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महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-187, verse-38

अर्धं मम शरीरस्य सर्वलोकपितामहः ।
अहं नारायणो नाम शङ्खचक्रगदाधरः ॥३८॥
38. ardhaṁ mama śarīrasya sarvalokapitāmahaḥ ,
ahaṁ nārāyaṇo nāma śaṅkhacakragadādharaḥ.
38. ardham mama śarīrasya sarvalokapitāmahaḥ
aham nārāyaṇaḥ nāma śaṅkhacakragadādharaḥ
38. The grandfather of all worlds (Brahma) constitutes half of my body. I am known as Nārāyaṇa, the wielder of the conch, discus, and mace.

Words meanings summery:

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  • अर्धम् (ardham) - half (half, part)
  • मम (mama) - my (my, of me)
  • शरीरस्य (śarīrasya) - of my body (of the body, pertaining to the body)
  • सर्वलोकपितामहः (sarvalokapitāmahaḥ) - the grandfather of all worlds (Brahma) (grandfather of all worlds (Brahma))
  • अहम् (aham) - I
  • नारायणः (nārāyaṇaḥ) - Nārāyaṇa (Nārāyaṇa (a name of Vishnu))
  • नाम (nāma) - by name (by name, indeed, namely)
  • शङ्खचक्रगदाधरः (śaṅkhacakragadādharaḥ) - the wielder of the conch, discus, and mace (holder of conch, discus, and mace)

Words meanings and morphology

अर्धम् (ardham) - half (half, part)
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of ardha
ardha - half, part, side
Note: The subject of the sentence (implied 'is').
मम (mama) - my (my, of me)
(pronoun)
Genitive, singular of asmad
asmad - I, me
Note: Possessive pronoun modifying 'śarīrasya'.
शरीरस्य (śarīrasya) - of my body (of the body, pertaining to the body)
(noun)
Genitive, neuter, singular of śarīra
śarīra - body, corporeal frame
Root: śṛ (class 1)
Note: Possessive case, indicating 'half of the body'.
सर्वलोकपितामहः (sarvalokapitāmahaḥ) - the grandfather of all worlds (Brahma) (grandfather of all worlds (Brahma))
(proper noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of sarvalokapitāmaha
sarvalokapitāmaha - the great-grandfather of all worlds, a title for Brahmā
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sarva+loka+pitāmaha)
  • sarva – all, every
    adjective (neuter)
  • loka – world, realm
    noun (masculine)
    Root: loc (class 1)
  • pitāmaha – grandfather, great-father, Brahmā
    noun (masculine)
Note: Predicate nominative for 'ardham'.
अहम् (aham) - I
(pronoun)
Nominative, singular of asmad
asmad - I, me
नारायणः (nārāyaṇaḥ) - Nārāyaṇa (Nārāyaṇa (a name of Vishnu))
(proper noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of nārāyaṇa
nārāyaṇa - Nārāyaṇa (a name of Vishnu, meaning 'resting on the waters' or 'refuge of man')
Note: Predicate nominative for 'aham'.
नाम (nāma) - by name (by name, indeed, namely)
(indeclinable)
शङ्खचक्रगदाधरः (śaṅkhacakragadādharaḥ) - the wielder of the conch, discus, and mace (holder of conch, discus, and mace)
(proper noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of śaṅkhacakragadādhara
śaṅkhacakragadādhara - holder of conch, discus, and mace (epithet of Vishnu)
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (śaṅkha+cakra+gadā+dhara)
  • śaṅkha – conch-shell
    noun (masculine)
  • cakra – discus, wheel
    noun (neuter)
    Root: kṛ (class 8)
  • gadā – mace, club
    noun (feminine)
    Root: gad (class 1)
  • dhara – bearer, holder, wearing
    adjective (masculine)
    Derived from root 'dhṛ' (to hold, bear).
    Root: dhṛ (class 1)
Note: An attribute of the speaker (Nārāyaṇa).