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.

14. אחרי שנתן את הארץ לקַשְׁיַפַּה הגדול, הוא, בעל הגבורה שאין לה גבול, שוכן בהר מַהֵנְדְרַה הזה, מלך ההרים.

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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