महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-117, verse-12

वेदीं चाप्यददद्धैमीं कश्यपाय महात्मने ।
दशव्यामायतां कृत्वा नवोत्सेधां विशां पते ॥१२॥

12. vedīṁ cāpyadadaddhaimīṁ kaśyapāya mahātmane ,
daśavyāmāyatāṁ kṛtvā navotsedhāṁ viśāṁ pate.

12. vedīm ca api adadat haimīm kaśyapāya mahātmane
daśavyāmāyatām kṛtvā navotsedhām viśām pate

12. O lord of the people, having made it ten `vyāmas` long and nine `utsedhas` high, he also gave a golden altar to the great-souled Kashyapa.

Words meanings summery:

• वेदीम् (vedīm) - the altar, sacrificial ground

• च (ca) - and

• अपि (api) - also, even

• अददत् (adadat) - he gave

• हैमीम् (haimīm) - golden, made of gold

• कश्यपाय (kaśyapāya) - to Kashyapa

• महात्मने (mahātmane) - to the great-souled, to the noble

• दशव्यामायताम् (daśavyāmāyatām) - ten `vyāmas` long

• कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - having made, having done

• नवोत्सेधाम् (navotsedhām) - nine `utsedhas` high

• विशाम् (viśām) - of the people, of the subjects

• पते (pate) - O King Janaka (the listener) (O lord, O master)

Words meanings and morphology

वेदीम् (vedīm) - the altar, sacrificial ground

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of vedī

vedī - sacrificial altar, sacred ground

Note: Object of `adadat`.

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

अपि (api) - also, even

(indeclinable)

अददत् (adadat) - he gave

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (Laṅ) of dā

imperfect active

Root: dā (class 3)

हैमीम् (haimīm) - golden, made of gold

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of haima

haima - golden, related to gold, made of gold

derived from `hima` (gold or snow) or `heman` (gold)

Note: Agrees with `vedīm`.

कश्यपाय (kaśyapāya) - to Kashyapa

(proper noun)

Dative, masculine, singular of kaśyapa

kaśyapa - Kashyapa (a famous sage, progenitor of many creatures)

Note: Recipient.

महात्मने (mahātmane) - to the great-souled, to the noble

(adjective)

Dative, masculine, singular of mahātman

mahātman - great-souled, noble, magnanimous, (referring to ātman as soul/self)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahat+ātman)

• mahat – great, large, vast
  adjective
• ātman – self, soul, spirit, essence
  noun (masculine)
  Root: an (class 2)

Note: Agrees with `kaśyapāya`.

दशव्यामायताम् (daśavyāmāyatām) - ten `vyāmas` long

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of daśavyāmāyatā

daśavyāmāyatā - having the length of ten `vyāmas` (a `vyāma` is the measure of the span of a man's outstretched arms, approx. 6 feet)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (daśa+vyāma+āyatā)

• daśa – ten
  numeral
• vyāma – span of outstretched arms, fathom (a unit of measure)
  noun (masculine)
• āyatā – long, extended
  adjective (feminine)
  derived from `ā-yat` (to extend)
  Prefix: ā
  Root: yat (class 1)

Note: Agrees with `vedīm`.

कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - having made, having done

(indeclinable)

absolutive

formed with suffix -tvā

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Denotes a prior action.

नवोत्सेधाम् (navotsedhām) - nine `utsedhas` high

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of navotsedhā

navotsedhā - having the height of nine `utsedhas` (an `utsedha` is a unit of vertical measure, possibly a cubit or a similar smaller unit)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (nava+utsedha)

• nava – nine
  numeral
• utsedha – height, elevation, rising
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: ut
  Root: sīdh (class 1)

Note: Agrees with `vedīm`.

विशाम् (viśām) - of the people, of the subjects

(noun)

Genitive, feminine, plural of viś

viś - people, inhabitants, community, subjects

Root: viś (class 6)

Note: Part of the vocative compound `viśāṃ pate`.

पते (pate) - O King Janaka (the listener) (O lord, O master)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of pati

pati - lord, master, husband, ruler

Note: Used in address.