महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-7, chapter-2, verse-17

यमौ रणे यत्र यमोपमौ बले ससात्यकिर्यत्र च देवकीसुतः ।
न तद्बलं कापुरुषोऽभ्युपेयिवान्निवर्तते मृत्युमुखादिवासकृत् ॥१७॥

17. yamau raṇe yatra yamopamau bale; sasātyakiryatra ca devakīsutaḥ ,
na tadbalaṁ kāpuruṣo'bhyupeyivā;nnivartate mṛtyumukhādivāsakṛt.

17. yamau raṇe yatra yamopamau bale
sasātyakiḥ yatra ca devakīsutaḥ |
na tat balam kāpuruṣaḥ abhyupeyivān
nivartate mṛtyumukhāt iva asakṛt

17. yatra raṇe yamau bale yamopamau staḥ,
yatra ca devakīsutaḥ sasātyakiḥ asti,
tat balam abhyupeyivān kāpuruṣaḥ mṛtyumukhāt asakṛt iva na nivartate

17. Where the two twin brothers (Yamau) are in battle, equal to Yama (yamopamau) in might, and where Krishna (Devakīsuta) is present with Sātyaki; a cowardly person (kāpuruṣaḥ) who has approached that force (tat balam) does not return, just as one does not return repeatedly from the jaws of death.

Words meanings summery:

• यमौ (yamau) - the twin brothers (Nakula and Sahadeva) (the two twins, Nakula and Sahadeva)

• रणे (raṇe) - in battle, in war

• यत्र (yatra) - where, in which place

• यमोपमौ (yamopamau) - like Yama, equal to Yama

• बले (bale) - in strength, in might

• ससात्यकिः (sasātyakiḥ) - with Satyaki

• यत्र (yatra) - where, in which place

• च (ca) - and, also

• देवकीसुतः (devakīsutaḥ) - Krishna (son of Devaki (Krishna))

• न (na) - not

• तत् (tat) - that

• बलम् (balam) - force, army (strength, power, army, force)

• कापुरुषः (kāpuruṣaḥ) - a cowardly man, a coward

• अभ्युपेयिवान् (abhyupeyivān) - having approached, having come near

• निवर्तते (nivartate) - returns, turns back, desists

• मृत्युमुखात् (mṛtyumukhāt) - from the mouth of death, from the jaws of death

• इव (iva) - like, as if, as

• असकृत् (asakṛt) - repeatedly, often, not once

Words meanings and morphology

यमौ (yamau) - the twin brothers (Nakula and Sahadeva) (the two twins, Nakula and Sahadeva)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of yama

yama - twin, Yama (god of death)

रणे (raṇe) - in battle, in war

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of raṇa

raṇa - battle, war, combat

यत्र (yatra) - where, in which place

(indeclinable)

यमोपमौ (yamopamau) - like Yama, equal to Yama

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of yamopama

yamopama - resembling Yama, equal to Yama

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (yama+upama)

• yama – Yama (god of death)
  proper noun (masculine)
• upama – resemblance, simile, comparison, like, equal
  noun (masculine)

Note: Modifies 'yamau'

बले (bale) - in strength, in might

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of bala

bala - strength, power, might, force

ससात्यकिः (sasātyakiḥ) - with Satyaki

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sasātyaki

sasātyaki - together with Satyaki

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (sa+sātyaki)

• sa – with, together with
  indeclinable
  Prefix for accompaniment
• sātyaki – Satyaki (a Yadava warrior, Krishna's charioteer)
  proper noun (masculine)

Note: Modifies 'devakīsutaḥ'

यत्र (yatra) - where, in which place

(indeclinable)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

देवकीसुतः (devakīsutaḥ) - Krishna (son of Devaki (Krishna))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of devakīsuta

devakīsuta - son of Devaki (Krishna)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (devakī+suta)

• devakī – Devaki (mother of Krishna)
  proper noun (feminine)
• suta – son
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root sū (to bear, bring forth)
  Root: sū (class 2)

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

तत् (tat) - that

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, it

बलम् (balam) - force, army (strength, power, army, force)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of bala

bala - strength, power, force, army

कापुरुषः (kāpuruṣaḥ) - a cowardly man, a coward

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kāpuruṣa

kāpuruṣa - cowardly man, contemptible person, coward

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kā+puruṣa)

• kā – bad, evil, contemptible (prefix)
  indeclinable
  Prefix indicating badness or inferiority
• puruṣa – man, person, male, the supreme cosmic person (puruṣa)
  noun (masculine)

अभ्युपेयिवान् (abhyupeyivān) - having approached, having come near

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of abhyupeyivas

abhyupeyivas - having approached, having attained

Perfect Active Participle

Perfect active participle of root i (to go) with prefixes abhi and upa

Prefixes: abhi+upa

Root: i (class 2)

Note: Modifies 'kāpuruṣaḥ'

निवर्तते (nivartate) - returns, turns back, desists

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (lat) of nivṛt

Present Indicative

Root vṛt (to turn) with prefix ni

Prefix: ni

Root: vṛt (class 1)

मृत्युमुखात् (mṛtyumukhāt) - from the mouth of death, from the jaws of death

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of mṛtyumukha

mṛtyumukha - mouth of death, jaws of death

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (mṛtyu+mukha)

• mṛtyu – death
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root mṛ (to die)
  Root: mṛ (class 6)
• mukha – mouth, face, entrance
  noun (neuter)

इव (iva) - like, as if, as

(indeclinable)

असकृत् (asakṛt) - repeatedly, often, not once

(indeclinable)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (a+sakṛt)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
  negation prefix
• sakṛt – once, at once
  indeclinable