महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-5, chapter-108, verse-1

सुपर्ण उवाच ।
इयं दिग्दयिता राज्ञो वरुणस्य तु गोपतेः ।
सदा सलिलराजस्य प्रतिष्ठा चादिरेव च ॥१॥

1. suparṇa uvāca ,
iyaṁ digdayitā rājño varuṇasya tu gopateḥ ,
sadā salilarājasya pratiṣṭhā cādireva ca.

1. suparṇa uvāca | iyam dik dayitā rājñaḥ varuṇasya tu
gopateḥ | sadā salilarājasya pratiṣṭhā ca ādiḥ eva ca

1. Suparṇa said: "This direction is cherished by King Varuṇa, the lord of the waters. It is always the foundation and origin for the king of the waters."

Words meanings summery:

• सुपर्ण (suparṇa) - Suparṇa (name of a divine bird)

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• इयम् (iyam) - this (feminine)

• दिक् (dik) - direction, quarter, region

• दयिता (dayitā) - beloved, dear, cherished

• राज्ञः (rājñaḥ) - of the king

• वरुणस्य (varuṇasya) - of Varuṇa (Vedic deity)

• तु (tu) - but, indeed, however, moreover

• गोपतेः (gopateḥ) - of the lord of the waters (of the lord of herds, of the protector, of the lord of waters)

• सदा (sadā) - always, ever, perpetually

• सलिलराजस्य (salilarājasya) - for the king of the waters (Varuṇa) (of the king of waters, of the ocean)

• प्रतिष्ठा (pratiṣṭhā) - foundation, establishment, support, abode

• च (ca) - and, also, moreover

• आदिः (ādiḥ) - beginning, origin, first

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, just, quite

• च (ca) - and, also, moreover

Words meanings and morphology

सुपर्ण (suparṇa) - Suparṇa (name of a divine bird)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of suparṇa

suparṇa - Suparṇa (lit. 'having good wings', a mythical bird, often identified with Garuḍa or a class of divine birds)

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of vac

Root: vac (class 2)

इयम् (iyam) - this (feminine)

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of idam

idam - this, this one

दिक् (dik) - direction, quarter, region

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of diś

diś - direction, quarter of the sky, region, point of the compass

दयिता (dayitā) - beloved, dear, cherished

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of dayita

dayita - beloved, dear, desired

Past Passive Participle

Derived from verbal root √day (to love, be compassionate)

Root: day (class 1)

राज्ञः (rājñaḥ) - of the king

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler, sovereign

वरुणस्य (varuṇasya) - of Varuṇa (Vedic deity)

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of varuṇa

varuṇa - Varuṇa (an ancient Vedic deity, god of the oceans, cosmic order, and justice)

तु (tu) - but, indeed, however, moreover

(indeclinable)

गोपतेः (gopateḥ) - of the lord of the waters (of the lord of herds, of the protector, of the lord of waters)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of gopati

gopati - lord of herds/cows, protector, king, chief. Also, lord of waters (referring to Varuṇa)

Compound (Tatpuruṣa) of go (cow, earth, water, rays) + pati (lord)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (go+pati)

• go – cow, earth, water, ray of light
  noun (feminine)
• pati – lord, master, husband, owner
  noun (masculine)

सदा (sadā) - always, ever, perpetually

(indeclinable)

सलिलराजस्य (salilarājasya) - for the king of the waters (Varuṇa) (of the king of waters, of the ocean)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of salilarāja

salilarāja - king of waters, the ocean (referring to Varuṇa)

Compound (Tatpuruṣa) of salila (water) + rāja (king)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (salila+rāja)

• salila – water
  noun (neuter)
• rāja – king, ruler
  noun (masculine)

प्रतिष्ठा (pratiṣṭhā) - foundation, establishment, support, abode

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of pratiṣṭhā

pratiṣṭhā - foundation, establishment, support, abode, permanence

From prati- + √sthā (to stand)

Prefix: prati

Root: sthā (class 1)

च (ca) - and, also, moreover

(indeclinable)

आदिः (ādiḥ) - beginning, origin, first

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ādi

ādi - beginning, origin, commencement, primary, first

एव (eva) - indeed, only, just, quite

(indeclinable)

च (ca) - and, also, moreover

(indeclinable)