महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-32, verse-21

ब्रह्मोवाच ।
अधो महीं गच्छ भुजंगमोत्तम स्वयं तवैषा विवरं प्रदास्यति ।
इमां धरां धारयता त्वया हि मे महत्प्रियं शेष कृतं भविष्यति ॥२१॥

21. brahmovāca ,
adho mahīṁ gaccha bhujaṁgamottama; svayaṁ tavaiṣā vivaraṁ pradāsyati ,
imāṁ dharāṁ dhārayatā tvayā hi me; mahatpriyaṁ śeṣa kṛtaṁ bhaviṣyati.

21. brahmā uvāca | adhaḥ mahīm gaccha
bhujaṅgamottama svayam tava eṣā vivaram
pradāsyati | imām dharām dhārayatā tvayā
hi me mahat priyam śeṣa kṛtam bhaviṣyati

21. Brahma said: 'Descend to the earth, O best of serpents. This very earth will create a cavity for you. Indeed, O Shesha, by your holding this earth, a great favor will be accomplished for me.'

Words meanings summery:

• ब्रह्मा (brahmā) - The creator god (Brahma)

• उवाच (uvāca) - stated (said, spoke)

• अधः (adhaḥ) - downwards, to the lower regions (down, below)

• महीम् (mahīm) - the planet Earth (earth, ground)

• गच्छ (gaccha) - descend, proceed (go)

• भुजङ्गमोत्तम (bhujaṅgamottama) - O best of serpents (vocative) (best of serpents)

• स्वयम् (svayam) - of its own accord, naturally (oneself, by itself)

• तव (tava) - for you, to you (dative/genitive) (your)

• एषा (eṣā) - this (earth) (this, she)

• विवरम् (vivaram) - a subterranean space (cavity, hole, opening)

• प्रदास्यति (pradāsyati) - will create, will offer (will give, will provide)

• इमाम् (imām) - this (earth) (this, her)

• धराम् (dharām) - the terrestrial globe (earth, supporter)

• धारयता (dhārayatā) - through the act of supporting (by holding, by supporting)

• त्वया (tvayā) - by your agency (by you)

• हि (hi) - certainly (indeed, surely)

• मे (me) - for me (dative) (to me, for me, my)

• महत् (mahat) - significant, considerable (great, big)

• प्रियम् (priyam) - a great favor, a dear service (dear, beloved; favor, pleasure)

• शेष (śeṣa) - Address to Shesha (O Shesha)

• कृतम् (kṛtam) - will be accomplished (done, made, accomplished)

• भविष्यति (bhaviṣyati) - will come to pass (will be, will happen)

Words meanings and morphology

ब्रह्मा (brahmā) - The creator god (Brahma)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of brahmā

brahmā - Brahma (the creator god)

उवाच (uvāca) - stated (said, spoke)

(verb)

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

Root: vac (class 2)

अधः (adhaḥ) - downwards, to the lower regions (down, below)

(indeclinable)

महीम् (mahīm) - the planet Earth (earth, ground)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of mahī

mahī - earth, ground, land

Note: Object of 'gaccha'.

गच्छ (gaccha) - descend, proceed (go)

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of gam

Root: gam (class 1)

भुजङ्गमोत्तम (bhujaṅgamottama) - O best of serpents (vocative) (best of serpents)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of bhujaṅgamottama

bhujaṅgamottama - best of serpents

Compound of bhujaṅgama (serpent) + uttama (best)

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (bhujaṅgama+uttama)

• bhujaṅgama – serpent, snake
  noun (masculine)
• uttama – best, highest, supreme
  adjective (masculine)

Note: Address for Shesha.

स्वयम् (svayam) - of its own accord, naturally (oneself, by itself)

(indeclinable)

तव (tava) - for you, to you (dative/genitive) (your)

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

Note: Can be genitive or dative. Here, effectively dative with 'pradāsyati'.

एषा (eṣā) - this (earth) (this, she)

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of etad

etad - this, he, she, it

Note: Refers to 'mahī' or 'dharā'.

विवरम् (vivaram) - a subterranean space (cavity, hole, opening)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vivara

vivara - cavity, hole, opening, fissure

Note: Object of 'pradāsyati'.

प्रदास्यति (pradāsyati) - will create, will offer (will give, will provide)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, future (lṛṭ) of dā

Prefix: pra

Root: dā (class 3)

इमाम् (imām) - this (earth) (this, her)

(pronoun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of idam

idam - this, he, she, it

Note: Refers to 'dharām'.

धराम् (dharām) - the terrestrial globe (earth, supporter)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of dharā

dharā - earth, ground, supporter

Note: Object of the action implied by 'dhārayatā'.

धारयता (dhārayatā) - through the act of supporting (by holding, by supporting)

(nominal form)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of dhṛ

dhṛ - to hold, bear, support, maintain

present participle (causative)

Instrumental singular of the present participle of the causative stem of root dhṛ

Root: dhṛ (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'tvayā'.

त्वया (tvayā) - by your agency (by you)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

Note: Agent of the action.

हि (hi) - certainly (indeed, surely)

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphatic particle.

मे (me) - for me (dative) (to me, for me, my)

(pronoun)

Dative, singular of aham

aham - I, me

Note: Can be dative or genitive. Here dative indicating benefit.

महत् (mahat) - significant, considerable (great, big)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of mahat

mahat - great, large, vast, important

Note: Qualifies 'priyam'.

प्रियम् (priyam) - a great favor, a dear service (dear, beloved; favor, pleasure)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of priya

priya - dear, beloved, pleasing; a beloved thing, favor, kindness

शेष (śeṣa) - Address to Shesha (O Shesha)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of śeṣa

śeṣa - remainder, residue; name of a divine serpent

कृतम् (kṛtam) - will be accomplished (done, made, accomplished)

(nominal form)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kṛ

kṛ - to do, make, perform, accomplish

past passive participle

Past passive participle of root kṛ

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Used with 'bhaviṣyati' to form a future passive construction.

भविष्यति (bhaviṣyati) - will come to pass (will be, will happen)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, future (lṛṭ) of bhū

Root: bhū (class 1)