महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-117, verse-14

स प्रदाय महीं तस्मै कश्यपाय महात्मने ।
अस्मिन्महेन्द्रे शैलेन्द्रे वसत्यमितविक्रमः ॥१४॥

14. sa pradāya mahīṁ tasmai kaśyapāya mahātmane ,
asminmahendre śailendre vasatyamitavikramaḥ.

14. saḥ pradāya mahīm tasmai kaśyapāya mahātmane
asmin mahendre śailendre vasati amitavikramaḥ

14. Having given that earth to the great-souled Kashyapa, he (Parashurama), who is of immeasurable prowess, now resides on this Mahendra, the king of mountains.

Words meanings summery:

• सः (saḥ) - Parashurama (he, that one)

• प्रदाय (pradāya) - having given, having bestowed

• महीम् (mahīm) - the earth

• तस्मै (tasmai) - to Kashyapa (to him, to that one)

• कश्यपाय (kaśyapāya) - to Kashyapa

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

• अस्मिन् (asmin) - in this (mountain) (in this)

• महेन्द्रे (mahendre) - on the Mahendra mountain range (on Mahendra (mountain))

• शैलेन्द्रे (śailendre) - on the Mahendra mountain, which is considered a king among mountains (on the king of mountains)

• वसति (vasati) - he dwells, he resides

• अमितविक्रमः (amitavikramaḥ) - (Parashurama) (of immeasurable prowess, of boundless valor)

Words meanings and morphology

सः (saḥ) - Parashurama (he, that one)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, it

Note: Subject of `vasati`.

प्रदाय (pradāya) - having given, having bestowed

(indeclinable)

absolutive (gerund)

formed with prefix `pra` and suffix -ya

Prefix: pra

Root: dā (class 3)

Note: Denotes a prior action.

महीम् (mahīm) - the earth

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of mahī

mahī - earth, ground, land

Note: Object of `pradāya`.

तस्मै (tasmai) - to Kashyapa (to him, to that one)

(pronoun)

Dative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, it

Note: Refers to Kashyapa, parallel to `kaśyapāya`.

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`.

अस्मिन् (asmin) - in this (mountain) (in this)

(pronoun)

Locative, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, he, it

Note: Agrees with `mahendre` and `śailendre`.

महेन्द्रे (mahendre) - on the Mahendra mountain range (on Mahendra (mountain))

(proper noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of mahendra

mahendra - Mahendra (name of a mountain or mountain range)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (mahā+indra)

• mahā – great, large
  adjective
• indra – Indra (chief of gods), lord, chief
  noun (masculine)

Note: Refers to a specific mountain.

शैलेन्द्रे (śailendre) - on the Mahendra mountain, which is considered a king among mountains (on the king of mountains)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of śailendra

śailendra - chief of mountains, king of mountains

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (śaila+indra)

• śaila – mountain, rock
  noun (masculine)
• indra – lord, chief, king (suffix indicating supremacy)
  noun (masculine)

Note: Appositive to `mahendre`.

वसति (vasati) - he dwells, he resides

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (Laṭ) of vas

present active

Root: vas (class 1)

अमितविक्रमः (amitavikramaḥ) - (Parashurama) (of immeasurable prowess, of boundless valor)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of amitavikrama

amitavikrama - of immeasurable prowess, of boundless valor

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (amita+vikrama)

• amita – immeasurable, boundless, unlimited
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle (negative)
  a- (not) + mita (measured, from `mā`)
  Root: mā (class 2)
• vikrama – prowess, valor, strength, courage, stride
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: vi
  Root: kram (class 1)

Note: Agrees with `saḥ`.

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