महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-58, verse-36

न हीमां पवनो राजन्न नागा न नगा महीम् ।
तदा धारयितुं शेकुराक्रान्तां दानवैर्बलात् ॥३६॥

36. na hīmāṁ pavano rājanna nāgā na nagā mahīm ,
tadā dhārayituṁ śekurākrāntāṁ dānavairbalāt.

36. na hi imām pavanaḥ rājan na nāgāḥ na nagāḥ mahīm
tadā dhārayitum śekuḥ ākrāntām dānavaiḥ balāt

36. O King, neither the wind, nor the Nāgas, nor even the mountains were then able to support this earth, which had been forcefully seized by the Danavas.

36. הו מלך, באותו זמן לא יכלו לשאת את הארץ, שנכבשה בכוח בידי הדָאנַוַה, לא הרוח, לא הנחשים ולא ההרים.

Words meanings summery:

• न (na) - not, nor

• हि (hi) - indeed, certainly

• इमाम् (imām) - this (feminine)

• पवनः (pavanaḥ) - wind, air

• राजन् (rājan) - O king

• न (na) - not, nor

• नागाः (nāgāḥ) - serpent-deities or mythical elephants of the cardinal directions (serpents, elephants)

• न (na) - not, nor

• नगाः (nagāḥ) - mountains, trees

• महीम् (mahīm) - earth

• तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

• धारयितुम् (dhārayitum) - to support, to bear, to hold

• शेकुः (śekuḥ) - were able

• आक्रान्ताम् (ākrāntām) - forcibly seized (oppressed, attacked, pervaded)

• दानवैः (dānavaiḥ) - by the Danavas (demons)

• बलात् (balāt) - by force, forcefully

Words meanings and morphology

न (na) - not, nor

(indeclinable)

हि (hi) - indeed, certainly

(indeclinable)

इमाम् (imām) - this (feminine)

(pronoun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of idam

idam - this, this here, she, he, it

पवनः (pavanaḥ) - wind, air

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pavana

pavana - wind, air, purifier, god of wind (Vayu)

agent noun

From root pū (to purify)

Root: pū (class 1)

राजन् (rājan) - O king

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler, prince

Root: rāj (class 1)

न (na) - not, nor

(indeclinable)

नागाः (nāgāḥ) - serpent-deities or mythical elephants of the cardinal directions (serpents, elephants)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of nāga

nāga - serpent, snake-deity, elephant

न (na) - not, nor

(indeclinable)

नगाः (nagāḥ) - mountains, trees

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of naga

naga - mountain, tree (lit. that which does not move)

Compound of na (not) + ga (going)

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (na+ga)

• na – not, no
  indeclinable
• ga – going, moving, moving creature
  suffix/agent noun
  agent noun
  From root gam (to go)
  Root: gam (class 1)

महीम् (mahīm) - earth

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of mahī

mahī - earth, ground

Root: mah (class 1)

तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

(indeclinable)

धारयितुम् (dhārayitum) - to support, to bear, to hold

(infinitive)

शेकुः (śekuḥ) - were able

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, perfect (lit) of śak

Root: śak (class 5)

आक्रान्ताम् (ākrāntām) - forcibly seized (oppressed, attacked, pervaded)

(participle)

Accusative, feminine, singular of ākrānta

ākrānta - attacked, seized, oppressed, pervaded

past passive participle

From root kram with prefix ā

Prefix: ā

Root: kram (class 1)

दानवैः (dānavaiḥ) - by the Danavas (demons)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of dānava

dānava - descendant of Danu, a class of demons/asuras

बलात् (balāt) - by force, forcefully

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of bala

bala - strength, power, force, army

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