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).

23. ואני תמיד עצרתי את סַהַדֵוַה ואת נַקוּלַה. שניהם מסוגלים להשמיד אותם, הם הורגי אויבים בעלי גבורה מחרידה.

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)

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