महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-14, chapter-24, verse-17

उभे शुभाशुभे द्वंद्वं तयोर्मध्ये हुताशनः ।
एतद्रूपमुदानस्य परमं ब्राह्मणा विदुः ॥१७॥

17. ubhe śubhāśubhe dvaṁdvaṁ tayormadhye hutāśanaḥ ,
etadrūpamudānasya paramaṁ brāhmaṇā viduḥ.

17. ubhe śubhāśubhe dvandvam tayoḥ madhye hutāśanaḥ
etat rūpam udānasya paramam brāhmaṇāḥ viduḥ

17. ubhe śubhāśubhe dvandvam tayoḥ madhye hutāśanaḥ
brāhmaṇāḥ etat udānasya paramam rūpam viduḥ

17. Good and evil constitute a duality. In the middle of these two is the fire. Brahmins understand this to be the supreme form of the udāna (vital air).

Words meanings summery:

• उभे (ubhe) - both

• शुभाशुभे (śubhāśubhe) - good and evil, auspicious and inauspicious

• द्वन्द्वम् (dvandvam) - a pair, a duality

• तयोः (tayoḥ) - of the two

• मध्ये (madhye) - in the middle, amidst

• हुताशनः (hutāśanaḥ) - fire (literally, 'eater of oblations')

• एतत् (etat) - this

• रूपम् (rūpam) - form, nature

• उदानस्य (udānasya) - of udāna (a vital air)

• परमम् (paramam) - supreme, highest

• ब्राह्मणाः (brāhmaṇāḥ) - brahmins, knowers of brahman

• विदुः (viduḥ) - they know

Words meanings and morphology

उभे (ubhe) - both

(adjective)

neuter, dual of ubha

ubha - both

शुभाशुभे (śubhāśubhe) - good and evil, auspicious and inauspicious

(noun)

neuter, dual of śubhāśubha

śubhāśubha - good and evil, auspicious and inauspicious; a pair of good and evil

Compound type : dvandva (śubha+aśubha)

• śubha – good, auspicious, beautiful
  adjective (neuter)
• aśubha – evil, inauspicious, unlucky
  adjective (neuter)
  Prefix: a

द्वन्द्वम् (dvandvam) - a pair, a duality

(noun)

neuter, singular of dvandva

dvandva - a pair, a couple, a duality, a conflict

तयोः (tayoḥ) - of the two

(pronoun)

dual of tad

tad - that, those

Note: Refers to both good and evil

मध्ये (madhye) - in the middle, amidst

(indeclinable)

Note: Adverbial use of locative singular

हुताशनः (hutāśanaḥ) - fire (literally, 'eater of oblations')

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of hutāśana

hutāśana - fire, Agni

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (huta+aśana)

• huta – offered, sacrificed
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root √hu (to offer, sacrifice)
  Root: hu (class 3)
• aśana – eating, food
  noun (neuter)
  Root: aś (class 9)

एतत् (etat) - this

(pronoun)

neuter, singular of etad

etad - this

रूपम् (rūpam) - form, nature

(noun)

neuter, singular of rūpa

rūpa - form, shape, nature, beauty

उदानस्य (udānasya) - of udāna (a vital air)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of udāna

udāna - one of the five vital airs (prāṇas) responsible for speech and upward movements

Prefix: ud

Root: an (class 2)

परमम् (paramam) - supreme, highest

(adjective)

neuter, singular of parama

parama - supreme, highest, ultimate, excellent

ब्राह्मणाः (brāhmaṇāḥ) - brahmins, knowers of brahman

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of brāhmaṇa

brāhmaṇa - a brahmin, one belonging to the priestly class; one who knows brahman

विदुः (viduḥ) - they know

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present indicative (laṭ) of vid

Root: vid (class 2)