महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-5, chapter-108, verse-9

अत्र मूलं हिमवतो मन्दरं याति शाश्वतम् ।
अपि वर्षसहस्रेण न चास्यान्तोऽधिगम्यते ॥९॥

9. atra mūlaṁ himavato mandaraṁ yāti śāśvatam ,
api varṣasahasreṇa na cāsyānto'dhigamyate.

9. atra mūlam himavataḥ mandaram yāti śāśvatam
api varṣasahasreṇa na ca asya antaḥ adhigamyate

9. Here, the base of the Himavat (Himalaya) mountain extends to the eternal Mount Mandara. Even after a thousand years, its end cannot be found.

Words meanings summery:

• अत्र (atra) - here, in this place

• मूलम् (mūlam) - The subterranean root/base of the mountain. (root, base, origin)

• हिमवतः (himavataḥ) - of Himavat (the Himalaya mountain)

• मन्दरम् (mandaram) - The mythological Mandara mountain, used for churning the ocean. (Mandara mountain)

• याति (yāti) - goes, reaches, extends

• शाश्वतम् (śāśvatam) - eternal, perpetual, permanent

• अपि (api) - even, also

• वर्षसहस्रेण (varṣasahasreṇa) - by a thousand years, with a thousand years

• न (na) - not

• च (ca) - and

• अस्य (asya) - Of the Himavat/Mandara mountain system. (of this, its)

• अन्तः (antaḥ) - end, limit

• अधिगम्यते (adhigamyate) - is reached, is attained, is found

Words meanings and morphology

अत्र (atra) - here, in this place

(indeclinable)

मूलम् (mūlam) - The subterranean root/base of the mountain. (root, base, origin)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of mūla

mūla - root, base, foundation, origin

हिमवतः (himavataḥ) - of Himavat (the Himalaya mountain)

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of himavat

himavat - Himavat (the Himalaya mountain range), snowy, icy

Possessive adjective from hima + -vat

मन्दरम् (mandaram) - The mythological Mandara mountain, used for churning the ocean. (Mandara mountain)

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of mandara

mandara - Mandara (name of a mountain), slow, firm

Note: The accusative case 'mandaram' indicates the destination of the motion verb 'yāti'.

याति (yāti) - goes, reaches, extends

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of yā

Present Active

3rd person singular, present tense, active voice, parasmaipada

Root: yā (class 2)

शाश्वतम् (śāśvatam) - eternal, perpetual, permanent

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of śāśvata

śāśvata - eternal, perpetual, constant, permanent

Note: Modifies 'mandaram'.

अपि (api) - even, also

(indeclinable)

वर्षसहस्रेण (varṣasahasreṇa) - by a thousand years, with a thousand years

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of varṣasahasra

varṣasahasra - a thousand years

Compound type : tatpurusha (varṣa+sahasra)

• varṣa – year, rain
  noun (neuter)
• sahasra – thousand
  noun (neuter)

Note: The instrumental case indicates 'by means of' or 'after a duration of'.

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

अस्य (asya) - Of the Himavat/Mandara mountain system. (of this, its)

(pronoun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this, this one

Genitive singular masculine/neuter of idam

Note: Refers to 'mūlam' (neuter) or the larger mountain context.

अन्तः (antaḥ) - end, limit

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of anta

anta - end, limit, boundary, edge

अधिगम्यते (adhigamyate) - is reached, is attained, is found

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present (laṭ) of adhigam

Present Passive

3rd person singular, present tense, passive voice, ātmanepada

Prefix: adhi

Root: gam (class 1)