महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-58, verse-20

एते गच्छन्ति बहवः पन्थानो दक्षिणापथम् ।
अवन्तीमृक्षवन्तं च समतिक्रम्य पर्वतम् ॥२०॥

20. ete gacchanti bahavaḥ panthāno dakṣiṇāpatham ,
avantīmṛkṣavantaṁ ca samatikramya parvatam.

20. ete gacchanti bahavaḥ panthānaḥ dakṣiṇāpatham
| avantīm ṛkṣavantam ca samatikramya parvatam

20. These many paths lead to the southern region (Dakṣiṇāpatha), crossing Avanti and the Ṛkṣavant mountain.

Words meanings summery:

• एते (ete) - these

• गच्छन्ति (gacchanti) - they lead (they go, they proceed, they lead)

• बहवः (bahavaḥ) - many, numerous

• पन्थानः (panthānaḥ) - paths (paths, roads, ways)

• दक्षिणापथम् (dakṣiṇāpatham) - the southern region (Dakṣiṇāpatha) (the southern region/path)

• अवन्तीम् (avantīm) - Avanti (Avanti (a city/region in ancient India))

• ऋक्षवन्तम् (ṛkṣavantam) - the Ṛkṣavant mountain (Ṛkṣavant (a mountain range))

• च (ca) - and

• समतिक्रम्य (samatikramya) - having crossed (having crossed, having traversed, having overcome)

• पर्वतम् (parvatam) - mountain (mountain, hill)

Words meanings and morphology

एते (ete) - these

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of idam

idam - this, these

गच्छन्ति (gacchanti) - they lead (they go, they proceed, they lead)

(verb)

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

Root: gam (class 1)

बहवः (bahavaḥ) - many, numerous

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of bahu

bahu - many, much, numerous, abundant

पन्थानः (panthānaḥ) - paths (paths, roads, ways)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of pathin

pathin - path, road, way

दक्षिणापथम् (dakṣiṇāpatham) - the southern region (Dakṣiṇāpatha) (the southern region/path)

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of dakṣiṇāpatha

dakṣiṇāpatha - southern region, the Deccan (southern part of India)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dakṣiṇa+patha)

• dakṣiṇa – southern, right, skillful
  adjective
• patha – path, road, way
  noun (masculine)

अवन्तीम् (avantīm) - Avanti (Avanti (a city/region in ancient India))

(proper noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of avantī

avantī - name of an ancient city and kingdom (modern Ujjain)

ऋक्षवन्तम् (ṛkṣavantam) - the Ṛkṣavant mountain (Ṛkṣavant (a mountain range))

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of ṛkṣavat

ṛkṣavat - having bears, name of a mountain range

Derived from 'ṛkṣa' (bear) with suffix '-vat'.

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

समतिक्रम्य (samatikramya) - having crossed (having crossed, having traversed, having overcome)

(indeclinable)

Prefixes: sam+ati

Root: kram (class 1)

Note: Absolutive form.

पर्वतम् (parvatam) - mountain (mountain, hill)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of parvata

parvata - mountain, hill, rock