī (class 4)
• manas – mind, intellect, spirit, heart
  noun (neuter)

कार्य-वत्ताम् (kārya-vattām) - their mission (the state of having a task/purpose, their mission)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of kārya-vattā

kārya-vattā - the state of having a purpose/task, mission, business

Formed from kārya-vat (having a task) + suffix -tā (abstract noun suffix).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kārya+vat)

• kārya – what is to be done, duty, action, purpose
  noun (neuter)
  Gerundive (future passive participle)
  From root kṛ (to do).
  Root: kṛ (class 8)
• vat – having, possessing, like
  suffix (nominal)
  Suffix for possession/likeness.

Note: Object of nivedya.

निवेद्य (nivedya) - having reported (having informed, having reported)

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Formed from prefix ni + root vid (to know, with causative sense 'to cause to know') + suffix -ya (absolutive marker).

Prefix: ni

Root: vid (class 2)

ह (ha) - (emphatic particle, not directly translated but adding to flow) (indeed, surely (emphatic particle))

(indeclinable)

Emphatic particle.

वरुणेन (varuṇena) - by Varuṇa (by Varuna)

(proper noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of varuṇa

varuṇa - Varuna (a Vedic deity, god of waters and cosmic order)

अभ्यनुज्ञातौ (abhyanujñātau) - being given leave (permitted, given leave, allowed)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of abhyanujñāta

abhyanujñāta - permitted, allowed, given leave, sanctioned

Past Passive Participle

Formed from prefixes abhi + anu + root jñā (to know, here in causative/passive sense of 'to cause to know' -> 'to allow').

Prefixes: abhi+anu

Root: jñā (class 9)

नागलोकम् (nāgalokam) - the Naga world (the Naga world, the realm of serpents)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of nāgaloka

nāgaloka - the world of the Nāgas (serpent deities), underworld

Tatpuruṣa compound: nāga (serpent) + loka (world).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (nāga+loka)

• nāga – serpent, snake, a serpent deity (Nāga)
  noun (masculine)
• loka – world, realm, people
  noun (masculine)

विचेरतुः (viceratuḥ) - proceeded (they wandered, they proceeded, they roamed)

(verb)

3rd person , dual, active, perfect (Lit) of vicar

Perfect tense, parasmaipada, 3rd dual.

Formed from prefix vi + root car (to move, wander).

Prefix: vi

Root: car (class 1)

Note: Refers to Matali and Narada.