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6,7

महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-6, chapter-7, verse-35

नीलात्परतरं श्वेतं श्वेताद्धैरण्यकं परम् ।
वर्षमैरावतं नाम ततः शृङ्गवतः परम् ॥३५॥
35. nīlātparataraṁ śvetaṁ śvetāddhairaṇyakaṁ param ,
varṣamairāvataṁ nāma tataḥ śṛṅgavataḥ param.
35. nīlāt parataram śvetam śvetāt hairaṇyakam param
varṣam airāvatam nāma tataḥ śṛṅgavataḥ param
35. nīlāt śvetam parataram; śvetāt hairaṇyakam param; varṣam
airāvatam nāma (asti); tataḥ śṛṅgavataḥ param (asti)
35. Beyond the Nīla mountain lies the Śveta region, and beyond the Śveta mountain lies the Hairaṇyaka region. There is a region named Airāvata, and beyond it is the Śṛṅgavata mountain.

Words meanings summery:

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  • नीलात् (nīlāt) - beyond the Nīla mountain (from Nīla, beyond Nīla)
  • परतरम् (parataram) - lies beyond (more superior, further, beyond)
  • श्वेतम् (śvetam) - the Śveta region (white; Śveta (a region/mountain))
  • श्वेतात् (śvetāt) - beyond the Śveta mountain (implicitly, as Śveta is also a mountain range) (from Śveta, beyond Śveta)
  • हैरण्यकम् (hairaṇyakam) - the Hairaṇyaka region (golden, Hairaṇyaka (a region))
  • परम् (param) - lies beyond (beyond, supreme, next)
  • वर्षम् (varṣam) - the region (region, country, year)
  • ऐरावतम् (airāvatam) - Airāvata (region) (Airāvata (a mythical elephant, or a region))
  • नाम (nāma) - named (by name, named)
  • ततः (tataḥ) - and from there / and beyond that (thence, from that, then)
  • शृङ्गवतः (śṛṅgavataḥ) - beyond the Śṛṅgavata mountain (of Śṛṅgavān (mountain))
  • परम् (param) - beyond (beyond, supreme, next)

Words meanings and morphology

नीलात् (nīlāt) - beyond the Nīla mountain (from Nīla, beyond Nīla)
(proper noun)
Ablative, masculine, singular of nīla
nīla - blue, dark blue; Nīla (name of a mountain)
Note: Indicates origin or separation "from" or "beyond".
परतरम् (parataram) - lies beyond (more superior, further, beyond)
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of paratara
paratara - further, more distant, more excellent (comparative of para)
comparative suffix -tara
श्वेतम् (śvetam) - the Śveta region (white; Śveta (a region/mountain))
(proper noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of śveta
śveta - white, bright; Śveta (name of a region/mountain)
Note: Subject of the clause.
श्वेतात् (śvetāt) - beyond the Śveta mountain (implicitly, as Śveta is also a mountain range) (from Śveta, beyond Śveta)
(proper noun)
Ablative, masculine, singular of śveta
śveta - white, bright; Śveta (name of a region/mountain)
Note: Implies the Śveta mountain here as a boundary.
हैरण्यकम् (hairaṇyakam) - the Hairaṇyaka region (golden, Hairaṇyaka (a region))
(proper noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of hairaṇyaka
hairaṇyaka - golden; Hairaṇyaka (name of a region)
Root: hiraṇya (base)
Note: Subject of the clause.
परम् (param) - lies beyond (beyond, supreme, next)
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of para
para - other, superior, ultimate, distant, next
वर्षम् (varṣam) - the region (region, country, year)
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of varṣa
varṣa - region, continent, year, rain
Root: vṛṣ (class 1)
ऐरावतम् (airāvatam) - Airāvata (region) (Airāvata (a mythical elephant, or a region))
(proper noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of airāvata
airāvata - belonging to Airāvata (Indra's elephant), Airāvata (name of a region/varṣa)
नाम (nāma) - named (by name, named)
(indeclinable)
ततः (tataḥ) - and from there / and beyond that (thence, from that, then)
(indeclinable)
Root: tad (base)
शृङ्गवतः (śṛṅgavataḥ) - beyond the Śṛṅgavata mountain (of Śṛṅgavān (mountain))
(proper noun)
Ablative, masculine, singular of śṛṅgavat
śṛṅgavat - horned, peaked, having peaks; Śṛṅgavān (name of a mountain)
Root: śṛṅga (base)
Note: Used with `param` to mean "beyond".
परम् (param) - beyond (beyond, supreme, next)
(indeclinable)