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6,7

महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-6, chapter-7, verse-29

मेरोस्तु पश्चिमे पार्श्वे केतुमालो महीपते ।
जम्बूषण्डश्च तत्रैव सुमहान्नन्दनोपमः ॥२९॥
29. merostu paścime pārśve ketumālo mahīpate ,
jambūṣaṇḍaśca tatraiva sumahānnandanopamaḥ.
29. meroḥ tu paścime pārśve ketumālaḥ mahīpate
jambūṣaṇḍaḥ ca tatra eva sumahān nandanaupamaḥ
29. mahīpate meroḥ paścime pārśve ketumālaḥ tatra
eva ca sumahān nandanaupamaḥ jambūṣaṇḍaḥ
29. O King, to the west side of Mount Meru lies Ketumāla. There, a vast Jambu forest, resembling the Nandana garden, is also found.

Words meanings summery:

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  • मेरोः (meroḥ) - of Mount Meru (of Meru, from Meru)
  • तु (tu) - but, indeed, however, on the other hand
  • पश्चिमे (paścime) - in the western (direction) (in the western, on the western side)
  • पार्श्वे (pārśve) - on the side (of the mountain) (on the side, in the vicinity)
  • केतुमालः (ketumālaḥ) - the region named Ketumāla (Ketumāla (name of a region))
  • महीपते (mahīpate) - O King (addressing the listener) (O king, O lord of the earth)
  • जम्बूषण्डः (jambūṣaṇḍaḥ) - a grove of Jambu trees (a Jambu forest, a clump of Jambu trees)
  • (ca) - and (and, also, moreover)
  • तत्र (tatra) - there (in Ketumāla) (there, in that place)
  • एव (eva) - indeed, exactly there (indeed, only, just, exactly)
  • सुमहान् (sumahān) - very vast (referring to the forest) (very great, very large, enormous)
  • नन्दनौपमः (nandanaupamaḥ) - like the Nandana garden (resembling Nandana, like Nandana)

Words meanings and morphology

मेरोः (meroḥ) - of Mount Meru (of Meru, from Meru)
(proper noun)
Genitive, masculine, singular of meru
meru - Mount Meru (mythical sacred mountain)
तु (tu) - but, indeed, however, on the other hand
(indeclinable)
पश्चिमे (paścime) - in the western (direction) (in the western, on the western side)
(adjective)
Locative, neuter, singular of paścima
paścima - western, hindmost, last
Note: Agrees with 'pārśve'.
पार्श्वे (pārśve) - on the side (of the mountain) (on the side, in the vicinity)
(noun)
Locative, neuter, singular of pārśva
pārśva - side, flank, vicinity
केतुमालः (ketumālaḥ) - the region named Ketumāla (Ketumāla (name of a region))
(proper noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of ketumāla
ketumāla - Ketumāla (one of the nine continents or regions of the world according to Hindu cosmology, located to the west of Meru)
महीपते (mahīpate) - O King (addressing the listener) (O king, O lord of the earth)
(noun)
Vocative, masculine, singular of mahīpati
mahīpati - lord of the earth, king
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (mahī+pati)
  • mahī – earth, land
    noun (feminine)
  • pati – master, lord, husband
    noun (masculine)
जम्बूषण्डः (jambūṣaṇḍaḥ) - a grove of Jambu trees (a Jambu forest, a clump of Jambu trees)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of jambūṣaṇḍa
jambūṣaṇḍa - a clump of Jambu trees, a Jambu forest
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (jambū+ṣaṇḍa)
  • jambū – rose apple tree (Syzygium jambos) or its fruit
    noun (feminine)
  • ṣaṇḍa – clump, grove, thicket
    noun (masculine)
(ca) - and (and, also, moreover)
(indeclinable)
तत्र (tatra) - there (in Ketumāla) (there, in that place)
(indeclinable)
एव (eva) - indeed, exactly there (indeed, only, just, exactly)
(indeclinable)
सुमहान् (sumahān) - very vast (referring to the forest) (very great, very large, enormous)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of sumahat
sumahat - very great, very large, enormous
intensified form of mahat with su- prefix
Compound type : karmadhāraya (su+mahat)
  • su – good, well, very
    indeclinable
  • mahat – great, large, vast, mighty
    adjective (masculine)
नन्दनौपमः (nandanaupamaḥ) - like the Nandana garden (resembling Nandana, like Nandana)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of nandanaupama
nandanaupama - resembling Nandana
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (nandana+upamā)
  • nandana – a pleasure garden (specifically the celestial garden of Indra)
    noun (neuter)
    Root: nand (class 1)
  • upamā – likeness, comparison, resemblance
    noun (feminine)