महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-90, verse-63

पाण्डोस्तु द्वे भार्ये बभूवतुः
कुन्ती माद्री चेत्युभे स्त्रीरत्ने ॥६३॥

63. pāṇḍostu dve bhārye babhūvatuḥ
kuntī mādrī cetyubhe strīratne.

63. pāṇḍoḥ tu dve bhārye babhūvatuḥ
kuntī mādrī ca iti ubhe strīratne

63. Pandu, however, had two wives: Kunti and Madri, both of whom were like jewels among women.

Words meanings summery:

• पाण्डोः (pāṇḍoḥ) - of Pandu

• तु (tu) - but, however, indeed

• द्वे (dve) - two

• भार्ये (bhārye) - wives

• बभूवतुः (babhūvatuḥ) - were, became

• कुन्ती (kuntī) - Kunti

• माद्री (mādrī) - Madri

• च (ca) - and

• इति (iti) - thus, so

• उभे (ubhe) - both

• स्त्रीरत्ने (strīratne) - jewels among women, excellent women

Words meanings and morphology

पाण्डोः (pāṇḍoḥ) - of Pandu

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of pāṇḍu

pāṇḍu - Pandu (name of a king); pale, yellowish-white

तु (tu) - but, however, indeed

(indeclinable)

द्वे (dve) - two

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, dual of dvi

dvi - two

भार्ये (bhārye) - wives

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, dual of bhāryā

bhāryā - wife

बभूवतुः (babhūvatuḥ) - were, became

(verb)

3rd person , dual, active, perfect (Lit) of bhū

Root: bhū (class 1)

कुन्ती (kuntī) - Kunti

(proper noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of kuntī

kuntī - Kunti (name of Pandu's first wife)

माद्री (mādrī) - Madri

(proper noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of mādrī

mādrī - Madri (name of Pandu's second wife)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

इति (iti) - thus, so

(indeclinable)

उभे (ubhe) - both

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, dual of ubha

ubha - both

स्त्रीरत्ने (strīratne) - jewels among women, excellent women

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, dual of strīratna

strīratna - a jewel of a woman, an excellent woman

Compound type : tatpurusha (strī+ratna)

• strī – woman, female
  noun (feminine)
• ratna – jewel, gem, treasure
  noun (neuter)