महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-191, verse-11

एते ते निरयाः प्रोक्ताः सर्व एव यथातथम् ।
तस्य स्थानवरस्येह सर्वे निरयसंज्ञिताः ॥११॥

11. ete te nirayāḥ proktāḥ sarva eva yathātatham ,
tasya sthānavarasyeha sarve nirayasaṁjñitāḥ.

11. ete te nirayāḥ proktāḥ sarve eva yathātatham
tasya sthānavarasya iha sarve niraya-saṃjñitāḥ

11. ete te nirayāḥ sarve eva yathātatham proktāḥ
iha tasya sthānavarasya sarve niraya-saṃjñitāḥ

11. These are those hells (niraya) that have been truly described in their entirety. Here, all things are designated as 'hells' (niraya) in comparison to that excellent abode (sthāna).

Words meanings summery:

• एते (ete) - these (referring to the hells discussed) (these)

• ते (te) - those (which were mentioned previously) (those, they)

• निरयाः (nirayāḥ) - hells, places of suffering (hells, states of suffering)

• प्रोक्ताः (proktāḥ) - declared, described (declared, said, told)

• सर्वे (sarve) - all (of them) (all, whole, every)

• एव (eva) - truly, exactly (indeed, only, just)

• यथातथम् (yathātatham) - truly, exactly as they are (truly, exactly as it is, accurately)

• तस्य (tasya) - of that (supreme place) (of that, his)

• स्थानवरस्य (sthānavarasya) - of that excellent abode (sthāna) (of the best place, of the excellent abode)

• इह (iha) - here (in this mundane world) (here, in this world)

• सर्वे (sarve) - all (of them) (all, whole, every)

• निरय-संज्ञिताः (niraya-saṁjñitāḥ) - designated as 'hells' (niraya) (designated as hells, called hells)

Words meanings and morphology

एते (ete) - these (referring to the hells discussed) (these)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of etad

etad - this, these

Demonstrative pronoun.

ते (te) - those (which were mentioned previously) (those, they)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Demonstrative pronoun.

निरयाः (nirayāḥ) - hells, places of suffering (hells, states of suffering)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of niraya

niraya - hell, purgatory, evil course, suffering

Derived from 'ni' + 'i' (to go).

Prefix: ni

Root: i (class 2)

प्रोक्ताः (proktāḥ) - declared, described (declared, said, told)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of prokta

prokta - said, spoken, declared, proclaimed

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root 'vac' (to speak) with prefix 'pra'. 'Vac' changes to 'ukta' in PPP formation.

Prefix: pra

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Forms a predicate with 'nirayāḥ'.

सर्वे (sarve) - all (of them) (all, whole, every)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole, entire

Pronominal adjective.

Note: Modifies 'nirayāḥ'.

एव (eva) - truly, exactly (indeed, only, just)

(indeclinable)

Emphatic particle.

यथातथम् (yathātatham) - truly, exactly as they are (truly, exactly as it is, accurately)

(indeclinable)

Compound: 'yathā' (as) + 'tatha' (so).

Compound type : Avyayibhāva (yathā+tatha)

• yathā – as, just as, according to
  indeclinable
• tatha – so, thus, in that manner
  indeclinable

तस्य (tasya) - of that (supreme place) (of that, his)

(pronoun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Demonstrative pronoun.

Note: Refers to the 'paramam sthānam' from the previous verse.

स्थानवरस्य (sthānavarasya) - of that excellent abode (sthāna) (of the best place, of the excellent abode)

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of sthāna-vara

sthāna-vara - excellent place, best abode

Tatpurusha compound: 'sthāna' (place) + 'vara' (best, excellent).

Compound type : Tatpurusha (sthāna+vara)

• sthāna – place, position, abode, state
  noun (neuter)
  Derived from root 'sthā' (to stand).
  Root: sthā (class 1)
• vara – best, excellent, choice, boon
  adjective
  Root: vṛ (class 5)

इह (iha) - here (in this mundane world) (here, in this world)

(indeclinable)

Locative adverb.

सर्वे (sarve) - all (of them) (all, whole, every)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole, entire

Pronominal adjective.

Note: Modifies an implied subject, e.g., 'things' or 'beings'.

निरय-संज्ञिताः (niraya-saṁjñitāḥ) - designated as 'hells' (niraya) (designated as hells, called hells)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of niraya-saṃjñita

niraya-saṁjñita - designated as hell, named hell

Bahuvrihi compound: 'niraya' (hell) + 'saṃjñita' (named, designated).

Compound type : Bahuvrihi (niraya+saṃjñita)

• niraya – hell, purgatory, evil course, suffering
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from 'ni' + 'i' (to go).
  Prefix: ni
  Root: i (class 2)
• saṃjñita – named, designated, known as, called
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root 'jñā' (to know) with prefix 'sam'.
  Prefix: sam
  Root: jñā (class 9)

Note: Predicate adjective for 'sarve'.