महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-86, verse-7

माठरस्य वनं पुण्यं बहुमूलफलं शिवम् ।
यूपश्च भरतश्रेष्ठ वरुणस्रोतसे गिरौ ॥७॥

7. māṭharasya vanaṁ puṇyaṁ bahumūlaphalaṁ śivam ,
yūpaśca bharataśreṣṭha varuṇasrotase girau.

7. māṭharasya vanam puṇyam bahumūlaphalam śivam
| yūpaḥ ca bharataśreṣṭha varuṇasrotase girau

7. O best of the Bharatas (bharataśreṣṭha), (there is) the sacred (puṇyam), auspicious (śivam) forest of Māṭhara, which is abundant with roots and fruits, and also a sacrificial post (yūpaḥ) on the mountain at Varuṇasrotas.

Words meanings summery:

• माठरस्य (māṭharasya) - of Māṭhara

• वनम् (vanam) - forest, wood, grove

• पुण्यम् (puṇyam) - sacred, holy, meritorious, pure

• बहुमूलफलम् (bahumūlaphalam) - rich in roots and fruits, abundant with roots and fruits

• शिवम् (śivam) - auspicious, benevolent, prosperous

• यूपः (yūpaḥ) - sacrificial post

• च (ca) - and, also

• भरतश्रेष्ठ (bharataśreṣṭha) - O best of Bharatas

• वरुणस्रोतसे (varuṇasrotase) - at Varuṇasrotas (referring to a location associated with a mountain) (for/to Varuṇasrotas (a particular stream or source))

• गिरौ (girau) - on the mountain

Words meanings and morphology

माठरस्य (māṭharasya) - of Māṭhara

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of māṭhara

māṭhara - Name of a sage or a person associated with the forest

वनम् (vanam) - forest, wood, grove

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of vana

vana - forest, wood, grove

Root: van (class 1)

पुण्यम् (puṇyam) - sacred, holy, meritorious, pure

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of puṇya

puṇya - sacred, holy, pure, virtuous, meritorious

Note: Agrees with 'vanam'.

बहुमूलफलम् (bahumūlaphalam) - rich in roots and fruits, abundant with roots and fruits

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of bahumūlaphala

bahumūlaphala - having many roots and fruits

Compound: bahu (many) + mūla (root) + phala (fruit).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (bahu+mūla+phala)

• bahu – much, many, abundant
  adjective
• mūla – root, origin, basis
  noun (neuter)
• phala – fruit, result, consequence
  noun (neuter)
  Root: phal (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'vanam'.

शिवम् (śivam) - auspicious, benevolent, prosperous

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of śiva

śiva - auspicious, benevolent, prosperous; a name of Shiva

Note: Agrees with 'vanam'.

यूपः (yūpaḥ) - sacrificial post

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yūpa

yūpa - sacrificial post (to which the victim is tied)

Root: yup (class 1)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

भरतश्रेष्ठ (bharataśreṣṭha) - O best of Bharatas

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of bharataśreṣṭha

bharataśreṣṭha - best among the Bharatas (a royal dynasty/clan)

Compound: bharata (name of a dynasty/people) + śreṣṭha (best).

Compound type : tatpurusha (bharata+śreṣṭha)

• bharata – a descendant of Bharata, a member of the Bharata lineage
  proper noun (masculine)
• śreṣṭha – best, most excellent, chief
  adjective (masculine)
  Superlative degree from a root implying praise or excellence.

वरुणस्रोतसे (varuṇasrotase) - at Varuṇasrotas (referring to a location associated with a mountain) (for/to Varuṇasrotas (a particular stream or source))

(proper noun)

Dative, neuter, singular of varuṇasrotas

varuṇasrotas - the source/stream of Varuṇa, name of a place

Compound: varuṇa (deity Varuṇa) + srotas (stream, source).

Compound type : tatpurusha (varuṇa+srotas)

• varuṇa – Varuṇa (a Vedic deity)
  proper noun (masculine)
• srotas – stream, current, source, channel
  noun (neuter)
  From root √sru (to flow)
  Root: sru (class 1)

Note: Used here to indicate a location, akin to a locative 'at/near Varuṇasrotas'.

गिरौ (girau) - on the mountain

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of giri

giri - mountain, hill

Root: gṝ (class 6)