महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-6, chapter-13, verse-3

परस्परेण द्विगुणाः सर्वे द्वीपा नराधिप ।
सर्वतश्च महाराज पर्वतैः परिवारिताः ॥३॥

3. paraspareṇa dviguṇāḥ sarve dvīpā narādhipa ,
sarvataśca mahārāja parvataiḥ parivāritāḥ.

3. parasapareṇa dviguṇāḥ sarve dvīpāḥ narādhipa
| sarvataḥ ca mahārāja parvataiḥ parivāritāḥ

3. narādhipa mahārāja sarve dvīpāḥ parasapareṇa
dviguṇāḥ ca sarvataḥ parvataiḥ parivāritāḥ

3. O ruler of men (narādhipa), all the continents (dvīpāḥ) are successively twice as large as the previous one, and O great king (mahārāja), they are surrounded on all sides by mountains.

Words meanings summery:

• परसपरेण (parasapareṇa) - by each other, mutually, reciprocally

• द्विगुणाः (dviguṇāḥ) - successively twice as large (doubled, two-fold, twice as much)

• सर्वे (sarve) - all, entire

• द्वीपाः (dvīpāḥ) - continents (islands, continents)

• नराधिप (narādhipa) - O king, O ruler of men

• सर्वतः (sarvataḥ) - on all sides, everywhere, from all sides

• च (ca) - and, also

• महाराज (mahārāja) - O great king

• पर्वतैः (parvataiḥ) - by mountains

• परिवारिताः (parivāritāḥ) - surrounded, encompassed

Words meanings and morphology

परसपरेण (parasapareṇa) - by each other, mutually, reciprocally

(pronoun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of parasapara

parasapara - mutual, reciprocal, each other

Note: Functions adverbially, indicating a successive doubling.

द्विगुणाः (dviguṇāḥ) - successively twice as large (doubled, two-fold, twice as much)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of dviguṇa

dviguṇa - twofold, double, twice as much

Compound type : dvigu (dvi+guṇa)

• dvi – two
  numeral
• guṇa – quality, strand, multiplier
  noun (masculine)

Note: Agrees with 'dvīpāḥ'.

सर्वे (sarve) - all, entire

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sarva

sarva - all, every, entire

Note: Agrees with 'dvīpāḥ'.

द्वीपाः (dvīpāḥ) - continents (islands, continents)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of dvīpa

dvīpa - island, continent

Note: Subject of the sentence.

नराधिप (narādhipa) - O king, O ruler of men

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of narādhipa

narādhipa - ruler of men, king

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (nara+adhipa)

• nara – man
  noun (masculine)
• adhipa – ruler, lord, master
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: adhi

Note: An address to the listener.

सर्वतः (sarvataḥ) - on all sides, everywhere, from all sides

(indeclinable)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

महाराज (mahārāja) - O great king

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of mahārāja

mahārāja - great king, emperor

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+rājan)

• mahā – great, large
  adjective
• rājan – king, ruler
  noun (masculine)

Note: Another address to the listener.

पर्वतैः (parvataiḥ) - by mountains

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of parvata

parvata - mountain, hill

Note: Indicates the agent by which the continents are surrounded.

परिवारिताः (parivāritāḥ) - surrounded, encompassed

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of parivārita

parivārita - surrounded, encompassed

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root √vṛ (to cover, surround) with prefix pari.

Prefix: pari

Root: vṛ (class 5)

Note: Functions as a predicate adjective.