महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-6, chapter-12, verse-32

न तासां नामधेयानि परिमाणं तथैव च ।
शक्यते परिसंख्यातुं पुण्यास्ता हि सरिद्वराः ॥३२॥

32. na tāsāṁ nāmadheyāni parimāṇaṁ tathaiva ca ,
śakyate parisaṁkhyātuṁ puṇyāstā hi saridvarāḥ.

32. na tāsām nāmadheyāni parimāṇam tathā eva ca
śakyate parisaṃkhyātum puṇyāḥ tāḥ hi saridvarāḥ

32. hi tāḥ saridvarāḥ puṇyāḥ,
tāsām nāmadheyāni tathā eva ca parimāṇam na parisaṃkhyātum śakyate

32. Indeed, the names and quantities of those excellent rivers cannot be fully enumerated, for they are sacred.

Words meanings summery:

• न (na) - not, no

• तासाम् (tāsām) - of them, their

• नामधेयानि (nāmadheyāni) - names

• परिमाणम् (parimāṇam) - measure, quantity

• तथा (tathā) - so, thus, in the same way

• एव (eva) - indeed, even, only

• च (ca) - and

• शक्यते (śakyate) - is able, can be done

• परिसंख्यातुम् (parisaṁkhyātum) - to enumerate completely, to count fully

• पुण्याः (puṇyāḥ) - sacred, holy, virtuous

• ताः (tāḥ) - those

• हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for, because

• सरिद्वराः (saridvarāḥ) - best of rivers, excellent rivers

Words meanings and morphology

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

तासाम् (tāsām) - of them, their

(pronoun)

Genitive, feminine, plural of tad

tad - that, those

नामधेयानि (nāmadheyāni) - names

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, plural of nāmadheya

nāmadheya - name, appellation

compound of nāman (name) and dheya (to be placed or called)

Compound type : tatpurusha (nāman+dheya)

• nāman – name
  noun (neuter)
• dheya – to be placed, to be called
  adjective (neuter)
  Gerundive
  from root dhā (to place, hold)
  Root: dhā (class 3)

Note: Could also be accusative plural; nominative fits the context of being enumerated.

परिमाणम् (parimāṇam) - measure, quantity

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of parimāṇa

parimāṇa - measure, quantity, dimension

from pari-mā (to measure)

Prefix: pari

Root: mā (class 2)

Note: Could also be accusative singular; nominative fits the context.

तथा (tathā) - so, thus, in the same way

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - indeed, even, only

(indeclinable)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

शक्यते (śakyate) - is able, can be done

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present indicative (laṭ) of śak

Root: śak (class 5)

Note: Used in impersonal passive construction, meaning 'it is possible'.

परिसंख्यातुम् (parisaṁkhyātum) - to enumerate completely, to count fully

(indeclinable)

infinitive

infinitive form of the verb pari-sam-khyā

Prefixes: pari+sam

Root: khyā (class 2)

Note: Verbal infinitive expressing purpose or capability.

पुण्याः (puṇyāḥ) - sacred, holy, virtuous

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of puṇya

puṇya - sacred, holy, virtuous, auspicious

Note: Agrees with 'tāḥ' and 'saridvarāḥ'.

ताः (tāḥ) - those

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of tad

tad - that, those

Note: Refers to the rivers.

हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for, because

(indeclinable)

Note: Used here to provide a reason for the previous statement.

सरिद्वराः (saridvarāḥ) - best of rivers, excellent rivers

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of saridvara

saridvara - best of rivers, excellent river

compound of sarit (river) and vara (best, excellent)

Compound type : tatpurusha (sarit+vara)

• sarit – river
  noun (feminine)
• vara – best, excellent, choice
  adjective (masculine)

Note: Agrees with 'tāḥ' and 'puṇyāḥ'.