महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-86, verse-20

पुण्ये गिरौ सुराष्ट्रेषु मृगपक्षिनिषेविते ।
उज्जयन्ते स्म तप्ताङ्गो नाकपृष्ठे महीयते ॥२०॥

20. puṇye girau surāṣṭreṣu mṛgapakṣiniṣevite ,
ujjayante sma taptāṅgo nākapṛṣṭhe mahīyate.

20. puṇye girau surāṣṭreṣu mṛgapakṣiniṣevite
ujjayante sma taptāṅgaḥ nākapṛṣṭhe mahīyate

20. One who has performed severe austerities (tapas) on the sacred Ujjayanta mountain, which is in the Surāṣṭra region and frequented by deer and birds, is honored in heaven.

Words meanings summery:

• पुण्ये (puṇye) - sacred, holy, virtuous

• गिरौ (girau) - on the Ujjayanta mountain (on the mountain)

• सुराष्ट्रेषु (surāṣṭreṣu) - in the Surāṣṭra region

• मृगपक्षिनिषेविते (mṛgapakṣiniṣevite) - frequented by deer and birds

• उज्जयम्ते (ujjayamte) - on Ujjayanta (mountain)

• स्म (sma) - indeed, certainly (particle indicating past tense with present verbs)

• तप्ताङ्गः (taptāṅgaḥ) - one who has performed severe asceticism (tapas) (one whose body is heated (by austerities))

• नाकपृष्ठे (nākapṛṣṭhe) - on the surface of heaven, in heaven

• महीयते (mahīyate) - is glorified, is honored, becomes great

Words meanings and morphology

पुण्ये (puṇye) - sacred, holy, virtuous

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of puṇya

puṇya - sacred, holy, meritorious, pure

Note: Qualifies 'girau'.

गिरौ (girau) - on the Ujjayanta mountain (on the mountain)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of giri

giri - mountain, hill

Note: Refers to Ujjayanta mountain.

सुराष्ट्रेषु (surāṣṭreṣu) - in the Surāṣṭra region

(proper noun)

Locative, neuter, plural of surāṣṭra

surāṣṭra - Surāṣṭra (ancient name for a region in Gujarat, now Saurashtra)

Note: Plural used for the region.

मृगपक्षिनिषेविते (mṛgapakṣiniṣevite) - frequented by deer and birds

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of mṛgapakṣiniṣevita

mṛgapakṣiniṣevita - frequented by deer and birds

Compound ending in a past passive participle 'niṣevita' (frequented) applied to the place.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (mṛgapakṣin+niṣevita)

• mṛgapakṣin – deer and birds
  noun (masculine)
  Dvanda compound of 'mṛga' (deer) and 'pakṣin' (bird).
• niṣevita – frequented, resorted to, served
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root 'sev' (to serve, frequent) with prefix 'ni'.
  Prefix: ni
  Root: sev (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'girau'.

उज्जयम्ते (ujjayamte) - on Ujjayanta (mountain)

(proper noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of ujjayanta

ujjayanta - Ujjayanta (name of a mountain)

Note: Refers to the Ujjayanta mountain.

स्म (sma) - indeed, certainly (particle indicating past tense with present verbs)

(indeclinable)

तप्ताङ्गः (taptāṅgaḥ) - one who has performed severe asceticism (tapas) (one whose body is heated (by austerities))

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of taptāṅga

taptāṅga - one whose body is heated (by asceticism), one who has performed austerities

A bahuvrīhi compound, 'tapta' (heated, austere) + 'aṅga' (body).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (tapta+aṅga)

• tapta – heated, purified, austere
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root 'tap' (to heat, to perform asceticism).
  Root: tap (class 1)
• aṅga – body, limb, part
  noun (neuter)

Note: Subject of 'mahīyate'.

नाकपृष्ठे (nākapṛṣṭhe) - on the surface of heaven, in heaven

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of nākapṛṣṭha

nākapṛṣṭha - surface of heaven, heaven, celestial region

Tatpuruṣa compound, 'nāka' (heaven) + 'pṛṣṭha' (back, surface).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (nāka+pṛṣṭha)

• nāka – heaven, sky
  noun (masculine)
• pṛṣṭha – back, surface, summit
  noun (neuter)

Note: Location where glorification takes place.

महीयते (mahīyate) - is glorified, is honored, becomes great

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of mah

Present Middle Passive

From root 'mah' (class 1 or denominative 'mahīya') in middle voice (often passive in meaning), present tense, 3rd person singular.

Root: mah (class 1)