महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-9, chapter-54, verse-24

उभौ सदृशकर्माणौ यमवासवयोरिव ।
तथा सदृशकर्माणौ वरुणस्य महाबलौ ॥२४॥

24. ubhau sadṛśakarmāṇau yamavāsavayoriva ,
tathā sadṛśakarmāṇau varuṇasya mahābalau.

24. ubhau sadṛśakarmāṇau yama-vāsavayoḥ iva
tathā sadṛśakarmāṇau varuṇasya mahābalau

24. ubhau sadṛśakarmāṇau yama-vāsavayoḥ iva
tathā varuṇasya sadṛśakarmāṇau mahābalau

24. Both were similar in their actions (karma), like Yama and Vasava (Indra). Similarly, these two exceedingly powerful individuals were comparable to Varuna.

Words meanings summery:

• उभौ (ubhau) - both

• सदृशकर्माणौ (sadṛśakarmāṇau) - similar in actions, having similar deeds

• यम-वासवयोः (yama-vāsavayoḥ) - of Yama and Vasava (Indra)

• इव (iva) - like, as if

• तथा (tathā) - similarly, in the same way

• सदृशकर्माणौ (sadṛśakarmāṇau) - similar in actions, having similar deeds

• वरुणस्य (varuṇasya) - of Varuna

• महाबलौ (mahābalau) - very powerful, mighty

Words meanings and morphology

उभौ (ubhau) - both

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of ubha

ubha - both

Note: This is a pronominal adjective, declined like a pronoun.

सदृशकर्माणौ (sadṛśakarmāṇau) - similar in actions, having similar deeds

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of sadṛśakarman

sadṛśakarman - one whose actions (karma) are similar, having similar deeds

Compound type : bahuvrihi (sadṛśa+karman)

• sadṛśa – similar, like, equal
  adjective
• karman – action, deed, work, ritual (karma)
  noun (neuter)
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

यम-वासवयोः (yama-vāsavayoḥ) - of Yama and Vasava (Indra)

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, dual of yama-vāsava

yama-vāsava - Yama (god of death) and Vasava (Indra)

Compound type : dvandva (yama+vāsava)

• yama – Yama (god of death)
  proper noun (masculine)
• vāsava – Indra (lord of the Vasus)
  proper noun (masculine)

Note: Refers to the two gods Yama and Indra (Vasava).

इव (iva) - like, as if

(indeclinable)

तथा (tathā) - similarly, in the same way

(indeclinable)

सदृशकर्माणौ (sadṛśakarmāṇau) - similar in actions, having similar deeds

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of sadṛśakarman

sadṛśakarman - one whose actions (karma) are similar, having similar deeds

Compound type : bahuvrihi (sadṛśa+karman)

• sadṛśa – similar, like, equal
  adjective
• karman – action, deed, work, ritual (karma)
  noun (neuter)
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

वरुणस्य (varuṇasya) - of Varuna

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of varuṇa

varuṇa - Varuna (Vedic deity, god of cosmic order, oceans)

महाबलौ (mahābalau) - very powerful, mighty

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of mahābala

mahābala - very powerful, mighty, having great strength

Compound type : bahuvrihi (mahā+bala)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective
• bala – strength, power, force
  noun (neuter)