महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-7, chapter-147, verse-4

निहन्यमानां पाण्डूनां बलेन मम वाहिनीम् ।
भूत्वा तद्विजये शक्तावशक्ताविव पश्यतः ॥४॥

4. nihanyamānāṁ pāṇḍūnāṁ balena mama vāhinīm ,
bhūtvā tadvijaye śaktāvaśaktāviva paśyataḥ.

4. nihanyamānām pāṇḍūnām balena mama vāhinīm
bhūtvā tadvijaye śaktau aśaktau iva paśyataḥ

4. mama vāhinīm pāṇḍūnām balena nihanyamānām
tadvijaye śaktau aśaktau iva bhūtvā paśyataḥ

4. You two (generals), though capable of securing victory for us, yet acting as if incapable, are watching my army being struck down by the strength of the Pāṇḍavas.

Words meanings summery:

• निहन्यमानाम् (nihanyamānām) - being severely defeated (being struck down, being killed, being assailed)

• पाण्डूनाम् (pāṇḍūnām) - of the Pāṇḍavas (of the sons of Pāṇḍu, of the Pāṇḍavas)

• बलेन (balena) - by the military strength/force (by strength, by force, by an army)

• मम (mama) - my (my, of me)

• वाहिनीम् (vāhinīm) - my army (army, host)

• भूत्वा (bhūtvā) - having been in this state (of capability/incapability) (having been, having become)

• तद्विजये (tadvijaye) - in (securing) victory for us (in that victory, in their victory)

• शक्तौ (śaktau) - you two (generals) being capable ((you two) capable, able)

• अशक्तौ (aśaktau) - you two (generals) being unable ((you two) incapable, unable)

• इव (iva) - as if (incapable) (as if, like, as)

• पश्यतः (paśyataḥ) - you two (generals) see/are watching (you two see, they two see (nominative dual); of one seeing (genitive singular))

Words meanings and morphology

निहन्यमानाम् (nihanyamānām) - being severely defeated (being struck down, being killed, being assailed)

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of nihanyamāna

nihanyamāna - being struck down, being killed, being assailed

Present Passive Participle

Derived from root han (to strike, kill) with upasarga ni- and passive suffix yamāna.

Prefix: ni

Root: han (class 2)

Note: Qualifies vāhinīm.

पाण्डूनाम् (pāṇḍūnām) - of the Pāṇḍavas (of the sons of Pāṇḍu, of the Pāṇḍavas)

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of pāṇḍu

pāṇḍu - Pāṇḍu (name of a king), pale, yellowish-white

बलेन (balena) - by the military strength/force (by strength, by force, by an army)

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of bala

bala - strength, power, force, army

Root: bal (class 10)

मम (mama) - my (my, of me)

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me

First person personal pronoun.

वाहिनीम् (vāhinīm) - my army (army, host)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of vāhinī

vāhinī - army, host, stream, river

Feminine form of vāhin.

Root: vah (class 1)

Note: Object of paśyataḥ.

भूत्वा (bhūtvā) - having been in this state (of capability/incapability) (having been, having become)

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Formed by adding suffix ktvā to the root bhū.

Root: bhū (class 1)

तद्विजये (tadvijaye) - in (securing) victory for us (in that victory, in their victory)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of tadvijaya

tadvijaya - that victory, his/her/its/their victory

Tatpuruṣa compound.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (tad+vijaya)

• tad – that, this, it, them
  pronoun (neuter)
  Demonstrative pronoun.
• vijaya – victory, triumph, conquest
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root ji (to conquer) with prefix vi-.
  Prefix: vi
  Root: ji (class 1)

Note: Indicates the sphere or object of capability/incapability.

शक्तौ (śaktau) - you two (generals) being capable ((you two) capable, able)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of śakta

śakta - capable, able, mighty, powerful

Past Passive Participle

From root śak (to be able).

Root: śak (class 5)

Note: Predicate adjective for the implied dual subject.

अशक्तौ (aśaktau) - you two (generals) being unable ((you two) incapable, unable)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of aśakta

aśakta - incapable, unable, powerless

Past Passive Participle

Negative prefix a- + śakta.

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+śakta)

• a – not, un-, in-
  indeclinable
  Negative prefix.
• śakta – capable, able, mighty, powerful
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root śak (to be able).
  Root: śak (class 5)

Note: Predicate adjective for the implied dual subject.

इव (iva) - as if (incapable) (as if, like, as)

(indeclinable)

Particle indicating comparison or supposition.

पश्यतः (paśyataḥ) - you two (generals) see/are watching (you two see, they two see (nominative dual); of one seeing (genitive singular))

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of paśyat

paśyat - seeing, looking, observing

Present Active Participle

From root dṛś (to see), with paśya stem in present tense. Suffix śatṛ.

Root: dṛś (class 1)

Note: Refers to the two generals being addressed.