महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-6, chapter-8, verse-2

संजय उवाच ।
दक्षिणेन तु नीलस्य मेरोः पार्श्वे तथोत्तरे ।
उत्तराः कुरवो राजन्पुण्याः सिद्धनिषेविताः ॥२॥

2. saṁjaya uvāca ,
dakṣiṇena tu nīlasya meroḥ pārśve tathottare ,
uttarāḥ kuravo rājanpuṇyāḥ siddhaniṣevitāḥ.

2. saṃjayaḥ uvāca dakṣiṇena tu nīlasya meroḥ pārśve tathā
uttare uttarāḥ kuravaḥ rājan puṇyāḥ siddhaniṣevitāḥ

2. saṃjayaḥ uvāca rājan,
tu nīlasya dakṣiṇena tathā meroḥ uttare pārśve puṇyāḥ siddhaniṣevitāḥ uttarāḥ kuravaḥ (santi).

2. Sanjaya said: O King, to the south of the Nīla mountain and similarly on the northern side of Mount Meru, lie the sacred (puṇyāḥ) Uttara Kurus, which are frequented by perfected beings (siddhas).

Words meanings summery:

• संजयः (saṁjayaḥ) - Sanjaya

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• दक्षिणेन (dakṣiṇena) - in the south, to the south (of)

• तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

• नीलस्य (nīlasya) - of the Nīla (mountain)

• मेरोः (meroḥ) - of Meru, from Meru

• पार्श्वे (pārśve) - on the side, in the vicinity

• तथा (tathā) - similarly, thus, and

• उत्तरे (uttare) - in the north, on the northern (side)

• उत्तराः (uttarāḥ) - northern

• कुरवः (kuravaḥ) - the Uttara Kurus, a mythological people living in a paradisiacal land to the north (the Kurus (people))

• राजन् (rājan) - O King

• पुण्याः (puṇyāḥ) - sacred, holy, meritorious

• सिद्धनिषेविताः (siddhaniṣevitāḥ) - frequented by perfected beings (siddhas)

Words meanings and morphology

संजयः (saṁjayaḥ) - Sanjaya

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of saṃjaya

saṁjaya - Sanjaya (name of Dhritarashtra's charioteer and reporter)

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past perfect (lit) of vac

perfect tense

third person singular, perfect active indicative

Root: vac (class 2)

दक्षिणेन (dakṣiṇena) - in the south, to the south (of)

(indeclinable)

Note: Adverbial instrumental meaning 'in the south' or 'to the south'.

तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

(indeclinable)

नीलस्य (nīlasya) - of the Nīla (mountain)

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of nīla

nīla - blue, dark, indigo; name of a mountain range

मेरोः (meroḥ) - of Meru, from Meru

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of meru

meru - Mount Meru (mythical golden mountain, center of the world)

पार्श्वे (pārśve) - on the side, in the vicinity

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of pārśva

pārśva - side, flank, vicinity, proximity

तथा (tathā) - similarly, thus, and

(indeclinable)

उत्तरे (uttare) - in the north, on the northern (side)

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, singular of uttara

uttara - northern, upper, later, subsequent, superior

उत्तराः (uttarāḥ) - northern

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of uttara

uttara - northern, upper, later, subsequent, superior

कुरवः (kuravaḥ) - the Uttara Kurus, a mythological people living in a paradisiacal land to the north (the Kurus (people))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of kuru

kuru - Kuru (name of an ancient tribe or a region)

राजन् (rājan) - O King

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler, prince

पुण्याः (puṇyāḥ) - sacred, holy, meritorious

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of puṇya

puṇya - sacred, holy, pure, virtuous, meritorious

सिद्धनिषेविताः (siddhaniṣevitāḥ) - frequented by perfected beings (siddhas)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of siddhaniṣevita

siddhaniṣevita - frequented or served by siddhas

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (siddha+niṣevita)

• siddha – perfected being, accomplished, successful
  noun (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  from sidh (to accomplish, succeed)
  Root: sidh (class 1)
• niṣevita – resorted to, inhabited, served, frequented
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  from ni-sev (to serve, frequent)
  Prefix: ni
  Root: sev (class 1)