महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-102, verse-5

तथा यवनकाम्बोजा मथुरामभितश्च ये ।
एते नियुद्धकुशला दाक्षिणात्यासिचर्मिणः ॥५॥

5. tathā yavanakāmbojā mathurāmabhitaśca ye ,
ete niyuddhakuśalā dākṣiṇātyāsicarmiṇaḥ.

5. tathā yavanakāmbojāḥ mathurām abhitaḥ ca ye
ete niyuddhakusalāḥ dākṣiṇātyāḥ asicarmiṇaḥ

5. tathā yavanakāmbojāḥ ca ye mathurām abhitaḥ
ete niyuddhakusalāḥ dākṣiṇātyāḥ asicarmiṇaḥ

5. Likewise, the Yavanas and Kambojas, as well as those who are near Mathura, are skilled in hand-to-hand combat. The Southerners are armed with swords and shields.

Words meanings summery:

• तथा (tathā) - similarly, so, thus

• यवनकाम्बोजाः (yavanakāmbojāḥ) - the Yavanas and Kambojas (peoples)

• मथुराम् (mathurām) - Mathura (city)

• अभितः (abhitaḥ) - near, around, on both sides

• च (ca) - and

• ये (ye) - who, those who

• एते (ete) - these (referring to the combined group)

• नियुद्धकुसलाः (niyuddhakusalāḥ) - skilled in hand-to-hand combat

• दाक्षिणात्याः (dākṣiṇātyāḥ) - the Southerners, people from the South

• असिचर्मिणः (asicarmiṇaḥ) - armed with swords and shields

Words meanings and morphology

तथा (tathā) - similarly, so, thus

(indeclinable)

From pronoun tad + thāl suffix

यवनकाम्बोजाः (yavanakāmbojāḥ) - the Yavanas and Kambojas (peoples)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of yavanakāmboja

yavanakāmboja - the Yavanas and Kambojas (names of specific peoples/tribes)

Compound type : dvandva (yavana+kāmboja)

• yavana – a Greek, an Ionian
  proper noun (masculine)
• kāmboja – a native of Kamboja (a region/people)
  proper noun (masculine)

मथुराम् (mathurām) - Mathura (city)

(proper noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of mathurā

mathurā - Mathura (a city in India)

Note: Governed by 'abhitaḥ'.

अभितः (abhitaḥ) - near, around, on both sides

(indeclinable)

From prefix 'abhi' + suffix 'tas'

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

Conjunction

ये (ye) - who, those who

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of yad

yad - who, which, what (relative pronoun)

Relative pronoun, masculine plural nominative

एते (ete) - these (referring to the combined group)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of etad

etad - this, these (demonstrative pronoun)

Demonstrative pronoun, masculine plural nominative

नियुद्धकुसलाः (niyuddhakusalāḥ) - skilled in hand-to-hand combat

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of niyuddhakusala

niyuddhakusala - skilled in close fighting/hand-to-hand combat

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (niyuddha+kusala)

• niyuddha – close combat, hand-to-hand fight
  noun (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle (used as noun)
  From √yudh with prefix ni
  Prefix: ni
  Root: yudh (class 4)
• kusala – skilled, expert
  adjective (masculine)

Note: Describes 'ete'.

दाक्षिणात्याः (dākṣiṇātyāḥ) - the Southerners, people from the South

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of dākṣiṇātya

dākṣiṇātya - southern, belonging to the South, a Southerner

Derived from 'dakṣiṇa' (south) with suffix -ātya

Note: Functions as a noun here.

असिचर्मिणः (asicarmiṇaḥ) - armed with swords and shields

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of asicarmin

asicarmin - sword and shield-bearer

Possessive adjective (in suffix) formed from a dvandva compound of 'asi' and 'carman'

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (asi+carman)

• asi – sword
  noun (masculine)
  Root: as (class 4)
• carman – hide, skin, shield
  noun (neuter)
  Root: cṛ (class 6)

Note: Describes the Southerners.