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8,24

महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-8, chapter-24, verse-68

वन्धुरं पृथिवीं देवीं विशालपुरमालिनीम् ।
सपर्वतवनद्वीपां चक्रुर्भूतधरां तदा ॥६८॥
68. vandhuraṁ pṛthivīṁ devīṁ viśālapuramālinīm ,
saparvatavanadvīpāṁ cakrurbhūtadharāṁ tadā.
68. vandhuram pṛthivīm devīm viśālapuramālinīm
saparvatavanadvīpām cakruḥ bhūtadharām tadā
68. tadā (te) pṛthivīm devīm bhūtadharām
viśālapuramālinīm saparvatavanadvīpām vandhuram cakruḥ
68. Then they transformed the goddess Earth, with her vast cities, mountains, forests, and islands, and her capacity to bear all beings, into the very body of the chariot.

Words meanings summery:

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  • वन्धुरम् (vandhuram) - the body (of the chariot), or its main seat (a seat, a carriage, a chariot body, a particular part of a chariot)
  • पृथिवीम् (pṛthivīm) - the goddess Earth (earth, ground)
  • देवीम् (devīm) - the goddess (Earth) (goddess, divine female)
  • विशालपुरमालिनीम् (viśālapuramālinīm) - adorned with vast cities (having a garland of great cities, adorned with vast cities)
  • सपर्वतवनद्वीपाम् (saparvatavanadvīpām) - along with mountains, forests, and islands (with mountains, forests, and islands)
  • चक्रुः (cakruḥ) - they transformed, made (they made, they did)
  • भूतधराम् (bhūtadharām) - bearing all beings (earth-bearing, supporting beings, the earth)
  • तदा (tadā) - then (then, at that time)

Words meanings and morphology

वन्धुरम् (vandhuram) - the body (of the chariot), or its main seat (a seat, a carriage, a chariot body, a particular part of a chariot)
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of vandhura
vandhura - the body of a chariot, a seat, the main part of a vehicle
पृथिवीम् (pṛthivīm) - the goddess Earth (earth, ground)
(noun)
Accusative, feminine, singular of pṛthivī
pṛthivī - earth, ground, world, a goddess
Note: Refers to the Earth personified as a goddess.
देवीम् (devīm) - the goddess (Earth) (goddess, divine female)
(noun)
Accusative, feminine, singular of devī
devī - goddess, queen, divine woman
Note: Qualifies 'pṛthivīm'.
विशालपुरमालिनीम् (viśālapuramālinīm) - adorned with vast cities (having a garland of great cities, adorned with vast cities)
(adjective)
Accusative, feminine, singular of viśālapuramālinī
viśālapuramālinī - having a garland of vast cities
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (viśāla+pura+mālinī)
  • viśāla – vast, extensive, large, great
    adjective (masculine)
  • pura – city, town, fortress
    noun (neuter)
  • mālinī – having a garland, adorned with garlands
    adjective (feminine)
    Derived from mālā (garland) + suffix -inī (feminine form of -in).
Note: Formed from viśāla (vast), pura (city), and mālinī (having a garland).
सपर्वतवनद्वीपाम् (saparvatavanadvīpām) - along with mountains, forests, and islands (with mountains, forests, and islands)
(adjective)
Accusative, feminine, singular of saparvatavanadvīpā
saparvatavanadvīpā - accompanied by mountains, forests, and islands
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (sa+parvata+vana+dvīpa)
  • sa – with, together with, accompanied by
    indeclinable
  • parvata – mountain, hill
    noun (masculine)
  • vana – forest, wood, grove
    noun (neuter)
  • dvīpa – island, continent
    noun (masculine)
Note: Bahuvrīhi compound with 'sa' prefix indicating 'with' or 'accompanied by'.
चक्रुः (cakruḥ) - they transformed, made (they made, they did)
(verb)
3rd person , plural, active, past perfect (liṭ) of kṛ
Perfect active
From root kṛ, perfect tense, 3rd person plural, active voice.
Root: kṛ (class 8)
Note: Perfect form of the root 'kṛ'.
भूतधराम् (bhūtadharām) - bearing all beings (earth-bearing, supporting beings, the earth)
(adjective)
Accusative, feminine, singular of bhūtadharā
bhūtadharā - earth, supporter of beings, that which holds living creatures
Compound type : upapada-tatpuruṣa (bhūta+dhṛ)
  • bhūta – being, creature, element
    noun (neuter)
    Past Passive Participle
    From root bhū, past passive participle, nominalized.
    Root: bhū (class 1)
  • dhṛ – to bear, to hold, to support
    verb (feminine)
    Agent noun/adjective
    Derived from root dhṛ with agent suffix -a.
    Root: dhṛ (class 1)
Note: Often refers to Earth as the bearer of beings.
तदा (tadā) - then (then, at that time)
(indeclinable)