महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-17, verse-88

मण्डली मेरुधामा च देवदानवदर्पहा ।
अथर्वशीर्षः सामास्य ऋक्सहस्रामितेक्षणः ॥८८॥

88. maṇḍalī merudhāmā ca devadānavadarpahā ,
atharvaśīrṣaḥ sāmāsya ṛksahasrāmitekṣaṇaḥ.

88. maṇḍalī merudhāmā ca devadānavadarpahā
atharvaśīrṣaḥ sāmāsyaḥ ṛksahasrāmitekṣaṇaḥ

88. He possesses a disc, his abode is Mount Meru, and he is the destroyer of the pride of both gods and demons. His head is the Atharva Veda, his mouth is the Sāma Veda, and his immeasurable eyes are the thousands of Ṛg verses.

Words meanings summery:

• मण्डली (maṇḍalī) - possessing a disc (having a disc, having a circle, having a retinue, having a halo)

• मेरुधामा (merudhāmā) - whose abode is Mount Meru (whose abode is Meru, dwelling on Meru)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• देवदानवदर्पहा (devadānavadarpahā) - destroyer of the pride of both gods and demons (destroyer of the pride of gods and demons)

• अथर्वशीर्षः (atharvaśīrṣaḥ) - whose head is the Atharva Veda (whose head is the Atharva Veda; related to Atharvan and the head)

• सामास्यः (sāmāsyaḥ) - whose mouth is the Sāma Veda

• ऋक्सहस्रामितेक्षणः (ṛksahasrāmitekṣaṇaḥ) - whose immeasurable eyes are the thousands of Ṛg verses (whose immeasurable eyes are the thousands of Ṛk verses)

Words meanings and morphology

मण्डली (maṇḍalī) - possessing a disc (having a disc, having a circle, having a retinue, having a halo)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of maṇḍalin

maṇḍalin - having a circle/disc, a king, having a retinue, spherical

Derived from `maṇḍala` (circle, disc) with `in` suffix.

मेरुधामा (merudhāmā) - whose abode is Mount Meru (whose abode is Meru, dwelling on Meru)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of merudhāman

merudhāman - dwelling on Meru, having Meru as abode

`dhāman` (abode, place) as the second part of a `bahuvrīhi` compound.

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (meru+dhāman)

• meru – Mount Meru (mythical mountain, axis mundi)
  proper noun (masculine)
• dhāman – abode, dwelling, power, light, form
  noun (neuter)
  Root: dhā (class 3)

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

देवदानवदर्पहा (devadānavadarpahā) - destroyer of the pride of both gods and demons (destroyer of the pride of gods and demons)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of devadānavadarpahan

devadānavadarpahan - one who destroys the pride of gods and demons

From `devadānavadarpa` (pride of gods and demons) + `han` (destroyer).

Compound type : upapada-tatpuruṣa (deva+dānava+darpa+han)

• deva – god, deity
  noun (masculine)
• dānava – demon, offspring of Danu
  noun (masculine)
• darpa – pride, arrogance, haughtiness
  noun (masculine)
  From root `dṛp` (to be proud)
  Root: dṛp (class 4)
• han – killer, slayer, destroyer
  noun (masculine)
  agent noun
  From root `han` (to strike, kill)
  Root: han (class 2)

Note: The base form `han` becomes `hā` in masculine nominative singular when part of a compound.

अथर्वशीर्षः (atharvaśīrṣaḥ) - whose head is the Atharva Veda (whose head is the Atharva Veda; related to Atharvan and the head)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of atharvaśīrṣa

atharvaśīrṣa - having the Atharva Veda as head; pertaining to Atharvan's head

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (atharvan+śīrṣa)

• atharvan – the Atharva Veda, an ancient priest, a class of fire priests
  proper noun (masculine)
• śīrṣa – head, top, peak
  noun (neuter)

सामास्यः (sāmāsyaḥ) - whose mouth is the Sāma Veda

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sāmāsya

sāmāsya - having the Sāma Veda as mouth; pertaining to the mouth of the Sāma Veda

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (sāman+āsya)

• sāman – the Sāma Veda, a song, a chant
  proper noun (neuter)
• āsya – mouth, face
  noun (neuter)

Note: Visarga is implied by context for a masculine nominative singular epithet, although not explicitly present in the original Devanagari text (`सामास्य`).

ऋक्सहस्रामितेक्षणः (ṛksahasrāmitekṣaṇaḥ) - whose immeasurable eyes are the thousands of Ṛg verses (whose immeasurable eyes are the thousands of Ṛk verses)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ṛksahasrāmitekṣaṇa

ṛksahasrāmitekṣaṇa - having thousands of Ṛg verses as immeasurable eyes; having countless eyes like thousands of Ṛg verses

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (ṛk+sahasra+amita+īkṣaṇa)

• ṛk – Ṛg Veda, a verse of the Ṛg Veda
  proper noun (feminine)
• sahasra – thousand
  noun (neuter)
• amita – immeasurable, infinite, boundless
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle (negative)
  From `a-` (negative) + `mita` (measured, from root `mā` - to measure)
  Root: mā (class 2)
• īkṣaṇa – eye, seeing, looking
  noun (neuter)
  From root `īkṣ` (to see)
  Root: īkṣ (class 1)

Note: The internal sandhi `a + ī -> e` forms `amitekṣaṇa` from `amita` and `īkṣaṇa`.