महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-2, chapter-17, verse-26

यौ तौ मया ते कथितौ पूर्वमेव महाबलौ ।
त्रयस्त्रयाणां लोकानां पर्याप्ता इति मे मतिः ॥२६॥

26. yau tau mayā te kathitau pūrvameva mahābalau ,
trayastrayāṇāṁ lokānāṁ paryāptā iti me matiḥ.

26. yau tau mayā te kathitau pūrvam eva mahābalau
trayaḥ trayāṇām lokānām paryāptāḥ iti me matiḥ

26. Those two exceedingly mighty ones, about whom I have already informed you, are, in my opinion, sufficient for the three worlds.

Words meanings summery:

• यौ (yau) - those two

• तौ (tau) - those two

• मया (mayā) - by me

• ते (te) - to you, for you

• कथितौ (kathitau) - told, spoken

• पूर्वम् (pūrvam) - formerly, previously, before

• एव (eva) - indeed, certainly, only

• महाबलौ (mahābalau) - very mighty, of great strength

• त्रयः (trayaḥ) - three

• त्रयाणाम् (trayāṇām) - of the three

• लोकानाम् (lokānām) - of worlds, of realms

• पर्याप्ताः (paryāptāḥ) - sufficient, capable, adequate

• इति (iti) - thus, in this manner, so

• मे (me) - my

• मतिः (matiḥ) - opinion, thought, belief, intelligence

Words meanings and morphology

यौ (yau) - those two

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of ya

ya - who, which

Note: Relative pronoun.

तौ (tau) - those two

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of tad

tad - that, those

Note: Demonstrative pronoun.

मया (mayā) - by me

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of aham

aham - I

ते (te) - to you, for you

(pronoun)

Dative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

Note: Alternative form for dative singular. Context suggests dative.

कथितौ (kathitau) - told, spoken

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of kathita

kathita - told, narrated, said

Past Passive Participle

From root kath (to tell, speak)

Root: kath (class 10)

Note: It qualifies "yau tau".

पूर्वम् (pūrvam) - formerly, previously, before

(indeclinable)

Note: Adverb.

एव (eva) - indeed, certainly, only

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphatic particle.

महाबलौ (mahābalau) - very mighty, of great strength

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of mahābala

mahābala - very strong, mighty

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahā+bala)

• mahā – great, large
  adjective
• bala – strength, power, force
  noun (neuter)

Note: It qualifies "yau tau".

त्रयः (trayaḥ) - three

(numeral)

Note: Refers to the two mighty ones (Hamsa and Dimbhaka) and a third person (Jarasandha).

त्रयाणाम् (trayāṇām) - of the three

(numeral)

Note: Qualifies 'lokānām'.

लोकानाम् (lokānām) - of worlds, of realms

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of loka

loka - world, realm, people

Root: lok (class 1)

पर्याप्ताः (paryāptāḥ) - sufficient, capable, adequate

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of paryāpta

paryāpta - sufficient, complete, adequate, capable

Past Passive Participle

From root āp (to obtain) with prefix pari

Prefix: pari

Root: āp (class 5)

Note: Qualifies "trayaḥ" (the two mighty ones and the third referred to later in context).

इति (iti) - thus, in this manner, so

(indeclinable)

Note: Quotative particle.

मे (me) - my

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of aham

aham - I

Note: Possessive form.

मतिः (matiḥ) - opinion, thought, belief, intelligence

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of mati

mati - mind, thought, opinion, intention, intelligence

From root man (to think)

Root: man (class 4)