महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-201, verse-23

सुन्दोपसुन्दावूचतुः ।
त्रिषु लोकेषु यद्भूतं किंचित्स्थावरजङ्गमम् ।
सर्वस्मान्नौ भयं न स्यादृतेऽन्योन्यं पितामह ॥२३॥

23. sundopasundāvūcatuḥ ,
triṣu lokeṣu yadbhūtaṁ kiṁcitsthāvarajaṅgamam ,
sarvasmānnau bhayaṁ na syādṛte'nyonyaṁ pitāmaha.

23. sunda-upasundau ūcatuḥ triṣu
lokeṣu yat bhūtam kiñcit
sthāvarajaṅgamam sarvasmāt nau bhayam
na syāt ṛte anyonyam pitāmaha

23. Sunda and Upasunda said: 'O Grandfather, let there be no fear for us from anything in the three worlds, whether moving or non-moving, except from each other.'

Words meanings summery:

• सुन्द-उपसुन्दौ (sunda-upasundau) - The two demons Sunda and Upasunda (Sunda and Upasunda)

• ऊचतुः (ūcatuḥ) - they two said, they two spoke

• त्रिषु (triṣu) - in the three

• लोकेषु (lokeṣu) - in the worlds, in the realms

• यत् (yat) - which, whatever, that

• भूतम् (bhūtam) - being, creature, thing that exists

• किञ्चित् (kiñcit) - anything, something, whatever

• स्थावरजङ्गमम् (sthāvarajaṅgamam) - moving and non-moving, animate and inanimate

• सर्वस्मात् (sarvasmāt) - from all, from everything

• नौ (nau) - to us two, for us two, of us two

• भयम् (bhayam) - fear, danger

• न (na) - not, no

• स्यात् (syāt) - may be, let it be, should be

• ऋते (ṛte) - except, without, apart from

• अन्योन्यम् (anyonyam) - each other, one another

• पितामह (pitāmaha) - (addressed to Brahma) (O Grandfather, O Creator)

Words meanings and morphology

सुन्द-उपसुन्दौ (sunda-upasundau) - The two demons Sunda and Upasunda (Sunda and Upasunda)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of sunda-upasunda

sunda-upasunda - The names of two demons

Compound type : dvandva (sunda+upasunda)

• sunda – Name of a demon
  proper noun (masculine)
• upasunda – Name of a demon
  proper noun (masculine)

ऊचतुः (ūcatuḥ) - they two said, they two spoke

(verb)

3rd person , dual, active, perfect (lit) of vac

Irregular perfect stem from root vac.

Root: vac (class 2)

त्रिषु (triṣu) - in the three

(numeral)

Note: Agrees with lokeṣu.

लोकेषु (lokeṣu) - in the worlds, in the realms

(noun)

Locative, masculine, plural of loka

loka - world, realm, people

यत् (yat) - which, whatever, that

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, what, whatever

Note: Agrees with bhūtam and sthāvarajaṅgamam.

भूतम् (bhūtam) - being, creature, thing that exists

(participle)

Nominative, neuter, singular of bhūta

bhūta - being, creature, element, past, actual, truly

Past Passive Participle

PPP of bhū

Root: bhū (class 1)

किञ्चित् (kiñcit) - anything, something, whatever

(indeclinable)

kim + cit

Note: Qualifies bhūtam sthāvarajaṅgamam.

स्थावरजङ्गमम् (sthāvarajaṅgamam) - moving and non-moving, animate and inanimate

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sthāvarajaṅgama

sthāvarajaṅgama - stationary and mobile, inanimate and animate

Compound type : dvandva (sthāvara+jaṅgama)

• sthāvara – stationary, immobile, inanimate
  adjective
  Derived from root sthā.
  Root: sthā (class 1)
• jaṅgama – moving, mobile, animate
  adjective
  Intensive (yaṅluk) of root gam or derived directly.
  Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Used as an adjective modifying bhūtam.

सर्वस्मात् (sarvasmāt) - from all, from everything

(pronoun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole

Note: Expresses 'from all' or 'from everything'.

नौ (nau) - to us two, for us two, of us two

(pronoun)

Dative, dual of asmad

asmad - I, we

Note: Used as an enclitic for 'for us two'.

भयम् (bhayam) - fear, danger

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of bhaya

bhaya - fear, dread, danger

Root: bhī (class 3)

Note: Subject of syāt.

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

स्यात् (syāt) - may be, let it be, should be

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhi-liṅ) of as

Root: as (class 2)

Note: Expresses a wish or possibility.

ऋते (ṛte) - except, without, apart from

(indeclinable)

अन्योन्यम् (anyonyam) - each other, one another

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of anyonya

anyonya - mutual, each other, one another

anya + anya

Note: Governed by ṛte.

पितामह (pitāmaha) - (addressed to Brahma) (O Grandfather, O Creator)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of pitāmaha

pitāmaha - grandfather, great father, Brahma (the creator)