महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-7, chapter-164, verse-17

द्वाभ्यां द्वाभ्यां यमौ सार्धं रथाभ्यां रथपुंगवौ ।
समासक्तौ ततो द्रोणं धृष्टद्युम्नोऽभ्यवर्तत ॥१७॥

17. dvābhyāṁ dvābhyāṁ yamau sārdhaṁ rathābhyāṁ rathapuṁgavau ,
samāsaktau tato droṇaṁ dhṛṣṭadyumno'bhyavartata.

17. dvābhyām dvābhyām yamau sārdham rathābhyām rathapuṅgavau
samāsaktau tataḥ droṇam dhṛṣṭadyumnaḥ abhyavartata

17. yamau rathābhyām dvābhyām dvābhyām sārdham rathapuṅgavau
samāsaktau tataḥ dhṛṣṭadyumnaḥ droṇam abhyavartata

17. The two Yamas (Nakula and Sahadeva), each with their own chariot, became closely engaged in battle, two by two, with the two finest charioteers (from your side). Then Dhṛṣṭadyumna advanced against Droṇa.

Words meanings summery:

• द्वाभ्याम् (dvābhyām) - by two, with two

• द्वाभ्याम् (dvābhyām) - by two, with two (distributive)

• यमौ (yamau) - Nakula and Sahadeva, the twin Pāṇḍavas (the two Yamas)

• सार्धम् (sārdham) - along with, together with

• रथाभ्याम् (rathābhyām) - with their own two chariots (with two chariots)

• रथपुङ्गवौ (rathapuṅgavau) - the two finest charioteers from your (Duryodhana's) side (the two best of charioteers, the two excellent charioteers)

• समासक्तौ (samāsaktau) - were closely engaged (in battle) (closely engaged, fixed upon, attached)

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, thence, from that

• द्रोणम् (droṇam) - towards Droṇa

• धृष्टद्युम्नः (dhṛṣṭadyumnaḥ) - Dhṛṣṭadyumna

• अभ्यवर्तत (abhyavartata) - moved towards, attacked

Words meanings and morphology

द्वाभ्याम् (dvābhyām) - by two, with two

(numeral adjective)

द्वाभ्याम् (dvābhyām) - by two, with two (distributive)

(numeral adjective)

यमौ (yamau) - Nakula and Sahadeva, the twin Pāṇḍavas (the two Yamas)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of yama

yama - Yama (god of death), twin

सार्धम् (sārdham) - along with, together with

(indeclinable)

रथाभ्याम् (rathābhyām) - with their own two chariots (with two chariots)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, dual of ratha

ratha - chariot

रथपुङ्गवौ (rathapuṅgavau) - the two finest charioteers from your (Duryodhana's) side (the two best of charioteers, the two excellent charioteers)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of rathapuṅgava

rathapuṅgava - best of charioteers, excellent charioteer

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (ratha+puṅgava)

• ratha – chariot
  noun (masculine)
• puṅgava – bull, excellent, best
  noun (masculine)

समासक्तौ (samāsaktau) - were closely engaged (in battle) (closely engaged, fixed upon, attached)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of samāsakta

samāsakta - closely engaged, attached, fixed upon

Past Passive Participle

formed from sam + ā + sañj

Prefixes: sam+ā

Root: sañj (class 1)

ततः (tataḥ) - then, thence, from that

(indeclinable)

द्रोणम् (droṇam) - towards Droṇa

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of droṇa

droṇa - Droṇa (name of a preceptor)

धृष्टद्युम्नः (dhṛṣṭadyumnaḥ) - Dhṛṣṭadyumna

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dhṛṣṭadyumna

dhṛṣṭadyumna - Dhṛṣṭadyumna (name of a warrior, son of Drupada)

अभ्यवर्तत (abhyavartata) - moved towards, attacked

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, imperfect past (laṅ) of abhi-vṛt

Prefix: abhi

Root: vṛt (class 1)