महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-40, verse-3

मध्ये कृत्वा तु राजानं भीमसेनार्जुनावुभौ ।
निषीदतुर्महात्मानौ श्लक्ष्णयोर्मणिपीठयोः ॥३॥

3. madhye kṛtvā tu rājānaṁ bhīmasenārjunāvubhau ,
niṣīdaturmahātmānau ślakṣṇayormaṇipīṭhayoḥ.

3. madhye kṛtvā tu rājānam bhīmasena-arjunau ubhau
niṣīdatuḥ mahātmānau ślakṣṇayoḥ maṇi-pīṭhayoḥ

3. tu bhīmasena-arjunau ubhau mahātmānau rājānam
madhye kṛtvā ślakṣṇayoḥ maṇi-pīṭhayoḥ niṣīdatuḥ

3. Having placed the king in the middle, both Bhimasena and Arjuna, the two great souls (mahātman), sat down on two smooth, jeweled thrones.

Words meanings summery:

• मध्ये (madhye) - in the middle, amidst

• कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - having made, having done, having placed

• तु (tu) - but, and, indeed, however

• राजानम् (rājānam) - the king

• भीमसेन-अर्जुनौ (bhīmasena-arjunau) - Bhimasena and Arjuna

• उभौ (ubhau) - both

• निषीदतुः (niṣīdatuḥ) - they two sat down

• महात्मानौ (mahātmānau) - the two great souls, noble ones

• श्लक्ष्णयोः (ślakṣṇayoḥ) - on the two smooth, on the two soft

• मणि-पीठयोः (maṇi-pīṭhayoḥ) - on the two jeweled seats/thrones

Words meanings and morphology

मध्ये (madhye) - in the middle, amidst

(indeclinable)

Note: Locative singular used adverbially.

कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - having made, having done, having placed

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Formed from root √kṛ ('to do, make')

Root: kṛ (class 8)

तु (tu) - but, and, indeed, however

(indeclinable)

राजानम् (rājānam) - the king

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, sovereign

भीमसेन-अर्जुनौ (bhīmasena-arjunau) - Bhimasena and Arjuna

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of bhīmasena-arjuna

bhīmasena-arjuna - Bhimasena and Arjuna (the two Pāṇḍava brothers)

Compound type : dvandva (bhīmasena+arjuna)

• bhīmasena – Bhimasena (one of the Pāṇḍava brothers)
  proper noun (masculine)
• arjuna – Arjuna (one of the Pāṇḍava brothers)
  proper noun (masculine)

उभौ (ubhau) - both

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of ubha

ubha - both

निषीदतुः (niṣīdatuḥ) - they two sat down

(verb)

3rd person , dual, active, imperfect (laṅ) of ni-sad

Class 1 root, P.P. - niṣīdati

Prefix: ni

Root: sad (class 1)

महात्मानौ (mahātmānau) - the two great souls, noble ones

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of mahātman

mahātman - great-souled, noble, sublime (pertaining to the ātman)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahat+ātman)

• mahat – great, large, important
  adjective (masculine)
• ātman – self, soul, spirit, essence
  noun (masculine)

श्लक्ष्णयोः (ślakṣṇayoḥ) - on the two smooth, on the two soft

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, dual of ślakṣṇa

ślakṣṇa - smooth, soft, delicate, refined

Note: Agrees with 'maṇi-pīṭhayoḥ'.

मणि-पीठयोः (maṇi-pīṭhayoḥ) - on the two jeweled seats/thrones

(noun)

Locative, neuter, dual of maṇi-pīṭha

maṇi-pīṭha - jeweled seat, gem-studded throne

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (maṇi+pīṭha)

• maṇi – jewel, gem, pearl
  noun (masculine)
• pīṭha – seat, stool, throne
  noun (masculine)