महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-5, chapter-97, verse-1

नारद उवाच ।
एतत्तु नागलोकस्य नाभिस्थाने स्थितं पुरम् ।
पातालमिति विख्यातं दैत्यदानवसेवितम् ॥१॥

1. nārada uvāca ,
etattu nāgalokasya nābhisthāne sthitaṁ puram ,
pātālamiti vikhyātaṁ daityadānavasevitam.

1. nārada uvāca etat tu nāgalokasya nābhisthāne sthitam
puram pātālam iti vikhyātam daityadānavasevitam

1. Nārada said: "This city, situated in the central region (nābhi) of the Nāga realm (loka), is renowned as Pātāla (pātāla) and is inhabited by Daityas and Dānavas."

Words meanings summery:

• नारद (nārada) - The sage Nārada (Nārada (a sage))

• उवाच (uvāca) - (Nārada) said (spoke, said)

• एतत् (etat) - this (city) (this, this one)

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

• नागलोकस्य (nāgalokasya) - of the Nāga realm (loka) (of the serpent world, of the Nāga realm)

• नाभिस्थाने (nābhisthāne) - in the central region (nābhi) (in the navel-place, in the center)

• स्थितम् (sthitam) - situated (situated, standing, placed)

• पुरम् (puram) - city (city, abode, dwelling)

• पातालम् (pātālam) - Pātāla (pātāla) (the netherworld, Pātāla)

• इति (iti) - as (designating the name Pātāla) (thus, so, in this manner, as (introducing a quote or designation))

• विख्यातम् (vikhyātam) - renowned (renowned, famous, well-known)

• दैत्यदानवसेवितम् (daityadānavasevitam) - inhabited by Daityas and Dānavas

Words meanings and morphology

नारद (nārada) - The sage Nārada (Nārada (a sage))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nārada

nārada - Nārada (a divine sage, son of Brahmā)

उवाच (uvāca) - (Nārada) said (spoke, said)

(verb)

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

Perfect tense, 3rd person singular

Root: vac (class 2)

एतत् (etat) - this (city) (this, this one)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of etad

etad - this, this one

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

(indeclinable)

नागलोकस्य (nāgalokasya) - of the Nāga realm (loka) (of the serpent world, of the Nāga realm)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of nāgaloka

nāgaloka - serpent world, realm of the Nāgas

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (nāga+loka)

• nāga – serpent, cobra
  noun (masculine)
• loka – world, realm, people
  noun (masculine)

नाभिस्थाने (nābhisthāne) - in the central region (nābhi) (in the navel-place, in the center)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of nābhisthāna

nābhisthāna - navel-place, central region

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (nābhi+sthāna)

• nābhi – navel, center, hub
  noun (feminine)
• sthāna – place, position, abode
  noun (neuter)

स्थितम् (sthitam) - situated (situated, standing, placed)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sthita

sthita - situated, standing, abiding

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root sthā (to stand)

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Participle modifying 'puram'.

पुरम् (puram) - city (city, abode, dwelling)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of pura

pura - city, town, abode, dwelling

पातालम् (pātālam) - Pātāla (pātāla) (the netherworld, Pātāla)

(proper noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of pātāla

pātāla - the netherworld, Pātāla (the lowest of the seven underworlds)

इति (iti) - as (designating the name Pātāla) (thus, so, in this manner, as (introducing a quote or designation))

(indeclinable)

विख्यातम् (vikhyātam) - renowned (renowned, famous, well-known)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of vikhyāta

vikhyāta - renowned, famous, well-known, celebrated

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root khyā with upasarga vi

Prefix: vi

Root: khyā (class 2)

Note: Participle modifying 'puram'.

दैत्यदानवसेवितम् (daityadānavasevitam) - inhabited by Daityas and Dānavas

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of daityadānavasevita

daityadānavasevita - inhabited/served by Daityas and Dānavas

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (daitya+dānava+sevita)

• daitya – a class of demons, sons of Diti
  noun (masculine)
• dānava – a class of demons, sons of Danu
  noun (masculine)
• sevita – served, worshipped, inhabited
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root sev (to serve)
  Root: sev (class 1)

Note: Participle modifying 'puram'.