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).

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)