महाभारतः
mahābhārataḥ
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book-6, chapter-6, verse-2
प्रमाणं च प्रमाणज्ञ पृथिव्या अपि सर्वशः ।
निखिलेन समाचक्ष्व काननानि च संजय ॥२॥
निखिलेन समाचक्ष्व काननानि च संजय ॥२॥
2. pramāṇaṁ ca pramāṇajña pṛthivyā api sarvaśaḥ ,
nikhilena samācakṣva kānanāni ca saṁjaya.
nikhilena samācakṣva kānanāni ca saṁjaya.
2.
pramāṇam ca pramāṇajña pṛthivyāḥ api sarvaśaḥ
nikhilena samācakṣva kānanāni ca Sañjaya
nikhilena samācakṣva kānanāni ca Sañjaya
2.
pramāṇajña Sañjaya,
pṛthivyāḥ pramāṇam ca sarvaśaḥ api kānanāni ca nakhilena samācakṣva.
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)
- च (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
- च (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)
च (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
च (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)