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महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-114, verse-18

यस्मिन्यज्ञे हि भूर्दत्ता कश्यपाय महात्मने ।
सपर्वतवनोद्देशा दक्षिणा वै स्वयंभुवा ॥१८॥
18. yasminyajñe hi bhūrdattā kaśyapāya mahātmane ,
saparvatavanoddeśā dakṣiṇā vai svayaṁbhuvā.
18. yasmin yajñe hi bhūḥ dattā kaśyapāya mahātmane
sa-parvata-vanoddeśā dakṣiṇā vai svayaṃbhuvā
18. hi svayaṃbhuvā yasmin yajñe sa-parvata-vanoddeśā
bhūḥ dakṣiṇā mahātmane kaśyapāya vai dattā
18. Indeed, in that Vedic ritual (yajña), the earth, complete with its mountains and forest regions, was given as a ceremonial gift (dakṣiṇā) by Svayambhū (Brahma) to the great-souled Kaśyapa.

Words meanings summery:

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  • यस्मिन् (yasmin) - in which (Vedic ritual) (in which, in whom)
  • यज्ञे (yajñe) - in the Vedic ritual (yajña) (in the Vedic ritual, in the sacrifice)
  • हि (hi) - indeed (indeed, certainly, for)
  • भूः (bhūḥ) - the earth (earth, ground, world)
  • दत्ता (dattā) - was given (given, granted)
  • कश्यपाय (kaśyapāya) - to Kaśyapa
  • महात्मने (mahātmane) - to the great-souled (Kaśyapa) (to the great-souled, to the magnanimous)
  • स-पर्वत-वनोद्देशा (sa-parvata-vanoddeśā) - along with its mountains and forest regions (with mountains and forest regions)
  • दक्षिणा (dakṣiṇā) - as a ceremonial gift (dakṣiṇā) (ceremonial gift, fee, right (direction))
  • वै (vai) - indeed (emphatic) (indeed, certainly (emphatic particle))
  • स्वयंभुवा (svayaṁbhuvā) - by Svayambhū (Brahma) (by the self-existent, by Svayambhū)

Words meanings and morphology

यस्मिन् (yasmin) - in which (Vedic ritual) (in which, in whom)
(pronoun)
Locative, masculine, singular of yad
yad - which, what, who
यज्ञे (yajñe) - in the Vedic ritual (yajña) (in the Vedic ritual, in the sacrifice)
(noun)
Locative, masculine, singular of yajña
yajña - Vedic ritual, sacrifice, offering
Root: yaj (class 1)
हि (hi) - indeed (indeed, certainly, for)
(indeclinable)
भूः (bhūḥ) - the earth (earth, ground, world)
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of bhū
bhū - earth, land, ground
दत्ता (dattā) - was given (given, granted)
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, singular of datta
datta - given, granted, presented
Past Passive Participle
From root dā (to give)
Root: dā (class 3)
Note: Agrees with bhūḥ.
कश्यपाय (kaśyapāya) - to Kaśyapa
(proper noun)
Dative, masculine, singular of kaśyapa
kaśyapa - name of a revered ancient sage
महात्मने (mahātmane) - to the great-souled (Kaśyapa) (to the great-souled, to the magnanimous)
(adjective)
Dative, masculine, singular of mahātman
mahātman - great-souled, noble, magnanimous
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahat+ātman)
  • mahat – great, large, vast
    adjective (neuter)
  • ātman – self, soul, spirit, essence
    noun (masculine)
Note: Agrees with Kaśyapāya.
स-पर्वत-वनोद्देशा (sa-parvata-vanoddeśā) - along with its mountains and forest regions (with mountains and forest regions)
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, singular of sa-parvata-vanoddeśa
sa-parvata-vanoddeśa - with mountains and forest regions
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (sa+parvata+vana+uddeśa)
  • sa – with, together with
    indeclinable
  • parvata – mountain, hill
    noun (masculine)
  • vana – forest, wood, grove
    noun (neuter)
  • uddeśa – region, locality, description
    noun (masculine)
    Prefix: ud
    Root: diś (class 6)
Note: Agrees with bhūḥ.
दक्षिणा (dakṣiṇā) - as a ceremonial gift (dakṣiṇā) (ceremonial gift, fee, right (direction))
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of dakṣiṇā
dakṣiṇā - sacrificial fee, ceremonial gift, south, right (direction)
Note: Agrees with bhūḥ.
वै (vai) - indeed (emphatic) (indeed, certainly (emphatic particle))
(indeclinable)
स्वयंभुवा (svayaṁbhuvā) - by Svayambhū (Brahma) (by the self-existent, by Svayambhū)
(proper noun)
Instrumental, masculine, singular of svayaṃbhū
svayaṁbhū - self-existent, self-born; an epithet of Brahma, Viṣṇu, Śiva
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (svayam+bhū)
  • svayam – self, by oneself
    indeclinable
  • bhū – being, existence, earth
    noun (feminine)
    Root: bhū (class 1)
Note: Agent of 'dattā'.