महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-15, chapter-4, verse-9

ताविमौ चन्दनेनाक्तौ वन्दनीयौ च मे भुजौ ।
याभ्यां दुर्योधनो नीतः क्षयं ससुतबान्धवः ॥९॥

9. tāvimau candanenāktau vandanīyau ca me bhujau ,
yābhyāṁ duryodhano nītaḥ kṣayaṁ sasutabāndhavaḥ.

9. tau imau candanenāktau vandanīyau ca me bhujau
yābhyām duryodhanaḥ nītaḥ kṣayam sasutabāndhavaḥ

9. tau imau me vandanīyau ca candanenāktau bhujau,
yābhyām duryodhanaḥ sasutabāndhavaḥ kṣayam nītaḥ

9. These are my two arms, once anointed with sandalwood paste and worthy of reverence, by which Duryodhana, along with his sons and kinsmen, was sent to his destruction.

Words meanings summery:

• तौ (tau) - those (arms mentioned earlier) (those two)

• इमौ (imau) - these two (arms, implying proximity or direct reference) (these two)

• चन्दनेनाक्तौ (candanenāktau) - (arms) anointed with sandalwood paste (as a mark of honor or beauty) (smeared with sandalwood)

• वन्दनीयौ (vandanīyau) - worthy of reverence, respectable (arms of a powerful warrior) (worthy of veneration, to be worshipped)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• मे (me) - my (Bhīma's) (my, to me, for me)

• भुजौ (bhujau) - (Bhīma's) two arms (two arms)

• याभ्याम् (yābhyām) - by which two (arms) (by which two, to which two)

• दुर्योधनः (duryodhanaḥ) - Duryodhana, the eldest Kaurava (Duryodhana (proper name))

• नीतः (nītaḥ) - sent (to destruction) (led, taken, brought)

• क्षयम् (kṣayam) - destruction, end (death) (destruction, ruin)

• ससुतबान्धवः (sasutabāndhavaḥ) - along with his sons and kinsmen (with sons and relatives)

Words meanings and morphology

तौ (tau) - those (arms mentioned earlier) (those two)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to the arms.

इमौ (imau) - these two (arms, implying proximity or direct reference) (these two)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of idam

idam - this

Note: Emphasizes "these very arms".

चन्दनेनाक्तौ (candanenāktau) - (arms) anointed with sandalwood paste (as a mark of honor or beauty) (smeared with sandalwood)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of candanenākta

candanenākta - smeared/anointed with sandalwood

Compound type : tatpurusha (candana+ākta)

• candana – sandalwood, sandalwood paste
  noun (neuter)
• ākta – smeared, anointed, stained
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root 'añj' (to anoint, smear)
  Root: añj (class 7)

Note: Qualifies "bhujau".

वन्दनीयौ (vandanīyau) - worthy of reverence, respectable (arms of a powerful warrior) (worthy of veneration, to be worshipped)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of vandanīya

vandanīya - to be saluted, venerable, adorable

Gerundive

From root 'vand' (to salute, praise)

Root: vand (class 1)

Note: Qualifies "bhujau".

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects "candanenāktau" and "vandanīyau".

मे (me) - my (Bhīma's) (my, to me, for me)

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of aham

aham - I, me

Note: Possessive for "bhujau".

भुजौ (bhujau) - (Bhīma's) two arms (two arms)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of bāhu

bāhu - arm

Note: Subject.

याभ्याम् (yābhyām) - by which two (arms) (by which two, to which two)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, dual of yad

yad - which, who, what

Note: Refers to "bhujau".

दुर्योधनः (duryodhanaḥ) - Duryodhana, the eldest Kaurava (Duryodhana (proper name))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of duryodhana

duryodhana - Duryodhana (a name, lit. 'difficult to conquer in battle')

Note: Subject of the second clause.

नीतः (nītaḥ) - sent (to destruction) (led, taken, brought)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nīta

nīta - led, carried, taken, brought

Past Passive Participle

From root 'nī' (to lead)

Root: nī (class 1)

Note: Agrees with "duryodhanaḥ".

क्षयम् (kṣayam) - destruction, end (death) (destruction, ruin)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of kṣaya

kṣaya - destruction, decay, end, loss

Note: Object of "nītaḥ" in the sense of "to go to destruction".

ससुतबान्धवः (sasutabāndhavaḥ) - along with his sons and kinsmen (with sons and relatives)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sasutabāndhava

sasutabāndhava - with sons and relatives

Compound type : bahuvrihi (suta+bāndhava)

• sa – with, together with
  indeclinable
• suta – son, child
  noun (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root 'sū' (to bring forth)
  Root: sū (class 2)
• bāndhava – relative, kinsman, friend
  noun (masculine)

Note: Qualifies "duryodhanaḥ".