महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-133, verse-23

राजोवाच ।
वडवे इव संयुक्ते श्येनपाते दिवौकसाम् ।
कस्तयोर्गर्भमाधत्ते गर्भं सुषुवतुश्च कम् ॥२३॥

23. rājovāca ,
vaḍave iva saṁyukte śyenapāte divaukasām ,
kastayorgarbhamādhatte garbhaṁ suṣuvatuśca kam.

23. rāja uvāca | vaḍave iva saṃyukte śyenapāte divaukasām
| kaḥ tayoḥ garbham ā dhatte garbham suṣuvatuḥ ca kam

23. The King said, "Like two united mares, at the swift celestial event (like a hawk's swoop), who causes them both to conceive a child, and what child do they both bring forth?"

Words meanings summery:

• राज (rāja) - The King, Janaka (king, ruler)

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• वडवे (vaḍave) - the two mares (Day and Night) (two mares)

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• संयुक्ते (saṁyukte) - two mares (Day and Night) which are united/connected (joined, united, connected)

• श्येनपाते (śyenapāte) - at a swift celestial event, like the sudden coming/going of the sun (like a hawk) (at the swoop/fall of a hawk; at a swift descent)

• दिवौकसाम् (divaukasām) - of the celestial sphere or its inhabitants (metaphorically for the rapid changes of day and night) (of celestial beings, of dwellers in heaven)

• कः (kaḥ) - who

• तयोः (tayoḥ) - of the two mares (Day and Night) (of those two, for those two)

• गर्भम् (garbham) - a child (the outcome or effect of their union) (embryo, fetus, child)

• आ (ā) - prefix for the verb 'dhatte' (towards, to, up to)

• धत्ते (dhatte) - causes to conceive (when combined with 'ā') (holds, places, conceives)

• गर्भम् (garbham) - a child (the outcome or effect of their union) (embryo, fetus, child)

• सुषुवतुः (suṣuvatuḥ) - the two mares (Day and Night) gave birth (they two gave birth, they two produced)

• च (ca) - and, also

• कम् (kam) - whom

Words meanings and morphology

राज (rāja) - The King, Janaka (king, ruler)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, monarch, ruler

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of vac

Root: vac (class 2)

वडवे (vaḍave) - the two mares (Day and Night) (two mares)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, dual of vaḍavā

vaḍavā - mare, female horse

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

संयुक्ते (saṁyukte) - two mares (Day and Night) which are united/connected (joined, united, connected)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, dual of saṃyukta

saṁyukta - joined, united, connected, endowed with

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root yuj with prefix saṃ

Prefix: sam

Root: yuj (class 7)

श्येनपाते (śyenapāte) - at a swift celestial event, like the sudden coming/going of the sun (like a hawk) (at the swoop/fall of a hawk; at a swift descent)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of śyenapāta

śyenapāta - fall/swoop of a hawk; a swift descent

Tatpuruṣa compound

Compound type : tatpurusha (śyena+pāta)

• śyena – hawk, eagle
  noun (masculine)
• pāta – fall, descent, swoop, occurrence
  noun (masculine)

दिवौकसाम् (divaukasām) - of the celestial sphere or its inhabitants (metaphorically for the rapid changes of day and night) (of celestial beings, of dwellers in heaven)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of divaukas

divaukas - dweller in heaven, celestial being

Bahuvrihi compound: div (heaven) + okas (dwelling)

Compound type : bahuvrihi (div+okas)

• div – heaven, sky, day
  noun (feminine)
• okas – dwelling, home, abode
  noun (neuter)

कः (kaḥ) - who

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kim

kim - who, what, which

तयोः (tayoḥ) - of the two mares (Day and Night) (of those two, for those two)

(pronoun)

Genitive, feminine, dual of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

गर्भम् (garbham) - a child (the outcome or effect of their union) (embryo, fetus, child)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of garbha

garbha - embryo, fetus, child, womb, interior

आ (ā) - prefix for the verb 'dhatte' (towards, to, up to)

(indeclinable)

धत्ते (dhatte) - causes to conceive (when combined with 'ā') (holds, places, conceives)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of dhā

Root: dhā (class 3)

Note: Used with prefix 'ā'.

गर्भम् (garbham) - a child (the outcome or effect of their union) (embryo, fetus, child)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of garbha

garbha - embryo, fetus, child, womb, interior

सुषुवतुः (suṣuvatuḥ) - the two mares (Day and Night) gave birth (they two gave birth, they two produced)

(verb)

3rd person , dual, active, perfect (lit) of sū

Root: sū (class 2)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

कम् (kam) - whom

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of kim

kim - who, what, which