महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-102, verse-4

एवमुक्तस्ततः सूर्यः शैलेन्द्रं प्रत्यभाषत ।
नाहमात्मेच्छया शैल करोम्येनं प्रदक्षिणम् ।
एष मार्गः प्रदिष्टो मे येनेदं निर्मितं जगत् ॥४॥

4. evamuktastataḥ sūryaḥ śailendraṁ pratyabhāṣata ,
nāhamātmecchayā śaila karomyenaṁ pradakṣiṇam ,
eṣa mārgaḥ pradiṣṭo me yenedaṁ nirmitaṁ jagat.

4. evam uktaḥ tataḥ sūryaḥ śaila indram
prati abhāṣata na aham ātman icchayā
śaila karomi enam pradakṣiṇam eṣaḥ mārgaḥ
pradiṣṭaḥ me yena idam nirmitam jagat

4. Thus addressed, the Sun then replied to the king of mountains: "O mountain, I do not perform this circumambulation by my own will (ātman). This path was prescribed for me by the one who created this universe."

Words meanings summery:

• एवम् (evam) - thus (thus, so)

• उक्तः (uktaḥ) - addressed (by Vindhya) (said, spoken)

• ततः (tataḥ) - then (then, therefrom)

• सूर्यः (sūryaḥ) - the Sun (Sun)

• शैल (śaila) - mountain (mountain, rock)

• इन्द्रम् (indram) - (the chief, meaning king) (Indra, chief)

• प्रति (prati) - in reply to (towards, against, in reply to)

• अभाषत (abhāṣata) - replied (spoke, addressed)

• न (na) - not (not, no)

• अहम् (aham) - I

• आत्मन् (ātman) - self (self, soul, spirit)

• इच्छया (icchayā) - by my will (by will, by desire)

• शैल (śaila) - O mountain (Vindhya) (O mountain)

• करोमि (karomi) - I perform (I do, I make, I perform)

• एनम् (enam) - this (circumambulation) (this, him)

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

• एषः (eṣaḥ) - this (this (masculine))

• मार्गः (mārgaḥ) - path (path, way, road)

• प्रदिष्टः (pradiṣṭaḥ) - prescribed (prescribed, enjoined, taught)

• मे (me) - for me (by me, for me, my)

• येन (yena) - by whom (the creator) (by whom, by which)

• इदम् (idam) - this (universe) (this (neuter))

• निर्मितम् (nirmitam) - created (created, made, constructed)

• जगत् (jagat) - universe (world, universe, moving)

Words meanings and morphology

एवम् (evam) - thus (thus, so)

(indeclinable)

Note: Adverbial modifying 'uktaḥ'.

उक्तः (uktaḥ) - addressed (by Vindhya) (said, spoken)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vac

vac - to speak, say

past passive participle

root 'vac', past passive participle

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Refers to the Sun (sūryaḥ).

ततः (tataḥ) - then (then, therefrom)

(indeclinable)

सूर्यः (sūryaḥ) - the Sun (Sun)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sūrya

sūrya - Sun

Note: Subject of 'pratyabhāṣata'.

शैल (śaila) - mountain (mountain, rock)

(noun)

masculine, singular of śaila

śaila - mountain, rock

Note: First part of the compound 'śailendra' when sandhi is undone.

इन्द्रम् (indram) - (the chief, meaning king) (Indra, chief)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of indra

indra - chief, lord; name of the Vedic deity Indra

Note: Second part of the compound 'śailendra' when sandhi is undone.

प्रति (prati) - in reply to (towards, against, in reply to)

(indeclinable)

अभाषत (abhāṣata) - replied (spoke, addressed)

(verb)

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

imperfect middle

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

Root: bhāṣ (class 1)

Note: Combined with 'prati' to form 'pratyabhāṣata'.

न (na) - not (not, no)

(indeclinable)

Note: Negation.

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me (1st person pronoun)

Note: Subject of 'karomi'.

आत्मन् (ātman) - self (self, soul, spirit)

(noun)

masculine, singular of ātman

ātman - self, soul, spirit, vital breath

Note: Forms the compound 'ātmeccā' (self-will) with 'icchā'.

इच्छया (icchayā) - by my will (by will, by desire)

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of icchā

icchā - will, desire, wish

from root 'iṣ' (to wish)

Root: iṣ (class 6)

Note: Joined with 'ātman' to form 'ātmeccā'.

शैल (śaila) - O mountain (Vindhya) (O mountain)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of śaila

śaila - mountain, rock

Note: Direct address to Vindhya.

करोमि (karomi) - I perform (I do, I make, I perform)

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of kṛ

present active

root 'kṛ', present 1st person singular

Root: kṛ (class 8)

एनम् (enam) - this (circumambulation) (this, him)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of ena

ena - this, that

Note: Refers to the act of pradakṣiṇam.

प्रदक्षिणम् (pradakṣiṇam) - circumambulation (circumambulation, clockwise)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of pradakṣiṇa

pradakṣiṇa - clockwise, auspicious, reverential circumambulation

Prefix: pra

Root: dakṣ (class 1)

Note: Object of 'karomi'.

एषः (eṣaḥ) - this (this (masculine))

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of etad

etad - this

Note: Refers to 'mārgaḥ'.

मार्गः (mārgaḥ) - path (path, way, road)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mārga

mārga - path, way, road, course

Note: Subject of the sentence.

प्रदिष्टः (pradiṣṭaḥ) - prescribed (prescribed, enjoined, taught)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of diś

diś - to point, show, direct, prescribe

past passive participle

root 'diś' with prefix 'pra', past passive participle

Prefix: pra

Root: diś (class 6)

Note: Agrees with 'mārgaḥ'.

मे (me) - for me (by me, for me, my)

(pronoun)

Dative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me (1st person pronoun)

Note: Dative of interest, indicating 'for me'.

येन (yena) - by whom (the creator) (by whom, by which)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of yad

yad - which, who, what

Note: Refers to the agent who created the world.

इदम् (idam) - this (universe) (this (neuter))

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this, that

Note: Object of 'nirmitam', refers to 'jagat'.

निर्मितम् (nirmitam) - created (created, made, constructed)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of mā

mā - to measure, build, create

past passive participle

root 'mā' with prefix 'nir', past passive participle

Prefix: nir

Root: mā (class 3)

Note: Agrees with 'jagat'.

जगत् (jagat) - universe (world, universe, moving)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of jagat

jagat - world, universe, moving, living beings

present active participle

present active participle of 'gam' (to go), used as a noun

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Object of 'nirmitam'.