महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-216, verse-11

भीष्म उवाच ।
एवमुक्तो भगवता महेन्द्रः पृथिवीं तदा ।
चचारैरावतस्कन्धमधिरुह्य श्रिया वृतः ॥११॥

11. bhīṣma uvāca ,
evamukto bhagavatā mahendraḥ pṛthivīṁ tadā ,
cacārairāvataskandhamadhiruhya śriyā vṛtaḥ.

11. bhīṣma uvāca evam uktaḥ bhagavatā mahendraḥ pṛthivīm
tadā cacāra airāvataskandham adhiruhya śriyā vṛtaḥ

11. bhīṣma uvāca tadā bhagavatā evam uktaḥ mahendraḥ
airāvataskandham adhiruhya śriyā vṛtaḥ pṛthivīm cacāra

11. Bhīṣma said: 'Thus addressed by the venerable one, Mahendra then roamed the earth, having mounted Airāvata's shoulder and being surrounded by splendor.'

Words meanings summery:

• भीष्म (bhīṣma) - Bhīṣma (Bhīṣma (a character in the Mahābhārata))

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner

• उक्तः (uktaḥ) - addressed (by Brahmā) (spoken, addressed, said)

• भगवता (bhagavatā) - by the venerable one (Brahmā) (by the venerable one, by the divine one)

• महेन्द्रः (mahendraḥ) - Mahendra (Indra)

• पृथिवीम् (pṛthivīm) - the earth (accusative)

• तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

• चचार (cacāra) - roamed, wandered, moved

• ऐरावतस्कन्धम् (airāvataskandham) - Airāvata's shoulder

• अधिरुह्य (adhiruhya) - having mounted (Airāvata's shoulder) (having mounted, having ascended)

• श्रिया (śriyā) - by splendor, with glory

• वृतः (vṛtaḥ) - surrounded by splendor (surrounded, covered, enveloped)

Words meanings and morphology

भीष्म (bhīṣma) - Bhīṣma (Bhīṣma (a character in the Mahābhārata))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhīṣma

bhīṣma - Bhīṣma (proper name), terrible, formidable

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of vac

Perfect Tense

Root vac (to speak), perfect tense form

Root: vac (class 2)

एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner

(indeclinable)

उक्तः (uktaḥ) - addressed (by Brahmā) (spoken, addressed, said)

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ukta

ukta - spoken, said, told

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root vac (to speak)

Root: vac (class 2)

भगवता (bhagavatā) - by the venerable one (Brahmā) (by the venerable one, by the divine one)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of bhagavat

bhagavat - fortunate, prosperous, venerable, divine, holy

महेन्द्रः (mahendraḥ) - Mahendra (Indra)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahendra

mahendra - Great Indra, a name for Indra

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (mahā+indra)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective (feminine)
• indra – Indra, chief of the gods
  proper noun (masculine)

पृथिवीम् (pṛthivīm) - the earth (accusative)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of pṛthivī

pṛthivī - earth, ground, land

तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

(indeclinable)

चचार (cacāra) - roamed, wandered, moved

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of car

Perfect Tense

Root car (to move)

Root: car (class 1)

ऐरावतस्कन्धम् (airāvataskandham) - Airāvata's shoulder

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of airāvataskandha

airāvataskandha - shoulder of Airāvata

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (airāvata+skandha)

• airāvata – Airāvata (name of Indra's elephant)
  proper noun (masculine)
• skandha – shoulder, trunk (of a tree)
  noun (masculine)

अधिरुह्य (adhiruhya) - having mounted (Airāvata's shoulder) (having mounted, having ascended)

(indeclinable)

Gerund/Absolutive

Derived from root ruh (to grow, ascend) with upasarga adhi

Prefix: adhi

Root: ruh (class 1)

श्रिया (śriyā) - by splendor, with glory

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of śrī

śrī - splendor, glory, prosperity, wealth, Lakṣmī

वृतः (vṛtaḥ) - surrounded by splendor (surrounded, covered, enveloped)

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vṛta

vṛta - surrounded, covered, chosen

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root vṛ (to cover, surround)

Root: vṛ (class 5)

Note: Refers to Mahendra