महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-8, chapter-69, verse-22

नरनारायणौ देवौ कथितौ नारदेन ह ।
धर्मसंस्थापने युक्तौ पुराणौ पुरुषोत्तमौ ॥२२॥

22. naranārāyaṇau devau kathitau nāradena ha ,
dharmasaṁsthāpane yuktau purāṇau puruṣottamau.

22. naranārāyaṇau devau kathitau nāradena ha
dharmasaṃsthāpane yuktau purāṇau puruṣottamau

22. ha nāradena naranārāyaṇau devau purāṇau
puruṣottamau dharmasaṃsthāpane yuktau kathitau

22. Indeed, Nārada declared them, the two divine beings, Nara and Nārāyaṇa, to be the ancient, supreme (cosmic) persons (puruṣottama), engaged in the firm establishment of (natural law) dharma.

Words meanings summery:

• नरनारायणौ (naranārāyaṇau) - Nara and Nārāyaṇa

• देवौ (devau) - two gods, two divine beings

• कथितौ (kathitau) - declared, told, narrated

• नारदेन (nāradena) - by Nārada

• ह (ha) - indeed, verily

• धर्मसंस्थापने (dharmasaṁsthāpane) - in the establishment of (natural law) dharma

• युक्तौ (yuktau) - engaged, joined, connected

• पुराणौ (purāṇau) - ancient, old, primeval

• पुरुषोत्तमौ (puruṣottamau) - the two supreme (cosmic) persons (puruṣottama)

Words meanings and morphology

नरनारायणौ (naranārāyaṇau) - Nara and Nārāyaṇa

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of naranārāyaṇa

naranārāyaṇa - Nara and Nārāyaṇa (two ancient sages, often identified with Arjuna and Kṛṣṇa)

Compound type : dvandva (nara+nārāyaṇa)

• nara – man, human being; the divine sage Nara
  noun (masculine)
• nārāyaṇa – Nārāyaṇa (Viṣṇu); the divine sage Nārāyaṇa
  proper noun (masculine)

देवौ (devau) - two gods, two divine beings

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of deva

deva - god, divine being, celestial

Root: div (class 1)

कथितौ (kathitau) - declared, told, narrated

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of kathita

kath - to tell, narrate, relate

Past Passive Participle

Derived from the causal of root kṛt (to make, do)

Root: kṛt (class 8)

नारदेन (nāradena) - by Nārada

(proper noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of nārada

nārada - Nārada (a divine sage, messenger of the gods)

ह (ha) - indeed, verily

(indeclinable)

धर्मसंस्थापने (dharmasaṁsthāpane) - in the establishment of (natural law) dharma

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of dharmasaṃsthāpana

dharmasaṁsthāpana - establishment of (natural law) dharma

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dharma+saṃsthāpana)

• dharma – constitution, natural law, intrinsic nature, righteousness, duty
  noun (masculine)
• saṃsthāpana – establishment, placing firmly, arranging
  noun (neuter)
  causal of root sthā with saṃ-
  Prefix: sam
  Root: sthā (class 1)

युक्तौ (yuktau) - engaged, joined, connected

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of yukta

yuj - to join, unite, harness, engage

Past Passive Participle

Root: yuj (class 7)

पुराणौ (purāṇau) - ancient, old, primeval

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of purāṇa

purāṇa - ancient, old, primeval; a class of sacred texts

पुरुषोत्तमौ (puruṣottamau) - the two supreme (cosmic) persons (puruṣottama)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of puruṣottama

puruṣottama - best of men, supreme (cosmic) person (puruṣa) (an epithet of Viṣṇu or Kṛṣṇa)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (puruṣa+uttama)

• puruṣa – man, human being, cosmic person (puruṣa)
  noun (masculine)
• uttama – highest, best, supreme, excellent
  adjective