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महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-21, verse-15

त्वमुत्तमा सगिरिवना वसुंधरा सभास्करं वितिमिरमम्बरं तथा ।
महोदधिः सतिमितिमिंगिलस्तथा महोर्मिमान्बहुमकरो झषालयः ॥१५॥
15. tvamuttamā sagirivanā vasuṁdharā; sabhāskaraṁ vitimiramambaraṁ tathā ,
mahodadhiḥ satimitimiṁgilastathā; mahormimānbahumakaro jhaṣālayaḥ.
15. tvam uttamā sagirivanā vasundharā
sabhāskaram vitimiram ambaram tathā
mahodadhiḥ satimitimiṅgilaḥ tathā
mahormimān bahumakaraḥ jhaṣālayaḥ
15. You are the supreme Earth, with its mountains and forests. You are the sky, illuminated by the sun and free from darkness. And you are the great ocean, containing whales and great whales, possessing mighty waves, teeming with many sea-monsters, and serving as the abode of fish.

Words meanings summery:

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  • त्वम् (tvam) - you
  • उत्तमा (uttamā) - supreme, excellent
  • सगिरिवना (sagirivanā) - with mountains and forests
  • वसुन्धरा (vasundharā) - Earth (lit. wealth-bearing)
  • सभास्करम् (sabhāskaram) - with the sun, illuminated by the sun
  • वितिमिरम् (vitimiram) - without darkness, clear
  • अम्बरम् (ambaram) - sky, atmosphere
  • तथा (tathā) - and
  • महोदधिः (mahodadhiḥ) - the great ocean
  • सतिमितिमिङ्गिलः (satimitimiṅgilaḥ) - with whales and great whales
  • तथा (tathā) - and
  • महोह्र्मिमान् (mahohrmimān) - possessing great waves
  • बहुमकरः (bahumakaraḥ) - with many crocodiles/sea monsters
  • झषालयः (jhaṣālayaḥ) - abode of fish

Words meanings and morphology

त्वम् (tvam) - you
(pronoun)
Nominative, singular of tvam
tvam - you (second person pronoun)
उत्तमा (uttamā) - supreme, excellent
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, singular of uttama
uttama - highest, best, excellent, chief, supreme
सगिरिवना (sagirivanā) - with mountains and forests
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, singular of sagirivana
sagirivana - accompanied by mountains and forests
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (sa+giri+vana)
  • sa – with, accompanied by
    indeclinable
  • giri – mountain, hill
    noun (masculine)
  • vana – forest, wood, grove
    noun (neuter)
Note: Modifies 'vasundharā'
वसुन्धरा (vasundharā) - Earth (lit. wealth-bearing)
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of vasundharā
vasundharā - the Earth (as bearer of wealth)
Compound type : upapada-tatpuruṣa (vasu+dhara)
  • vasu – wealth, treasure, good, excellent
    noun/adjective (neuter)
  • dhara – bearing, holding, carrying
    adjective
    agent noun/suffix
    Root: dhṛ
सभास्करम् (sabhāskaram) - with the sun, illuminated by the sun
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of sabhāskara
sabhāskara - with the sun, accompanied by the sun, containing the sun
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (sa+bhāskara)
  • sa – with, accompanied by
    indeclinable
  • bhāskara – sun, creator of light
    noun (masculine)
Note: Modifies 'ambaram'
वितिमिरम् (vitimiram) - without darkness, clear
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of vitimira
vitimira - free from darkness, clear, luminous
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (vi+timira)
  • vi – without, free from, apart
    indeclinable
  • timira – darkness, gloom
    noun (neuter)
Note: Modifies 'ambaram'
अम्बरम् (ambaram) - sky, atmosphere
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of ambara
ambara - sky, atmosphere, cloth, garment
तथा (tathā) - and
(indeclinable)
महोदधिः (mahodadhiḥ) - the great ocean
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of mahodadhi
mahodadhi - great ocean, sea
Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+udadhi)
  • mahā – great, large, mighty
    adjective
  • udadhi – ocean, sea, reservoir of water
    noun (masculine)
सतिमितिमिङ्गिलः (satimitimiṅgilaḥ) - with whales and great whales
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of satimitimiṅgila
satimitimiṅgila - accompanied by timis and timiṅgilas (types of large marine creatures/whales)
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (sa+timitimiṅgila)
  • sa – with, accompanied by
    indeclinable
  • timitimiṅgila – whales and great whales
    noun (masculine)
Note: Modifies 'mahodadhiḥ'
तथा (tathā) - and
(indeclinable)
महोह्र्मिमान् (mahohrmimān) - possessing great waves
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of mahormimat
mahormimat - having great waves, billowy
derived with possessive suffix -mat
Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+ūrmi)
  • mahā – great, large, mighty
    adjective
  • ūrmi – wave, surge, billow
    noun (masculine)
Note: Modifies 'mahodadhiḥ'
बहुमकरः (bahumakaraḥ) - with many crocodiles/sea monsters
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of bahumakara
bahumakara - having many crocodiles/sea monsters
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (bahu+makara)
  • bahu – many, much, abundant
    adjective
  • makara – crocodile, sea monster, a mythical marine creature
    noun (masculine)
Note: Modifies 'mahodadhiḥ'
झषालयः (jhaṣālayaḥ) - abode of fish
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of jhaṣālaya
jhaṣālaya - abode of fish, ocean
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (jhaṣa+ālaya)
  • jhaṣa – fish
    noun (masculine)
  • ālaya – abode, dwelling, house, receptacle
    noun (masculine)
Note: Modifies 'mahodadhiḥ'