महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-197, verse-18

तथैव कृतिनौ युद्धे यमौ यमसुताविव ।
कथं विषहितुं शक्यौ रणे जीवितुमिच्छता ॥१८॥

18. tathaiva kṛtinau yuddhe yamau yamasutāviva ,
kathaṁ viṣahituṁ śakyau raṇe jīvitumicchatā.

18. tathaiva kṛtinau yuddhe yamau yamasutau iva
katham viṣahitum śakyau raṇe jīvitum icchatā

18. Similarly, how can the two skillful twins (Yamau), who are like the sons of Yama (yamasutau), be withstood in battle (raṇe) by anyone wishing to remain alive?

Words meanings summery:

• तथैव (tathaiva) - just so, in the same way, likewise

• कृतिनौ (kṛtinau) - Referring to Nakula and Sahadeva (the two skillful, accomplished ones)

• युद्धे (yuddhe) - in battle, in war

• यमौ (yamau) - Referring to Nakula and Sahadeva (the Pāṇḍava twins) (the two twins, the two Yamas)

• यमसुतौ (yamasutau) - Literally "sons of Yama", but here likely a comparison of power, or referring to the Ashvins who are sometimes associated with Yama or considered divine twins. (the two sons of Yama)

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• कथम् (katham) - how

• विषहितुम् (viṣahitum) - to withstand, to endure, to resist

• शक्यौ (śakyau) - able (to be endured), withstandable

• रणे (raṇe) - in battle, in fight

• जीवितुम् (jīvitum) - to live, to survive

• इच्छता (icchatā) - by one wishing, by one desiring

Words meanings and morphology

तथैव (tathaiva) - just so, in the same way, likewise

(indeclinable)

Compound of tathā + eva.

Compound type : avyayībhāva (tathā+eva)

• tathā – thus, so
  indeclinable
• eva – only, just, indeed
  indeclinable

कृतिनौ (kṛtinau) - Referring to Nakula and Sahadeva (the two skillful, accomplished ones)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of kṛtin

kṛtin - skillful, accomplished, fortunate, meritorious

Formed with suffix -in.

Root: kṛ (class 8)

युद्धे (yuddhe) - in battle, in war

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of yudh

yudh - battle, fight, war

Root: yudh (class 4)

यमौ (yamau) - Referring to Nakula and Sahadeva (the Pāṇḍava twins) (the two twins, the two Yamas)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of yama

yama - twin, Yama (god of death), a twin-pair

Root: yam (class 1)

यमसुतौ (yamasutau) - Literally "sons of Yama", but here likely a comparison of power, or referring to the Ashvins who are sometimes associated with Yama or considered divine twins. (the two sons of Yama)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of yamasuta

yamasuta - son of Yama

Compound.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (yama+suta)

• yama – Yama (god of death)
  proper noun (masculine)
  Root: yam (class 1)
• suta – son
  noun (masculine)
  past passive participle
  Derived from root su (to beget).
  Root: su (class 2)

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

कथम् (katham) - how

(indeclinable)

Note: Interrogative adverb.

विषहितुम् (viṣahitum) - to withstand, to endure, to resist

(indeclinable)

infinitive

Infinitive form of root sah with prefix vi. Root sah undergoes cerebralization of sibilant due to preverb vi.

Prefix: vi

Root: sah (class 1)

शक्यौ (śakyau) - able (to be endured), withstandable

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of śakya

śakya - possible, practicable, able, fit, conquerable, withstandable

gerundive (ṇyat)

Potential Passive Participle of root śak.

Root: śak (class 5)

Note: Predicative adjective with implied 'to be' verb. Agrees with 'yamau'.

रणे (raṇe) - in battle, in fight

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of raṇa

raṇa - battle, combat, war, fight

Root: raṇ (class 1)

जीवितुम् (jīvitum) - to live, to survive

(indeclinable)

infinitive

Infinitive form of root jīv.

Root: jīv (class 1)

इच्छता (icchatā) - by one wishing, by one desiring

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of icchat

icchat - wishing, desiring

present active participle

Present active participle of root iṣ (to wish, desire).

Root: iṣ (class 6)

Note: Agrees with an implied agent, 'by one'.