महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-327, verse-18

वेदानध्यापयामास महाभारतपञ्चमान् ।
मेरौ गिरिवरे रम्ये सिद्धचारणसेविते ॥१८॥

18. vedānadhyāpayāmāsa mahābhāratapañcamān ,
merau girivare ramye siddhacāraṇasevite.

18. vedān adhyāpayāmāsa mahābhāratapañcamān
merau girivare ramye siddhacāraṇasevite

18. adhyāpayāmāsa vedān mahābhāratapañcamān
merau ramye girivare siddhacāraṇasevite

18. He taught the Vedas, with the Mahabharata as the fifth text, on the charming and excellent Mount Meru, which was frequented by Siddhas and Charanas.

Words meanings summery:

• वेदान् (vedān) - the Vedas (the Vedas, sacred knowledge)

• अध्यापयामास (adhyāpayāmāsa) - he taught (he taught, he caused to study)

• महाभारतपञ्चमान् (mahābhāratapañcamān) - with the Mahabharata as the fifth (text) (with the Mahabharata as the fifth)

• मेरौ (merau) - on Mount Meru

• गिरिवरे (girivare) - on the excellent mountain (on the excellent mountain, on the best mountain)

• रम्ये (ramye) - charming (charming, beautiful, delightful)

• सिद्धचारणसेविते (siddhacāraṇasevite) - which was frequented by Siddhas and Charanas (frequented by Siddhas and Charanas)

Words meanings and morphology

वेदान् (vedān) - the Vedas (the Vedas, sacred knowledge)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of veda

veda - sacred knowledge, the Vedas (Rgveda, Yajurveda, Sāmaveda, Atharvaveda)

From root `vid` (to know).

Root: vid (class 2)

Note: Direct object of `adhyāpayāmāsa`.

अध्यापयामास (adhyāpayāmāsa) - he taught (he taught, he caused to study)

(verb)

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

causal stem, perfect tense

Periphrastic perfect (lit) of the causal stem of the root `adhi-i` (to study/go over), formed with `āmāsa`.

Prefix: adhi

Root: i (class 2)

महाभारतपञ्चमान् (mahābhāratapañcamān) - with the Mahabharata as the fifth (text) (with the Mahabharata as the fifth)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of mahābhāratapañcama

mahābhāratapañcama - having the Mahabharata as the fifth

Bahuvrīhi compound: `mahābhārata` (Mahabharata) + `pañcama` (fifth).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahābhārata+pañcama)

• mahābhārata – The great Bharata (epic), the Mahabharata
  proper noun (neuter)
• pañcama – fifth
  adjective (masculine)
  Ordinal number from `pañcan` (five).

मेरौ (merau) - on Mount Meru

(proper noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of meru

meru - Name of a mythical golden mountain, center of the world

गिरिवरे (girivare) - on the excellent mountain (on the excellent mountain, on the best mountain)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of girivara

girivara - excellent mountain, best mountain

Tatpuruṣa compound: `giri` (mountain) + `vara` (excellent, best).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (giri+vara)

• giri – mountain, hill
  noun (masculine)
• vara – excellent, best, boon, suitor
  adjective (masculine)
  From root `vṛ` (to choose, select).
  Root: vṛ (class 5)

Note: Agrees with `merau`.

रम्ये (ramye) - charming (charming, beautiful, delightful)

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of ramya

ramya - charming, beautiful, delightful, pleasant

gerundive

From root `ram` (to delight, enjoy).

Root: ram (class 1)

Note: Agrees with `merau` and `girivare`.

सिद्धचारणसेविते (siddhacāraṇasevite) - which was frequented by Siddhas and Charanas (frequented by Siddhas and Charanas)

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of siddhacāraṇasevita

siddhacāraṇasevita - frequented/attended by Siddhas and Charanas (classes of celestial beings)

Tatpuruṣa compound: `siddhacāraṇa` (Siddhas and Charanas) + `sevita` (frequented, served). `siddhacāraṇa` is a dvandva compound.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (siddhacāraṇa+sevita)

• siddhacāraṇa – Siddhas and Charanas (classes of demigods/celestial beings)
  noun (masculine)
  Dvandva compound of `siddha` and `cāraṇa`.
• sevita – frequented, attended, worshipped
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root `sev` (to serve, frequent).
  Root: sev (class 1)

Note: Agrees with `merau` and `girivare`.