Apte Sanskrit-English Dictionary
num. a. (Nom. du. dvau m., dve f., dve n.) Two, both; sadyaḥ parasparatulāma- dhirohatāṃ dve R. 5. 68. (N. B. In comp. dvā is substituted for dvi necessarily be- fore daśan, viṃśati and triṃśat, and op- tionally before catvāriṃśat, paṃcāśat, ṣaṣṭi, saptati and navati, dvi remaining un- changed before aśīti). [cf. L. duo, bis or bi in comp.; Gr. duo, dis; Zend dva; A. S. twi. ]. Comp. akṣa a. two-eyed, binocular....
