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

कुशद्वीपे कुशस्तम्बो मध्ये जनपदस्य ह ।
संपूज्यते शल्मलिश्च द्वीपे शाल्मलिके नृप ॥६॥

6. kuśadvīpe kuśastambo madhye janapadasya ha ,
saṁpūjyate śalmaliśca dvīpe śālmalike nṛpa.

6. kuśadvīpe kuśastambaḥ madhye janapadasya ha
| sampūjyate śalmaliḥ ca dvīpe śālmalike nṛpa

6. nṛpa! kuśadvīpe janapadasya madhye kuśastambaḥ ha
sampūjyate ca śālmalike dvīpe śalmaliḥ (sampūjyate)

6. O king (nṛpa), indeed, in the Kuśa continent (dvīpe), a clump of kuśa grass (kuśastambaḥ) is worshipped in the middle of that region. And in the Śālmali continent (dvīpe), the Śalmali tree is worshipped.

Words meanings summery:

• कुशद्वीपे (kuśadvīpe) - in the Kuśa continent

• कुशस्तम्बः (kuśastambaḥ) - clump/bush of Kuśa grass

• मध्ये (madhye) - in the middle (of the region) (in the middle, amidst)

• जनपदस्य (janapadasya) - of the region (of the country, of the region, of the people)

• ह (ha) - indeed, verily (emphatic particle)

• सम्पूज्यते (sampūjyate) - is worshipped, is revered, is honored

• शल्मलिः (śalmaliḥ) - the Śalmali tree (the silk-cotton tree)

• च (ca) - and, also

• द्वीपे (dvīpe) - in the Śālmali continent (in the continent)

• शाल्मलिके (śālmalike) - in the Śālmali continent (in the Śālmali (continent))

• नृप (nṛpa) - O king

Words meanings and morphology

कुशद्वीपे (kuśadvīpe) - in the Kuśa continent

(proper noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of kuśadvīpa

kuśadvīpa - the continent of Kuśa grass (name of one of the seven continents)

Compound type : karmadhāraya (kuśa+dvīpa)

• kuśa – a type of sacred grass (Poa cynosuroides)
  noun (masculine)
• dvīpa – island, continent
  noun (masculine)

Note: Refers to a specific continent in Hindu cosmology.

कुशस्तम्बः (kuśastambaḥ) - clump/bush of Kuśa grass

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kuśastamba

kuśastamba - a clump or bush of Kuśa grass

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kuśa+stamba)

• kuśa – a type of sacred grass
  noun (masculine)
• stamba – clump, cluster, bush
  noun (masculine)
  Root: stab (class 1)

Note: The subject that is worshipped.

मध्ये (madhye) - in the middle (of the region) (in the middle, amidst)

(indeclinable)

Note: Functions as a noun taking a genitive or adverbially.

जनपदस्य (janapadasya) - of the region (of the country, of the region, of the people)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of janapada

janapada - country, region, community

Note: Dependent on 'madhye'.

ह (ha) - indeed, verily (emphatic particle)

(indeclinable)

सम्पूज्यते (sampūjyate) - is worshipped, is revered, is honored

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present (laṭ) of sampūj

Present Passive Indicative

3rd person singular present passive

Prefix: sam

Root: pūj (class 10)

Note: The verb applying to both 'kuśastambaḥ' and 'śalmaliḥ'.

शल्मलिः (śalmaliḥ) - the Śalmali tree (the silk-cotton tree)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of śalmali

śalmali - the silk-cotton tree (Salmalia malabarica)

Note: Subject of 'sampūjyate'.

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects the two clauses about worship.

द्वीपे (dvīpe) - in the Śālmali continent (in the continent)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of dvīpa

dvīpa - island, continent

Note: Dependent on 'śālmalike'.

शाल्मलिके (śālmalike) - in the Śālmali continent (in the Śālmali (continent))

(proper noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of śālmalika

śālmalika - belonging to the silk-cotton tree; name of a continent

Derived from 'śalmali' with the suffix -ika, used here as a proper noun for the continent.

नृप (nṛpa) - O king

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of nṛpa

nṛpa - king, ruler

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (nṛ+pa)

• nṛ – man
  noun (masculine)
• pa – protector, drinking
  noun (masculine)
  Root: pā (class 1)

Note: An address to the listener.