महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-131, verse-7

ममेमे पुरुषा नित्यं कथयन्ति पुनः पुनः ।
रमणीयतरं लोके नगरं वारणावतम् ॥७॥

7. mameme puruṣā nityaṁ kathayanti punaḥ punaḥ ,
ramaṇīyataraṁ loke nagaraṁ vāraṇāvatam.

7. mama ime puruṣāḥ nityam kathayanti punaḥ
punaḥ ramaṇīyataraṃ loke nagaram vāraṇāvatam

7. “These men of mine repeatedly tell me that the city of Vāraṇāvata is the most delightful place in the world.”

Words meanings summery:

• मम (mama) - my, of mine

• इमे (ime) - these

• पुरुषाः (puruṣāḥ) - men, persons

• नित्यम् (nityam) - always, constantly

• कथयन्ति (kathayanti) - they tell, they speak

• पुनः (punaḥ) - again, anew

• पुनः (punaḥ) - again, anew

• रमणीयतरं (ramaṇīyataraṁ) - most delightful in this context (more delightful, most delightful)

• लोके (loke) - in the world, among people

• नगरम् (nagaram) - the city

• वारणावतम् (vāraṇāvatam) - Vāraṇāvata (name of a city) (Vāraṇāvata)

Words meanings and morphology

मम (mama) - my, of mine

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me (first person pronoun)

First person pronoun.

Note: Possessive.

इमे (ime) - these

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of idam

idam - this, these

Demonstrative pronoun.

Note: Refers to `puruṣāḥ`.

पुरुषाः (puruṣāḥ) - men, persons

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of puruṣa

puruṣa - man, person, human being, the supreme cosmic person (puruṣa)

Note: Subject of `kathayanti`.

नित्यम् (nityam) - always, constantly

(indeclinable)

कथयन्ति (kathayanti) - they tell, they speak

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of kath

Present Active

From verb root `kath` (class 10).

Root: kath (class 10)

पुनः (punaḥ) - again, anew

(indeclinable)

पुनः (punaḥ) - again, anew

(indeclinable)

रमणीयतरं (ramaṇīyataraṁ) - most delightful in this context (more delightful, most delightful)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of ramaṇīyatara

ramaṇīyatara - more delightful, more charming (comparative degree of `ramaṇīya`)

Comparative suffix `-tara` added to `ramaṇīya`.

Note: Agrees with `nagaram vāraṇāvatam`.

लोके (loke) - in the world, among people

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of loka

loka - world, people, region

नगरम् (nagaram) - the city

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of nagara

nagara - city, town

Note: Object of `kathayanti` (what they tell about).

वारणावतम् (vāraṇāvatam) - Vāraṇāvata (name of a city) (Vāraṇāvata)

(proper noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vāraṇāvata

vāraṇāvata - Vāraṇāvata (name of a city)

Note: Agrees with `nagaram`.