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महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-16, verse-20

वारुणानि च भूतानि विविधानि महीधरः ।
पातालतलवासीनि विलयं समुपानयत् ॥२०॥
20. vāruṇāni ca bhūtāni vividhāni mahīdharaḥ ,
pātālatalavāsīni vilayaṁ samupānayat.
20. vāruṇāni ca bhūtāni vividhāni mahīdharaḥ
pātālatalavāsīni vilayam samupānayat
20. And the mountain also brought to destruction various aquatic creatures, including those living in the netherworld.

Words meanings summery:

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  • वारुणानि (vāruṇāni) - aquatic (creatures) (aquatic, belonging to Varuṇa, marine)
  • (ca) - and, also (and, also, moreover)
  • भूतानि (bhūtāni) - creatures (beings, creatures, elements)
  • विविधानि (vividhāni) - various (various, manifold, diverse)
  • महीधरः (mahīdharaḥ) - the mountain (Mandara) (mountain (lit. earth-bearer))
  • पातालतलवासीनि (pātālatalavāsīni) - those creatures living in the netherworld (dwelling in the lowest region of Pātāla)
  • विलयम् (vilayam) - destruction, annihilation (dissolution, destruction, disappearance)
  • समुपानयत् (samupānayat) - the mountain brought (them) to (destruction) (he caused to approach, brought near, led to)

Words meanings and morphology

वारुणानि (vāruṇāni) - aquatic (creatures) (aquatic, belonging to Varuṇa, marine)
(adjective)
Accusative, neuter, plural of vāruṇa
vāruṇa - relating to Varuṇa, aquatic, marine
taddhita suffix -aṇ from Varuṇa
Note: Agreement with bhūtāni.
(ca) - and, also (and, also, moreover)
(indeclinable)
भूतानि (bhūtāni) - creatures (beings, creatures, elements)
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, plural of bhūta
bhūta - being, creature, element, past
past passive participle
from root bhū
Root: bhū (class 1)
विविधानि (vividhāni) - various (various, manifold, diverse)
(adjective)
Accusative, neuter, plural of vividha
vividha - various, manifold, diverse
Note: Agreement with bhūtāni.
महीधरः (mahīdharaḥ) - the mountain (Mandara) (mountain (lit. earth-bearer))
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of mahīdhara
mahīdhara - mountain (lit. earth-bearer)
agent noun
mahī (earth) + dhara (bearer)
Compound type : upapada tatpurusha (mahī+dhara)
  • mahī – earth, ground
    noun (feminine)
  • dhara – bearing, holding, bearer
    noun (masculine)
    agent noun
    from root dhṛ
    Root: dhṛ (class 1)
Note: Subject of samupānayat.
पातालतलवासीनि (pātālatalavāsīni) - those creatures living in the netherworld (dwelling in the lowest region of Pātāla)
(adjective)
Accusative, neuter, plural of pātālatalavāsin
pātālatalavāsin - dwelling in the nethermost regions of Pātāla
agent noun
pātālatala (Pātāla's lowest level) + vāsin (dweller)
Compound type : tatpurusha (pātālatala+vāsin)
  • pātāla – the netherworld
    noun (neuter)
  • tala – level, surface, bottom
    noun (neuter)
  • vāsin – dwelling, residing, dweller
    adjective
    agent noun
    from root vas
    Root: vas (class 1)
Note: Agreement with bhūtāni (implied).
विलयम् (vilayam) - destruction, annihilation (dissolution, destruction, disappearance)
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of vilaya
vilaya - dissolution, melting away, destruction
action noun
from root lī
Prefix: vi
Root: lī (class 4)
Note: Object of samupānayat.
समुपानयत् (samupānayat) - the mountain brought (them) to (destruction) (he caused to approach, brought near, led to)
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of samupā-nī
causative
causative of root nī
Prefixes: sam+upa+ā
Root: nī (class 1)
Note: Subject is mahīdharaḥ.