महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-7, chapter-38, verse-24

तौ च श्रुत्वा मृतौ व्यक्तं पाण्डोः क्षेत्रोद्भवाः सुताः ।
एकाह्ना ससुहृद्वर्गाः क्लैब्याद्धास्यन्ति जीवितम् ॥२४॥

24. tau ca śrutvā mṛtau vyaktaṁ pāṇḍoḥ kṣetrodbhavāḥ sutāḥ ,
ekāhnā sasuhṛdvargāḥ klaibyāddhāsyanti jīvitam.

24. tau ca śrutvā mṛtau vyaktam pāṇḍoḥ kṣetrod-bhavāḥ
sutāḥ ekāhnā sasuhṛd-vargāḥ klaibyāt hāsyanti jīvitam

24. ca tau mṛtau vyaktam śrutvā pāṇḍoḥ kṣetrod-bhavāḥ
sutāḥ sasuhṛd-vargāḥ ekāhnā klaibyāt jīvitam hāsyanti

24. And having clearly heard that those two (Kṛṣṇa and Arjuna) are dead, Pāṇḍu's sons, along with their circle of friends, will abandon their lives within a single day out of impotence.

Words meanings summery:

• तौ (tau) - Referring to Kṛṣṇa and Arjuna. (those two, they (dual))

• च (ca) - and, also

• श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard

• मृतौ (mṛtau) - Referring to Kṛṣṇa and Arjuna as dead. (dead (dual), the two dead ones)

• व्यक्तम् (vyaktam) - clearly, evidently, manifest

• पाण्डोः (pāṇḍoḥ) - King Pāṇḍu, father of the Pāṇḍavas. (of Pāṇḍu)

• क्षेत्रोद्-भवाः (kṣetrod-bhavāḥ) - The Pāṇḍavas, who were born to Pāṇḍu's wives and considered his offspring (born 'in his field' due to niyoga). (born in the field, produced in the field)

• सुताः (sutāḥ) - The Pāṇḍavas. (sons, children)

• एकाह्ना (ekāhnā) - in one day, within a day

• ससुहृद्-वर्गाः (sasuhṛd-vargāḥ) - along with their circle of friends

• क्लैब्यात् (klaibyāt) - from impotence, out of cowardice

• हास्यन्ति (hāsyanti) - they will abandon, they will give up

• जीवितम् (jīvitam) - life, living

Words meanings and morphology

तौ (tau) - Referring to Kṛṣṇa and Arjuna. (those two, they (dual))

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of tad

tad - that, those

Demonstrative pronoun

Note: Refers to 'kṛṣṇau' from the previous verse.

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

Note: Conjunction

श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Formed from root 'śru' + suffix 'tvā' (absolutive ending).

Root: śru (class 5)

मृतौ (mṛtau) - Referring to Kṛṣṇa and Arjuna as dead. (dead (dual), the two dead ones)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of mṛta

mṛta - dead, deceased

Past Passive Participle

From root 'mṛ' (to die) + suffix 'kta' (past passive participle).

Root: mṛ (class 6)

Note: Agrees with 'tau'.

व्यक्तम् (vyaktam) - clearly, evidently, manifest

(indeclinable)

Past Passive Participle

From 'vi' + root 'añj' (to anoint, reveal) + 'kta'.

Prefix: vi

Root: añj (class 7)

Note: Used adverbially.

पाण्डोः (pāṇḍoḥ) - King Pāṇḍu, father of the Pāṇḍavas. (of Pāṇḍu)

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of pāṇḍu

pāṇḍu - Pāṇḍu (name of a king); pale, yellowish-white

क्षेत्रोद्-भवाः (kṣetrod-bhavāḥ) - The Pāṇḍavas, who were born to Pāṇḍu's wives and considered his offspring (born 'in his field' due to niyoga). (born in the field, produced in the field)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of kṣetrod-bhava

kṣetrod-bhava - born in the field, produced in the field

Compound noun/adjective

Compound type : tatpurusha (kṣetra+udbhava)

• kṣetra – field, land, area
  noun (neuter)
  Root: kṣi (class 1)
• udbhava – origin, birth, produced
  noun (masculine)
  From 'ud' + root 'bhū' (to be, to arise).
  Prefix: ud
  Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'sutāḥ'.

सुताः (sutāḥ) - The Pāṇḍavas. (sons, children)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of suta

suta - son, child

Past Passive Participle

From root 'sū' (to give birth) + 'kta' suffix.

Root: sū (class 2)

एकाह्ना (ekāhnā) - in one day, within a day

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of ekāha

ekāha - one day

Compound of 'eka' (one) and 'aha' (day).

Compound type : karmadhāraya (eka+ahan)

• eka – one, single
  adjective (masculine)
• ahan – day
  noun (neuter)

Note: Instrumental case expresses time 'within which'.

ससुहृद्-वर्गाः (sasuhṛd-vargāḥ) - along with their circle of friends

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sasuhṛd-varga

sasuhṛd-varga - accompanied by a circle of friends

Bahuvrīhi compound, meaning 'having friends and retinue'.

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (sa+suhṛd+varga)

• sa – with, together with
  indeclinable
• suhṛd – friend, well-wisher
  noun (masculine)
  Compound of 'su' (good) + 'hṛd' (heart).
• varga – group, class, retinue
  noun (masculine)
  Root: vṛj (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'sutāḥ'.

क्लैब्यात् (klaibyāt) - from impotence, out of cowardice

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of klaibya

klaibya - impotence, faint-heartedness, cowardice

From 'klība' (eunuch, impotent) + 'ya' suffix.

Note: Expresses cause or reason.

हास्यन्ति (hāsyanti) - they will abandon, they will give up

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, future (ḷṛṭ) of hā

Future Active

Root 'hā' (3rd class, juhotyādi) + future stem 'hā-sya' + 3rd person plural active ending 'anti'.

Root: hā (class 3)

Note: The 'dh' in 'dhāsyanti' in the original verse text is due to sandhi 't' + 'h' -> 'd' + 'dh'.

जीवितम् (jīvitam) - life, living

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of jīvita

jīvita - life, living

Past Passive Participle (substantivized)

From root 'jīv' (to live) + 'kta' suffix, used as a neuter noun.

Root: jīv (class 1)

Note: Object of 'hāsyanti'.