महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-299, verse-23

सहदेवो मया नित्यं नकुलश्च निवारितौ ।
शक्तौ विध्वंसने तेषां शत्रुघ्नौ भीमविक्रमौ ॥२३॥

23. sahadevo mayā nityaṁ nakulaśca nivāritau ,
śaktau vidhvaṁsane teṣāṁ śatrughnau bhīmavikramau.

23. sahadevaḥ mayā nityam nakulaḥ ca nivāritau śaktau
vidhvaṃsane teṣām śatrughnau bhīmavikramau

23. I always restrained Sahadeva and Nakula, who are both of formidable might (bhīmavikramau) and are capable of destroying those enemies (śatrughnau).

Words meanings summery:

• सहदेवः (sahadevaḥ) - Sahadeva

• मया (mayā) - by me

• नित्यम् (nityam) - always, constantly, perpetually

• नकुलः (nakulaḥ) - Nakula

• च (ca) - and, also

• निवारितौ (nivāritau) - restrained, prevented, warded off

• शक्तौ (śaktau) - capable, able, powerful

• विध्वंसने (vidhvaṁsane) - in destruction, in annihilation

• तेषाम् (teṣām) - of the enemies (of them, their)

• शत्रुघ्नौ (śatrughnau) - destroyers of enemies, enemy-slayers

• भीमविक्रमौ (bhīmavikramau) - of terrible valor, of formidable might, terribly powerful

Words meanings and morphology

सहदेवः (sahadevaḥ) - Sahadeva

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sahadeva

sahadeva - Sahadeva (the youngest of the Pāṇḍavas)

मया (mayā) - by me

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

नित्यम् (nityam) - always, constantly, perpetually

(indeclinable)

नकुलः (nakulaḥ) - Nakula

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nakula

nakula - Nakula (one of the Pāṇḍavas)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

निवारितौ (nivāritau) - restrained, prevented, warded off

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of nivārita

nivārita - restrained, prevented, warded off

Past Passive Participle

Derived from prefix ni + root vṛ (to cover, restrain) + passive suffix ita

Prefix: ni

Root: vṛ (class 5)

Note: Agrees with Sahadeva and Nakula.

शक्तौ (śaktau) - capable, able, powerful

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of śakta

śakta - able, capable, powerful

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root śak (to be able)

Root: śak (class 5)

Note: Used predicatively or attributively for Sahadeva and Nakula.

विध्वंसने (vidhvaṁsane) - in destruction, in annihilation

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of vidhvaṃsana

vidhvaṁsana - destruction, annihilation, crushing

verbal noun

Derived from prefix vi + root dhvaṃs (to perish)

Prefix: vi

Root: dhvaṃs (class 1)

तेषाम् (teṣām) - of the enemies (of them, their)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, he, she, it, they

शत्रुघ्नौ (śatrughnau) - destroyers of enemies, enemy-slayers

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of śatrughna

śatrughna - destroyer of enemies, enemy-slayer

Derived from śatru (enemy) + root han (to strike, kill)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (śatru+ghna)

• śatru – enemy, foe, rival
  noun (masculine)
• ghna – killing, destroying, slayer
  adjective
  Agent Noun
  Derived from root han (to strike, kill) with suffix a
  Root: han (class 2)

भीमविक्रमौ (bhīmavikramau) - of terrible valor, of formidable might, terribly powerful

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of bhīmavikrama

bhīmavikrama - of terrible valor, of formidable might

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (bhīma+vikrama)

• bhīma – terrible, dreadful, formidable
  adjective (masculine)
• vikrama – valor, might, courage, powerful stride
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: vi
  Root: kram (class 1)