महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-138, verse-23

अश्विनाविव देवानां याविमौ रूपसंपदा ।
तौ प्राकृतवदद्येमौ प्रसुप्तौ धरणीतले ॥२३॥

23. aśvināviva devānāṁ yāvimau rūpasaṁpadā ,
tau prākṛtavadadyemau prasuptau dharaṇītale.

23. aśvinau iva devānām yau imau rūpasaṃpadā tau
prākṛtavat adya imau prasuptau dharaṇītale

23. These two, who by their abundance of beauty are like the Aśvins among the gods, are today lying soundly asleep on the surface of the earth like ordinary people.

Words meanings summery:

• अश्विनौ (aśvinau) - the two Aśvins

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• देवानाम् (devānām) - of the gods, among the gods

• यौ (yau) - who (dual masculine)

• इमौ (imau) - these two

• रूपसंपदा (rūpasaṁpadā) - by wealth of beauty, by beauty and perfection

• तौ (tau) - those two

• प्राकृतवत् (prākṛtavat) - like an ordinary person, like a common man

• अद्य (adya) - today, now

• इमौ (imau) - these two

• प्रसुप्तौ (prasuptau) - fallen asleep, sound asleep

• धरणीतले (dharaṇītale) - on the surface of the earth, on the ground

Words meanings and morphology

अश्विनौ (aśvinau) - the two Aśvins

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of aśvin

aśvin - the two divine physicians, twin Vedic deities

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

देवानाम् (devānām) - of the gods, among the gods

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of deva

deva - god, deity

यौ (yau) - who (dual masculine)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of yad

yad - who, which, what (relative pronoun)

इमौ (imau) - these two

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of idam

idam - this, here

रूपसंपदा (rūpasaṁpadā) - by wealth of beauty, by beauty and perfection

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of rūpasaṃpad

rūpasaṁpad - perfection of beauty, wealth of form

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (rūpa+sampad)

• rūpa – form, beauty, shape
  noun (neuter)
• sampad – success, prosperity, wealth, perfection
  noun (feminine)
  Prefix: sam
  Root: pad (class 4)

तौ (tau) - those two

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of tad

tad - that, he, she, it (demonstrative pronoun)

प्राकृतवत् (prākṛtavat) - like an ordinary person, like a common man

(indeclinable)

taddhita suffix -vat

अद्य (adya) - today, now

(indeclinable)

इमौ (imau) - these two

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of idam

idam - this, here

प्रसुप्तौ (prasuptau) - fallen asleep, sound asleep

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of prasupta

prasupta - fallen asleep, sound asleep

Past Passive Participle

from root 'svap' with prefix 'pra'

Prefix: pra

Root: svap (class 2)

Note: Used as an adjective here.

धरणीतले (dharaṇītale) - on the surface of the earth, on the ground

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of dharaṇītala

dharaṇītala - earth's surface, ground

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dharaṇī+tala)

• dharaṇī – earth, ground
  noun (feminine)
  Root: dhṛ (class 1)
• tala – surface, ground, plain
  noun (neuter)