महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-175, verse-23

भृगुरुवाच ।
अनन्तमेतदाकाशं सिद्धचारणसेवितम् ।
रम्यं नानाश्रयाकीर्णं यस्यान्तो नाधिगम्यते ॥२३॥

23. bhṛguruvāca ,
anantametadākāśaṁ siddhacāraṇasevitam ,
ramyaṁ nānāśrayākīrṇaṁ yasyānto nādhigamyate.

23. bhṛguḥ uvāca anantaṃ etat ākāśaṃ siddhacāraṇasevitam
ramyaṃ nānāśrayākīrṇaṃ yasya antaḥ na adhigamyate

23. bhṛguḥ uvāca etat ākāśaṃ anantaṃ siddhacāraṇasevitam
ramyaṃ nānāśrayākīrṇaṃ yasya antaḥ na adhigamyate

23. Bhṛgu said: This space (ākāśa) is infinite and endless, frequented by Siddhas and Caraṇas, beautiful, and filled with various dwellings; its limit cannot be perceived.

Words meanings summery:

• भृगुः (bhṛguḥ) - Bhṛgu (a sage's name)

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• अनन्तं (anantaṁ) - endless, infinite

• एतत् (etat) - this

• आकाशं (ākāśaṁ) - space, sky, ether

• सिद्धचारणसेवितम् (siddhacāraṇasevitam) - frequented/inhabited by Siddhas and Caraṇas

• रम्यं (ramyaṁ) - charming, beautiful, delightful

• नानाश्रयाकीर्णं (nānāśrayākīrṇaṁ) - filled with various abodes/dwellings

• यस्य (yasya) - whose, of which

• अन्तः (antaḥ) - end, limit, boundary

• न (na) - not, no

• अधिगम्यते (adhigamyate) - is reached, is perceived, is found, is known

Words meanings and morphology

भृगुः (bhṛguḥ) - Bhṛgu (a sage's name)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhṛgu

bhṛgu - Bhṛgu (name of an ancient sage or a class of deities)

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)

अनन्तं (anantaṁ) - endless, infinite

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of ananta

ananta - endless, infinite, eternal; name of Viṣṇu, Śeṣa

a + anta (negation of end)

Compound type : bahuvrihi (na+anta)

• na – not, un-
  indeclinable
• anta – end, limit, boundary
  noun (masculine)

एतत् (etat) - this

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of etad

etad - this, this one (demonstrative pronoun)

Note: Agrees with 'ākāśaṃ'.

आकाशं (ākāśaṁ) - space, sky, ether

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of ākāśa

ākāśa - space, sky, ether (the subtle element)

from ā- + √kāś

Prefix: ā

Root: kāś (class 1)

Note: Subject of the implied verb 'is'.

सिद्धचारणसेवितम् (siddhacāraṇasevitam) - frequented/inhabited by Siddhas and Caraṇas

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of siddhacāraṇasevita

siddhacāraṇasevita - frequented by Siddhas and Caraṇas (classes of celestial beings)

compound

Compound type : tatpurusha (siddha+cāraṇa+sevita)

• siddha – perfected one, semi-divine being
  noun (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  from √sidh
  Root: sidh (class 4)
• cāraṇa – wanderer, celestial bard
  noun (masculine)
  agent noun
  from √car
  Root: car (class 1)
• sevita – served, worshipped, frequented
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  from √sev
  Root: sev (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'ākāśaṃ'.

रम्यं (ramyaṁ) - charming, beautiful, delightful

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of ramya

ramya - charming, beautiful, delightful, pleasant

Gerundive

from √ram

Root: ram (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'ākāśaṃ'.

नानाश्रयाकीर्णं (nānāśrayākīrṇaṁ) - filled with various abodes/dwellings

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of nānāśrayākīrṇa

nānāśrayākīrṇa - filled with various abodes or dwellings

compound

Compound type : tatpurusha (nānā+āśraya+ākīrṇa)

• nānā – various, diverse
  indeclinable
• āśraya – abode, refuge, support
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: ā
  Root: śrī (class 1)
• ākīrṇa – covered, filled, crowded
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  from ā- + √kīr
  Prefix: ā
  Root: kīr (class 6)

Note: Agrees with 'ākāśaṃ'.

यस्य (yasya) - whose, of which

(pronoun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of yad

yad - who, which, what (relative pronoun)

Note: Refers to 'ākāśaṃ'.

अन्तः (antaḥ) - end, limit, boundary

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of anta

anta - end, limit, boundary, vicinity

Note: Subject of 'adhigamyate'.

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

अधिगम्यते (adhigamyate) - is reached, is perceived, is found, is known

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present (laṭ) of √gam

Present third person singular

from √gam with prefix adhi, passive voice

Prefix: adhi

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: The subject 'antaḥ' (masculine) agrees with the verb ending in -yate.

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