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महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-6, chapter-6, verse-2

प्रमाणं च प्रमाणज्ञ पृथिव्या अपि सर्वशः ।
निखिलेन समाचक्ष्व काननानि च संजय ॥२॥
2. pramāṇaṁ ca pramāṇajña pṛthivyā api sarvaśaḥ ,
nikhilena samācakṣva kānanāni ca saṁjaya.
2. pramāṇam ca pramāṇajña pṛthivyāḥ api sarvaśaḥ
nikhilena samācakṣva kānanāni ca Sañjaya
2. pramāṇajña Sañjaya,
pṛthivyāḥ pramāṇam ca sarvaśaḥ api kānanāni ca nakhilena samācakṣva.
2. O Saṃjaya, who understands all measures, please fully describe the extent of the earth (pṛthivī) in every detail, and also the forests, completely.

Words meanings summery:

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  • प्रमाणम् (pramāṇam) - The overall size and boundaries of the earth. (measure, extent, dimension)
  • (ca) - and, also
  • प्रमाणज्ञ (pramāṇajña) - O Saṃjaya, who is knowledgeable about the dimensions of the earth. (O knower of measure, O expert in extent)
  • पृथिव्याः (pṛthivyāḥ) - of the earth
  • अपि (api) - also, even
  • सर्वशः (sarvaśaḥ) - entirely, in every respect, completely
  • नखिलेन (nakhilena) - completely, entirely, in full detail
  • समाचक्ष्व (samācakṣva) - describe, narrate, tell fully
  • काननानि (kānanāni) - forests, woods
  • (ca) - and, also
  • सञ्जय (sañjaya) - Addressing Saṃjaya. (O Sanjaya)

Words meanings and morphology

प्रमाणम् (pramāṇam) - The overall size and boundaries of the earth. (measure, extent, dimension)
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of pramāṇa
pramāṇa - measure, extent, proof, authority
From pra- + mā (to measure) + ana (suffix).
Prefix: pra
Root: mā (class 3)
(ca) - and, also
(indeclinable)
प्रमाणज्ञ (pramāṇajña) - O Saṃjaya, who is knowledgeable about the dimensions of the earth. (O knower of measure, O expert in extent)
(adjective)
Vocative, masculine, singular of pramāṇajña
pramāṇajña - knower of measure, expert in extent, measuring.
Derived from pramāṇa (measure) and jña (knower).
Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (pramāṇa+jña)
  • pramāṇa – measure, extent, authority, proof
    noun (neuter)
    From pra- + mā (to measure) + ana (suffix)
    Prefix: pra
    Root: mā (class 3)
  • jña – knower, understanding
    adjective (masculine)
    From root jñā (to know) + ka (suffix)
    Root: jñā (class 9)
पृथिव्याः (pṛthivyāḥ) - of the earth
(noun)
Genitive, feminine, singular of pṛthivī
pṛthivī - earth, ground, land
अपि (api) - also, even
(indeclinable)
सर्वशः (sarvaśaḥ) - entirely, in every respect, completely
(indeclinable)
From sarva (all) + śas (suffix meaning 'in every way').
नखिलेन (nakhilena) - completely, entirely, in full detail
(indeclinable)
Derived from nikhila (whole, entire). The 'na' at the beginning is sometimes seen as 'ni-'.
समाचक्ष्व (samācakṣva) - describe, narrate, tell fully
(verb)
2nd person , singular, middle, imperative (loṭ) of samācakṣva
Imperative Middle
From sam- + ā- + cakṣ (to see, tell) in the middle voice, imperative mood.
Prefixes: sam+ā
Root: cakṣ (class 2)
काननानि (kānanāni) - forests, woods
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, plural of kānana
kānana - forest, wood, grove
(ca) - and, also
(indeclinable)
सञ्जय (sañjaya) - Addressing Saṃjaya. (O Sanjaya)
(proper noun)
Vocative, masculine, singular of Sañjaya
Sañjaya - Sanjaya (name of Dhṛtarāṣṭra's charioteer and counsellor)