महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-125, verse-29

हिमवान्वा महाशैलः समुद्रो वा महोदधिः ।
महत्त्वान्नान्वपद्येतां रोदस्योरन्तरं यथा ।
आशायास्तपसि श्रेष्ठास्तथा नान्तमहं गतः ॥२९॥

29. himavānvā mahāśailaḥ samudro vā mahodadhiḥ ,
mahattvānnānvapadyetāṁ rodasyorantaraṁ yathā ,
āśāyāstapasi śreṣṭhāstathā nāntamahaṁ gataḥ.

29. himavān vā mahāśailaḥ samudraḥ vā
mahodadhiḥ mahatvāt na anvapadyetām
rodasyoḥ antaram yathā āśāyāḥ tapasi
śreṣṭhāḥ tathā na antam aham gataḥ

29. yathā himavān mahāśailaḥ vā samudraḥ
vā mahodadhiḥ mahatvāt rodasyoḥ
antaram na anvapadyetām tathā tapasi
śreṣṭhāḥ aham āśāyāḥ antam na gataḥ

29. Just as neither the great mountain Himalaya nor the vast ocean, despite their immensity, could fill the space between heaven and earth, similarly, O best among those engaged in asceticism (tapas), I have not reached the end of hope.

Words meanings summery:

• हिमवान् (himavān) - the Himalaya mountain (the Himalaya mountain, snowy)

• वा (vā) - or (or, either...or)

• महाशैलः (mahāśailaḥ) - a great mountain (great mountain)

• समुद्रः (samudraḥ) - ocean (ocean, sea)

• वा (vā) - or (or, either...or)

• महोदधिः (mahodadhiḥ) - vast ocean (great ocean, vast reservoir)

• महत्वात् (mahatvāt) - due to their immensity (from greatness, due to magnitude/immensity)

• न (na) - not (not, no)

• अन्वपद्येताम् (anvapadyetām) - could fill (they would attain/fill, they could attain/fill)

• रोदस्योः (rodasyoḥ) - of the two worlds (heaven and earth)

• अन्तरम् (antaram) - the space (space, interval, interior, difference)

• यथा (yathā) - just as (as, just as, in the manner that)

• आशायाः (āśāyāḥ) - of hope (of hope, of desire, of direction)

• तपसि (tapasi) - in asceticism (tapas) (in asceticism, in austerity, in heat)

• श्रेष्ठाः (śreṣṭhāḥ) - O best ones (O best ones, best, excellent)

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

• न (na) - not (not, no)

• अन्तम् (antam) - the end (end, limit, vicinity)

• अहम् (aham) - I

• गतः (gataḥ) - reached (gone, reached, attained)

Words meanings and morphology

हिमवान् (himavān) - the Himalaya mountain (the Himalaya mountain, snowy)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of himavat

himavat - snowy, icy; the Himalaya mountain

Possessive adjective from hima (snow) + -vat suffix

वा (vā) - or (or, either...or)

(indeclinable)

महाशैलः (mahāśailaḥ) - a great mountain (great mountain)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahāśaila

mahāśaila - great mountain

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+śaila)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective (neuter)
• śaila – mountain, rock
  noun (masculine)
  from śilā (stone)

समुद्रः (samudraḥ) - ocean (ocean, sea)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of samudra

samudra - ocean, sea

Prefix: sam

Root: ud (class 7)

वा (vā) - or (or, either...or)

(indeclinable)

महोदधिः (mahodadhiḥ) - vast ocean (great ocean, vast reservoir)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahodadhi

mahodadhi - great ocean, vast reservoir

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+udadhi)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective (neuter)
• udadhi – ocean, sea, reservoir of water
  noun (masculine)
  from udan (water) + dhā (to hold)
  Prefix: ud
  Root: dhā (class 3)

महत्वात् (mahatvāt) - due to their immensity (from greatness, due to magnitude/immensity)

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of mahatva

mahatva - greatness, magnitude, importance (mahatva)

from mahat (great) + -tva (abstract noun suffix)

न (na) - not (not, no)

(indeclinable)

अन्वपद्येताम् (anvapadyetām) - could fill (they would attain/fill, they could attain/fill)

(verb)

3rd person , dual, middle, optative/potential (liṅ) of anupad

Optative Mood, Ātmanepada, 3rd Dual

Prefix: anu

Root: pad (class 4)

रोदस्योः (rodasyoḥ) - of the two worlds (heaven and earth)

(noun)

Genitive, feminine, dual of rodasī

rodasī - heaven and earth (dual); the two worlds

Note: Genitive or locative dual. Genitive 'of the two worlds' fits better with 'space between'.

अन्तरम् (antaram) - the space (space, interval, interior, difference)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of antara

antara - interior, interval, space, difference, other

Note: Object of 'anvapadyetām'.

यथा (yathā) - just as (as, just as, in the manner that)

(indeclinable)

आशायाः (āśāyāḥ) - of hope (of hope, of desire, of direction)

(noun)

Genitive, feminine, singular of āśā

āśā - hope, desire, wish; direction, quarter

from √aś (to reach, obtain)

Prefix: ā

Root: aś (class 5)

तपसि (tapasi) - in asceticism (tapas) (in asceticism, in austerity, in heat)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of tapas

tapas - religious austerity, asceticism, heat, suffering (tapas)

from √tap (to heat, burn, suffer austerity)

Root: tap (class 1)

Note: 'śreṣṭhāḥ tapasi' - 'best among those in asceticism'

श्रेष्ठाः (śreṣṭhāḥ) - O best ones (O best ones, best, excellent)

(adjective)

Vocative, masculine, plural of śreṣṭha

śreṣṭha - best, excellent, principal, chief

Superlative of praśasya (praiseworthy)

Note: Can be nominative or vocative. Context suggests vocative, addressing the ascetics.

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

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects the simile with the main statement.

न (na) - not (not, no)

(indeclinable)

अन्तम् (antam) - the end (end, limit, vicinity)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of anta

anta - end, limit, boundary, vicinity, death

Note: Object of 'gataḥ'.

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me, my (first person pronoun)

Note: Masculine in context of the speaker.

गतः (gataḥ) - reached (gone, reached, attained)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of gata

gata - gone, departed, reached, understood

Past Passive Participle

from √gam (to go)

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'aham'.