महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-114, verse-17

एतत्स्वयंभुवो राजन्वनं रम्यं प्रकाशते ।
यत्रायजत कौन्तेय विश्वकर्मा प्रतापवान् ॥१७॥

17. etatsvayaṁbhuvo rājanvanaṁ ramyaṁ prakāśate ,
yatrāyajata kaunteya viśvakarmā pratāpavān.

17. etat svayam-bhuvaḥ rājan vanam ramyam prakāśate
yatra ayajat kaunteya viśva-karmā pratāpavān

17. rājan kaunteya etat svayam-bhuvaḥ ramyam vanam
prakāśate yatra pratāpavān viśva-karmā ayajat

17. O King, this beautiful forest of Svayambhu (the self-existent one) shines brightly. It is here, O son of Kuntī, that the mighty Viśvakarmā performed Vedic rituals (yajña).

Words meanings summery:

• एतत् (etat) - this (forest) (this)

• स्वयम्-भुवः (svayam-bhuvaḥ) - of Svayambhu (Brahma) (of Svayambhu, of the self-existent one)

• राजन् (rājan) - O King (addressing the listener) (O king)

• वनम् (vanam) - the forest (forest, wood, grove, thicket)

• रम्यम् (ramyam) - beautiful (beautiful, delightful, pleasant)

• प्रकाशते (prakāśate) - shines brightly (it shines, it appears, it is visible)

• यत्र (yatra) - where (in this forest) (where, in which place)

• अयजत् (ayajat) - he performed Vedic rituals (yajña) (he worshipped, he performed a Vedic ritual)

• कौन्तेय (kaunteya) - O son of Kuntī (addressing Arjuna) (O son of Kuntī, O Arjuna)

• विश्व-कर्मा (viśva-karmā) - the mighty Viśvakarmā (Viśvakarmā (the divine architect), the all-maker)

• प्रतापवान् (pratāpavān) - the mighty (mighty, glorious, powerful, majestic)

Words meanings and morphology

एतत् (etat) - this (forest) (this)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of etad

etad - this, these

Note: Agrees with 'vanam'.

स्वयम्-भुवः (svayam-bhuvaḥ) - of Svayambhu (Brahma) (of Svayambhu, of the self-existent one)

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of svayam-bhū

svayam-bhū - self-existent, self-born, epithet of Brahmā or Viṣṇu or Śiva

Compound: svayam (self) + bhū (being).

Compound type : karmadhāraya (svayam+bhū)

• svayam – self, personally, spontaneously
  indeclinable
• bhū – being, existence, earth
  noun (feminine)
  Derived from root bhū (to be).
  Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Refers to Brahmā, the creator god.

राजन् (rājan) - O King (addressing the listener) (O king)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, sovereign, ruler

वनम् (vanam) - the forest (forest, wood, grove, thicket)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of vana

vana - forest, wood, grove, thicket, collection of trees

Note: Subject of 'prakāśate'.

रम्यम् (ramyam) - beautiful (beautiful, delightful, pleasant)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of ramya

ramya - beautiful, delightful, charming, pleasant

Gerundive

Derived from root ram (to enjoy, delight) with suffix -ya.

Root: ram (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'vanam'.

प्रकाशते (prakāśate) - shines brightly (it shines, it appears, it is visible)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of prakāś

Prefix: pra

Root: kāś (class 1)

यत्र (yatra) - where (in this forest) (where, in which place)

(indeclinable)

Note: Refers to the location of the forest.

अयजत् (ayajat) - he performed Vedic rituals (yajña) (he worshipped, he performed a Vedic ritual)

(verb)

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

Imperfect tense, from root yaj with augment a-.

Root: yaj (class 1)

कौन्तेय (kaunteya) - O son of Kuntī (addressing Arjuna) (O son of Kuntī, O Arjuna)

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of kaunteya

kaunteya - son of Kuntī, referring to the Pāṇḍavas, especially Arjuna

Derived from Kuntī with a patronymic suffix.

विश्व-कर्मा (viśva-karmā) - the mighty Viśvakarmā (Viśvakarmā (the divine architect), the all-maker)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of viśva-karman

viśva-karman - Viśvakarmā (the architect of the gods), all-maker, creator of the universe

Compound: viśva (all) + karman (action/maker).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (viśva+karman)

• viśva – all, whole, universal
  adjective
• karman – action, work, deed, ritual, maker
  noun (neuter)
  Derived from root kṛ (to do, make).
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Subject of 'ayajat'.

प्रतापवान् (pratāpavān) - the mighty (mighty, glorious, powerful, majestic)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pratāpavat

pratāpavat - mighty, powerful, glorious, majestic, splendid

Derived from pratāpa (power, glory) with suffix -vat.

Note: Agrees with 'viśva-karmā'.