महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-2, chapter-14, verse-4

विशाला बहुला भूमिर्बहुरत्नसमाचिता ।
दूरं गत्वा विजानाति श्रेयो वृष्णिकुलोद्वह ॥४॥

4. viśālā bahulā bhūmirbahuratnasamācitā ,
dūraṁ gatvā vijānāti śreyo vṛṣṇikulodvaha.

4. viśālā bahulā bhūmiḥ bahu-ratna-samācitā |
dūram gatvā vijānāti śreyaḥ vṛṣṇi-kula-udvaha

4. O upholder of the Vrishni family, one truly comprehends the value of this vast and expansive earth, abundant with many jewels, only by traveling widely.

4. הו מרים שושלת וְרְשְׁנִי, הארץ רחבה ועשירה ומלאה באבני חן רבות, ומי שהולך רחוק מכיר מהו הטוב הנעלה.

Words meanings summery:

• विशाला (viśālā) - vast, wide, extensive

• बहुला (bahulā) - abundant, numerous, extensive

• भूमिः (bhūmiḥ) - earth, land, ground

• बहु-रत्न-समाचिता (bahu-ratna-samācitā) - adorned with many jewels, filled with abundant gems

• दूरम् (dūram) - far, a long distance

• गत्वा (gatvā) - having gone, after going

• विजानाति (vijānāti) - knows, understands, discerns

• श्रेयः (śreyaḥ) - welfare, prosperity, excellence, good

• वृष्णि-कुल-उद्वह (vṛṣṇi-kula-udvaha) - Krishna (O upholder/bearer of the Vrishni family)

Words meanings and morphology

विशाला (viśālā) - vast, wide, extensive

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of viśāla

viśāla - vast, spacious, extensive, great

From vi-√śṛ (to extend).

Prefix: vi

Root: śṛ (class 1)

बहुला (bahulā) - abundant, numerous, extensive

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of bahula

bahula - abundant, plentiful, numerous, extensive

From 'bahu' (much, many).

भूमिः (bhūmiḥ) - earth, land, ground

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of bhūmi

bhūmi - earth, ground, land, soil

i-stem noun.

बहु-रत्न-समाचिता (bahu-ratna-samācitā) - adorned with many jewels, filled with abundant gems

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of bahuratnasamācita

bahuratnasamācita - full of many jewels, adorned with abundant gems

Compound of 'bahu' (many), 'ratna' (jewel), and 'samācitā' (covered, filled).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (bahu+ratna+samācita)

• bahu – much, many, abundant
  adjective (masculine)
• ratna – jewel, gem, precious stone
  noun (neuter)
• samācita – covered, filled, composed of, collected
  adjective (feminine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From sam-ā-√ci (to collect, to heap up, to fill).
  Prefixes: sam+ā
  Root: ci (class 5)

Note: Used as an attribute of 'bhūmiḥ'.

दूरम् (dūram) - far, a long distance

(indeclinable)

Here used adverbially (accusative of manner/space).

Note: Functions as an adverb here.

गत्वा (gatvā) - having gone, after going

(indeclinable)

absolutive

Absolutive form of √gam (to go).

Root: gam (class 1)

विजानाति (vijānāti) - knows, understands, discerns

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (lat) of vijñā

present tense

3rd person singular present active of vi-√jñā (class 9).

Prefix: vi

Root: jñā (class 9)

श्रेयः (śreyaḥ) - welfare, prosperity, excellence, good

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of śreyas

śreyas - better, excellent, auspicious; welfare, prosperity, good

s-stem neuter noun.

Root: śrī

वृष्णि-कुल-उद्वह (vṛṣṇi-kula-udvaha) - Krishna (O upholder/bearer of the Vrishni family)

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of vṛṣṇikulodvaha

vṛṣṇikulodvaha - upholder of the Vrishni family, chief of the Vrishnis

Compound of 'vṛṣṇi' (name of a clan), 'kula' (family), and 'udvaha' (bearer, upholder, leader).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vṛṣṇi+kula+udvaha)

• vṛṣṇi – Vrishni (name of an ancient Yadava clan)
  proper noun (masculine)
• kula – family, lineage, clan
  noun (neuter)
• udvaha – bearer, upholder, leader, carrying
  noun (masculine)
  Agent noun
  From ut-√vah (to carry up, to bear, to lead).
  Prefix: ut
  Root: vah (class 1)

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