महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-90, verse-72

ततो माद्र्यामश्विभ्यां
नकुलसहदेवावुत्पादितौ ॥७२॥

72. tato mādryāmaśvibhyāṁ
nakulasahadevāvutpāditau.

72. tataḥ mādryām aśvibhyām
nakulasahadevau utpāditau

72. Then, Nakula and Sahadeva were begotten in Madri by the Ashvins.

72. אז נולדו ממָאדְרִי, מהתאומים האלוהיים אַשְׁוִינַה, נַקוּלַה וְסַהַדֵוַה.

Words meanings summery:

• ततः (tataḥ) - then (then, thereafter, from that, thereupon)

• माद्र्याम् (mādryām) - in Madri

• अश्विभ्याम् (aśvibhyām) - by the Ashvins (by the Ashvins, with the Ashvins)

• नकुलसहदेवौ (nakulasahadevau) - Nakula and Sahadeva (twin sons of Madri) (Nakula and Sahadeva)

• उत्पादितौ (utpāditau) - were begotten (begotten, produced, born)

Words meanings and morphology

ततः (tataḥ) - then (then, thereafter, from that, thereupon)

(indeclinable)

Note: Avyaya (indeclinable) ending in -tas, indicating "from that" or "then".

माद्र्याम् (mādryām) - in Madri

(proper noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of madrī

madrī - Madri (name of a princess, wife of Pandu)

अश्विभ्याम् (aśvibhyām) - by the Ashvins (by the Ashvins, with the Ashvins)

(proper noun)

Instrumental, masculine, dual of aśvin

aśvin - the Ashvins (twin Vedic deities, celestial horsemen)

नकुलसहदेवौ (nakulasahadevau) - Nakula and Sahadeva (twin sons of Madri) (Nakula and Sahadeva)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of nakulasahadeva

nakulasahadeva - Nakula and Sahadeva

Compound type : dvandva (nakula+sahadeva)

• nakula – Nakula (name of a Pandava prince); mongoose
  proper noun (masculine)
• sahadeva – Sahadeva (name of a Pandava prince); accompanied by a god
  proper noun (masculine)

Note: Dual nominative as they are two names.

उत्पादितौ (utpāditau) - were begotten (begotten, produced, born)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of utpādita

utpādita - produced, begotten, created, born

Past Passive Participle

Formed from root pad (to go) with prefix ut- (up, forth) and causative suffix -i, then -ta.

Prefix: ut

Root: pad (class 4)

Note: Agrees with "nakulasahadevau" in gender, number, and case.

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