महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-102, verse-2

लोमश उवाच ।
अद्रिराजं महाशैलं मरुं कनकपर्वतम् ।
उदयास्तमये भानुः प्रदक्षिणमवर्तत ॥२॥

2. lomaśa uvāca ,
adrirājaṁ mahāśailaṁ maruṁ kanakaparvatam ,
udayāstamaye bhānuḥ pradakṣiṇamavartata.

2. lomaśa uvāca adrirājam mahāśailam marum kanakaparvatam
udayāstamaye bhānuḥ pradakṣiṇam avartata

2. Lomasha said: The Sun circumambulated the king of mountains, the great mountain Meru, the golden mountain, at its rising and setting.

2. לוֹמַשַׁה אמר, בכל זריחה ושקיעה הקיף סוּרְיַה (השמש) מימין, בדרך כבוד, את מֵרוּ, מלך ההרים, הר הזהב הגדול.

Words meanings summery:

• लोमशः (lomaśaḥ) - the sage Lomasha (a sage)

• उवाच (uvāca) - said (said, spoke)

• अद्रिराजम् (adrirājam) - the king of mountains (Meru) (king of mountains)

• महाशैलम् (mahāśailam) - the great mountain (Meru) (great mountain)

• मरुम् (marum) - Meru (desert; Meru (proper noun))

• कनकपर्वतम् (kanakaparvatam) - the golden mountain (Meru) (golden mountain)

• उदयास्तमये (udayāstamaye) - at its rising and setting (at rising and setting; at dawn and dusk)

• भानुः (bhānuḥ) - the Sun (sun, light, ray)

• प्रदक्षिणम् (pradakṣiṇam) - clockwise / as a circumambulation (clockwise, circumambulation)

• अवर्तत (avartata) - revolved / circumambulated (revolved, turned, moved around)

Words meanings and morphology

लोमशः (lomaśaḥ) - the sage Lomasha (a sage)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of lomaśa

lomaśa - hairy; name of a sage

Note: Original form 'lomaśaḥ' for sandhi with 'uvāca'.

उवाच (uvāca) - said (said, spoke)

(verb)

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

perfect active

root 'vac', perfect 3rd person singular

Root: vac (class 2)

अद्रिराजम् (adrirājam) - the king of mountains (Meru) (king of mountains)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of adrirāja

adrirāja - king of mountains

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (adri+rājan)

• adri – mountain, rock
  noun (masculine)
• rājan – king, ruler
  noun (masculine)

Note: Refers to Mount Meru.

महाशैलम् (mahāśailam) - the great mountain (Meru) (great mountain)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of mahāśaila

mahāśaila - great mountain

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+śaila)

• mahā – great, large
  adjective
• śaila – mountain, rock
  noun (masculine)

Note: Refers to Mount Meru.

मरुम् (marum) - Meru (desert; Meru (proper noun))

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of maru

maru - desert; a specific mountain (Meru)

कनकपर्वतम् (kanakaparvatam) - the golden mountain (Meru) (golden mountain)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of kanakaparvata

kanakaparvata - golden mountain

Compound type : karmadhāraya (kanaka+parvata)

• kanaka – gold
  noun (neuter)
• parvata – mountain
  noun (masculine)

Note: Refers to Mount Meru.

उदयास्तमये (udayāstamaye) - at its rising and setting (at rising and setting; at dawn and dusk)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, dual of udayāstamaya

udayāstamaya - rise and set; dawn and dusk

Compound type : dvandva (udaya+astamaya)

• udaya – rising, dawn
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: ud
  Root: i (class 2)
• astamaya – setting, dusk
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: asta
  Root: i (class 2)

Note: Refers to the sun's daily movement.

भानुः (bhānuḥ) - the Sun (sun, light, ray)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhānu

bhānu - sun, light, ray

प्रदक्षिणम् (pradakṣiṇam) - clockwise / as a circumambulation (clockwise, circumambulation)

(indeclinable)

Prefix: pra

Root: dakṣ (class 1)

अवर्तत (avartata) - revolved / circumambulated (revolved, turned, moved around)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, past imperfect (laṅ) of vṛt

imperfect middle

root 'vṛt', imperfect 3rd person singular middle voice

Root: vṛt (class 1)

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