महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-9, chapter-6, verse-2

दुर्योधन महाबाहो शृणु वाक्यविदां वर ।
यावेतौ मन्यसे कृष्णौ रथस्थौ रथिनां वरौ ।
न मे तुल्यावुभावेतौ बाहुवीर्ये कथंचन ॥२॥

2. duryodhana mahābāho śṛṇu vākyavidāṁ vara ,
yāvetau manyase kṛṣṇau rathasthau rathināṁ varau ,
na me tulyāvubhāvetau bāhuvīrye kathaṁcana.

2. duryodhana mahābāho śṛṇu vākyavidāṃ
vara yau etau manyase kṛṣṇau
rathasthau rathināṃ varau na me
tulyau ubhau etau bāhuvīrye kathaṃcana

2. duryodhana mahābāho,
vākyavidāṃ vara,
śṛṇu.
yau etau kṛṣṇau rathasthau rathināṃ varau (iti tvaṃ) manyase,
etau ubhau me bāhuvīrye kathaṃcana na tulyau (staḥ).

2. O Duryodhana, mighty-armed one, best among those who know words, listen! These two Kṛṣṇas, whom you consider to be the best of charioteers standing on chariots, these two are in no way equal to me in the strength of their arms.

Words meanings summery:

• दुर्योधन (duryodhana) - O Duryodhana

• महाबाहो (mahābāho) - O mighty-armed one

• शृणु (śṛṇu) - listen! hear!

• वाक्यविदां (vākyavidāṁ) - of those who know words

• वर (vara) - O best one

• यौ (yau) - those two who

• एतौ (etau) - these two

• मन्यसे (manyase) - you consider, you think

• कृष्णौ (kṛṣṇau) - Krishna and Arjuna, often referred to as 'Kṛṣṇau' in dual form (the two Kṛṣṇas)

• रथस्थौ (rathasthau) - standing on a chariot (those two)

• रथिनां (rathināṁ) - of charioteers

• वरौ (varau) - the best two

• न (na) - not

• मे (me) - to me, my

• तुल्यौ (tulyau) - equal (those two)

• उभौ (ubhau) - both (those two)

• एतौ (etau) - these two

• बाहुवीर्ये (bāhuvīrye) - in arm strength, in valor of arms

• कथंचन (kathaṁcana) - in any way, by any means (often with negative)

Words meanings and morphology

दुर्योधन (duryodhana) - O Duryodhana

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of duryodhana

duryodhana - Duryodhana (name of the eldest Kaurava prince)

महाबाहो (mahābāho) - O mighty-armed one

(adjective)

Vocative, masculine, singular of mahābāhu

mahābāhu - mighty-armed, having great arms

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahā+bāhu)

• mahā – great, mighty
  adjective
• bāhu – arm
  noun (masculine)

शृणु (śṛṇu) - listen! hear!

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of śru

Imperative 2nd person singular active

Root: śru (class 5)

वाक्यविदां (vākyavidāṁ) - of those who know words

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of vākyavid

vākyavid - knower of words, eloquent

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vākya+vid)

• vākya – word, speech, statement
  noun (neuter)
• vid – knower, skilled in
  noun (masculine)

वर (vara) - O best one

(adjective)

Vocative, masculine, singular of vara

vara - best, excellent; boon; bridegroom

यौ (yau) - those two who

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of yad

yad - who, which, what (relative pronoun)

एतौ (etau) - these two

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of etad

etad - this, that

मन्यसे (manyase) - you consider, you think

(verb)

2nd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of man

Present tense 2nd person singular middle

Root: man (class 4)

कृष्णौ (kṛṣṇau) - Krishna and Arjuna, often referred to as 'Kṛṣṇau' in dual form (the two Kṛṣṇas)

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, dual of kṛṣṇa

kṛṣṇa - Krishna; dark, black

रथस्थौ (rathasthau) - standing on a chariot (those two)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of rathastha

rathastha - chariot-standing, being on a chariot

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (ratha+stha)

• ratha – chariot
  noun (masculine)
• stha – standing, staying, situated
  adjective
  Root: sthā (class 1)

रथिनां (rathināṁ) - of charioteers

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of rathin

rathin - charioteer, warrior fighting from a chariot

वरौ (varau) - the best two

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of vara

vara - best, excellent; boon; bridegroom

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

मे (me) - to me, my

(pronoun)

Dative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me (first person pronoun)

Note: Can also be genitive 'my'

तुल्यौ (tulyau) - equal (those two)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of tulya

tulya - equal, similar, comparable

उभौ (ubhau) - both (those two)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of ubha

ubha - both

एतौ (etau) - these two

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of etad

etad - this, that

बाहुवीर्ये (bāhuvīrye) - in arm strength, in valor of arms

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of bāhuvīrya

bāhuvīrya - strength of arm, valor

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (bāhu+vīrya)

• bāhu – arm
  noun (masculine)
• vīrya – strength, valor, heroism
  noun (neuter)

कथंचन (kathaṁcana) - in any way, by any means (often with negative)

(indeclinable)