महाभारतः
mahābhārataḥ
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book-1, chapter-30, verse-4
सपर्वतवनामुर्वीं ससागरवनामिमाम् ।
पक्षनाड्यैकया शक्र त्वां चैवात्रावलम्बिनम् ॥४॥
पक्षनाड्यैकया शक्र त्वां चैवात्रावलम्बिनम् ॥४॥
4. saparvatavanāmurvīṁ sasāgaravanāmimām ,
pakṣanāḍyaikayā śakra tvāṁ caivātrāvalambinam.
pakṣanāḍyaikayā śakra tvāṁ caivātrāvalambinam.
4.
saparvatavanām urvīm sasāgaravanām imām pakṣanāḍyā
ekayā śakra tvām ca eva atra avalambinam
ekayā śakra tvām ca eva atra avalambinam
4.
O Shakra, I can hold this entire earth – with its mountains, forests, and oceans – and even you, who are dwelling upon it, by just a single feather-quill.
Words meanings summery:
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- सपर्वतवनाम् (saparvatavanām) - along with its mountains and forests (accompanied by mountains and forests)
- उर्वीम् (urvīm) - this earth (the earth, vast land)
- ससागरवनाम् (sasāgaravanām) - along with its oceans and forests (accompanied by oceans and forests)
- इमाम् (imām) - this (earth) (this, this one)
- पक्षनाड्या (pakṣanāḍyā) - by a feather-quill (by a feather-quill, by a feather-vein)
- एकया (ekayā) - by a single (by one, by a single)
- शक्र (śakra) - O Shakra (referring to Indra) (powerful one (epithet of Indra))
- त्वाम् (tvām) - you
- च (ca) - and (and, also)
- एव (eva) - even (indeed, only, very, certainly)
- अत्र (atra) - therein (on the earth) (here, therein, on this)
- अवलम्बिनम् (avalambinam) - suspended (on the earth) (hanging, suspended, relying on)
Words meanings and morphology
सपर्वतवनाम् (saparvatavanām) - along with its mountains and forests (accompanied by mountains and forests)
(adjective)
Accusative, feminine, singular of saparvatavana
saparvatavana - with mountains and forests
bahuvrīhi compound: sa (with) + parvata (mountain) + vana (forest)
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (sa+parvata+vana)
- sa – with, accompanied by
indeclinable
Prefix: - parvata – mountain, hill
noun (masculine)
Prefix: - vana – forest, wood, grove
noun (neuter)
Prefix:
Note: Agrees with 'urvīm'.
उर्वीम् (urvīm) - this earth (the earth, vast land)
(noun)
Accusative, feminine, singular of urvī
urvī - earth, land, vast
Note: Object of an implied verb like 'I would lift/hold'.
ससागरवनाम् (sasāgaravanām) - along with its oceans and forests (accompanied by oceans and forests)
(adjective)
Accusative, feminine, singular of sasāgaravana
sasāgaravana - with oceans and forests
bahuvrīhi compound: sa (with) + sāgara (ocean) + vana (forest)
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (sa+sāgara+vana)
- sa – with, accompanied by
indeclinable
Prefix: - sāgara – ocean, sea
noun (masculine)
Prefix: - vana – forest, wood, grove
noun (neuter)
Prefix:
Note: Agrees with 'urvīm'.
इमाम् (imām) - this (earth) (this, this one)
(pronoun)
Accusative, feminine, singular of idam
idam - this, this one (demonstrative pronoun)
Note: Demonstrative pronoun, refers to 'urvīm'.
पक्षनाड्या (pakṣanāḍyā) - by a feather-quill (by a feather-quill, by a feather-vein)
(noun)
Instrumental, feminine, singular of pakṣanāḍī
pakṣanāḍī - feather-quill, feather-vein, tube of a feather
tatpuruṣa compound: pakṣa (feather/wing) + nāḍī (tube/quill)
Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (pakṣa+nāḍī)
- pakṣa – wing, feather, side
noun (masculine)
Prefix: - nāḍī – tube, vein, quill, stalk
noun (feminine)
Prefix:
Note: Indicates the means by which the action is performed.
एकया (ekayā) - by a single (by one, by a single)
(numeral)
Note: Agrees with 'pakṣanāḍyā'.
शक्र (śakra) - O Shakra (referring to Indra) (powerful one (epithet of Indra))
(noun)
Vocative, masculine, singular of śakra
śakra - powerful one, Indra (the chief of the gods)
from root śak (to be able, to be powerful)
Prefix:
Root: śak (class 5)
त्वाम् (tvām) - you
(pronoun)
Accusative, singular of yuṣmad
yuṣmad - you (pronoun)
Note: Object of an implied verb.
च (ca) - and (and, also)
(indeclinable)
एव (eva) - even (indeed, only, very, certainly)
(indeclinable)
अत्र (atra) - therein (on the earth) (here, therein, on this)
(indeclinable)
अवलम्बिनम् (avalambinam) - suspended (on the earth) (hanging, suspended, relying on)
(adjective)
Accusative, masculine, singular of avalambin
avalambin - hanging down, suspended, dependent on, clinging to
agent noun/adjective
ṇini suffix from root lamb (to hang) with ava
Prefix: ava
Root: lamb (class 1)
Note: Agrees with 'tvām'.