महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-67, verse-3

मध्यदेशे महान्ग्रामो ब्राह्मणानां बभूव ह ।
गङ्गायमुनयोर्मध्ये यामुनस्य गिरेरधः ॥३॥

3. madhyadeśe mahāngrāmo brāhmaṇānāṁ babhūva ha ,
gaṅgāyamunayormadhye yāmunasya gireradhaḥ.

3. madhyadeśe mahān grāmaḥ brāhmaṇānām babhūva ha
gaṅgā-yamunayoḥ madhye yāmunasya gireḥ adhaḥ

3. In the Madhyadeśa (middle country), there was a large village of brahmins. It was situated between the Ganga and Yamuna rivers, at the foot of the Yamuna mountain.

Words meanings summery:

• मध्यदेशे (madhyadeśe) - in the middle country, in Madhyadeśa

• महान् (mahān) - great, large

• ग्रामः (grāmaḥ) - village

• ब्राह्मणानाम् (brāhmaṇānām) - of brahmins

• बभूव (babhūva) - was, existed, came to be

• ह (ha) - indicates a past event or emphatic statement, often untranslated in modern English (indeed (emphatic particle), as is well known)

• गङ्गा-यमुनयोः (gaṅgā-yamunayoḥ) - of the Ganga and Yamuna (rivers)

• मध्ये (madhye) - in the middle, between

• यामुनस्य (yāmunasya) - here referring to a mountain associated with the Yamuna river (of Yamuna (the mountain or river))

• गिरेः (gireḥ) - of the mountain

• अधः (adhaḥ) - below, underneath, at the foot of

Words meanings and morphology

मध्यदेशे (madhyadeśe) - in the middle country, in Madhyadeśa

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of madhyadeśa

madhyadeśa - middle country, central region (of India)

Compound type : tatpurusha (madhya+deśa)

• madhya – middle, central
  adjective (neuter)
• deśa – country, region, place
  noun (masculine)
  Root: diś (class 6)

महान् (mahān) - great, large

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahat

mahat - great, large, big, eminent

Note: Agrees with grāmaḥ

ग्रामः (grāmaḥ) - village

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of grāma

grāma - village, hamlet

ब्राह्मणानाम् (brāhmaṇānām) - of brahmins

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of brāhmaṇa

brāhmaṇa - a brahmin, member of the priestly class

बभूव (babhūva) - was, existed, came to be

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (liṭ) of bhū

Perfect tense, 3rd person singular

Root: bhū (class 1)

ह (ha) - indicates a past event or emphatic statement, often untranslated in modern English (indeed (emphatic particle), as is well known)

(indeclinable)

गङ्गा-यमुनयोः (gaṅgā-yamunayoḥ) - of the Ganga and Yamuna (rivers)

(noun)

Genitive, feminine, dual of gaṅgā-yamunā

gaṅgā-yamunā - the Ganga and Yamuna rivers

Compound type : dvandva (gaṅgā+yamunā)

• gaṅgā – Ganga (the river Ganges)
  proper noun (feminine)
• yamunā – Yamuna (a sacred river in India)
  proper noun (feminine)

मध्ये (madhye) - in the middle, between

(indeclinable)

Locative case of madhya, used adverbially

यामुनस्य (yāmunasya) - here referring to a mountain associated with the Yamuna river (of Yamuna (the mountain or river))

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of yāmuna

yāmuna - relating to the Yamuna river; a mountain near the Yamuna

Derived from Yamunā

Note: Qualifies 'gireḥ'

गिरेः (gireḥ) - of the mountain

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of giri

giri - mountain, hill

अधः (adhaḥ) - below, underneath, at the foot of

(indeclinable)