महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-160, verse-28

एवमेष परिक्रम्य महामेरुमतन्द्रितः ।
भावयन्सर्वभूतानि पुनर्गच्छति मन्दरम् ॥२८॥

28. evameṣa parikramya mahāmerumatandritaḥ ,
bhāvayansarvabhūtāni punargacchati mandaram.

28. evam eṣa parikramya mahāmerum atandritaḥ
bhāvayan sarvabhūtāni punaḥ gacchati mandaram

28. Thus, this [Sun], tireless, having circumambulated the great Meru mountain, sustaining all beings, returns again to Mandara.

28. כך הוא מקיף את מַהָאמֵרוּ ללא לאות, מזין את כל היצורים, והולך שוב אל מַנְדַרַה.

Words meanings summery:

• एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner, so

• एष (eṣa) - referring to the Sun (Sūrya) (this, he)

• परिक्रम्य (parikramya) - having circumambulated, having circled

• महामेरुम् (mahāmerum) - the great Meru mountain

• अतन्द्रितः (atandritaḥ) - untiring, unwearied, vigilant, diligent

• भावयन् (bhāvayan) - enlivening, sustaining, causing to exist or flourish

• सर्वभूतानि (sarvabhūtāni) - all beings, all creatures

• पुनः (punaḥ) - again, once more

• गच्छति (gacchati) - goes

• मन्दरम् (mandaram) - to Mandara (mountain)

Words meanings and morphology

एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner, so

(indeclinable)

एष (eṣa) - referring to the Sun (Sūrya) (this, he)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of etad

etad - this

Note: masculine nominative singular form of etad

परिक्रम्य (parikramya) - having circumambulated, having circled

(indeclinable)

Absolutive/Gerund

Derived from √kram (to go) with prefix pari- and suffix -ya (after prefix)

Prefix: pari

Root: kram (class 1)

Note: absolutive form

महामेरुम् (mahāmerum) - the great Meru mountain

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of mahāmeru

mahāmeru - the great Meru (mountain)

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+meru)

• mahā – great, large
  adjective (feminine)
• meru – Meru (a mythical mountain)
  proper noun (masculine)

अतन्द्रितः (atandritaḥ) - untiring, unwearied, vigilant, diligent

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of atandrita

atandrita - untiring, unwearied, vigilant

Compound of 'a' (negation) and 'tandrita' (wearied)

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+tandrita)

• a – not, un-
  indeclinable
• tandrita – wearied, tired, sluggish
  adjective (masculine)
  Derived from √tandri (to be weary)
  Root: tandri

Note: Agrees with 'eṣaḥ' (the Sun)

भावयन् (bhāvayan) - enlivening, sustaining, causing to exist or flourish

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhāvayat

bhāvayat - enlivening, sustaining, causing to exist or flourish

Present Active Participle

Derived from causative of √bhū (to be, exist) + śatṛ suffix

Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'eṣaḥ' (the Sun)

सर्वभूतानि (sarvabhūtāni) - all beings, all creatures

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, plural of sarvabhūta

sarvabhūta - all beings, all creatures

Compound type : karmadhāraya (sarva+bhūta)

• sarva – all, every
  adjective (neuter)
• bhūta – being, creature, element
  noun (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle (from √bhū)
  Root: bhū (class 1)

पुनः (punaḥ) - again, once more

(indeclinable)

गच्छति (gacchati) - goes

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of gam

Root: gam (class 1)

मन्दरम् (mandaram) - to Mandara (mountain)

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of mandara

mandara - Mandara (a mythical mountain)

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