महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-81, verse-178

तरन्तुकारन्तुकयोर्यदन्तरं रामह्रदानां च मचक्रुकस्य ।
एतत्कुरुक्षेत्रसमन्तपञ्चकं पितामहस्योत्तरवेदिरुच्यते ॥१७८॥

178. tarantukārantukayoryadantaraṁ; rāmahradānāṁ ca macakrukasya ,
etatkurukṣetrasamantapañcakaṁ; pitāmahasyottaravedirucyate.

178. tarantukārantukayoḥ yat antaram
rāmahradānām ca macakrukasya
etat kurukṣetrasamantapañcakam
pitāmahasya uttaravediḥ ucyate

178. The region between Tarantuka and Ārantuka, and between the lakes of Rāma and Macakruka—this area, known as Kurukṣetra-samantapañcaka, is called the northern altar of Pitāmaha (Brahmā).

178. השטח שבין טַרַנְטוּקַה ואַרַנְטוּקַה, ובין אגמי רָאמַה ומַצ׳ַקְרוּקַה, הוא קוּרוּקְשֵׁטְרַה, הנקרא סַמַנְטַפַּנְצ׳ַקַה, והוא נקרא המזבח הצפוני של סבא הגדול (בְּרַהְמָה).

Words meanings summery:

• तरन्तुकारन्तुकयोः (tarantukārantukayoḥ) - of Tarantuka and Ārantuka

• यत् (yat) - which

• अन्तरम् (antaram) - interval, space, difference

• रामह्रदानाम् (rāmahradānām) - of the lakes of Rāma (Paraśurāma)

• च (ca) - and

• मचक्रुकस्य (macakrukasya) - of Macakruka

• एतत् (etat) - this

• कुरुक्षेत्रसमन्तपञ्चकम् (kurukṣetrasamantapañcakam) - the five-league area or the surrounding five regions associated with Kurukṣetra (Kurukṣetra-samantapañcaka)

• पितामहस्य (pitāmahasya) - of the grandfather (Brahmā)

• उत्तरवेदिः (uttaravediḥ) - northern altar

• उच्यते (ucyate) - is called, is said

Words meanings and morphology

तरन्तुकारन्तुकयोः (tarantukārantukayoḥ) - of Tarantuka and Ārantuka

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, dual of tarantukārantuka

tarantukārantuka - Tarantuka and Ārantuka (names of two places or mythical figures marking boundaries)

Dvandva compound of two proper nouns

Compound type : dvandva (tarantuka+ārantuka)

• tarantuka – Tarantuka (proper noun, a geographical marker)
  proper noun (masculine)
• ārantuka – Ārantuka (proper noun, a geographical marker)
  proper noun (masculine)

यत् (yat) - which

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - who, which, what (relative pronoun)

अन्तरम् (antaram) - interval, space, difference

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of antara

antara - interior, middle, interval, space; difference, distinction

रामह्रदानाम् (rāmahradānām) - of the lakes of Rāma (Paraśurāma)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of rāmahrada

rāmahrada - lake of Rāma (referring to the five holy lakes created by Paraśurāma)

Compound of Rāma (proper noun) and hrada (lake)

Compound type : tatpurusha (rāma+hrada)

• rāma – Rāma (proper noun, specifically Paraśurāma here)
  proper noun (masculine)
• hrada – lake, pond, deep pool
  noun (masculine)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

मचक्रुकस्य (macakrukasya) - of Macakruka

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of macakruka

macakruka - Macakruka (proper noun, likely a place or demon name related to the boundaries of Kurukṣetra)

एतत् (etat) - this

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of etad

etad - this, this one (demonstrative pronoun)

कुरुक्षेत्रसमन्तपञ्चकम् (kurukṣetrasamantapañcakam) - the five-league area or the surrounding five regions associated with Kurukṣetra (Kurukṣetra-samantapañcaka)

(proper noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kurukṣetrasamantapañcaka

kurukṣetrasamantapañcaka - the Samantapañcaka of Kurukṣetra; a region in and around Kurukṣetra, traditionally five yojanas (leagues) in extent

Compound of Kurukṣetra and samantapañcaka

Compound type : tatpurusha (kurukṣetra+samantapañcaka)

• kurukṣetra – Kurukṣetra (proper noun)
  proper noun (neuter)
• samantapañcaka – a region of five leagues (pañcaka) all around (samanta); the five surrounding districts
  noun (neuter)
  Compound of samanta (all around) and pañcaka (a group of five)

पितामहस्य (pitāmahasya) - of the grandfather (Brahmā)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of pitāmaha

pitāmaha - paternal grandfather; a common epithet for Brahmā, the creator god

उत्तरवेदिः (uttaravediḥ) - northern altar

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of uttaravedi

uttaravedi - northern altar (a sacred elevated ground for performing rites in a Vedic sacrifice)

Compound of uttara (northern) and vedi (altar)

Compound type : karmadhāraya (uttara+vedi)

• uttara – northern, upper, later, subsequent
  adjective (masculine)
• vedi – altar, sacrificial ground, a raised place
  noun (feminine)

उच्यते (ucyate) - is called, is said

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present (laṭ) of vac

Present Tense Passive

Derived from root vac (2nd conjugation, parasmaipada)

Root: vac (class 2)

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