[dvau dvau sahābhivyaktau; cf. P. VIII. 1. 15. Sk.] 1 A pair, couple.

2 A couple of animals (including even men) of different sexes, i. e. male and female; dvaṃdvāni bhāvaṃ kriyayā vivavruḥ Ku. 3. 35; Me. 45; na cedidaṃ dvaṃdvamayo- jayiṣyat Ku. 7. 66; R. 1. 40; Ś. 2. 14, 7. 27.

3 A couple of opposite conditions or qualities, (such as sukha and duḥkha, śīta and uṣṇa); balavatī hi dvaṃdvānāṃ pravṛtiḥ K. 135;...