महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-7, chapter-10, verse-41

पूर्वदेवौ महात्मानौ नरनारायणावुभौ ।
एकात्मानौ द्विधाभूतौ दृश्येते मानवैर्भुवि ॥४१॥

41. pūrvadevau mahātmānau naranārāyaṇāvubhau ,
ekātmānau dvidhābhūtau dṛśyete mānavairbhuvi.

41. pūrvadevau mahātmānau naranārāyaṇau ubhau
ekātmānau dvidhābhūtau dṛśyete mānavaiḥ bhuvi

41. pūrvadevau mahātmānau naranārāyaṇau ubhau
ekātmānau dvidhābhūtau mānavaiḥ bhuvi dṛśyete

41. Both Nara and Nārāyaṇa, the ancient great deities (mahātman), who are essentially one self (ātman) but have manifested into two forms, are seen by humans on earth.

Words meanings summery:

• पूर्वदेवौ (pūrvadevau) - ancient deities, primeval gods

• महात्मानौ (mahātmānau) - great-souled, noble-minded

• नरनारायणौ (naranārāyaṇau) - Nara and Nārāyaṇa

• उभौ (ubhau) - both

• एकात्मानौ (ekātmānau) - having one self, unified in spirit

• द्विधाभूतौ (dvidhābhūtau) - having become two, manifested in two ways

• दृश्येते (dṛśyete) - are seen

• मानवैः (mānavaiḥ) - by humans, by men

• भुवि (bhuvi) - on earth, in the world

Words meanings and morphology

पूर्वदेवौ (pūrvadevau) - ancient deities, primeval gods

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of pūrvadeva

pūrvadeva - ancient god, primeval deity

Compound type : karmadhāraya (pūrva+deva)

• pūrva – former, ancient, prior
  adjective
• deva – god, deity
  noun (masculine)
  Root: div (class 4)

महात्मानौ (mahātmānau) - great-souled, noble-minded

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of mahātman

mahātman - great-souled, noble, a great person

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahat+ātman)

• mahat – great, large
  adjective
• ātman – self, soul, spirit, essential nature
  noun (masculine)
  Root: an (class 2)

Note: Adjective modifying 'Naranārāyaṇau'.

नरनारायणौ (naranārāyaṇau) - Nara and Nārāyaṇa

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of naranārāyaṇa

naranārāyaṇa - Nara and Nārāyaṇa (mythological sages, often identified with Arjuna and Krishna)

Compound type : dvandva (nara+nārāyaṇa)

• nara – man, human being
  noun (masculine)
  Root: nṛ
• nārāyaṇa – Nārāyaṇa (name of Viṣṇu)
  proper noun (masculine)

उभौ (ubhau) - both

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of ubha

ubha - both

एकात्मानौ (ekātmānau) - having one self, unified in spirit

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of ekātman

ekātman - of one self, of one mind, having one soul

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (eka+ātman)

• eka – one, single, sole
  pronoun
  Root: i
• ātman – self, soul, spirit, essential nature
  noun (masculine)
  Root: an (class 2)

Note: Adjective modifying 'Naranārāyaṇau'.

द्विधाभूतौ (dvidhābhūtau) - having become two, manifested in two ways

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of dvidhābhūta

dvidhābhūta - become two, existing in two ways

Past Passive Participle

Derived from dvidhā (in two ways) + bhūta (become, been)

Compound type : tatpurusha (dvidhā+bhūta)

• dvidhā – in two ways, twofold
  indeclinable
  Root: dvi
• bhūta – become, been, existing
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Past Passive Participle of √bhū 'to be, become'
  Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Adjective modifying 'Naranārāyaṇau'.

दृश्येते (dṛśyete) - are seen

(verb)

3rd person , dual, passive, present (laṭ) of dṛś

Present tense, Atmanepada, Passive voice

Root √dṛś, 4th conjugation, passive voice

Root: dṛś (class 1)

मानवैः (mānavaiḥ) - by humans, by men

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of mānava

mānava - human, man, descendant of Manu

Root: man

Note: Agent of the passive verb 'dṛśyete'.

भुवि (bhuvi) - on earth, in the world

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of bhu

bhu - earth, world, ground

Root: bhū