महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-328, verse-17

एतौ द्वौ विबुधश्रेष्ठौ प्रसादक्रोधजौ स्मृतौ ।
तदादेशितपन्थानौ सृष्टिसंहारकारकौ ।
निमित्तमात्रं तावत्र सर्वप्राणिवरप्रदौ ॥१७॥

17. etau dvau vibudhaśreṣṭhau prasādakrodhajau smṛtau ,
tadādeśitapanthānau sṛṣṭisaṁhārakārakau ,
nimittamātraṁ tāvatra sarvaprāṇivarapradau.

17. etau dvau vibudhaśreṣṭhau
prasādakrodhajau smṛtau tadādeśitapanthānau
sṛṣṭisaṃhārakārakau nimittamātram
tau atra sarvaprāṇivarapradau

17. etau dvau vibudhaśreṣṭhau
prasādakrodhajau smṛtau tadādeśitapanthānau
sṛṣṭisaṃhārakārakau tau atra
nimittamātram sarvaprāṇivarapradau

17. These two, the foremost among the enlightened ones, are remembered as born from grace and anger. They are the ones whose path is ordained for creation and destruction. Here, they are merely instruments, bestowing boons upon all beings.

Words meanings summery:

• एतौ (etau) - these two

• द्वौ (dvau) - two

• विबुधश्रेष्ठौ (vibudhaśreṣṭhau) - two foremost among the gods/enlightened

• प्रसादक्रोधजौ (prasādakrodhajau) - born from grace and anger

• स्मृतौ (smṛtau) - are remembered, are considered

• तदादेशितपन्थानौ (tadādeśitapanthānau) - whose path is ordained/directed by them

• सृष्टिसंहारकारकौ (sṛṣṭisaṁhārakārakau) - causing creation and destruction

• निमित्तमात्रम् (nimittamātram) - mere instruments, only causes

• तौ (tau) - those two

• अत्र (atra) - here, in this matter

• सर्वप्राणिवरप्रदौ (sarvaprāṇivarapradau) - bestowing boons on all beings

Words meanings and morphology

एतौ (etau) - these two

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of etad

etad - this, these

Note: Refers to Rudra and another implied deity or aspect.

द्वौ (dvau) - two

(numeral)

Note: Agrees with 'etau'.

विबुधश्रेष्ठौ (vibudhaśreṣṭhau) - two foremost among the gods/enlightened

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of vibudhaśreṣṭha

vibudhaśreṣṭha - foremost among the gods, best of the enlightened

Compound type : tatpurusha (vibudha+śreṣṭha)

• vibudha – wise, learned, god, enlightened
  noun (masculine)
• śreṣṭha – best, excellent, foremost
  adjective (masculine)
  superlative of praśasya (excellent)

Note: Agrees with 'etau dvau'.

प्रसादक्रोधजौ (prasādakrodhajau) - born from grace and anger

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of prasādakrodhaja

prasādakrodhaja - born from grace and anger

Compound type : dvandva-tatpurusha (prasāda+krodha+ja)

• prasāda – grace, favor, clearness, serenity
  noun (masculine)
• krodha – anger, wrath
  noun (masculine)
• ja – born, produced from
  suffix (masculine)
  from root jan (to be born)
  Root: jan (class 4)

Note: Agrees with 'etau dvau'.

स्मृतौ (smṛtau) - are remembered, are considered

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of smṛta

smṛta - remembered, recollected, considered

Past Passive Participle

from root smṛ (to remember)

Root: smṛ (class 1)

Note: Functions predicatively with an implied verb "to be".

तदादेशितपन्थानौ (tadādeśitapanthānau) - whose path is ordained/directed by them

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of tadādeśitapanthāna

tadādeśitapanthāna - whose path is ordained/directed by them, who direct/show the path for them

Compound type : bahuvrihi (tad+ādeśita+panthāna)

• tad – that, those
  pronoun (neuter)
• ādeśita – ordered, directed, indicated
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  from root diś (to point, show) with prefix ā
  Prefix: ā
  Root: diś (class 6)
• panthāna – path, way
  noun (masculine)

Note: Qualifies 'etau dvau'.

सृष्टिसंहारकारकौ (sṛṣṭisaṁhārakārakau) - causing creation and destruction

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of sṛṣṭisaṃhārakāraka

sṛṣṭisaṁhārakāraka - causing creation and destruction

Compound type : dvandva-tatpurusha (sṛṣṭi+saṃhāra+kāraka)

• sṛṣṭi – creation, emission
  noun (feminine)
  Verbal noun
  from root sṛj (to create)
  Root: sṛj (class 6)
• saṃhāra – destruction, withdrawal
  noun (masculine)
  Verbal noun
  from root hṛ (to seize, take) with prefix sam
  Prefix: sam
  Root: hṛ (class 1)
• kāraka – doer, maker, agent, causing
  noun (masculine)
  Agent noun
  from root kṛ (to do, make)
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Qualifies 'etau dvau'.

निमित्तमात्रम् (nimittamātram) - mere instruments, only causes

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of nimittamātra

nimittamātra - mere instrument, only a cause, merely a cause

Compound type : tatpurusha (nimitta+mātra)

• nimitta – cause, motive, instrument, sign
  noun (neuter)
• mātra – only, mere, just
  adjective (neuter)

Note: Functions adverbially or as a predicate noun referring to an abstract concept.

तौ (tau) - those two

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of tad

tad - that, those

Note: Refers back to the 'two foremost ones'.

अत्र (atra) - here, in this matter

(indeclinable)

सर्वप्राणिवरप्रदौ (sarvaprāṇivarapradau) - bestowing boons on all beings

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of sarvaprāṇivaraprada

sarvaprāṇivaraprada - bestowing boons on all beings

Compound type : tatpurusha (sarvaprāṇi+vara+prada)

• sarvaprāṇi – all beings, all creatures
  noun (masculine)
• vara – boon, blessing, best
  noun (masculine)
• prada – giving, bestowing, granting
  adjective (masculine)
  Agent noun
  from root dā (to give) with prefix pra
  Prefix: pra
  Root: dā (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'tau'.