महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-186, verse-96

एताश्चान्याश्च नद्योऽहं पृथिव्यां या नरोत्तम ।
परिक्रामन्प्रपश्यामि तस्य कुक्षौ महात्मनः ॥९६॥

96. etāścānyāśca nadyo'haṁ pṛthivyāṁ yā narottama ,
parikrāmanprapaśyāmi tasya kukṣau mahātmanaḥ.

96. etāḥ ca anyāḥ ca nadyaḥ aham pṛthivyām yā narottama
parikrāmān prapaśyāmi tasya kukṣau mahātmanaḥ

96. O best among men (narottama), I, wandering around the earth, see these and other rivers that exist on earth within the belly of that great being (mahātman).

Words meanings summery:

• एताः (etāḥ) - these

• च (ca) - and

• अन्याः (anyāḥ) - other

• च (ca) - and

• नद्यः (nadyaḥ) - rivers

• अहम् (aham) - I

• पृथिव्याम् (pṛthivyām) - on earth

• या (yā) - which, who

• नरोत्तम (narottama) - O Arjuna (O best among men)

• परिक्रामान् (parikrāmān) - wandering around, moving about

• प्रपश्यामि (prapaśyāmi) - I see, I behold

• तस्य (tasya) - of that (great being) (his, of that)

• कुक्षौ (kukṣau) - in the belly (in the belly, in the womb, in the interior)

• महात्मनः (mahātmanaḥ) - of the great soul, of the great being

Words meanings and morphology

एताः (etāḥ) - these

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of etad

etad - this, these

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

अन्याः (anyāḥ) - other

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of anya

anya - other, another, different

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

नद्यः (nadyaḥ) - rivers

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of nadī

nadī - a river, stream

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

पृथिव्याम् (pṛthivyām) - on earth

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of pṛthivī

pṛthivī - the earth, soil, ground

या (yā) - which, who

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of yad

yad - who, which, what, whatever

नरोत्तम (narottama) - O Arjuna (O best among men)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of narottama

narottama - best among men, an excellent man

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (nara+uttama)

• nara – man, person
  noun (masculine)
• uttama – best, highest, supreme, excellent
  adjective (masculine)

परिक्रामान् (parikrāmān) - wandering around, moving about

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of parikrāmat

parikrāmat - wandering about, moving around

Present Active Participle

Present active participle from the root kram (to step, go) with the prefix pari-

Prefix: pari

Root: kram (class 1)

प्रपश्यामि (prapaśyāmi) - I see, I behold

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of prapaśy

Present Tense, First Person Singular

Derived from root dṛś (to see), with prefix pra- and 'paśya' stem in present tense.

Prefix: pra

Root: dṛś (class 1)

तस्य (tasya) - of that (great being) (his, of that)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

कुक्षौ (kukṣau) - in the belly (in the belly, in the womb, in the interior)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of kukṣi

kukṣi - belly, womb, interior

महात्मनः (mahātmanaḥ) - of the great soul, of the great being

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of mahātman

mahātman - great-souled, noble-minded, a great being (ātman)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahā+ātman)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective (feminine)
• ātman – self, soul, spirit, essence (ātman)
  noun (masculine)