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महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-5, chapter-112, verse-11

अयं मे नाहुष सखा गालवस्तपसो निधिः ।
विश्वामित्रस्य शिष्योऽभूद्वर्षाण्ययुतशो नृप ॥११॥
11. ayaṁ me nāhuṣa sakhā gālavastapaso nidhiḥ ,
viśvāmitrasya śiṣyo'bhūdvarṣāṇyayutaśo nṛpa.
11. ayam me nāhuṣa sakhā gālavaḥ tapasaḥ nidhiḥ
viśvāmitrasya śiṣyaḥ abhūt varṣāṇi ayutaśaḥ nṛpa
11. O son of Nahuṣa (nāhuṣa), O King (nṛpa), this is my friend Gālava, a repository of intense asceticism (tapas), who was a disciple of Viśvāmitra for tens of thousands of years.

Words meanings summery:

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  • अयम् (ayam) - Refers to Gālava. (this, he)
  • मे (me) - my, to me, for me
  • नाहुष (nāhuṣa) - Vocative for King Yayāti, son of Nahuṣa. (O son of Nahuṣa)
  • सखा (sakhā) - friend, companion
  • गालवः (gālavaḥ) - Gālava (proper name)
  • तपसः (tapasaḥ) - of asceticism, of penance
  • निधिः (nidhiḥ) - treasure, repository, fund
  • विश्वामित्रस्य (viśvāmitrasya) - of Viśvāmitra
  • शिष्यः (śiṣyaḥ) - disciple, student
  • अभूत् (abhūt) - was, became
  • वर्षाणि (varṣāṇi) - For many years, indicating duration. (years, rainy seasons)
  • अयुतशः (ayutaśaḥ) - Tens of thousands of years. (by tens of thousands, in groups of ten thousand)
  • नृप (nṛpa) - Vocative for King Yayāti. (O King)

Words meanings and morphology

अयम् (ayam) - Refers to Gālava. (this, he)
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of idam
idam - this, he, she, it
Note: Subject of the sentence.
मे (me) - my, to me, for me
(pronoun)
Genitive, singular of aham
aham - I
Note: Possessive, refers to the speaker (Garuda).
नाहुष (nāhuṣa) - Vocative for King Yayāti, son of Nahuṣa. (O son of Nahuṣa)
(proper noun)
Vocative, masculine, singular of nāhuṣa
nāhuṣa - son of Nahuṣa
Derived from Nahuṣa (father's name) by vṛddhi.
सखा (sakhā) - friend, companion
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of sakhi
sakhi - friend, companion, comrade
Note: Predicate nominative for 'ayam'.
गालवः (gālavaḥ) - Gālava (proper name)
(proper noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of gālava
gālava - name of a sage, a disciple of Viśvāmitra
Note: Name of the friend.
तपसः (tapasaḥ) - of asceticism, of penance
(noun)
Genitive, neuter, singular of tapas
tapas - asceticism, penance, heat, spiritual fervor
Root: tap (class 1)
Note: Possessive, modifies 'nidhiḥ'.
निधिः (nidhiḥ) - treasure, repository, fund
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of nidhi
nidhi - treasure, store, repository, fund
Derived from root dhā (to place) with prefix ni.
Prefix: ni
Root: dhā (class 3)
Note: Predicate nominative for 'ayam'.
विश्वामित्रस्य (viśvāmitrasya) - of Viśvāmitra
(proper noun)
Genitive, masculine, singular of viśvāmitra
viśvāmitra - Viśvāmitra (name of a powerful sage)
Note: Possessive, modifies 'śiṣyaḥ'.
शिष्यः (śiṣyaḥ) - disciple, student
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of śiṣya
śiṣya - disciple, student
Gerundive/Future Passive Participle
Derived from root śās (to teach, to rule).
Root: śās (class 2)
Note: Predicate nominative for 'ayam'.
अभूत् (abhūt) - was, became
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, aorist past (luṅ) of bhū
Root: bhū (class 1)
Note: Main verb of the second clause.
वर्षाणि (varṣāṇi) - For many years, indicating duration. (years, rainy seasons)
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, plural of varṣa
varṣa - year, rainy season
Root: vṛṣ (class 1)
Note: Indicates duration of time.
अयुतशः (ayutaśaḥ) - Tens of thousands of years. (by tens of thousands, in groups of ten thousand)
(indeclinable)
Suffix -śas indicating distribution or measure.
नृप (nṛpa) - Vocative for King Yayāti. (O King)
(noun)
Vocative, masculine, singular of nṛpa
nṛpa - king, protector of men
Compound of nṛ (man) and pa (protector, drinker).
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (nṛ+pa)
  • nṛ – man, human being
    noun (masculine)
  • pa – drinker, protector
    noun (masculine)
    Derived from root pā (to drink or to protect).
    Root: pā (class 1)