महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-7, chapter-76, verse-18

इति कृष्णौ महाबाहू मिथः कथयतां तदा ।
सिन्धुराजमवेक्षन्तौ तत्पुत्रास्तव शुश्रुवुः ॥१८॥

18. iti kṛṣṇau mahābāhū mithaḥ kathayatāṁ tadā ,
sindhurājamavekṣantau tatputrāstava śuśruvuḥ.

18. iti kṛṣṇau mahābāhū mithaḥ kathayatām tadā
sindhurājam avekṣantau tatputrāḥ tava śuśruvuḥ

18. iti (evaṃ) mahābāhū kṛṣṇau mithaḥ kathayatām (santau) tadā sindhurājam avekṣantau (ca,
iti bhāvaḥ).
tava tatputrāḥ śuśruvuḥ

18. While the two mighty-armed Krishnas (kṛṣṇau mahābāhū) were thus conversing with each other, observing the Sindhu king (sindhurājam), your sons (tatputrāḥ) heard (śuśruvuḥ) them then.

Words meanings summery:

• इति (iti) - marks the preceding statement as direct speech or thought (thus, in this manner)

• कृष्णौ (kṛṣṇau) - the two Krishnas (Krishna and Arjuna)

• महाबाहू (mahābāhū) - mighty-armed

• मिथः (mithaḥ) - mutually, to each other, secretly

• कथयताम् (kathayatām) - conversing, speaking

• तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

• सिन्धुराजम् (sindhurājam) - Jayadratha (the king of Sindhu, Jayadratha)

• अवेक्षन्तौ (avekṣantau) - observing, looking at, perceiving

• तत्पुत्राः (tatputrāḥ) - your sons (O Dhritarashtra) (your sons, his sons)

• तव (tava) - your (O Dhritarashtra) (your, of you)

• शुश्रुवुः (śuśruvuḥ) - they heard

Words meanings and morphology

इति (iti) - marks the preceding statement as direct speech or thought (thus, in this manner)

(indeclinable)

कृष्णौ (kṛṣṇau) - the two Krishnas (Krishna and Arjuna)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of kṛṣṇa

kṛṣṇa - Krishna (Vāsudeva); Arjuna (as 'dark-complexioned' or associated with Krishna)

महाबाहू (mahābāhū) - mighty-armed

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of mahābāhu

mahābāhu - mighty-armed, one with great arms

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahā+bāhu)

• mahā – great, mighty
  adjective
  From 'mahat'
• bāhu – arm
  noun (masculine)

मिथः (mithaḥ) - mutually, to each other, secretly

(indeclinable)

कथयताम् (kathayatām) - conversing, speaking

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of kathayat

kathayat - speaking, telling

Present Active Participle

From root 'kath' (to tell, speak)

Root: kath (class 10)

Note: Modifies 'kṛṣṇau'.

तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

(indeclinable)

सिन्धुराजम् (sindhurājam) - Jayadratha (the king of Sindhu, Jayadratha)

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of sindhurāja

sindhurāja - king of Sindhu

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (sindhu+rājan)

• sindhu – Sindhu (a river, region, or people)
  proper noun (masculine)
• rājan – king, ruler
  noun (masculine)

अवेक्षन्तौ (avekṣantau) - observing, looking at, perceiving

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of avekṣant

avekṣant - looking at, observing, seeing

Present Active Participle

From root 'īkṣ' (to see, look) with prefix 'ava'

Prefix: ava

Root: īkṣ (class 1)

Note: Modifies 'kṛṣṇau'.

तत्पुत्राः (tatputrāḥ) - your sons (O Dhritarashtra) (your sons, his sons)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tatputra

tatputra - his son, your son (often refers to the sons of Dhritarashtra in Mahabharata)

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (tad+putra)

• tad – that, his (genitive of 'tad' used adjectivally)
  pronoun (neuter)
  Demonstrative pronoun, here implying 'your' in address to Dhritarashtra.
• putra – son
  noun (masculine)

तव (tava) - your (O Dhritarashtra) (your, of you)

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you (second person pronoun)

शुश्रुवुः (śuśruvuḥ) - they heard

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, perfect (liṭ) of śru

Root: śru (class 5)