महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-32, verse-24

सूत उवाच ।
अधो भूमेर्वसत्येवं नागोऽनन्तः प्रतापवान् ।
धारयन्वसुधामेकः शासनाद्ब्रह्मणो विभुः ॥२४॥

24. sūta uvāca ,
adho bhūmervasatyevaṁ nāgo'nantaḥ pratāpavān ,
dhārayanvasudhāmekaḥ śāsanādbrahmaṇo vibhuḥ.

24. sūtaḥ uvāca | adhaḥ bhūmeḥ vasati evam nāgaḥ anantaḥ
pratāpavān | dhārayan vasudhām ekaḥ śāsanāt brahmaṇaḥ vibhuḥ

24. Suta said: 'Thus, the powerful Ananta Nāga dwells beneath the earth, supporting the earth alone, by the command of Brahma, for he is mighty.'

Words meanings summery:

• सूतः (sūtaḥ) - The narrator of the story (Suta (a class of charioteers/bards))

• उवाच (uvāca) - stated (said, spoke)

• अधः (adhaḥ) - beneath (down, below)

• भूमेः (bhūmeḥ) - below the surface of the earth (of the earth)

• वसति (vasati) - lives permanently (dwells, resides)

• एवम् (evam) - in this way (as described) (thus, in this manner)

• नागः (nāgaḥ) - The divine serpent (serpent, Nāga)

• अनन्तः (anantaḥ) - The divine serpent Ananta (Shesha) (endless, infinite; Ananta)

• प्रतापवान् (pratāpavān) - mighty, full of valor (powerful, majestic, glorious)

• धारयन् (dhārayan) - sustaining the earth (holding, supporting)

• वसुधाम् (vasudhām) - the terrestrial globe (earth, wealth-bearer)

• एकः (ekaḥ) - single-handedly (alone, one)

• शासनात् (śāsanāt) - according to the decree (from the command, by the order)

• ब्रह्मणः (brahmaṇaḥ) - Brahma's (command) (of Brahma)

• विभुः (vibhuḥ) - the powerful one (Shesha) (mighty, powerful, omnipresent)

Words meanings and morphology

सूतः (sūtaḥ) - The narrator of the story (Suta (a class of charioteers/bards))

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sūta

sūta - charioteer, bard, narrator

उवाच (uvāca) - stated (said, spoke)

(verb)

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

Root: vac (class 2)

अधः (adhaḥ) - beneath (down, below)

(indeclinable)

भूमेः (bhūmeḥ) - below the surface of the earth (of the earth)

(noun)

Genitive, feminine, singular of bhūmi

bhūmi - earth, ground, land

Note: Used with 'adhaḥ'.

वसति (vasati) - lives permanently (dwells, resides)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of vas

Root: vas (class 1)

एवम् (evam) - in this way (as described) (thus, in this manner)

(indeclinable)

नागः (nāgaḥ) - The divine serpent (serpent, Nāga)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nāga

nāga - serpent, snake, Nāga (a mythical serpent-being)

Note: Refers to Ananta.

अनन्तः (anantaḥ) - The divine serpent Ananta (Shesha) (endless, infinite; Ananta)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ananta

ananta - endless, infinite, boundless; Ananta (name of Shesha)

Nañ-tatpuruṣa compound: an (not) + anta (end)

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (an+anta)

• an – not, un-
  indeclinable
• anta – end, limit, boundary
  noun (masculine)

प्रतापवान् (pratāpavān) - mighty, full of valor (powerful, majestic, glorious)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pratāpavat

pratāpavat - powerful, majestic, glorious, valiant

Derived from pratāpa (power, majesty) with suffix -vat

Note: Qualifies 'Anantaḥ'.

धारयन् (dhārayan) - sustaining the earth (holding, supporting)

(nominal form)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dhṛ

dhṛ - to hold, bear, support, maintain

present participle (causative)

Present participle of the causative stem of root dhṛ

Root: dhṛ (class 1)

Note: Modifies 'nāgaḥ Anantaḥ'.

वसुधाम् (vasudhām) - the terrestrial globe (earth, wealth-bearer)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of vasudhā

vasudhā - earth (as wealth-bearer), land

Note: Object of 'dhārayan'.

एकः (ekaḥ) - single-handedly (alone, one)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of eka

eka - one, single, alone, unique

Note: Qualifies 'nāgaḥ Anantaḥ'.

शासनात् (śāsanāt) - according to the decree (from the command, by the order)

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of śāsana

śāsana - command, order, teaching, rule

action noun

From root śās (to command, teach)

Root: śās (class 2)

Note: Indicates the source of the action.

ब्रह्मणः (brahmaṇaḥ) - Brahma's (command) (of Brahma)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of brahman

brahman - Brahma (the creator god), sacred word, ultimate reality

Note: Possessive modifying 'śāsanāt'.

विभुः (vibhuḥ) - the powerful one (Shesha) (mighty, powerful, omnipresent)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vibhu

vibhu - all-pervading, mighty, powerful, lord, sovereign

Derived from vi + bhū (to be, become)

Prefix: vi

Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'nāgaḥ Anantaḥ'.