महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-56, verse-27

यथा समुद्रो भगवान्यथा च हिमवान्गिरिः ।
ख्यातावुभौ रत्ननिधी तथा भारतमुच्यते ॥२७॥

27. yathā samudro bhagavānyathā ca himavāngiriḥ ,
khyātāvubhau ratnanidhī tathā bhāratamucyate.

27. yathā samudraḥ bhagavān yathā ca himavān giriḥ
khyātau ubhau ratnanidhī tathā bhārataṃ ucyate

27. Just as the majestic ocean and the Himalayan mountain are both famed as treasuries of gems, so too is the Mahābhārata spoken of.

Words meanings summery:

• यथा (yathā) - just as, as, according to

• समुद्रः (samudraḥ) - ocean, sea

• भगवान् (bhagavān) - majestic, bountiful (revered, majestic, glorious)

• यथा (yathā) - just as, as, according to

• च (ca) - and, also

• हिमवान् (himavān) - the Himalayan mountain (snowy, covered with snow; the Himalayas)

• गिरिः (giriḥ) - mountain, hill

• ख्यातौ (khyātau) - famed, renowned

• उभौ (ubhau) - both

• रत्ननिधी (ratnanidhī) - treasuries of gems

• तथा (tathā) - similarly, so too, thus

• भारतं (bhārataṁ) - the Mahabharata

• उच्यते (ucyate) - is said, is called, is spoken of

Words meanings and morphology

यथा (yathā) - just as, as, according to

(indeclinable)

समुद्रः (samudraḥ) - ocean, sea

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of samudra

samudra - ocean, sea

Prefix: sam

Root: ud

भगवान् (bhagavān) - majestic, bountiful (revered, majestic, glorious)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhagavat

bhagavat - glorious, divine, worshipful, majestic

Root: bhaj (class 1)

यथा (yathā) - just as, as, according to

(indeclinable)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

हिमवान् (himavān) - the Himalayan mountain (snowy, covered with snow; the Himalayas)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of himavat

himavat - snowy, frozen; the Himavat mountain (Himalayas)

गिरिः (giriḥ) - mountain, hill

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of giri

giri - mountain, hill, rock

ख्यातौ (khyātau) - famed, renowned

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, dual of khyāta

khyāta - famed, celebrated, known

past passive participle

PPP of root khyā

Root: khyā (class 2)

उभौ (ubhau) - both

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of ubha

ubha - both

रत्ननिधी (ratnanidhī) - treasuries of gems

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of ratnanidhi

ratnanidhi - treasury of jewels, receptacle of gems

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (ratna+nidhi)

• ratna – gem, jewel, precious stone
  noun (neuter)
• nidhi – treasure, store, receptacle, ocean
  noun (masculine)
  Root: dhā (class 3)

तथा (tathā) - similarly, so too, thus

(indeclinable)

भारतं (bhārataṁ) - the Mahabharata

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of bhārata

bhārata - relating to Bharata; the Mahabharata (epic poem)

उच्यते (ucyate) - is said, is called, is spoken of

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present (laṭ) of vac

Root: vac (class 2)