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महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-333, verse-11

नरनारायणावूचतुः ।
इमां हि धरणीं पूर्वं नष्टां सागरमेखलाम् ।
गोविन्द उज्जहाराशु वाराहं रूपमाश्रितः ॥११॥
11. naranārāyaṇāvūcatuḥ ,
imāṁ hi dharaṇīṁ pūrvaṁ naṣṭāṁ sāgaramekhalām ,
govinda ujjahārāśu vārāhaṁ rūpamāśritaḥ.
11. Naranārāyaṇau ūcatuḥ imām hi dharaṇīm pūrvam naṣṭām
sāgaramekhalām Govinda ujjahāra āśu vārāham rūpam āśritaḥ
11. Naranārāyaṇau ūcatuḥ Govinda vārāham rūpam āśritaḥ imām
hi sāgaramekhalām naṣṭām dharaṇīm pūrvam āśu ujjahāra
11. Nara and Nārāyaṇa said: 'Indeed, Govinda, having assumed the boar (vārāha) form, swiftly lifted this earth, which was previously lost and whose girdle was the ocean.'

Words meanings summery:

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  • नरनारायणौ (naranārāyaṇau) - Nara and Nārāyaṇa (two sages/divine beings)
  • ऊचतुः (ūcatuḥ) - they two said, spoke
  • इमाम् (imām) - this (earth) (this (feminine))
  • हि (hi) - indeed, certainly, for
  • धरणीम् (dharaṇīm) - earth, ground
  • पूर्वम् (pūrvam) - previously (lost) (formerly, previously, first)
  • नष्टाम् (naṣṭām) - which was lost (lost, perished)
  • सागरमेखलाम् (sāgaramekhalām) - whose girdle was the ocean (whose girdle is the ocean, ocean-girdled)
  • गोविन्द (govinda) - Lord Govinda (Viṣṇu) (Govinda (an epithet of Viṣṇu/Kṛṣṇa))
  • उज्जहार (ujjahāra) - lifted up (the earth) (lifted up, raised, rescued)
  • आशु (āśu) - quickly, swiftly
  • वाराहम् (vārāham) - boar (vārāha) form (boar-like, pertaining to a boar)
  • रूपम् (rūpam) - form, shape, appearance
  • आश्रितः (āśritaḥ) - having assumed (the form) (having assumed, having resorted to, having taken refuge in)

Words meanings and morphology

नरनारायणौ (naranārāyaṇau) - Nara and Nārāyaṇa (two sages/divine beings)
(proper noun)
Nominative, masculine, dual of Naranārāyaṇa
Naranārāyaṇa - Nara and Nārāyaṇa (dual deity or two divine sages)
Dual nominative. Compound of Nara and Nārāyaṇa.
Compound type : dvandva (Nara+Nārāyaṇa)
  • Nara – man, human, a specific sage
    proper noun (masculine)
  • Nārāyaṇa – refuge of man, name of Viṣṇu, a specific sage
    proper noun (masculine)
Note: Subject of 'ūcatuḥ'.
ऊचतुः (ūcatuḥ) - they two said, spoke
(verb)
3rd person , dual, active, past perfect (lit) of vac
Perfect active
Third person dual, active voice. Reduplicated perfect of 'vac'.
Root: vac (class 2)
इमाम् (imām) - this (earth) (this (feminine))
(pronoun)
Accusative, feminine, singular of idam
idam - this, this (thing)
Feminine accusative singular.
Note: Object of 'ujjahāra'.
हि (hi) - indeed, certainly, for
(indeclinable)
धरणीम् (dharaṇīm) - earth, ground
(noun)
Accusative, feminine, singular of dharaṇī
dharaṇī - earth, ground, bearer (feminine)
Feminine accusative singular. From root 'dhṛ' (to hold, support).
Root: dhṛ (class 1)
Note: Object of 'ujjahāra'.
पूर्वम् (pūrvam) - previously (lost) (formerly, previously, first)
(indeclinable)
Neuter accusative singular, used adverbially.
Note: Adverbial usage.
नष्टाम् (naṣṭām) - which was lost (lost, perished)
(adjective)
Accusative, feminine, singular of naṣṭa
naṣṭa - lost, perished, destroyed
Past Passive Participle
From root 'naś' (to perish). Feminine accusative singular.
Root: naś (class 4)
सागरमेखलाम् (sāgaramekhalām) - whose girdle was the ocean (whose girdle is the ocean, ocean-girdled)
(adjective)
Accusative, feminine, singular of sāgaramekhalā
sāgaramekhalā - having the ocean as a girdle (epithet for earth)
Compound of 'sāgara' (ocean) and 'mekhalā' (girdle). Feminine accusative singular.
Compound type : bahuvrihi (sāgara+mekhalā)
  • sāgara – ocean, sea
    noun (masculine)
  • mekhalā – girdle, belt, zone
    noun (feminine)
Note: Agrees with 'dharaṇīm'.
गोविन्द (govinda) - Lord Govinda (Viṣṇu) (Govinda (an epithet of Viṣṇu/Kṛṣṇa))
(proper noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of Govinda
Govinda - Govinda, lord of cows, protector of the earth (name of Viṣṇu/Kṛṣṇa)
Masculine nominative singular.
Root: go-vid
Note: Subject of 'ujjahāra'.
उज्जहार (ujjahāra) - lifted up (the earth) (lifted up, raised, rescued)
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, past perfect (lit) of uddhṛ
Perfect active
Third person singular, active voice. From root 'dhṛ' (to hold) with prefix 'ud'.
Prefix: ud
Root: dhṛ (class 1)
आशु (āśu) - quickly, swiftly
(indeclinable)
Adverbial form.
वाराहम् (vārāham) - boar (vārāha) form (boar-like, pertaining to a boar)
(adjective)
Accusative, neuter, singular of vārāha
vārāha - boar, relating to a boar, Varāha (avatar of Viṣṇu)
Neuter accusative singular.
Note: Describes the form.
रूपम् (rūpam) - form, shape, appearance
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of rūpa
rūpa - form, shape, appearance, beauty, image
Neuter accusative singular.
Note: Refers to the bodily form.
आश्रितः (āśritaḥ) - having assumed (the form) (having assumed, having resorted to, having taken refuge in)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of āśrita
āśrita - assumed, resorted to, taken refuge in, dependent
Past Passive Participle
From root 'śri' (to resort to, to depend on) with prefix 'ā'. Masculine nominative singular.
Prefix: ā
Root: śri (class 1)
Note: Functions adverbially as 'having assumed'.