महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-69, verse-3

क्षितावटसि राजंस्त्वमन्तरिक्षे चराम्यहम् ।
आवयोरन्तरं पश्य मेरुसर्षपयोरिव ॥३॥

3. kṣitāvaṭasi rājaṁstvamantarikṣe carāmyaham ,
āvayorantaraṁ paśya merusarṣapayoriva.

3. kṣitau aṭasi rājan tvam antarikṣe carāmi
aham āvayoḥ antaram paśya merusarṣapayoḥ iva

3. You, O King, wander on the earth, while I roam in the sky. Behold the difference between us two, like that between Mount Meru and a mustard seed.

Words meanings summery:

• क्षितौ (kṣitau) - on the earth, in the ground, in the world

• अटसि (aṭasi) - you wander, you roam, you move about

• राजन् (rājan) - O King Duṣyanta (O King)

• त्वम् (tvam) - you

• अन्तरिक्षे (antarikṣe) - in the sky, in space, in the atmosphere

• चरामि (carāmi) - I move, I roam, I wander

• अहम् (aham) - I

• आवयोः (āvayoḥ) - of us two, between us two

• अन्तरम् (antaram) - difference, space, interval, interior

• पश्य (paśya) - see! behold! look!

• मेरुसर्षपयोः (merusarṣapayoḥ) - of Mount Meru and a mustard seed

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

Words meanings and morphology

क्षितौ (kṣitau) - on the earth, in the ground, in the world

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of kṣiti

kṣiti - earth, ground, land, realm

Root: kṣi (class 1)

अटसि (aṭasi) - you wander, you roam, you move about

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of aṭ

Root: aṭ (class 1)

राजन् (rājan) - O King Duṣyanta (O King)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, sovereign

Root: rāj (class 1)

Note: Addressed to King Duṣyanta.

त्वम् (tvam) - you

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

Note: Subject of 'aṭasi'.

अन्तरिक्षे (antarikṣe) - in the sky, in space, in the atmosphere

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of antarikṣa

antarikṣa - sky, atmosphere, space, intermediate region

चरामि (carāmi) - I move, I roam, I wander

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of car

Root: car (class 1)

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of asmad

asmad - I

Note: Subject of 'carāmi'.

आवयोः (āvayoḥ) - of us two, between us two

(pronoun)

Genitive, dual of asmad

asmad - I

Genitive/Locative dual form of 'asmad'.

Note: Indicates possession or relationship, 'between us two'.

अन्तरम् (antaram) - difference, space, interval, interior

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of antara

antara - difference, interval, space, interior, opportunity

Note: Object of 'paśya'.

पश्य (paśya) - see! behold! look!

(verb)

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

Present stem 'paśya', Imperative (loṭ), 2nd person singular

Root: dṛś (class 1)

मेरुसर्षपयोः (merusarṣapayoḥ) - of Mount Meru and a mustard seed

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, dual of merusarṣapa

merusarṣapa - Mount Meru and a mustard seed (as a pair, indicating extreme contrast)

Compound type : dvandva (meru+sarṣapa)

• meru – Mount Meru (the mythical golden mountain, center of the universe)
  proper noun (masculine)
• sarṣapa – mustard seed (representing something very small)
  noun (masculine)

Note: Genitive dual, indicating 'of Meru and a mustard seed', used for comparison.

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

Note: Particle of comparison.