महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-134, verse-8

अष्टावक्र उवाच ।
द्वाविन्द्राग्नी चरतो वै सखायौ द्वौ देवर्षी नारदः पर्वतश्च ।
द्वावश्विनौ द्वे च रथस्य चक्रे भार्यापती द्वौ विहितौ विधात्रा ॥८॥

8. aṣṭāvakra uvāca ,
dvāvindrāgnī carato vai sakhāyau; dvau devarṣī nāradaḥ parvataśca ,
dvāvaśvinau dve ca rathasya cakre; bhāryāpatī dvau vihitau vidhātrā.

8. aṣṭāvakraḥ uvāca dvau indrāgnī carataḥ
vai sakhāyau dvau devarṣī nāradaḥ
parvataḥ ca dvau aśvinau dve ca rathasya
cakre bhāryāpatī dvau vihitau vidhātrā

8. Aṣṭāvakra said, "Indeed, Indra and Agni move about as two friends. The two divine sages are Nārada and Parvata. There are two Aśvin twins, and two wheels of a chariot. The two roles of wife and husband (bhāryāpatī) are ordained by the Creator (vidhātṛ)."

Words meanings summery:

• अष्टावक्रः (aṣṭāvakraḥ) - Aṣṭāvakra, the sage replying to Bandin (Aṣṭāvakra (name of a sage))

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• द्वौ (dvau) - two

• इन्द्राग्नी (indrāgnī) - the two deities Indra and Agni, mentioned as a pair (Indra and Agni)

• चरतः (carataḥ) - they move about together (they move, they wander)

• वै (vai) - used for emphasis (indeed, verily, surely)

• सखायौ (sakhāyau) - Indra and Agni as two friends (two friends)

• द्वौ (dvau) - two

• देवर्षी (devarṣī) - Nārada and Parvata, who are divine sages (two divine sages)

• नारदः (nāradaḥ) - The sage Nārada, one of the two divine sages mentioned (Nārada (name of a divine sage))

• पर्वतः (parvataḥ) - The sage Parvata, friend of Nārada, one of the two divine sages mentioned (mountain; Parvata (name of a sage))

• च (ca) - and, also

• द्वौ (dvau) - two

• अश्विनौ (aśvinau) - the celestial physicians known as the Aśvins (the two Aśvin twins (divine physicians))

• द्वे (dve) - two

• च (ca) - and, also

• रथस्य (rathasya) - of the chariot

• चक्रे (cakre) - the two wheels that belong to a chariot (two wheels)

• भार्यापती (bhāryāpatī) - the married couple, a pair (wife and husband (as a pair))

• द्वौ (dvau) - two

• विहितौ (vihitau) - decreed or established by the Creator (ordained, arranged, appointed)

• विधात्रा (vidhātrā) - by the Creator, by Brahma

Words meanings and morphology

अष्टावक्रः (aṣṭāvakraḥ) - Aṣṭāvakra, the sage replying to Bandin (Aṣṭāvakra (name of a sage))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of aṣṭāvakra

aṣṭāvakra - crooked in eight places; name of a sage

Compound type : bahuvrihi (aṣṭa+vakra)

• aṣṭa – eight
  numeral
• vakra – bent, crooked
  adjective

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

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

Perfect Active

3rd person singular, Perfect tense, Parasmaipada

Root: vac (class 2)

द्वौ (dvau) - two

(numeral)

Note: Agrees with indrāgnī and sakhāyau

इन्द्राग्नी (indrāgnī) - the two deities Indra and Agni, mentioned as a pair (Indra and Agni)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of indrāgni

indrāgni - Indra and Agni

Compound type : dvandva (indra+agni)

• indra – Indra, king of gods
  proper noun (masculine)
• agni – fire, god of fire
  noun (masculine)

चरतः (carataḥ) - they move about together (they move, they wander)

(verb)

3rd person , dual, active, present (lat) of car

Present Active

3rd person dual, Present tense, Parasmaipada

Root: car (class 1)

वै (vai) - used for emphasis (indeed, verily, surely)

(indeclinable)

सखायौ (sakhāyau) - Indra and Agni as two friends (two friends)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of sakhi

sakhi - friend, companion

द्वौ (dvau) - two

(numeral)

Note: Agrees with devarṣī

देवर्षी (devarṣī) - Nārada and Parvata, who are divine sages (two divine sages)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of devarṣi

devarṣi - divine sage

Compound type : tatpurusha (deva+ṛṣi)

• deva – divine, god
  noun/adjective (masculine)
• ṛṣi – sage, seer
  noun (masculine)

नारदः (nāradaḥ) - The sage Nārada, one of the two divine sages mentioned (Nārada (name of a divine sage))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nārada

nārada - causing strife; name of a divine sage

पर्वतः (parvataḥ) - The sage Parvata, friend of Nārada, one of the two divine sages mentioned (mountain; Parvata (name of a sage))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of parvata

parvata - mountain; name of a sage (friend of Nārada)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

द्वौ (dvau) - two

(numeral)

Note: Agrees with aśvinau

अश्विनौ (aśvinau) - the celestial physicians known as the Aśvins (the two Aśvin twins (divine physicians))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of aśvin

aśvin - connected with horses; name of twin deities (celestial physicians)

द्वे (dve) - two

(numeral)

Note: Agrees with cakre (neuter dual)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

रथस्य (rathasya) - of the chariot

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of ratha

ratha - chariot

चक्रे (cakre) - the two wheels that belong to a chariot (two wheels)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, dual of cakra

cakra - wheel, disc, circle

भार्यापती (bhāryāpatī) - the married couple, a pair (wife and husband (as a pair))

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of bhāryāpati

bhāryāpati - wife and husband (couple)

Compound type : dvandva (bhāryā+pati)

• bhāryā – wife
  noun (feminine)
• pati – husband, master
  noun (masculine)

Note: Feminine noun bhāryā + masculine noun pati forming a dvandva compound which declines as masculine dual.

द्वौ (dvau) - two

(numeral)

Note: Agrees with bhāryāpatī and vihitau

विहितौ (vihitau) - decreed or established by the Creator (ordained, arranged, appointed)

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, dual of vihita

vihita - arranged, ordered, established, ordained

Past Passive Participle

From root dhā- with prefix vi-

Prefix: vi

Root: dhā (class 3)

Note: Agrees with bhāryāpatī dvau

विधात्रा (vidhātrā) - by the Creator, by Brahma

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of vidhātṛ

vidhātṛ - creator, ordainer, disposer (often refers to Brahma)

Agent Noun

From root dhā- with prefix vi- and agent suffix -tṛ

Prefix: vi

Root: dhā (class 3)

Note: Agent of the passive participle vihitau