महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-135, verse-5

एते कनखला राजनृषीणां दयिता नगाः ।
एषा प्रकाशते गङ्गा युधिष्ठिर महानदी ॥५॥

5. ete kanakhalā rājanṛṣīṇāṁ dayitā nagāḥ ,
eṣā prakāśate gaṅgā yudhiṣṭhira mahānadī.

5. ete kanakhalāḥ rājan ṛṣīṇām dayitāḥ nagāḥ
eṣā prakāśate gaṅgā yudhiṣṭhira mahānadī

5. O king, these mountains of Kanakhala are beloved by the sages. O Yudhishthira, this great river Ganga shines forth.

Words meanings summery:

• एते (ete) - these

• कनखलाः (kanakhalāḥ) - Kanakhala (a mountain range or region near Haridwar) (Kanakhala)

• राजन् (rājan) - O king

• ऋषीणाम् (ṛṣīṇām) - of the sages

• दयिताः (dayitāḥ) - beloved, dear

• नगाः (nagāḥ) - mountains (mountains, trees)

• एषा (eṣā) - this (one)

• प्रकाशते (prakāśate) - shines, appears brightly

• गङ्गा (gaṅgā) - Ganga (the sacred river Ganges) (Ganga)

• युधिष्ठिर (yudhiṣṭhira) - O Yudhishthira

• महानदी (mahānadī) - great river

Words meanings and morphology

एते (ete) - these

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of etas

etas - this, these

Note: Refers to 'kanakhalāḥ nagāḥ'.

कनखलाः (kanakhalāḥ) - Kanakhala (a mountain range or region near Haridwar) (Kanakhala)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of kanakhala

kanakhala - Kanakhala (name of a mountain or region near Haridwar)

राजन् (rājan) - O king

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler

ऋषीणाम् (ṛṣīṇām) - of the sages

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of ṛṣi

ṛṣi - sage, seer, inspired poet

दयिताः (dayitāḥ) - beloved, dear

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of dayita

dayita - beloved, dear, desired

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root `√day` (to pity, be compassionate) or `√day` (to love, to conquer) with suffix `-ta`.

Root: √day (class 1)

Note: Adjective for 'nagāḥ'.

नगाः (nagāḥ) - mountains (mountains, trees)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of naga

naga - mountain, tree (lit. that which does not move)

Negative particle `na` + `ga` (from `√gam` 'to go').

Root: √gam (class 1)

एषा (eṣā) - this (one)

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of etas

etas - this, this one

Note: Refers to 'gaṅgā'.

प्रकाशते (prakāśate) - shines, appears brightly

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of pra√kāś

Present

Root `√kāś` (class 1) with prefix `pra-` in present middle (ātmanepada) 3rd person singular.

Prefix: pra

Root: √kāś (class 1)

गङ्गा (gaṅgā) - Ganga (the sacred river Ganges) (Ganga)

(proper noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of gaṅgā

gaṅgā - Ganga (name of the sacred river Ganges)

युधिष्ठिर (yudhiṣṭhira) - O Yudhishthira

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of yudhiṣṭhira

yudhiṣṭhira - Yudhishthira (name of the eldest Pandava brother)

महानदी (mahānadī) - great river

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of mahānadī

mahānadī - great river

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+nadī)

• mahā – great, large
  adjective (feminine)
• nadī – river
  noun (feminine)

Note: In apposition to 'gaṅgā'.