महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-175, verse-22

भरद्वाज उवाच ।
गगनस्य दिशां चैव भूतलस्यानिलस्य च ।
कान्यत्र परिमाणानि संशयं छिन्धि मेऽर्थतः ॥२२॥

22. bharadvāja uvāca ,
gaganasya diśāṁ caiva bhūtalasyānilasya ca ,
kānyatra parimāṇāni saṁśayaṁ chindhi me'rthataḥ.

22. bharadvājaḥ uvāca gaganasy diśāṃ ca eva bhūtalasya anilasya
ca kāni atra parimāṇāni saṃśayaṃ chindhi me arthataḥ

22. bharadvājaḥ uvāca atra gaganasy diśāṃ ca bhūtalasya ca
anilasya ca kāni parimāṇāni eva me saṃśayaṃ arthataḥ chindhi

22. Bharadvāja said: What are the true dimensions of the sky, the directions, the surface of the earth, and the wind? Please dispel my doubt concerning these matters.

Words meanings summery:

• भरद्वाजः (bharadvājaḥ) - Bharadvāja (a sage's name)

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• गगनस्य् (gaganasy) - of the sky, of the atmosphere

• दिशां (diśāṁ) - of the directions

• च (ca) - and, also

• एव (eva) - indeed, certainly, only

• भूतलस्य (bhūtalasya) - of the surface of the earth, of the ground

• अनिलस्य (anilasya) - of the wind, of air

• च (ca) - and, also

• कानि (kāni) - what (plural), which (plural)

• अत्र (atra) - here, in this matter

• परिमाणानि (parimāṇāni) - measures, dimensions, limits

• संशयं (saṁśayaṁ) - doubt, uncertainty

• छिन्धि (chindhi) - cut, dispel, remove

• मे (me) - my, to me

• अर्थतः (arthataḥ) - truly, in fact, regarding the meaning/facts

Words meanings and morphology

भरद्वाजः (bharadvājaḥ) - Bharadvāja (a sage's name)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bharadvāja

bharadvāja - Bharadvāja (name of an ancient sage)

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (liṭ) of √vac

Perfect third person singular

irregular perfect form of √vac

Root: vac (class 2)

गगनस्य् (gaganasy) - of the sky, of the atmosphere

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of gagana

gagana - sky, atmosphere, heaven

दिशां (diśāṁ) - of the directions

(noun)

Genitive, feminine, plural of diś

diś - direction, quarter, region

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - indeed, certainly, only

(indeclinable)

भूतलस्य (bhūtalasya) - of the surface of the earth, of the ground

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of bhūtala

bhūtala - surface of the earth, ground

compound

Compound type : tatpurusha (bhū+tala)

• bhū – earth, ground
  noun (feminine)
• tala – surface, plane, flat ground
  noun (neuter)

अनिलस्य (anilasya) - of the wind, of air

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of anila

anila - wind, air; god of wind

Root: an (class 2)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

कानि (kāni) - what (plural), which (plural)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, plural of kim

kim - what, which, who (interrogative pronoun)

Note: Used as an interrogative pronoun.

अत्र (atra) - here, in this matter

(indeclinable)

परिमाणानि (parimāṇāni) - measures, dimensions, limits

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, plural of parimāṇa

parimāṇa - measure, dimension, extent, limit

from pari- + √mā

Prefix: pari

Root: mā (class 2)

Note: Subject of implied verb 'are'.

संशयं (saṁśayaṁ) - doubt, uncertainty

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of saṃśaya

saṁśaya - doubt, uncertainty, suspicion, indecision

from sam- + √śī

Prefix: sam

Root: śī (class 2)

Note: Direct object of 'chindhi'.

छिन्धि (chindhi) - cut, dispel, remove

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of √chid

Imperative second person singular

Root: chid (class 7)

मे (me) - my, to me

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we (first person pronoun)

Note: Here, 'my doubt'.

अर्थतः (arthataḥ) - truly, in fact, regarding the meaning/facts

(indeclinable)

adverbial suffix -tas

from artha + -tas