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महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-78, verse-9

ययातिर्देवयान्यां तु पुत्रावजनयन्नृपः ।
यदुं च तुर्वसुं चैव शक्रविष्णू इवापरौ ॥९॥
9. yayātirdevayānyāṁ tu putrāvajanayannṛpaḥ ,
yaduṁ ca turvasuṁ caiva śakraviṣṇū ivāparau.
9. yayātiḥ devayānyām tu putrau ajanayat nṛpaḥ
yadum ca turvasum ca eva śakraviṣṇū iva aparau
9. King Yayāti begot two sons from Devayānī, namely Yadu and Turvasu, who were like another Indra and Vishnu (in might).

Words meanings summery:

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  • ययातिः (yayātiḥ) - King Yayati (Yayati (proper noun))
  • देवयान्याम् (devayānyām) - from Devayānī (as mother) (in Devayānī, on Devayānī)
  • तु (tu) - indeed (adds emphasis) (but, indeed, however, on the other hand)
  • पुत्रौ (putrau) - two sons
  • अजनयत् (ajanayat) - begot (begot, produced, generated)
  • नृपः (nṛpaḥ) - the king (Yayati) (king, ruler)
  • यदुम् (yadum) - Yadu (one of the sons) (Yadu (proper noun))
  • (ca) - and
  • तुर्वसुम् (turvasum) - Turvasu (one of the sons) (Turvasu (proper noun))
  • (ca) - and
  • एव (eva) - indeed (indeed, only, certainly)
  • शक्रविष्णू (śakraviṣṇū) - Indra and Vishnu (the deities) (Indra and Vishnu)
  • इव (iva) - like (like, as, as it were)
  • अपरौ (aparau) - two other (Indra and Vishnu, i.e., comparable to them) (two others, two other ones)

Words meanings and morphology

ययातिः (yayātiḥ) - King Yayati (Yayati (proper noun))
(proper noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of yayāti
yayāti - name of a celebrated king, son of Nahuṣa
देवयान्याम् (devayānyām) - from Devayānī (as mother) (in Devayānī, on Devayānī)
(proper noun)
Locative, feminine, singular of devayānī
devayānī - name of a princess, daughter of Shukra
Note: Indicates the mother from whom the children were born.
तु (tu) - indeed (adds emphasis) (but, indeed, however, on the other hand)
(indeclinable)
पुत्रौ (putrau) - two sons
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, dual of putra
putra - son, child, offspring
Note: Direct object of 'ajanayat'.
अजनयत् (ajanayat) - begot (begot, produced, generated)
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of jan
imperfect active
3rd person singular imperfect active (causative of root jan, or 10th class)
Root: jan (class 4)
नृपः (nṛpaḥ) - the king (Yayati) (king, ruler)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of nṛpa
nṛpa - king, ruler, protector of men
Compound type : tatpurusha (nṛ+pa)
  • nṛ – man, human
    noun (masculine)
  • pa – protector, preserver (from root pā 'to protect')
    noun (masculine)
    agent noun
    from root pā 'to protect'
    Root: pā (class 2)
Note: Appositive to Yayati.
यदुम् (yadum) - Yadu (one of the sons) (Yadu (proper noun))
(proper noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of yadu
yadu - name of a celebrated ancient king, son of Yayāti, founder of the Yadu dynasty
(ca) - and
(indeclinable)
तुर्वसुम् (turvasum) - Turvasu (one of the sons) (Turvasu (proper noun))
(proper noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of turvasu
turvasu - name of a celebrated ancient king, son of Yayāti
(ca) - and
(indeclinable)
एव (eva) - indeed (indeed, only, certainly)
(indeclinable)
शक्रविष्णू (śakraviṣṇū) - Indra and Vishnu (the deities) (Indra and Vishnu)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, dual of śakraviṣṇu
śakraviṣṇu - Indra and Vishnu (dual deity)
Compound type : dvandva (śakra+viṣṇu)
  • śakra – Indra, powerful
    proper noun (masculine)
  • viṣṇu – Vishnu (the deity)
    proper noun (masculine)
इव (iva) - like (like, as, as it were)
(indeclinable)
Note: Marks a comparison.
अपरौ (aparau) - two other (Indra and Vishnu, i.e., comparable to them) (two others, two other ones)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, dual of apara
apara - other, another, posterior, inferior
Note: Implies 'another set of', 'like another pair of'.