महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-18, chapter-5, verse-52

यथा समुद्रो भगवान्यथा च हिमवान्गिरिः ।
ख्यातावुभौ रत्ननिधी तथा भारतमुच्यते ॥५२॥

52. yathā samudro bhagavānyathā ca himavāngiriḥ ,
khyātāvubhau ratnanidhī tathā bhāratamucyate.

52. yathā samudraḥ bhagavān yathā ca himavān giriḥ
khyātau ubhau ratnanidhī tathā bhāratam ucyate

52. yathā samudraḥ bhagavān ca yathā himavān giriḥ
ubhau ratnanidhī khyātau tathā bhāratam ucyate

52. Just as the venerable ocean and the Himālaya mountain are both renowned as treasuries of jewels, so also is the Mahābhārata proclaimed.

Words meanings summery:

• यथा (yathā) - just as, as

• समुद्रः (samudraḥ) - ocean, sea

• भगवान् (bhagavān) - venerable (used for the ocean) (venerable, divine, glorious, blessed)

• यथा (yathā) - just as, as

• च (ca) - and

• हिमवान् (himavān) - (the Himālaya) mountain (snowy, snow-clad; (as noun) the Himālayas)

• गिरिः (giriḥ) - mountain

• ख्यातौ (khyātau) - renowned, famous

• उभौ (ubhau) - both

• रत्ननिधी (ratnanidhī) - treasuries of jewels, repositories of gems

• तथा (tathā) - so, thus, likewise

• भारतम् (bhāratam) - the Mahābhārata

• उच्यते (ucyate) - is said, is called, is proclaimed

Words meanings and morphology

यथा (yathā) - just as, as

(indeclinable)

समुद्रः (samudraḥ) - ocean, sea

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of samudra

samudra - ocean, sea

Prefixes: sam+ud

Root: drā (class 2)

भगवान् (bhagavān) - venerable (used for the ocean) (venerable, divine, glorious, blessed)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhagavat

bhagavat - blessed, venerable, divine, glorious

Derived from bhaga 'fortune, wealth' with the possessive suffix -vat.

Note: Agrees with `samudraḥ`.

यथा (yathā) - just as, as

(indeclinable)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

हिमवान् (himavān) - (the Himālaya) mountain (snowy, snow-clad; (as noun) the Himālayas)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of himavat

himavat - snowy, snow-clad; (as noun) the Himālayas

Derived from hima 'snow' with the possessive suffix -vat.

गिरिः (giriḥ) - mountain

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of giri

giri - mountain, hill

Root: gṛ (class 6)

ख्यातौ (khyātau) - renowned, famous

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of khyāta

khyāta - renowned, famous, known

past passive participle

formed from khyā + kta

Root: khyā (class 2)

Note: Agrees with `ubhau` (referring to the ocean and mountain).

उभौ (ubhau) - both

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of ubha

ubha - both

Dual form of ubha

रत्ननिधी (ratnanidhī) - treasuries of jewels, repositories of gems

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of ratnanidhi

ratnanidhi - treasury of jewels, repository of gems

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (ratna+nidhi)

• ratna – jewel, gem, precious stone
  noun (neuter)
  Root: ram (class 1)
• nidhi – treasure, repository, fund
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: ni
  Root: dhā (class 3)

Note: Agrees with `ubhau`.

तथा (tathā) - so, thus, likewise

(indeclinable)

भारतम् (bhāratam) - the Mahābhārata

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of bhārata

bhārata - the Mahābhārata, relating to Bharata

Root: bhṛ (class 1)

उच्यते (ucyate) - is said, is called, is proclaimed

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present indicative (laṭ) of vac

present passive indicative

2nd conjugation, parasmaipada (here passive), third person singular

Root: vac (class 2)