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6,12

महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-6, chapter-12, verse-22

तेषां योजनविष्कम्भो द्विगुणः प्रविभागशः ।
वर्षाणि तेषु कौरव्य संप्रोक्तानि मनीषिभिः ॥२२॥
22. teṣāṁ yojanaviṣkambho dviguṇaḥ pravibhāgaśaḥ ,
varṣāṇi teṣu kauravya saṁproktāni manīṣibhiḥ.
22. teṣām yojanaviṣkambhaḥ dviguṇaḥ pravibhāgaśaḥ
varṣāṇi teṣu kauravya samproktāni manīṣibhiḥ
22. kauravya teṣām yojanaviṣkambhaḥ pravibhāgaśaḥ
dviguṇaḥ manīṣibhiḥ teṣu varṣāṇi samproktāni
22. O descendant of Kuru (kauravya), their expanse (viṣkambha) in yojanas is double, divided section by section. The wise have declared the regions (varṣāṇi) within them.

Words meanings summery:

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  • तेषाम् (teṣām) - of them, their
  • योजनविष्कम्भः (yojanaviṣkambhaḥ) - extent in yojanas, breadth in yojanas
  • द्विगुणः (dviguṇaḥ) - double, twofold
  • प्रविभागशः (pravibhāgaśaḥ) - by divisions, section by section
  • वर्षाणि (varṣāṇi) - regions, territories, lands
  • तेषु (teṣu) - in them, among them
  • कौरव्य (kauravya) - O descendant of Kuru
  • सम्प्रोक्तानि (samproktāni) - declared, stated, described
  • मनीषिभिः (manīṣibhiḥ) - by the wise, by the learned

Words meanings and morphology

तेषाम् (teṣām) - of them, their
(pronoun)
Genitive, plural of tad
tad - that, those
Note: Genitive plural.
योजनविष्कम्भः (yojanaviṣkambhaḥ) - extent in yojanas, breadth in yojanas
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of yojanaviṣkambha
yojanaviṣkambha - extent/breadth measured in yojanas
Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (yojana+viṣkambha)
  • yojana – a unit of distance (approx. 8-15 km)
    noun (neuter)
  • viṣkambha – breadth, extent, diameter
    noun (masculine)
Note: Subject of the first clause.
द्विगुणः (dviguṇaḥ) - double, twofold
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of dviguṇa
dviguṇa - double, twofold, multiplied by two
Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (dvi+guṇa)
  • dvi – two
    numeral
  • guṇa – multiple, quality
    noun (masculine)
Note: Predicate adjective for yojanaviṣkambhaḥ.
प्रविभागशः (pravibhāgaśaḥ) - by divisions, section by section
(indeclinable)
From pravibhāga + śas (adverbial suffix)
Note: Adverb describing how the twofold measure applies.
वर्षाणि (varṣāṇi) - regions, territories, lands
(noun)
neuter, plural of varṣa
varṣa - rain, year, country, region, land
Root: vṛṣ (class 1)
Note: Object of samproktāni. Can be nominative or accusative.
तेषु (teṣu) - in them, among them
(pronoun)
Locative, plural of tad
tad - that, those
Note: Locative plural.
कौरव्य (kauravya) - O descendant of Kuru
(proper noun)
Vocative, masculine, singular of kauravya
kauravya - descendant of Kuru, a Kaurava
सम्प्रोक्तानि (samproktāni) - declared, stated, described
(adjective)
neuter, plural of samprokta
samprokta - declared, stated, described, well-spoken
Past Passive Participle
From sam-pra-√vac (to speak, declare) + kta
Prefixes: sam+pra
Root: vac (class 2)
Note: Modifies varṣāṇi.
मनीषिभिः (manīṣibhiḥ) - by the wise, by the learned
(noun)
Instrumental, masculine, plural of manīṣin
manīṣin - wise, intelligent, learned person
Root: man (class 4)
Note: Agent of the passive verb samproktāni.