महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-7, verse-18

लोकानामिह सर्वेषां त्वं कर्ता चान्त एव च ।
त्वं धारयसि लोकांस्त्रीन्क्रियाणां च प्रवर्तकः ।
स तथा कुरु लोकेश नोच्छिद्येरन्क्रिया यथा ॥१८॥

18. lokānāmiha sarveṣāṁ tvaṁ kartā cānta eva ca ,
tvaṁ dhārayasi lokāṁstrīnkriyāṇāṁ ca pravartakaḥ ,
sa tathā kuru lokeśa nocchidyerankriyā yathā.

18. lokānām iha sarveṣām tvam kartā ca
antaḥ eva ca tvam dhārayasi lokān trīn
kriyāṇām ca pravartakaḥ saḥ tathā
kuru lokeśa na ucchidyeran kriyāḥ yathā

18. Here, among all these worlds, you are both the creator and the ultimate end. You sustain the three worlds and are the initiator of actions (rituals). Therefore, O Lord of the Worlds, act so that rituals are not discontinued.

Words meanings summery:

• लोकानाम् (lokānām) - of the worlds (of the worlds, of the people)

• इह (iha) - here, in this context (here, in this world, now)

• सर्वेषाम् (sarveṣām) - of all (these worlds) (of all, of everyone)

• त्वम् (tvam) - you (Agni) (you)

• कर्ता (kartā) - creator (creator, doer)

• च (ca) - and

• अन्तः (antaḥ) - the ultimate end (destroyer) (end, boundary, destroyer)

• एव (eva) - indeed (only, certainly, indeed)

• च (ca) - and

• त्वम् (tvam) - you (Agni) (you)

• धारयसि (dhārayasi) - you sustain (you sustain, you hold)

• लोकान् (lokān) - the worlds (worlds)

• त्रीन् (trīn) - three

• क्रियाणाम् (kriyāṇām) - of actions (rituals) (of actions, of rituals)

• च (ca) - and

• प्रवर्तकः (pravartakaḥ) - initiator (initiator, promoter, instigator)

• सः (saḥ) - therefore (he, that, therefore)

• तथा (tathā) - in such a way (thus, so, in that manner)

• कुरु (kuru) - act! (do!, make!)

• लोकेश (lokeśa) - O Lord of the Worlds (addressing Agni) (O lord of worlds!)

• न (na) - not

• उच्छिद्येरन् (ucchidyeran) - may they (the rituals) not be discontinued (may they be cut off/destroyed)

• क्रियाः (kriyāḥ) - rituals (actions, rituals)

• यथा (yathā) - so that (so that, in such a way that, as)

Words meanings and morphology

लोकानाम् (lokānām) - of the worlds (of the worlds, of the people)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of loka

loka - world, realm, people, community

इह (iha) - here, in this context (here, in this world, now)

(indeclinable)

सर्वेषाम् (sarveṣām) - of all (these worlds) (of all, of everyone)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole

त्वम् (tvam) - you (Agni) (you)

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of tvam

yuṣmad - you

कर्ता (kartā) - creator (creator, doer)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kartṛ

kartṛ - doer, maker, creator, agent

agent noun

agent noun derived from root √kṛ

Root: kṛ (class 8)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

अन्तः (antaḥ) - the ultimate end (destroyer) (end, boundary, destroyer)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of anta

anta - end, boundary, limit, death, destruction

एव (eva) - indeed (only, certainly, indeed)

(indeclinable)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

त्वम् (tvam) - you (Agni) (you)

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of tvam

yuṣmad - you

धारयसि (dhārayasi) - you sustain (you sustain, you hold)

(verb)

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

causative

present 2nd singular active of causative 'dhārayati' from root √dhṛ

Root: dhṛ (class 1)

लोकान् (lokān) - the worlds (worlds)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of loka

loka - world, realm, people

त्रीन् (trīn) - three

(numeral)

क्रियाणाम् (kriyāṇām) - of actions (rituals) (of actions, of rituals)

(noun)

Genitive, feminine, plural of kriyā

kriyā - action, performance, ritual, religious ceremony

action noun

Root: kṛ

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

प्रवर्तकः (pravartakaḥ) - initiator (initiator, promoter, instigator)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pravartaka

pravartaka - promoter, instigator, initiator, conductor

agent noun

agent noun derived from pra-√vṛt

Prefix: pra

Root: vṛt (class 1)

सः (saḥ) - therefore (he, that, therefore)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Used adverbially to mean 'therefore, hence'.

तथा (tathā) - in such a way (thus, so, in that manner)

(indeclinable)

कुरु (kuru) - act! (do!, make!)

(verb)

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

imperative

imperative 2nd singular active of root √kṛ

Root: kṛ (class 8)

लोकेश (lokeśa) - O Lord of the Worlds (addressing Agni) (O lord of worlds!)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of lokeśa

lokeśa - lord of the world, a ruler of the world

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (loka+īśa)

• loka – world, realm
  noun (masculine)
• īśa – lord, master, ruler
  noun (masculine)

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

उच्छिद्येरन् (ucchidyeran) - may they (the rituals) not be discontinued (may they be cut off/destroyed)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, passive, optative (liṅ) of ucchidya

optative

optative 3rd plural passive of ud-√chid

Prefix: ud

Root: chid (class 7)

क्रियाः (kriyāḥ) - rituals (actions, rituals)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of kriyā

kriyā - action, performance, ritual, religious ceremony

action noun

Root: kṛ

यथा (yathā) - so that (so that, in such a way that, as)

(indeclinable)