महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-27, verse-97

मेरोः समुद्रस्य च सर्वरत्नैः संख्योपलानामुदकस्य वापि ।
वक्तुं शक्यं नेह गङ्गाजलानां गुणाख्यानं परिमातुं तथैव ॥९७॥

97. meroḥ samudrasya ca sarvaratnaiḥ; saṁkhyopalānāmudakasya vāpi ,
vaktuṁ śakyaṁ neha gaṅgājalānāṁ; guṇākhyānaṁ parimātuṁ tathaiva.

97. meroḥ samudrasya ca sarvaratnaiḥ
saṃkhyā upalānām udakasya vā api
vaktum śakyam na iha gaṅgājalānām
guṇākhyānam parimātum tathā eva

97. iha meroḥ samudrasya ca sarvaratnaiḥ upalānām udakasya vā api saṃkhyā,
tathā eva gaṅgājalānām guṇākhyānam parimātum vaktum na śakyam

97. It is not possible to fully describe the qualities of the waters of the Ganga, just as it is impossible to enumerate all the jewels of Mount Meru and the ocean, or to count the pebbles and water.

Words meanings summery:

• मेरोः (meroḥ) - of Mount Meru (of Meru, from Meru)

• समुद्रस्य (samudrasya) - of the ocean

• च (ca) - and, also

• सर्वरत्नैः (sarvaratnaiḥ) - with all jewels

• संख्या (saṁkhyā) - the counting (of pebbles) (number, count, enumeration)

• उपलानाम् (upalānām) - of pebbles, of stones

• उदकस्य (udakasya) - of water

• वा (vā) - or

• अपि (api) - even, also, too

• वक्तुम् (vaktum) - to speak, to describe

• शक्यम् (śakyam) - possible, able

• न (na) - not, no

• इह (iha) - here, in this world

• गङ्गाजलानाम् (gaṅgājalānām) - of Ganga's waters

• गुणाख्यानम् (guṇākhyānam) - description of qualities, praise of virtues

• परिमातुम् (parimātum) - to fully comprehend (to measure, to comprehend, to estimate)

• तथा (tathā) - thus, so, similarly

• एव (eva) - just, only, indeed

Words meanings and morphology

मेरोः (meroḥ) - of Mount Meru (of Meru, from Meru)

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of meru

meru - Mount Meru, a mythical golden mountain, center of the universe

समुद्रस्य (samudrasya) - of the ocean

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of samudra

samudra - ocean, sea

Prefix: sam

Root: ud (class 7)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

सर्वरत्नैः (sarvaratnaiḥ) - with all jewels

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, plural of sarvaratna

sarvaratna - all jewels, every kind of gem

compound of sarva and ratna

Compound type : karmahāraka (sarva+ratna)

• sarva – all, every, whole
  adjective (neuter)
• ratna – jewel, gem, treasure
  noun (neuter)

संख्या (saṁkhyā) - the counting (of pebbles) (number, count, enumeration)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of saṃkhyā

saṁkhyā - number, count, enumeration, calculation

Prefix: sam

Root: khyā (class 2)

Note: External sandhi with 'upalānām' is undone here (saṃkhyā + upalānām = saṃkhyopalānām).

उपलानाम् (upalānām) - of pebbles, of stones

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of upala

upala - stone, rock, pebble

उदकस्य (udakasya) - of water

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of udaka

udaka - water

वा (vā) - or

(indeclinable)

अपि (api) - even, also, too

(indeclinable)

Note: External sandhi with 'vā' is undone here (vā + api = vāpi).

वक्तुम् (vaktum) - to speak, to describe

(indeclinable)

infinitive

infinitive form of root vac

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Infinitive, functioning adverbially/nominally.

शक्यम् (śakyam) - possible, able

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of śakya

śakya - possible, capable, able to be done

gerundive/future passive participle

derived from root śak (to be able)

Root: śak (class 5)

Note: It qualifies the implied action, 'it is possible'.

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

Note: External sandhi with 'iha' is undone here (na + iha = neha).

इह (iha) - here, in this world

(indeclinable)

गङ्गाजलानाम् (gaṅgājalānām) - of Ganga's waters

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, plural of gaṅgājala

gaṅgājala - water of the Ganga

compound of Gaṅgā and jala

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (gaṅgā+jala)

• gaṅgā – The river Ganga
  proper noun (feminine)
• jala – water
  noun (neuter)

गुणाख्यानम् (guṇākhyānam) - description of qualities, praise of virtues

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of guṇākhyāna

guṇākhyāna - narration of qualities, praise of virtues

compound of guṇa and ākhyāna

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (guṇa+ākhyāna)

• guṇa – quality, virtue, attribute
  noun (masculine)
• ākhyāna – narration, tale, description
  noun (neuter)
  nominalization of ākhyā (to tell)
  derived from root khyā with upasarga ā
  Prefix: ā
  Root: khyā (class 2)

Note: Here used as the subject of the implied verb 'asti' (is).

परिमातुम् (parimātum) - to fully comprehend (to measure, to comprehend, to estimate)

(indeclinable)

infinitive

infinitive form of root mā with prefix pari

Prefix: pari

Root: mā (class 2)

Note: Infinitive, functioning adverbially/nominally.

तथा (tathā) - thus, so, similarly

(indeclinable)

Note: External sandhi with 'eva' is undone here (tathā + eva = tathaiva).

एव (eva) - just, only, indeed

(indeclinable)

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