महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-9, chapter-44, verse-36

वक्रानुवक्रौ बलिनौ मेषवक्त्रौ बलोत्कटौ ।
ददौ त्वष्टा महामायौ स्कन्दायानुचरौ वरौ ॥३६॥

36. vakrānuvakrau balinau meṣavaktrau balotkaṭau ,
dadau tvaṣṭā mahāmāyau skandāyānucarau varau.

36. vakrānuvakrau balinau meṣavaktratau balotkaṭau
dadau tvaṣṭā mahāmāyau skandāya anucarau varau

36. tvaṣṭā skandāya vakrānuvakrau balinau meṣavaktratau
balotkaṭau mahāmāyau varau anucarau dadau

36. Tvaṣṭā gave the excellent attendants, Vakra and Anuvakra, to Skanda. These two were strong, ram-faced, exceedingly powerful, and possessed of great creative power (māyā).

Words meanings summery:

• वक्रानुवक्रौ (vakrānuvakrau) - Names of two powerful attendants given to Skanda (Vakra and Anuvakra)

• बलिनौ (balinau) - Describes Vakra and Anuvakra (strong, powerful, mighty)

• मेषवक्त्रतौ (meṣavaktratau) - Describes Vakra and Anuvakra (ram-faced)

• बलोत्कटौ (balotkaṭau) - Describes Vakra and Anuvakra (exceedingly strong, mighty)

• ददौ (dadau) - he gave

• त्वष्टा (tvaṣṭā) - The divine architect and craftsman (Tvaṣṭā)

• महामायौ (mahāmāyau) - Describes Vakra and Anuvakra (possessed of great creative power/illusion)

• स्कन्दाय (skandāya) - to Skanda

• अनुचरौ (anucarau) - Describes Vakra and Anuvakra as Skanda's attendants (attendants, followers)

• वरौ (varau) - Describes Vakra and Anuvakra as excellent attendants (excellent, best; boons)

Words meanings and morphology

वक्रानुवक्रौ (vakrānuvakrau) - Names of two powerful attendants given to Skanda (Vakra and Anuvakra)

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, dual of vakrānuvakra

vakrānuvakra - Vakra and Anuvakra (names of two attendants of Skanda)

Compound type : dvandva (vakra+anuvakra)

• vakra – bent, crooked; a name
  noun (masculine)
• anuvakra – following the crooked; a name
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: anu

बलिनौ (balinau) - Describes Vakra and Anuvakra (strong, powerful, mighty)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, dual of balin

balin - strong, powerful, mighty

Suffix -in added to bala

मेषवक्त्रतौ (meṣavaktratau) - Describes Vakra and Anuvakra (ram-faced)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, dual of meṣavaktra

meṣavaktra - ram-faced

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (meṣa+vaktra)

• meṣa – a ram, sheep
  noun (masculine)
• vaktra – face, mouth
  noun (neuter)

बलोत्कटौ (balotkaṭau) - Describes Vakra and Anuvakra (exceedingly strong, mighty)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, dual of balotkaṭa

balotkaṭa - exceedingly strong, very mighty, valiant

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (bala+utkaṭa)

• bala – strength, power, force
  noun (neuter)
• utkaṭa – excessive, abundant, mighty, furious
  adjective (masculine)
  Prefix: ud

ददौ (dadau) - he gave

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (liṭ) of dā

Root: dā (class 3)

त्वष्टा (tvaṣṭā) - The divine architect and craftsman (Tvaṣṭā)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tvaṣṭṛ

tvaṣṭṛ - Tvaṣṭā (the divine architect, craftsman of the gods, fashioner of forms)

महामायौ (mahāmāyau) - Describes Vakra and Anuvakra (possessed of great creative power/illusion)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, dual of mahāmāya

mahāmāya - possessed of great creative power/illusion (māyā); a great conjurer

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahā+māyā)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective
• māyā – illusion, creative power, art, magic (māyā)
  noun (feminine)

स्कन्दाय (skandāya) - to Skanda

(proper noun)

Dative, masculine, singular of skanda

skanda - Skanda (the god of war, son of Shiva, also known as Kumāra or Kārtikeya)

अनुचरौ (anucarau) - Describes Vakra and Anuvakra as Skanda's attendants (attendants, followers)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, dual of anucara

anucara - an attendant, follower

Derived from 'anu-car' (to follow)

Prefix: anu

Root: car (class 1)

वरौ (varau) - Describes Vakra and Anuvakra as excellent attendants (excellent, best; boons)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, dual of vara

vara - excellent, best, choice; a boon, a desired object