Dvigu

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A Dvigu is a type of compound in Sanskrit grammar. Its first constituent is a numeral, in the case of dvigu, itself an example for the type:-

• dvi-gu = "two-cow" = "two cows". (The meaning "having two cows" is a bahuvrihi.)
• tri-loka = "the three worlds"
• tri-guṇa = "the three qualities". (The meaning "having the three qualities" is a bahuvrihi.)
• sapta-rṣi = "the seven rishis"
• sapta-sindhu = "the seven rivers"

See also: Tatpurusha, Karmadharaya, Bahuvrihi, Amredita.