महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-209, verse-8

ब्राह्मण उवाच ।
शतं सहस्रं विश्वं च सर्वमक्षयवाचकम् ।
परिमाणं शतं त्वेतन्नैतदक्षयवाचकम् ॥८॥

8. brāhmaṇa uvāca ,
śataṁ sahasraṁ viśvaṁ ca sarvamakṣayavācakam ,
parimāṇaṁ śataṁ tvetannaitadakṣayavācakam.

8. brāhmaṇaḥ uvāca śatam sahasram viśvam ca sarvam
akṣayavācakam parimāṇam śatam tu etat na etat akṣayavācakam

8. The brahmin said: "The words 'hundred', 'thousand', and 'universe' all refer to the imperishable. However, this count of 'a hundred' itself does not denote the imperishable."

Words meanings summery:

• ब्राह्मणः (brāhmaṇaḥ) - brahmin, priest

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• शतम् (śatam) - a hundred, a large number

• सहस्रम् (sahasram) - a thousand, a great number

• विश्वम् (viśvam) - universe, all

• च (ca) - and, also

• सर्वम् (sarvam) - all, entire, whole

• अक्षयवाचकम् (akṣayavācakam) - referring to the imperishable, denoting the eternal

• परिमाणम् (parimāṇam) - measure, quantity, extent

• शतम् (śatam) - a hundred, a large number

• तु (tu) - but, however, indeed

• एतत् (etat) - this

• न (na) - not, no

• एतत् (etat) - this

• अक्षयवाचकम् (akṣayavācakam) - referring to the imperishable, denoting the eternal

Words meanings and morphology

ब्राह्मणः (brāhmaṇaḥ) - brahmin, priest

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of brāhmaṇa

brāhmaṇa - a brahmin, member of the priestly class

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of vac

Perfect active third person singular

√vac (2nd class, Parasmaipada, but here perfect form) + lit

Root: vac (class 2)

शतम् (śatam) - a hundred, a large number

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of śata

śata - a hundred, century

सहस्रम् (sahasram) - a thousand, a great number

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sahasra

sahasra - a thousand, myriad

विश्वम् (viśvam) - universe, all

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of viśva

viśva - all, whole, entire, universe

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

सर्वम् (sarvam) - all, entire, whole

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole

Note: Refers to the preceding nouns: hundred, thousand, universe.

अक्षयवाचकम् (akṣayavācakam) - referring to the imperishable, denoting the eternal

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of akṣayavācaka

akṣayavācaka - denoting the imperishable, referring to the eternal

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (akṣaya+vācaka)

• akṣaya – imperishable, undecaying, eternal
  adjective (neuter)
  a-kṣaya, 'not decaying'
  Root: kṣi (class 1)
• vācaka – speaking, expressing, meaning
  adjective (masculine)
  Agent noun
  Derived from √vac + ṇvul/aka
  Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Predicate for 'sarvam'.

परिमाणम् (parimāṇam) - measure, quantity, extent

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of parimāṇa

parimāṇa - measure, dimension, quantity

Derived from √mā with pari

Prefix: pari

Root: mā (class 2)

शतम् (śatam) - a hundred, a large number

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of śata

śata - a hundred, century

तु (tu) - but, however, indeed

(indeclinable)

एतत् (etat) - this

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of etad

etad - this, this here

Note: Refers to 'parimāṇam śatam'.

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

एतत् (etat) - this

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of etad

etad - this, this here

Note: Refers to 'parimāṇam śatam'.

अक्षयवाचकम् (akṣayavācakam) - referring to the imperishable, denoting the eternal

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of akṣayavācaka

akṣayavācaka - denoting the imperishable, referring to the eternal

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (akṣaya+vācaka)

• akṣaya – imperishable, undecaying, eternal
  adjective (neuter)
  a-kṣaya, 'not decaying'
  Root: kṣi (class 1)
• vācaka – speaking, expressing, meaning
  adjective (masculine)
  Agent noun
  Derived from √vac + ṇvul/aka
  Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Predicate for 'etat'.