महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-14, verse-8

वव्रे कद्रूः सुतान्नागान्सहस्रं तुल्यतेजसः ।
द्वौ पुत्रौ विनता वव्रे कद्रूपुत्राधिकौ बले ।
ओजसा तेजसा चैव विक्रमेणाधिकौ सुतौ ॥८॥

8. vavre kadrūḥ sutānnāgānsahasraṁ tulyatejasaḥ ,
dvau putrau vinatā vavre kadrūputrādhikau bale ,
ojasā tejasā caiva vikrameṇādhikau sutau.

8. vavre kadrūḥ sutān nāgān sahasram
tulyatejasaḥ dvau putrau vinatā
vavre kadrūputra-adhikau bale ojasā
tejasā ca eva vikrameṇa adhikau sutau

8. Kadrū chose a thousand sons who were Nāgas, possessing equal splendor. Vinatā, however, chose two sons who would be superior to Kadrū's sons in strength, and indeed, greater in vigor, brilliance, and valor.

Words meanings summery:

• वव्रे (vavre) - chose, desired (she chose, wished for)

• कद्रूः (kadrūḥ) - Kadrū (proper noun)

• सुतान् (sutān) - sons

• नागान् (nāgān) - Nāgas (serpent deities) (Nāgas, serpents)

• सहस्रम् (sahasram) - a thousand

• तुल्यतेजसः (tulyatejasaḥ) - possessing equal splendor (of equal splendor/power)

• द्वौ (dvau) - two

• पुत्रौ (putrau) - two sons

• विनता (vinatā) - Vinatā (proper noun)

• वव्रे (vavre) - she chose, wished for

• कद्रूपुत्र-अधिकौ (kadrūputra-adhikau) - superior to Kadrū's sons

• बले (bale) - in strength (in strength, in power)

• ओजसा (ojasā) - in vigor (by vigor, by energy)

• तेजसा (tejasā) - in brilliance (by splendor, by prowess)

• च (ca) - and

• एव (eva) - indeed, just, only

• विक्रमेण (vikrameṇa) - in valor (by valor, by might)

• अधिकौ (adhikau) - superior (dual) (two superior ones, two greater ones)

• सुतौ (sutau) - two sons

Words meanings and morphology

वव्रे (vavre) - chose, desired (she chose, wished for)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, perfect (liṭ) of vṛ

Root: vṛ (class 9)

कद्रूः (kadrūḥ) - Kadrū (proper noun)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of kadrū

kadrū - Kadrū (name of a mythological female, mother of Nāgas)

सुतान् (sutān) - sons

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of suta

suta - son, born, produced

past passive participle

from root 'sū' (to produce)

Root: sū (class 2)

नागान् (nāgān) - Nāgas (serpent deities) (Nāgas, serpents)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of nāga

nāga - serpent, snake, elephant, a mythological race of serpents

सहस्रम् (sahasram) - a thousand

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of sahasra

sahasra - a thousand

Note: Acts as a quantifier for 'sons'.

तुल्यतेजसः (tulyatejasaḥ) - possessing equal splendor (of equal splendor/power)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of tulyatejas

tulyatejas - of equal splendor, having equal power

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (tulya+tejas)

• tulya – equal, similar
  adjective (masculine)
• tejas – splendor, brilliance, energy, power
  noun (neuter)

Note: Compound, ending in -as, declines like an -s stem.

द्वौ (dvau) - two

(numeral)

पुत्रौ (putrau) - two sons

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, dual of putra

putra - son, child

Note: Also nominative dual.

विनता (vinatā) - Vinatā (proper noun)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of vinatā

vinatā - Vinatā (name of a mythological female, mother of Garuḍa and Aruṇa)

वव्रे (vavre) - she chose, wished for

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, perfect (liṭ) of vṛ

Root: vṛ (class 9)

कद्रूपुत्र-अधिकौ (kadrūputra-adhikau) - superior to Kadrū's sons

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, dual of kadrūputrādika

kadrūputrādika - superior to Kadrū's sons

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa followed by tatpuruṣa (kadrū+putra+adhika)

• kadrū – Kadrū
  noun (feminine)
• putra – son
  noun (masculine)
• adhika – superior, excessive, augmented
  adjective (masculine)
  Prefix: adhi

Note: Compound, acting as an adjective.

बले (bale) - in strength (in strength, in power)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of bala

bala - strength, power, force

ओजसा (ojasā) - in vigor (by vigor, by energy)

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of ojas

ojas - vigor, energy, strength, vitality, brilliance

तेजसा (tejasā) - in brilliance (by splendor, by prowess)

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of tejas

tejas - splendor, brilliance, light, power, energy, prowess

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - indeed, just, only

(indeclinable)

विक्रमेण (vikrameṇa) - in valor (by valor, by might)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of vikrama

vikrama - valor, might, courage, step, stride

action noun

from root 'kram' (to step) with prefix 'vi'

Prefix: vi

Root: kram (class 1)

अधिकौ (adhikau) - superior (dual) (two superior ones, two greater ones)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, dual of adhika

adhika - superior, excessive, augmented

Note: This adhikau functions as a repeated adjective for the two sons, emphasizing superiority in specific qualities listed in instrumental case.

सुतौ (sutau) - two sons

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, dual of suta

suta - son, born, produced

past passive participle

from root 'sū' (to produce)

Root: sū (class 2)

Note: Also nominative dual.