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4,2

महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-4, chapter-2, verse-19

हिमवानिव शैलानां समुद्रः सरितामिव ।
त्रिदशानां यथा शक्रो वसूनामिव हव्यवाट् ॥१९॥
19. himavāniva śailānāṁ samudraḥ saritāmiva ,
tridaśānāṁ yathā śakro vasūnāmiva havyavāṭ.
19. himavān iva śailānām samudraḥ saritām iva |
tridaśānām yathā śakraḥ vasūnām iva havyavāṭ
19. He is like the Himalayas among mountains, the ocean among rivers, just as Indra (śakra) is among the gods (tridaśa), and Agni (havyavāṭ) among the Vasus.

Words meanings summery:

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  • हिमवान् (himavān) - the Himalayas, snowy mountain
  • इव (iva) - like, as
  • शैलानाम् (śailānām) - of mountains
  • समुद्रः (samudraḥ) - the ocean, sea
  • सरिताम् (saritām) - of rivers
  • इव (iva) - like, as
  • त्रिदशानाम् (tridaśānām) - of the gods (literally, 'thirty')
  • यथा (yathā) - just as, as, according to
  • शक्रः (śakraḥ) - Indra (king of the gods)
  • वसूनाम् (vasūnām) - of the Vasus (a class of deities)
  • इव (iva) - like, as
  • हव्यवाट् (havyavāṭ) - Agni, the fire god (carrier of oblations)

Words meanings and morphology

हिमवान् (himavān) - the Himalayas, snowy mountain
(proper noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of himavat
himavat - snowy, covered with snow; the Himalaya mountain
इव (iva) - like, as
(indeclinable)
शैलानाम् (śailānām) - of mountains
(noun)
Genitive, masculine, plural of śaila
śaila - mountain, rock, hill
समुद्रः (samudraḥ) - the ocean, sea
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of samudra
samudra - ocean, sea
सरिताम् (saritām) - of rivers
(noun)
Genitive, feminine, plural of sarit
sarit - river, stream
Root: sṛ (class 1)
इव (iva) - like, as
(indeclinable)
त्रिदशानाम् (tridaśānām) - of the gods (literally, 'thirty')
(noun)
Genitive, masculine, plural of tridaśa
tridaśa - thirty; a deity, a god (referring to the 30 Vedic deities)
यथा (yathā) - just as, as, according to
(indeclinable)
शक्रः (śakraḥ) - Indra (king of the gods)
(proper noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of śakra
śakra - Indra; powerful, mighty
वसूनाम् (vasūnām) - of the Vasus (a class of deities)
(proper noun)
Genitive, masculine, plural of vasu
vasu - a class of Vedic deities (eight in number); wealth, treasure
इव (iva) - like, as
(indeclinable)
हव्यवाट् (havyavāṭ) - Agni, the fire god (carrier of oblations)
(proper noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of havyavāh
havyavāh - carrying oblations; Agni (the fire god)
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (havya+vāh)
  • havya – oblation, offering, sacrificial food
    noun (neuter)
    Gerundive
    Derived from root hu (to offer)
    Root: hu (class 3)
  • vāh – carrying, bearing, conveying
    noun (masculine)
    Derived from root vah (to carry)
    Root: vah (class 1)