महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-197, verse-17

भीमसेनो महाबाहुर्नागायुतबलो महान् ।
कथं हि युधि शक्येत विजेतुममरैरपि ॥१७॥

17. bhīmaseno mahābāhurnāgāyutabalo mahān ,
kathaṁ hi yudhi śakyeta vijetumamarairapi.

17. bhīmasenaḥ mahābāhuḥ nāgāyutabalaḥ mahān
katham hi yudhi śakyeta vijetum amaraiḥ api

17. How indeed could Bhīmasena, the mighty-armed, great one (mahān), possessing the strength of ten thousand elephants, be conquered in battle (yudhi), even by the gods?

Words meanings summery:

• भीमसेनः (bhīmasenaḥ) - The second Pāṇḍava, Bhīma (Bhīmasena)

• महाबाहुः (mahābāhuḥ) - An epithet of Bhīma (mighty-armed, great-armed)

• नागायुतबलः (nāgāyutabalaḥ) - An epithet of Bhīma (having the strength of ten thousand elephants)

• महान् (mahān) - great, mighty, large

• कथम् (katham) - how

• हि (hi) - indeed, for

• युधि (yudhi) - in battle, in war

• शक्येत (śakyeta) - could be conquered, could be made possible

• विजेतुम् (vijetum) - to conquer

• अमरैः (amaraiḥ) - by immortals, by gods

• अपि (api) - even, also

Words meanings and morphology

भीमसेनः (bhīmasenaḥ) - The second Pāṇḍava, Bhīma (Bhīmasena)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhīmasena

bhīmasena - having a terrible army, a proper name (Bhīma)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa or bahuvrīhi (bhīma+sena)

• bhīma – terrible, fearful
  adjective (masculine)
  Root: bhī (class 3)
• sena – army, host
  noun (feminine)

महाबाहुः (mahābāhuḥ) - An epithet of Bhīma (mighty-armed, great-armed)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahābāhu

mahābāhu - mighty-armed, having great arms

Compound.

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahā+bāhu)

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

Note: Agrees with Bhīmasenaḥ.

नागायुतबलः (nāgāyutabalaḥ) - An epithet of Bhīma (having the strength of ten thousand elephants)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nāgāyutabala

nāgāyutabala - having the strength of ten thousand elephants

Compound.

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (nāga+ayuta+bala)

• nāga – elephant, snake
  noun (masculine)
• ayuta – ten thousand
  numeral (neuter)
• bala – strength, power, force
  noun (neuter)

Note: Agrees with Bhīmasenaḥ.

महान् (mahān) - great, mighty, large

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahat

mahat - great, large, mighty, important

Note: Agrees with Bhīmasenaḥ.

कथम् (katham) - how

(indeclinable)

Note: Interrogative adverb.

हि (hi) - indeed, for

(indeclinable)

युधि (yudhi) - in battle, in war

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of yudh

yudh - battle, fight, war

Root: yudh (class 4)

शक्येत (śakyeta) - could be conquered, could be made possible

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, potential (optative) (vidhiliṅ) of śak

potential passive mood

3rd person singular potential (optative) passive of root śak.

Root: śak (class 5)

विजेतुम् (vijetum) - to conquer

(indeclinable)

infinitive

Infinitive form of root ji with prefix vi.

Prefix: vi

Root: ji (class 1)

अमरैः (amaraiḥ) - by immortals, by gods

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of amara

amara - immortal, god, deity

Negation of "mara" (mortal).

Prefix: a

Root: mṛ (class 1)

अपि (api) - even, also

(indeclinable)