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6,12

महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-6, chapter-12, verse-5

अष्टादश सहस्राणि योजनानां विशां पते ।
षट्शतानि च पूर्णानि विष्कम्भो जम्बुपर्वतः ॥५॥
5. aṣṭādaśa sahasrāṇi yojanānāṁ viśāṁ pate ,
ṣaṭśatāni ca pūrṇāni viṣkambho jambuparvataḥ.
5. aṣṭādaśa sahasrāṇi yojanānām viśām pate
ṣaṭśatāni ca pūrṇāni viṣkambhaḥ jambuparvataḥ
5. viśām pate jambuparvataḥ aṣṭādaśa sahasrāṇi ca
ṣaṭśatāni pūrṇāni yojanānām viṣkambhaḥ (asti)
5. O lord of the people, the Jambu mountain has a width of eighteen thousand and six hundred complete yojanas.

Words meanings summery:

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  • अष्टादश (aṣṭādaśa) - eighteen
  • सहस्राणि (sahasrāṇi) - thousands
  • योजनानाम् (yojanānām) - of yojanas (a unit of distance) (of yojanas)
  • विशाम् (viśām) - of the people (of people, of subjects)
  • पते (pate) - O lord (O lord, O master)
  • षट्शतानि (ṣaṭśatāni) - six hundred (six hundreds)
  • (ca) - and
  • पूर्णानि (pūrṇāni) - complete (full, complete)
  • विष्कम्भः (viṣkambhaḥ) - width (width, extent, support)
  • जम्बुपर्वतः (jambuparvataḥ) - the Jambu mountain (Jambu mountain)

Words meanings and morphology

अष्टादश (aṣṭādaśa) - eighteen
(numeral)
Compound type : dvandva (aṣṭan+daśan)
  • aṣṭan – eight
    numeral
  • daśan – ten
    numeral
Note: Qualifies 'sahasrāṇi'.
सहस्राणि (sahasrāṇi) - thousands
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, plural of sahasra
sahasra - thousand
Note: Subject of implied 'are'.
योजनानाम् (yojanānām) - of yojanas (a unit of distance) (of yojanas)
(noun)
Genitive, neuter, plural of yojana
yojana - yojana (a measure of distance, approx. 8-15 km), yoking, union
From root 'yuj' (to yoke, join).
Root: yuj (class 7)
Note: Possessive, describing the unit of 'sahasrāṇi' and 'ṣaṭśatāni'.
विशाम् (viśām) - of the people (of people, of subjects)
(noun)
Genitive, feminine, plural of viś
viś - people, subjects, settlement, clan
Root 'viś' (to enter, settle).
Root: viś (class 6)
Note: Part of the vocative compound 'viśām pate'.
पते (pate) - O lord (O lord, O master)
(noun)
Vocative, masculine, singular of pati
pati - lord, master, husband
Note: Addressed to King Dhṛtarāṣṭra.
षट्शतानि (ṣaṭśatāni) - six hundred (six hundreds)
(numeral)
Compound type : karmadhāraya (ṣaṣ+śata)
  • ṣaṣ – six
    numeral
  • śata – hundred
    noun (neuter)
Note: Paired with 'aṣṭādaśa sahasrāṇi'.
(ca) - and
(indeclinable)
Conjunction.
पूर्णानि (pūrṇāni) - complete (full, complete)
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, plural of pūrṇa
pūrṇa - full, complete, fulfilled
Past Passive Participle
From root 'pṛ' (to fill).
Root: pṛ (class 3)
विष्कम्भः (viṣkambhaḥ) - width (width, extent, support)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of viṣkambha
viṣkambha - width, circumference, support, obstacle
From prefix 'vi' and root 'skambh' (to support, obstruct).
Prefix: vi
Root: skambh (class 9)
Note: Predicate nominative for 'jambuparvataḥ'.
जम्बुपर्वतः (jambuparvataḥ) - the Jambu mountain (Jambu mountain)
(proper noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of jambuparvata
jambuparvata - Jambu mountain (a mythical mountain)
Tatpurusha compound meaning "mountain of Jambu" or "Jambu-tree mountain".
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (jambu+parvata)
  • jambu – rose-apple tree (Syzygium jambos), name of a continent
    noun (feminine)
  • parvata – mountain, hill
    noun (masculine)
Note: Subject of the sentence.