महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-2, chapter-38, verse-9

वल्मीकमात्रः सप्ताहं यद्यनेन धृतोऽचलः ।
तदा गोवर्धनो भीष्म न तच्चित्रं मतं मम ॥९॥

9. valmīkamātraḥ saptāhaṁ yadyanena dhṛto'calaḥ ,
tadā govardhano bhīṣma na taccitraṁ mataṁ mama.

9. yadi anena valmīkamātraḥ saptāham dhṛtaḥ acalaḥ
tadā govardhanaḥ bhīṣma na tat citram matam mama

9. Even if a mountain (Govardhana), merely the size of an anthill, was held up by him for a week, O Bhishma, I would not consider that a marvel.

Words meanings summery:

• यदि (yadi) - if, in case, even if

• अनेन (anena) - by him, by this

• वल्मीकमात्रः (valmīkamātraḥ) - of the size of an anthill, merely an anthill

• सप्ताहम् (saptāham) - a week, for a week

• धृतः (dhṛtaḥ) - held, supported, borne

• अचलः (acalaḥ) - mountain, immobile, fixed

• तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

• गोवर्धनः (govardhanaḥ) - Govardhana (mountain)

• भीष्म (bhīṣma) - O Bhishma (addressing the character Bhishma) (Bhishma)

• न (na) - not, no

• तत् (tat) - that

• चित्रम् (citram) - wonder, marvel, amazing thing

• मतम् (matam) - considered, thought, believed, opinion

• मम (mama) - my, of me

Words meanings and morphology

यदि (yadi) - if, in case, even if

(indeclinable)

अनेन (anena) - by him, by this

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, he, she, it

वल्मीकमात्रः (valmīkamātraḥ) - of the size of an anthill, merely an anthill

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of valmīkamātra

valmīkamātra - of the size of an anthill, merely an anthill

Compound type : Bahuvrīhi (valmīka+mātra)

• valmīka – anthill, white ant's nest
  noun (masculine)
• mātra – measure, size, only, merely, to the extent of
  adjective (masculine)

सप्ताहम् (saptāham) - a week, for a week

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of saptāha

saptāha - a week, seven days

Note: Used here adverbially to denote duration.

धृतः (dhṛtaḥ) - held, supported, borne

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dhṛta

dhṛta - held, supported, borne, maintained, worn

Past Passive Participle

Formed from dhṛ + kta (ta) suffix.

Root: dhṛ (class 1)

अचलः (acalaḥ) - mountain, immobile, fixed

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of acala

acala - mountain, immobile, fixed, immovable

Compound type : Nañ-Tatpuruṣa (a+cala)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
  Negative prefix
• cala – moving, movable, unsteady
  adjective (masculine)
  Root: cal (class 1)

तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

(indeclinable)

गोवर्धनः (govardhanaḥ) - Govardhana (mountain)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of govardhana

govardhana - Govardhana (name of a sacred mountain near Vrindavan)

भीष्म (bhīṣma) - O Bhishma (addressing the character Bhishma) (Bhishma)

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of bhīṣma

bhīṣma - Bhishma (name of a Kuru elder), terrible, formidable

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

तत् (tat) - that

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

चित्रम् (citram) - wonder, marvel, amazing thing

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of citra

citra - wonder, marvel, amazing thing, picture, variegated

मतम् (matam) - considered, thought, believed, opinion

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of mata

mata - considered, thought, believed, opinion, intent

Past Passive Participle

Formed from man + kta (ta) suffix.

Root: man (class 4)

मम (mama) - my, of me

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me