महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-6, chapter-13, verse-20

देशांस्तत्र प्रवक्ष्यामि तन्मे निगदतः शृणु ।
क्रौञ्चस्य कुशलो देशो वामनस्य मनोनुगः ॥२०॥

20. deśāṁstatra pravakṣyāmi tanme nigadataḥ śṛṇu ,
krauñcasya kuśalo deśo vāmanasya manonugaḥ.

20. deśān tatra pravakṣyāmi tat me nigadataḥ śṛṇu
| krauñcasya kuśalaḥ deśaḥ vāmanasya manonugaḥ

20. tatra deśān pravakṣyāmi tat me nigadataḥ śṛṇu krauñcasya deśaḥ kuśalaḥ,
vāmanasya manonugaḥ.

20. I shall now describe the regions; listen to me as I speak of that. The region of Krauñca is prosperous, and that of Vāmana is pleasing to the mind.

Words meanings summery:

• देशान् (deśān) - regions, countries

• तत्र (tatra) - in this context (of describing regions) (there, in that matter, in this connection)

• प्रवक्ष्यामि (pravakṣyāmi) - I shall speak, I shall describe

• तत् (tat) - that (which I am about to speak) (that)

• मे (me) - from me (the speaker) (to me, from me, my)

• निगदतः (nigadataḥ) - from me, as I speak (of one who is speaking, from one who is speaking)

• शृणु (śṛṇu) - listen!

• क्रौञ्चस्य (krauñcasya) - of the Krauñca mountain/region (of Krauñca)

• कुशलः (kuśalaḥ) - prosperous (describing the region) (prosperous, auspicious, well-being)

• देशः (deśaḥ) - region, country

• वामनस्य (vāmanasya) - of the Vāmana mountain/region (of Vāmana)

• मनोनुगः (manonugaḥ) - pleasing to the mind, following the mind's desire

Words meanings and morphology

देशान् (deśān) - regions, countries

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of deśa

deśa - region, country, place

तत्र (tatra) - in this context (of describing regions) (there, in that matter, in this connection)

(indeclinable)

प्रवक्ष्यामि (pravakṣyāmi) - I shall speak, I shall describe

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, future (lṛṭ) of vac

Future Active

From root vac, future stem vakṣya-, 1st person singular.

Prefix: pra

Root: vac (class 2)

तत् (tat) - that (which I am about to speak) (that)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, it

मे (me) - from me (the speaker) (to me, from me, my)

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of aham

aham - I

Note: Used in place of mama.

निगदतः (nigadataḥ) - from me, as I speak (of one who is speaking, from one who is speaking)

(participle)

Genitive, masculine, singular of nigadat

nigadat - speaking, saying

Present Active Participle

From root gad (to speak) with upasarga ni, present active participle, genitive singular.

Prefix: ni

Root: gad (class 1)

Note: Agrees with an implied 'mayā' or 'mama' or refers to the speaker.

शृणु (śṛṇu) - listen!

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of śru

Imperative Active

From root śru, 2nd person singular imperative.

Root: śru (class 5)

क्रौञ्चस्य (krauñcasya) - of the Krauñca mountain/region (of Krauñca)

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of krauñca

krauñca - Krauñca (name of a mountain)

Note: Refers to a specific mountain or region.

कुशलः (kuśalaḥ) - prosperous (describing the region) (prosperous, auspicious, well-being)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kuśala

kuśala - skillful, clever, well-being, prosperous, auspicious

Note: Agrees with 'deśaḥ'.

देशः (deśaḥ) - region, country

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of deśa

deśa - region, country, place

वामनस्य (vāmanasya) - of the Vāmana mountain/region (of Vāmana)

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of vāmana

vāmana - Vāmana (name of a mountain)

Note: Refers to a specific mountain or region.

मनोनुगः (manonugaḥ) - pleasing to the mind, following the mind's desire

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of manonuga

manonuga - pleasing to the mind, following one's will or desire

Compound type : tatpurusha (manas+anuga)

• manas – mind, intellect, thought
  noun (neuter)
• anuga – following, accompanying, conformable to
  adjective (masculine)
  From root gam (to go) with upasarga anu.
  Prefix: anu
  Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Agrees with an implied 'deśaḥ'.