महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-43, verse-15

अम्भोनिधिस्त्वं ब्रह्मा त्वं पवित्रं धाम धन्व च ।
हिरण्यगर्भं त्वामाहुः स्वधा स्वाहा च केशव ॥१५॥

15. ambhonidhistvaṁ brahmā tvaṁ pavitraṁ dhāma dhanva ca ,
hiraṇyagarbhaṁ tvāmāhuḥ svadhā svāhā ca keśava.

15. ambhonidhiḥ tvam brahmā tvam pavitram dhāma dhanva
ca hiraṇyagarbham tvām āhuḥ svadhā svāhā ca keśava

15. keśava tvam ambhonidhiḥ tvam brahmā pavitram dhāma
dhanva ca tvām hiraṇyagarbham svadhā svāhā ca āhuḥ

15. O Keśava, you are the ocean, you are Brahmā, the sacred abode, and the barren land. They call you Hiranyagarbha, Svadhā, and Svāhā.

Words meanings summery:

• अम्भोनिधिः (ambhonidhiḥ) - ocean, sea, reservoir of water

• त्वम् (tvam) - you

• ब्रह्मा (brahmā) - The creator deity in the Hindu trinity. (Brahmā (the creator god), a priest)

• त्वम् (tvam) - you

• पवित्रम् (pavitram) - pure, sacred, holy

• धाम (dhāma) - abode, dwelling, splendor, power, sacred place

• धन्व (dhanva) - barren land or desert, used to convey the deity's all-encompassing nature, including desolate places. (desert, barren land, dry land)

• च (ca) - and, also

• हिरण्यगर्भम् (hiraṇyagarbham) - golden embryo, golden womb, a primordial being identified with Brahmā

• त्वाम् (tvām) - you

• आहुः (āhuḥ) - they say, they call, they declare

• स्वधा (svadhā) - referring to the power associated with ancestral rites or an epithet for the deity. (inherent power, comfort, spontaneous will, funeral oblation)

• स्वाहा (svāhā) - referring to the offerings made to gods or an epithet for the deity. (oblation, offering to gods, exclamation made while making offerings)

• च (ca) - and, also

• केशव (keśava) - O Keśava, an epithet of Viṣṇu/Kṛṣṇa

Words meanings and morphology

अम्भोनिधिः (ambhonidhiḥ) - ocean, sea, reservoir of water

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ambhonidhi

ambhonidhi - ocean, sea, reservoir of water

Compound of ambhas (water) and nidhi (store, reservoir)

Compound type : tatpurusha (ambhas+nidhi)

• ambhas – water
  noun (neuter)
• nidhi – treasure, store, reservoir
  noun (masculine)

त्वम् (tvam) - you

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of tvad

tvad - you (singular)

ब्रह्मा (brahmā) - The creator deity in the Hindu trinity. (Brahmā (the creator god), a priest)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of brahman

brahman - Brahmā (the creator god), a priest; also the ultimate reality (brahman)

त्वम् (tvam) - you

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of tvad

tvad - you (singular)

पवित्रम् (pavitram) - pure, sacred, holy

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of pavitra

pavitra - pure, sacred, holy, a purifier

Note: Qualifies 'dhāma'.

धाम (dhāma) - abode, dwelling, splendor, power, sacred place

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of dhāman

dhāman - abode, dwelling, splendor, power, sacred place, form

धन्व (dhanva) - barren land or desert, used to convey the deity's all-encompassing nature, including desolate places. (desert, barren land, dry land)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of dhanvan

dhanvan - desert, barren land, dry land; a bow (as a noun)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

हिरण्यगर्भम् (hiraṇyagarbham) - golden embryo, golden womb, a primordial being identified with Brahmā

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of hiraṇyagarbha

hiraṇyagarbha - golden embryo, golden womb; a primordial being, creator, identified with Brahmā

Compound of hiraṇya (gold) and garbha (womb, embryo)

Compound type : bahuvrihi (hiraṇya+garbha)

• hiraṇya – gold, golden
  noun (neuter)
• garbha – womb, embryo, fetus, interior
  noun (masculine)

Note: Object of 'āhuḥ'.

त्वाम् (tvām) - you

(pronoun)

Accusative, singular of tvad

tvad - you (singular)

Note: Object of 'āhuḥ'.

आहुः (āhuḥ) - they say, they call, they declare

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, perfect (liṭ) of ah

Perfect Active 3rd Plural

Irregular perfect form from root ah

Root: ah (class 2)

Note: Often used idiomatically to mean 'one is called/known as'.

स्वधा (svadhā) - referring to the power associated with ancestral rites or an epithet for the deity. (inherent power, comfort, spontaneous will, funeral oblation)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of svadhā

svadhā - inherent power, self-power, comfort, funeral oblation

स्वाहा (svāhā) - referring to the offerings made to gods or an epithet for the deity. (oblation, offering to gods, exclamation made while making offerings)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of svāhā

svāhā - oblation, offering to gods, exclamation made while making offerings

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

केशव (keśava) - O Keśava, an epithet of Viṣṇu/Kṛṣṇa

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of keśava

keśava - Keśava (epithet of Viṣṇu/Kṛṣṇa, having fine hair, slayer of Keśī)

Note: Used in direct address.

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