योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-77, verse-18

अटव्यां कर्कटी सा तौ चरन्तौ राजमन्त्रिणौ ।
अपश्यद्धृतधैर्यास्त्रौ वेतालालोकनोन्मुखौ ॥ १८ ॥

aṭavyāṃ karkaṭī sā tau carantau rājamantriṇau ,
apaśyaddhṛtadhairyāstrau vetālālokanonmukhau 18

18. aṭavyām karkaṭī sā tau carantau rājamantriṇau
apaśyat dhṛtadhairyāstrau vetālālokanonmukhau

18. aṭavyām sā karkaṭī dhṛtadhairyāstrau
vetālālokanonmukhau carantau tau rājamantriṇau apaśyat

18. In the forest, that (demoness) Karkaṭī saw them, the king and his minister, as they wandered, courageous and armed, and eager to encounter the Vetāla.

Words meanings summery:

• अटव्याम् (aṭavyām) - in the forest

• कर्कटी (karkaṭī) - Karkati (a specific demoness) (Karkati (a female demon))

• सा (sā) - that (referring to Karkati) (she, that (feminine))

• तौ (tau) - those two (the king and the minister) (those two (masculine))

• चरन्तौ (carantau) - as they wandered (wandering, roaming)

• राजमन्त्रिणौ (rājamantriṇau) - the king and his minister (the king and the minister, two royal ministers)

• अपश्यत् (apaśyat) - saw (saw, observed)

• धृतधैर्यास्त्रौ (dhṛtadhairyāstrau) - courageous and armed (holding courage and weapons, courageous and armed)

• वेतालालोकनोन्मुखौ (vetālālokanonmukhau) - eager to encounter the Vetala (eager to see the Vetala, facing towards the sight of a Vetala)

Words meanings and morphology

अटव्याम् (aṭavyām) - in the forest

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of aṭavī

aṭavī - forest, wilderness

Note: Location of Karkati's sighting.

कर्कटी (karkaṭī) - Karkati (a specific demoness) (Karkati (a female demon))

(proper noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of karkaṭī

karkaṭī - a female demon, a crab

Note: The subject of 'apaśyat'.

सा (sā) - that (referring to Karkati) (she, that (feminine))

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, that one, such

Note: Refers to Karkati.

तौ (tau) - those two (the king and the minister) (those two (masculine))

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, dual of tad

tad - that, that one, such

Note: Refers to the king and the minister.

चरन्तौ (carantau) - as they wandered (wandering, roaming)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, dual of carat

carat - moving, wandering

Present Active Participle

from root car, present active participle

Root: car (class 1)

Note: Modifies 'tau rājamantriṇau'.

राजमन्त्रिणौ (rājamantriṇau) - the king and his minister (the king and the minister, two royal ministers)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, dual of rājamantrin

rājamantrin - king and minister (dvandva), or royal minister

Compound type : dvandva (rājan+mantrin)

• rājan – king, ruler
  noun (masculine)
• mantrin – counselor, minister
  noun (masculine)

Note: Object of 'apaśyat'.

अपश्यत् (apaśyat) - saw (saw, observed)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of dṛś

Imperfect (Lan) form

Root dṛś, takes paśya as stem in present, imperfect 3rd singular

Root: dṛś (class 1)

Note: Main verb of the sentence.

धृतधैर्यास्त्रौ (dhṛtadhairyāstrau) - courageous and armed (holding courage and weapons, courageous and armed)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, dual of dhṛtadhairyāstra

dhṛtadhairyāstra - who has taken up courage and weapons

Compound type : bahuvrihi (dhṛta+dhairya+astra)

• dhṛta – held, taken, sustained
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  from root dhṛ
  Root: dhṛ (class 1)
• dhairya – courage, fortitude
  noun (neuter)
• astra – weapon, missile
  noun (neuter)

Note: Modifies 'tau rājamantriṇau'.

वेतालालोकनोन्मुखौ (vetālālokanonmukhau) - eager to encounter the Vetala (eager to see the Vetala, facing towards the sight of a Vetala)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, dual of vetālālokanonmukha

vetālālokanonmukha - eager to see a Vetala

Compound type : tatpurusha (vetāla+ālokana+unmukha)

• vetāla – a ghost, vampire, demon
  noun (masculine)
• ālokana – seeing, looking, sight
  noun (neuter)
  noun from ā+lok
  Derived from root lok with prefix ā
  Prefix: ā
  Root: lok (class 10)
• unmukha – having the face turned up or towards, eager, longing
  adjective (masculine)
  Prefix: ud

Note: Modifies 'tau rājamantriṇau'.