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6,13

महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-6, chapter-13, verse-34

तस्याहं परिमाणं तु न संख्यातुमिहोत्सहे ।
असंख्यातः स नित्यं हि तिर्यगूर्ध्वमधस्तथा ॥३४॥
34. tasyāhaṁ parimāṇaṁ tu na saṁkhyātumihotsahe ,
asaṁkhyātaḥ sa nityaṁ hi tiryagūrdhvamadhastathā.
34. tasya aham parimāṇam tu na saṃkhyātum iha utsahe
asaṃkhyātaḥ saḥ nityam hi tiryak ūrdhvam adhas tathā
34. aham tasya parimāṇam tu iha saṃkhyātum na utsahe.
hi saḥ nityam tiryak ūrdhvam adhas tathā asaṃkhyātaḥ
34. But I do not venture to count its (the elephant's or the region's) dimensions here, for it is indeed constantly immeasurable across, upwards, and downwards.

Words meanings summery:

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  • तस्य (tasya) - of that, his, its
  • अहम् (aham) - I
  • परिमाणम् (parimāṇam) - measure, dimension, extent
  • तु (tu) - but, indeed, however
  • (na) - not, no
  • संख्यातुम् (saṁkhyātum) - to count, to enumerate
  • इह (iha) - here, in this world/matter
  • उत्सहे (utsahe) - I am able, I venture, I exert myself
  • असंख्यातः (asaṁkhyātaḥ) - uncounted, immeasurable, countless
  • सः (saḥ) - he, that
  • नित्यम् (nityam) - always, constantly
  • हि (hi) - indeed, for, because
  • तिर्यक् (tiryak) - horizontally, across
  • ऊर्ध्वम् (ūrdhvam) - upwards
  • अधस् (adhas) - downwards, below
  • तथा (tathā) - and, thus, also

Words meanings and morphology

तस्य (tasya) - of that, his, its
(pronoun)
Genitive, masculine, singular of tad
tad - that, this, he, she, it
अहम् (aham) - I
(pronoun)
Nominative, singular of asmad
asmad - I, me
परिमाणम् (parimāṇam) - measure, dimension, extent
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of parimāṇa
parimāṇa - measure, dimension, extent, quantity
Prefix: pari
Root: mā (class 2)
तु (tu) - but, indeed, however
(indeclinable)
(na) - not, no
(indeclinable)
संख्यातुम् (saṁkhyātum) - to count, to enumerate
(indeclinable)
Infinitive
Infinitive form of the verb saṃkhyā
Prefix: sam
Root: khyā (class 2)
Note: Acts as an indeclinable noun here
इह (iha) - here, in this world/matter
(indeclinable)
उत्सहे (utsahe) - I am able, I venture, I exert myself
(verb)
1st person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of sah
Present tense, 1st person singular, middle voice
Prefix: ut
Root: sah (class 1)
असंख्यातः (asaṁkhyātaḥ) - uncounted, immeasurable, countless
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of asaṃkhyāta
asaṁkhyāta - uncounted, countless, immeasurable
Past Passive Participle
Negative compound of 'a' and Past Passive Participle of saṃkhyā
Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+saṃkhyāta)
  • a – not, un-
    indeclinable
  • saṃkhyāta – counted, enumerated
    adjective
    Past Passive Participle
    Past Passive Participle of saṃkhyā
    Prefix: sam
    Root: khyā (class 2)
सः (saḥ) - he, that
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of tad
tad - that, this, he, she, it
नित्यम् (nityam) - always, constantly
(indeclinable)
Note: Used adverbially here
हि (hi) - indeed, for, because
(indeclinable)
तिर्यक् (tiryak) - horizontally, across
(indeclinable)
ऊर्ध्वम् (ūrdhvam) - upwards
(indeclinable)
Note: Used adverbially here
अधस् (adhas) - downwards, below
(indeclinable)
तथा (tathā) - and, thus, also
(indeclinable)