महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-6, chapter-51, verse-40

एष चास्तं गिरिश्रेष्ठं भानुमान्प्रतिपद्यते ।
वपूंषि सर्वलोकस्य संहरन्निव सर्वथा ॥४०॥

40. eṣa cāstaṁ giriśreṣṭhaṁ bhānumānpratipadyate ,
vapūṁṣi sarvalokasya saṁharanniva sarvathā.

40. eṣaḥ ca astam giriśreṣṭham bhānumān pratipadyate
vapūṃṣi sarvalokasya saṃharan iva sarvathā

40. bhānumān eṣaḥ ca giriśreṣṭham astam pratipadyate
sarvathā sarvalokasya vapūṃṣi saṃharan iva

40. This sun (bhānumān) is now reaching the chief mountain (giriśreṣṭham) [the setting mountain], as if completely withdrawing the bodies (vapūṃṣi) of all beings.

Words meanings summery:

• एषः (eṣaḥ) - this, he

• च (ca) - and, also

• अस्तम् (astam) - to the setting (place), to the west

• गिरिश्रेष्ठम् (giriśreṣṭham) - the western mountain behind which the sun sets (chief mountain, best of mountains)

• भानुमान् (bhānumān) - the radiant one, the sun

• प्रतिपद्यते (pratipadyate) - approaches, reaches, sets (of the sun)

• वपूंषि (vapūṁṣi) - bodies, forms

• सर्वलोकस्य (sarvalokasya) - of all people, of all beings

• संहरन् (saṁharan) - withdrawing, collecting, destroying

• इव (iva) - as if, like

• सर्वथा (sarvathā) - completely, in every way

Words meanings and morphology

एषः (eṣaḥ) - this, he

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of etad

etad - this, that

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

अस्तम् (astam) - to the setting (place), to the west

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of asta

asta - setting, west, home, end

Note: Here used adverbially, 'to setting'.

गिरिश्रेष्ठम् (giriśreṣṭham) - the western mountain behind which the sun sets (chief mountain, best of mountains)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of giriśreṣṭha

giriśreṣṭha - best of mountains, chief mountain

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (giri+śreṣṭha)

• giri – mountain, hill
  noun (masculine)
• śreṣṭha – best, excellent, chief
  adjective
  Superlative of praśasya

Note: Refers to the western mountain behind which the sun sets.

भानुमान् (bhānumān) - the radiant one, the sun

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhānumat

bhānumat - radiant, bright, having light; the sun

Possessive suffix -mat

Note: It is a noun referring to the sun.

प्रतिपद्यते (pratipadyate) - approaches, reaches, sets (of the sun)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of prati-pad

Prefix: prati

Root: pad (class 4)

Note: The verb is in ātmanepada.

वपूंषि (vapūṁṣi) - bodies, forms

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, plural of vapus

vapus - body, form, figure

Note: Could also be nominative, but accusative fits the 'withdrawing' context better.

सर्वलोकस्य (sarvalokasya) - of all people, of all beings

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of sarvaloka

sarvaloka - all people, all beings, the whole world

Compound type : karmadhāraya (sarva+loka)

• sarva – all, every, whole
  adjective
• loka – world, people, beings
  noun (masculine)

संहरन् (saṁharan) - withdrawing, collecting, destroying

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of saṃhṛ

saṁhṛ - to withdraw, collect, destroy

Present Active Participle

From sam-hṛ, -at suffix

Prefix: sam

Root: hṛ (class 1)

Note: Agrees with bhānumān.

इव (iva) - as if, like

(indeclinable)

सर्वथा (sarvathā) - completely, in every way

(indeclinable)

From sarva + -thā (adverbial suffix)