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

तं तु दृष्ट्वा तथा विन्ध्यः शैलः सूर्यमथाब्रवीत् ।
यथा हि मेरुर्भवता नित्यशः परिगम्यते ।
प्रदक्षिणं च क्रियते मामेवं कुरु भास्कर ॥३॥

3. taṁ tu dṛṣṭvā tathā vindhyaḥ śailaḥ sūryamathābravīt ,
yathā hi merurbhavatā nityaśaḥ parigamyate ,
pradakṣiṇaṁ ca kriyate māmevaṁ kuru bhāskara.

3. tam tu dṛṣṭvā tathā vindhyaḥ śailaḥ
sūryam atha abravīt yathā hi meruḥ
bhavatā nityaśaḥ parigamyate pradakṣiṇam
ca kriyate mām evam kuru bhāskara

3. Seeing him thus, the mountain Vindhya then said to the Sun: "Just as Meru is constantly circumambulated and worshipped by you, O Sun, do the same for me!"

Words meanings summery:

• तम् (tam) - him (the Sun) (him, that)

• तु (tu) - indeed (but, indeed, yet)

• दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen

• तथा (tathā) - thus, in that manner (thus, so, in that manner)

• विन्ध्यः (vindhyaḥ) - the Vindhya mountain (name of a mountain range)

• शैलः (śailaḥ) - the mountain (mountain, rock)

• सूर्यम् (sūryam) - to the Sun (the Sun)

• अथ (atha) - then (then, now, thereupon)

• अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - spoke (spoke, said)

• यथा (yathā) - just as (just as, as, how)

• हि (hi) - indeed (indeed, for, because)

• मेरुः (meruḥ) - Mount Meru (Meru (mythical mountain))

• भवता (bhavatā) - by you (the Sun) (by you (honorific))

• नित्यशः (nityaśaḥ) - constantly (constantly, always, daily)

• परिगम्यते (parigamyate) - is circumambulated (is circumambulated, is approached)

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

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• क्रियते (kriyate) - is done (is done, is performed)

• माम् (mām) - me

• एवम् (evam) - thus, in this way (thus, so, in this manner)

• कुरु (kuru) - do (for me) (do, make, perform)

• भास्कर (bhāskara) - O Sun (maker of light, the Sun)

Words meanings and morphology

तम् (tam) - him (the Sun) (him, that)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to the Sun.

तु (tu) - indeed (but, indeed, yet)

(indeclinable)

Note: Particle used for emphasis or contrast.

दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen

(indeclinable)

absolutive (gerund)

root 'dṛś', absolutive form

Root: dṛś (class 1)

तथा (tathā) - thus, in that manner (thus, so, in that manner)

(indeclinable)

विन्ध्यः (vindhyaḥ) - the Vindhya mountain (name of a mountain range)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vindhya

vindhya - the Vindhya mountain range

शैलः (śailaḥ) - the mountain (mountain, rock)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śaila

śaila - mountain, rock

Note: Used as an appositive to Vindhya.

सूर्यम् (sūryam) - to the Sun (the Sun)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of sūrya

sūrya - Sun

Note: Object of 'abravīt'.

अथ (atha) - then (then, now, thereupon)

(indeclinable)

अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - spoke (spoke, said)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of brū

imperfect active

root 'brū', imperfect 3rd person singular

Root: brū (class 2)

यथा (yathā) - just as (just as, as, how)

(indeclinable)

हि (hi) - indeed (indeed, for, because)

(indeclinable)

Note: Particle for emphasis.

मेरुः (meruḥ) - Mount Meru (Meru (mythical mountain))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of meru

meru - name of a mythical mountain, central to the universe

Note: Subject of the passive verb 'parigamyate'.

भवता (bhavatā) - by you (the Sun) (by you (honorific))

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of bhavat

bhavat - you (honorific), Sir

present active participle

present active participle of 'bhū' (to be), used as a polite pronoun

Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Agent in passive construction.

नित्यशः (nityaśaḥ) - constantly (constantly, always, daily)

(indeclinable)

suffix -śa

Note: Adverbial.

परिगम्यते (parigamyate) - is circumambulated (is circumambulated, is approached)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present (laṭ) of gam

present passive

root 'gam' with prefix 'pari', present 3rd person singular passive voice

Prefix: pari

Root: gam (class 1)

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

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of pradakṣiṇa

pradakṣiṇa - clockwise, auspicious, reverential circumambulation

Prefix: pra

Root: dakṣ (class 1)

Note: Object of 'kriyate'.

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

क्रियते (kriyate) - is done (is done, is performed)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present (laṭ) of kṛ

present passive

root 'kṛ', present 3rd person singular passive voice

Root: kṛ (class 8)

माम् (mām) - me

(pronoun)

Accusative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me (1st person pronoun)

Note: Object of 'kuru'.

एवम् (evam) - thus, in this way (thus, so, in this manner)

(indeclinable)

Note: Adverbial.

कुरु (kuru) - do (for me) (do, make, perform)

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of kṛ

imperative active

root 'kṛ', imperative 2nd person singular

Root: kṛ (class 8)

भास्कर (bhāskara) - O Sun (maker of light, the Sun)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of bhāskara

bhāskara - maker of light, sun

Compound type : upapada (bhā+kṛ)

• bhā – light, splendor
  noun (feminine)
  Root: bhā (class 2)
• kṛ – making, doing
  verb (masculine)
  agent noun
  Root: kṛ (class 8)