महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-2, chapter-69, verse-12

हिमवत्यनुशिष्टोऽसि मेरुसावर्णिना पुरा ।
द्वैपायनेन कृष्णेन नगरे वारणावते ॥१२॥

12. himavatyanuśiṣṭo'si merusāvarṇinā purā ,
dvaipāyanena kṛṣṇena nagare vāraṇāvate.

12. himavati anuśiṣṭaḥ asi merusāvarṇinā purā
dvaipāyanena kṛṣṇena nagare vāraṇāvate

12. You were instructed in the Himalayas by Merusāvarṇin in the past, and by Kṛṣṇa Dvaipāyana in the city of Vāraṇāvata.

Words meanings summery:

• हिमवति (himavati) - in the Himalayas (in the snowy mountains, in the Himalayas)

• अनुशिष्टः (anuśiṣṭaḥ) - instructed (instructed, taught, disciplined)

• असि (asi) - you are

• मेरुसावर्णिना (merusāvarṇinā) - by Merusāvarṇin (by Merusāvarṇin (a proper name))

• पुरा (purā) - in the past (formerly, in ancient times, in the past)

• द्वैपायनेन (dvaipāyanena) - by Dvaipāyana (by Dvaipāyana (Vyasa))

• कृष्णेन (kṛṣṇena) - by Kṛṣṇa (referring to Dvaipāyana Kṛṣṇa / Vyasa) (by Kṛṣṇa, by the dark one)

• नगरे (nagare) - in the city

• वारणावते (vāraṇāvate) - in Vāraṇāvata (in Vāraṇāvata (name of a city))

Words meanings and morphology

हिमवति (himavati) - in the Himalayas (in the snowy mountains, in the Himalayas)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of himavat

himavat - Himalayas, snowy mountain, possessing snow

अनुशिष्टः (anuśiṣṭaḥ) - instructed (instructed, taught, disciplined)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of anuśiṣṭa

anuśiṣṭa - instructed, taught, disciplined, commanded

Past Passive Participle

Derived from the root śiṣ (to teach, instruct) with the prefix anu-.

Prefix: anu

Root: śiṣ (class 7)

असि (asi) - you are

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, present indicative (laṭ) of as

Root: as (class 2)

मेरुसावर्णिना (merusāvarṇinā) - by Merusāvarṇin (by Merusāvarṇin (a proper name))

(proper noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of merusāvarṇin

merusāvarṇin - Merusāvarṇin (name of a sage, a Manu)

पुरा (purā) - in the past (formerly, in ancient times, in the past)

(indeclinable)

द्वैपायनेन (dvaipāyanena) - by Dvaipāyana (by Dvaipāyana (Vyasa))

(proper noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of dvaipāyana

dvaipāyana - Dvaipāyana (epithet of Vyasa, born on an island - dvīpa)

कृष्णेन (kṛṣṇena) - by Kṛṣṇa (referring to Dvaipāyana Kṛṣṇa / Vyasa) (by Kṛṣṇa, by the dark one)

(proper noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of kṛṣṇa

kṛṣṇa - Kṛṣṇa (a proper name, often associated with Vishnu/Vasudeva, also used for Vyasa), dark, black

Note: Refers to Kṛṣṇa Dvaipāyana, another name for Vyasa.

नगरे (nagare) - in the city

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of nagara

nagara - city, town

वारणावते (vāraṇāvate) - in Vāraṇāvata (in Vāraṇāvata (name of a city))

(proper noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of vāraṇāvata

vāraṇāvata - Vāraṇāvata (name of a city, mentioned in the Mahābhārata as a place where the Pāṇḍavas were sent)