महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-8, chapter-24, verse-71

सूर्याचन्द्रमसौ कृत्वा चक्रे रथवरोत्तमे ।
पक्षौ पूर्वापरौ तत्र कृते रात्र्यहनी शुभे ॥७१॥

71. sūryācandramasau kṛtvā cakre rathavarottame ,
pakṣau pūrvāparau tatra kṛte rātryahanī śubhe.

71. sūrya-acandramasau kṛtvā cakre ratha-vara-uttame
pakṣau pūrva-aparau tatra kṛte rātry-ahanī śubhe

71. sūrya-acandramasau ratha-vara-uttame cakre kṛtvā,
tatra śubhe rātry-ahanī pūrva-aparau pakṣau kṛte

71. Having made the Sun and Moon into the two most excellent chariot-wheels, there, the auspicious night and day were made the two eastern and western sides.

Words meanings summery:

• सूर्य-अचन्द्रमसौ (sūrya-acandramasau) - the Sun and the Moon (made into chariot-wheels) (the Sun and the Moon)

• कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - having transformed/made (the sun and moon into wheels) (having made, having done)

• चक्रे (cakre) - the two wheels (of the chariot) (wheels)

• रथ-वर-उत्तमे (ratha-vara-uttame) - the two most excellent chariot-wheels (most excellent of chariots, most excellent chariot-like)

• पक्षौ (pakṣau) - the two sides (of the chariot) (two sides, two wings, two fortnights)

• पूर्व-अपरौ (pūrva-aparau) - the two eastern and western (sides) (eastern and western, former and latter, front and back)

• तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place

• कृते (kṛte) - were made (made, done)

• रात्र्य्-अहनी (rātry-ahanī) - the two (periods of) night and day (night and day)

• शुभे (śubhe) - the auspicious (night and day) (auspicious, beautiful, bright)

Words meanings and morphology

सूर्य-अचन्द्रमसौ (sūrya-acandramasau) - the Sun and the Moon (made into chariot-wheels) (the Sun and the Moon)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, dual of sūrya-candramas

sūrya-candramas - the Sun and the Moon

Compound type : dvanda (sūrya+candramas)

• sūrya – sun, the sun god
  noun (masculine)
• candramas – moon, the moon god
  noun (masculine)

कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - having transformed/made (the sun and moon into wheels) (having made, having done)

(indeclinable)

absolutive

Derived from root kṛ (to do, make) with suffix -tvā.

Root: kṛ (class 8)

चक्रे (cakre) - the two wheels (of the chariot) (wheels)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, dual of cakra

cakra - wheel, disc, circle

रथ-वर-उत्तमे (ratha-vara-uttame) - the two most excellent chariot-wheels (most excellent of chariots, most excellent chariot-like)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, dual of ratha-vara-uttama

ratha-vara-uttama - most excellent among chariots, the best of chariots

Compound type : tatpurusha (ratha+vara+uttama)

• ratha – chariot, car
  noun (masculine)
• vara – excellent, best, noble; boon, wish
  adjective (masculine)
• uttama – highest, supreme, best, most excellent
  adjective (masculine)
  Superlative degree of 'ud' or 'uccā'.

Note: Agrees with 'cakre'.

पक्षौ (pakṣau) - the two sides (of the chariot) (two sides, two wings, two fortnights)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of pakṣa

pakṣa - side, wing, flank, party, fortnight

पूर्व-अपरौ (pūrva-aparau) - the two eastern and western (sides) (eastern and western, former and latter, front and back)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of pūrva-apara

pūrva-apara - eastern and western; former and latter; front and back

Compound type : dvanda (pūrva+apara)

• pūrva – former, prior, eastern, front
  adjective (masculine)
• apara – other, later, western, back
  adjective (masculine)

Note: Agrees with 'pakṣau'.

तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place

(indeclinable)

कृते (kṛte) - were made (made, done)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, dual of kṛta

kṛta - made, done, performed, finished

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root kṛ (to do, make) with suffix -kta.

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Agrees with 'rātryahanī' and 'śubhe'.

रात्र्य्-अहनी (rātry-ahanī) - the two (periods of) night and day (night and day)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, dual of rātry-ahan

rātry-ahan - night and day

Compound type : dvanda (rātri+ahan)

• rātri – night
  noun (feminine)
• ahan – day
  noun (neuter)

शुभे (śubhe) - the auspicious (night and day) (auspicious, beautiful, bright)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, dual of śubha

śubha - auspicious, beautiful, bright, good, pure

Note: Agrees with 'rātryahanī'.