महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-20, verse-28

अथ निष्क्रम्य भगवान्प्रययावुत्तरामुखः ।
कैलासं मन्दरं हैमं सर्वाननुचचार ह ॥२८॥

28. atha niṣkramya bhagavānprayayāvuttarāmukhaḥ ,
kailāsaṁ mandaraṁ haimaṁ sarvānanucacāra ha.

28. atha niṣkramya bhagavān prayayau uttarāmukhaḥ
kailāsam mandaram haimam sarvān anucacāra ha

28. atha bhagavān niṣkramya uttarāmukhaḥ prayayau
kailāsam mandaram haimam sarvān ha anucacāra

28. Then, having departed, the venerable Lord proceeded facing north. He indeed visited Kailasa, Mandara, Haima, and all such mountains.

Words meanings summery:

• अथ (atha) - then, thereafter, now

• निष्क्रम्य (niṣkramya) - having departed, having gone out

• भगवान् (bhagavān) - the venerable Lord (referring to a deity) (venerable, divine, fortunate, prosperous, the Lord)

• प्रययौ (prayayau) - went, proceeded

• उत्तरामुखः (uttarāmukhaḥ) - facing north, northward

• कैलासम् (kailāsam) - Mount Kailasa

• मन्दरम् (mandaram) - Mount Mandara

• हैमम् (haimam) - the Haima mountain (likely referring to a peak in the Himalayas or a mountain associated with snow/gold) (golden, snowy, Himalayan)

• सर्वान् (sarvān) - all such mountains (all, every)

• अनुचचार (anucacāra) - visited (these mountains) (followed, visited, wandered after)

• ह (ha) - indeed, verily (an emphatic particle)

Words meanings and morphology

अथ (atha) - then, thereafter, now

(indeclinable)

निष्क्रम्य (niṣkramya) - having departed, having gone out

(indeclinable)

absolutive/gerund

Derived from verb root kram (to step, go) with upasarga niṣ, forming an absolutive with -ya suffix.

Prefix: niṣ

Root: kram (class 1)

Note: Often translated as 'having gone out' or 'having departed'.

भगवान् (bhagavān) - the venerable Lord (referring to a deity) (venerable, divine, fortunate, prosperous, the Lord)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhagavat

bhagavat - venerable, divine, fortunate, prosperous, Lord

Derived from bhaga (fortune, prosperity) with the suffix -vat.

Note: Used as a respectful appellation for deities or revered persons.

प्रययौ (prayayau) - went, proceeded

(verb)

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

Perfect Active

Perfect form of the root yā (to go) with upasarga pra.

Prefix: pra

Root: yā (class 2)

उत्तरामुखः (uttarāmukhaḥ) - facing north, northward

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of uttarāmukha

uttarāmukha - north-faced, facing north

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (uttara+mukha)

• uttara – north, upper, later
  noun (neuter)
• mukha – face, mouth, front
  noun (neuter)

कैलासम् (kailāsam) - Mount Kailasa

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of kailāsa

kailāsa - Kailasa (a sacred mountain, abode of Shiva)

मन्दरम् (mandaram) - Mount Mandara

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of mandara

mandara - Mandara (a mythical mountain, used as a churning rod in the Samudra manthana)

हैमम् (haimam) - the Haima mountain (likely referring to a peak in the Himalayas or a mountain associated with snow/gold) (golden, snowy, Himalayan)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of haima

haima - golden, snowy, related to winter, Himalayan

Derived from hima (snow) or heman (gold). Here, likely related to snow/Himalayas.

Note: Agreement with implied 'mountain' (giri) which can be masculine or neuter. Here treated as neuter for adjectival agreement with implied 'giram' or 'parvatam'.

सर्वान् (sarvān) - all such mountains (all, every)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole

Note: Refers to the previously mentioned mountains.

अनुचचार (anucacāra) - visited (these mountains) (followed, visited, wandered after)

(verb)

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

Perfect Active

Perfect form of root car (to move, wander) with upasarga anu.

Prefix: anu

Root: car (class 1)

ह (ha) - indeed, verily (an emphatic particle)

(indeclinable)