महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-6, chapter-7, verse-52

यां तु पृच्छसि मा राजन्दिव्यामेतां शशाकृतिम् ।
पार्श्वे शशस्य द्वे वर्षे उभये दक्षिणोत्तरे ।
कर्णौ तु नागद्वीपं च कश्यपद्वीपमेव च ॥५२॥

52. yāṁ tu pṛcchasi mā rājandivyāmetāṁ śaśākṛtim ,
pārśve śaśasya dve varṣe ubhaye dakṣiṇottare ,
karṇau tu nāgadvīpaṁ ca kaśyapadvīpameva ca.

52. yām tu pṛcchasi mā rājan divyām etām
śaśākṛtim pārśve śaśasya dve
varṣe ubhaye dakṣiṇottare karṇau tu
nāgadvīpam ca kaśyapadvīpam eva ca

52. rājan tu mā yām etām divyām śaśākṛtim
pṛcchasi śaśasya pārśve dve
varṣe ubhaye dakṣiṇottare karṇau tu
nāgadvīpam ca kaśyapadvīpam eva ca

52. O king, regarding this divine, hare-shaped (region) about which you ask me: the two sides of the hare are both the southern and northern regions (varṣas). However, its two ears are indeed the Nāgadvīpa and Kaśyapadvīpa islands.

Words meanings summery:

• याम् (yām) - which, whom

• तु (tu) - but, however, on the other hand

• पृच्छसि (pṛcchasi) - you ask

• मा (mā) - me

• राजन् (rājan) - O king

• दिव्याम् (divyām) - divine, heavenly

• एताम् (etām) - this

• शशाकृतिम् (śaśākṛtim) - hare-shaped, having the form of a hare

• पार्श्वे (pārśve) - sides

• शशस्य (śaśasya) - of the hare

• द्वे (dve) - two

• वर्षे (varṣe) - two regions/continents

• उभये (ubhaye) - both

• दक्षिणोत्तरे (dakṣiṇottare) - southern and northern

• कर्णौ (karṇau) - two ears

• तु (tu) - but, however, on the other hand

• नागद्वीपम् (nāgadvīpam) - Nāga island

• च (ca) - and, also

• कश्यपद्वीपम् (kaśyapadvīpam) - Kaśyapa island

• एव (eva) - indeed, just, only

• च (ca) - and, also

Words meanings and morphology

याम् (yām) - which, whom

(pronoun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of yad

yad - which, what

तु (tu) - but, however, on the other hand

(indeclinable)

पृच्छसि (pṛcchasi) - you ask

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, present indicative (laṭ) of prach

Root: prach (class 6)

मा (mā) - me

(pronoun)

Accusative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me

राजन् (rājan) - O king

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler

Root: rāj (class 1)

दिव्याम् (divyām) - divine, heavenly

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of divya

divya - divine, heavenly, celestial

Root: div (class 4)

एताम् (etām) - this

(pronoun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of etat

etat - this, that

शशाकृतिम् (śaśākṛtim) - hare-shaped, having the form of a hare

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of śaśākṛti

śaśākṛti - hare-shaped, form of a hare

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (śaśa+ākṛti)

• śaśa – hare, rabbit
  noun (masculine)
• ākṛti – form, shape, appearance
  noun (feminine)
  Prefix: ā
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

पार्श्वे (pārśve) - sides

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, dual of pārśva

pārśva - side, flank

शशस्य (śaśasya) - of the hare

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of śaśa

śaśa - hare, rabbit

द्वे (dve) - two

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, dual of dvi

dvi - two

वर्षे (varṣe) - two regions/continents

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, dual of varṣa

varṣa - year, rain, region, division of the world

उभये (ubhaye) - both

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, dual of ubhaya

ubhaya - both

दक्षिणोत्तरे (dakṣiṇottare) - southern and northern

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, dual of dakṣiṇottara

dakṣiṇottara - southern and northern

Compound type : dvandva (dakṣiṇa+uttara)

• dakṣiṇa – southern, right
  adjective
• uttara – northern, upper, later
  adjective

कर्णौ (karṇau) - two ears

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of karṇa

karṇa - ear

तु (tu) - but, however, on the other hand

(indeclinable)

नागद्वीपम् (nāgadvīpam) - Nāga island

(proper noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of nāgadvīpa

nāgadvīpa - island of the Nāgas (serpentine beings), name of a specific island

Compound type : tatpurusha (nāga+dvīpa)

• nāga – serpent, cobra; elephant; a class of mythical beings
  noun (masculine)
• dvīpa – island, continent, region
  noun (masculine)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

कश्यपद्वीपम् (kaśyapadvīpam) - Kaśyapa island

(proper noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kaśyapadvīpa

kaśyapadvīpa - island of Kaśyapa (a sage), name of a specific island

Compound type : tatpurusha (kaśyapa+dvīpa)

• kaśyapa – name of a celebrated ancient sage, progenitor of gods, asuras, and many other beings
  proper noun (masculine)
• dvīpa – island, continent, region
  noun (masculine)

एव (eva) - indeed, just, only

(indeclinable)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)