महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-200, verse-18

सुन्दोपसुन्दावसुरौ भ्रातरौ सहितावुभौ ।
आस्तामवध्यावन्येषां त्रिषु लोकेषु विश्रुतौ ॥१८॥

18. sundopasundāvasurau bhrātarau sahitāvubhau ,
āstāmavadhyāvanyeṣāṁ triṣu lokeṣu viśrutau.

18. sundopasundau asurau bhrātarau sahitau ubhau
āstām avadhyau anyeṣām triṣu lokeṣu viśrutau

18. Sunda and Upasunda were two united demon (asura) brothers, both renowned throughout the three worlds as invincible by others.

Words meanings summery:

• सुन्दोपसुन्दौ (sundopasundau) - Sunda and Upasunda

• असुरौ (asurau) - two demons (asuras)

• भ्रातरौ (bhrātarau) - two brothers

• सहितौ (sahitau) - united, together, accompanied

• उभौ (ubhau) - both

• आस्ताम् (āstām) - they were

• अवध्यौ (avadhyau) - invincible, not to be killed

• अन्येषाम् (anyeṣām) - by others, of others

• त्रिषु (triṣu) - in three

• लोकेषु (lokeṣu) - in the worlds

• विश्रुतौ (viśrutau) - renowned, famous (dual)

Words meanings and morphology

सुन्दोपसुन्दौ (sundopasundau) - Sunda and Upasunda

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of sundopasunda

sundopasunda - Sunda and Upasunda (names of two asura brothers)

Compound type : dvandva (sunda+upasunda)

• sunda – Sunda (proper name)
  proper noun (masculine)
• upasunda – Upasunda (proper name)
  proper noun (masculine)

असुरौ (asurau) - two demons (asuras)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of asura

asura - demon, titan, anti-god

भ्रातरौ (bhrātarau) - two brothers

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of bhrātṛ

bhrātṛ - brother

सहितौ (sahitau) - united, together, accompanied

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of sahita

sahita - joined, united, accompanied, together

Past Passive Participle

Past passive participle, derived from 'saha' (with) + root 'i' (to go) + kta

Prefix: sa

Root: i (class 2)

उभौ (ubhau) - both

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of ubha

ubha - both

आस्ताम् (āstām) - they were

(verb)

3rd person , dual, active, imperfect (laṅ) of as

Imperfect Tense, Active Voice

3rd person dual imperfect active of the root as

Root: as (class 2)

अवध्यौ (avadhyau) - invincible, not to be killed

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of avadhya

avadhya - not to be killed, inviolable, invincible

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+vadhya)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
• vadhya – to be killed, vulnerable, killable
  adjective
  Gerundive
  Gerundive (future passive participle) of the root vadh/han
  Root: han (class 2)

अन्येषाम् (anyeṣām) - by others, of others

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of anya

anya - other, another, different

Note: Used as genitive of agent with gerundive 'avadhyau'.

त्रिषु (triṣu) - in three

(numeral)

लोकेषु (lokeṣu) - in the worlds

(noun)

Locative, masculine, plural of loka

loka - world, realm, universe, people

विश्रुतौ (viśrutau) - renowned, famous (dual)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of viśruta

viśruta - heard of, famous, renowned

Past Passive Participle

Past passive participle of root śru with upasarga vi

Prefix: vi

Root: śru (class 5)