महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-9, chapter-44, verse-4

इन्द्राविष्णू महावीर्यौ सूर्याचन्द्रमसौ तथा ।
धाता चैव विधाता च तथा चैवानिलानलौ ॥४॥

4. indrāviṣṇū mahāvīryau sūryācandramasau tathā ,
dhātā caiva vidhātā ca tathā caivānilānalau.

4. indra-viṣṇū mahā-vīryau sūryā-candramasau tathā
dhātā ca eva vidhātā ca tathā ca eva anila-analau

4. mahāvīryau indrā-viṣṇū tathā sūryā-candramasau ca
eva dhātā ca vidhātā ca tathā ca eva anila-analau

4. (and) Indra and Vishnu of great might, as well as the sun and the moon, and Dhātṛ and Vidhātṛ, and also Anila and Anala,

Words meanings summery:

• इन्द्राविष्णू (indrāviṣṇū) - Indra and Vishnu

• महावीर्यौ (mahāvīryau) - of great might, possessing great heroism

• सूर्याचन्द्रमसौ (sūryācandramasau) - the sun and the moon

• तथा (tathā) - thus, as well as, and

• धाता (dhātā) - Dhātṛ (creator, sustainer)

• च (ca) - and

• एव (eva) - indeed, precisely, very

• विधाता (vidhātā) - Vidhātṛ (arranger, creator)

• च (ca) - and

• तथा (tathā) - thus, as well as, and

• च (ca) - and

• एव (eva) - indeed, precisely, very

• अनिलानलौ (anilānalau) - Anila (wind) and Anala (fire)

Words meanings and morphology

इन्द्राविष्णू (indrāviṣṇū) - Indra and Vishnu

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of indrāviṣṇu

indrāviṣṇu - Indra and Vishnu

Dvandva compound of Indra and Viṣṇu

Compound type : dvandva (indra+viṣṇu)

• indra – Indra (king of the gods)
  proper noun (masculine)
• viṣṇu – Vishnu
  proper noun (masculine)

महावीर्यौ (mahāvīryau) - of great might, possessing great heroism

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of mahāvīrya

mahāvīrya - of great might, extremely heroic

Bahuvrīhi compound of mahat and vīrya

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahat+vīrya)

• mahat – great, large, mighty
  adjective (masculine)
• vīrya – might, heroism, energy
  noun (neuter)

सूर्याचन्द्रमसौ (sūryācandramasau) - the sun and the moon

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of sūryācandramas

sūryācandramas - sun and moon

Dvandva compound of sūrya and candramas

Compound type : dvandva (sūrya+candramas)

• sūrya – sun
  proper noun (masculine)
• candramas – moon
  proper noun (masculine)

तथा (tathā) - thus, as well as, and

(indeclinable)

धाता (dhātā) - Dhātṛ (creator, sustainer)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dhātṛ

dhātṛ - creator, sustainer, supporter

From root dhṛ

Root: dhṛ (class 1)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - indeed, precisely, very

(indeclinable)

विधाता (vidhātā) - Vidhātṛ (arranger, creator)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vidhātṛ

vidhātṛ - arranger, creator, dispenser

From vi + dhā

Prefix: vi

Root: dhā (class 3)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

तथा (tathā) - thus, as well as, and

(indeclinable)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - indeed, precisely, very

(indeclinable)

अनिलानलौ (anilānalau) - Anila (wind) and Anala (fire)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of anilānala

anilānala - Anila and Anala (wind and fire)

Dvandva compound of anila and anala

Compound type : dvandva (anila+anala)

• anila – wind, air
  proper noun (masculine)
• anala – fire
  proper noun (masculine)

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