dvandva
The dvandva is just a collection of words that would otherwise be connected with the word ca (“and”):
रामो लक्ष्मणश् च → रामलक्ष्मणौ
rāmo lakṣmaṇaś ca → rāmalakṣmaṇau
Rama and Lakshmana
With the following two rules as context:
विभाषा। २.१.११
vibhāṣā (2.1.11)
vibhāṣā
Optionally, ...अनेकमन्यपदार्थे। २.२.२४
anekamanyapadārthe (2.2.24)
anekam anya-pada-arthe
Many related (padas) denoting a separate pada [optionally become a bahuvrīhi].
We can define a dvandva quite simply:
चार्थे द्वन्द्वः। २.२.२९
cārthe dvandvaḥ (2.2.29)
ca-arthe dvandvaḥ
[Many related padas] (connected) in the sense of “and” [optionally become a dvandva].