महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-88, verse-2

ययातिरुवाच ।
यदन्तरिक्षं पृथिवी दिशश्च यत्तेजसा तपते भानुमांश्च ।
लोकास्तावन्तो दिवि संस्थिता वै ते नान्तवन्तः प्रतिपालयन्ति ॥२॥

2. yayātiruvāca ,
yadantarikṣaṁ pṛthivī diśaśca; yattejasā tapate bhānumāṁśca ,
lokāstāvanto divi saṁsthitā vai; te nāntavantaḥ pratipālayanti.

2. yayātiḥ uvāca | yat antarikṣam pṛthivī
diśaḥ ca yat tejasā tapate bhānumān
ca | lokāḥ tāvantaḥ divi saṃsthitā
vai te na antavantaḥ pratipālayanti

2. Yayāti said: Whatever exists as space, earth, and the directions, and the sun which shines with its splendor—all those worlds established in heaven are not endless (i.e., they are finite); they do not wait indefinitely (for one whose merits are exhausted).

Words meanings summery:

• ययातिः (yayātiḥ) - King Yayāti (Yayāti)

• उवाच (uvāca) - spoke, said

• यत् (yat) - whatever, which, that

• अन्तरिक्षम् (antarikṣam) - space, atmosphere, sky

• पृथिवी (pṛthivī) - earth

• दिशः (diśaḥ) - directions

• च (ca) - and

• यत् (yat) - by whose (splendor) (which, by whose)

• तेजसा (tejasā) - by splendor, by brilliance

• तपते (tapate) - shines, burns, heats

• भानुमान् (bhānumān) - the sun (the sun, radiant one)

• च (ca) - and

• लोकाः (lokāḥ) - worlds, realms

• तावन्तः (tāvantaḥ) - so many, as many

• दिवि (divi) - in heaven, in the sky

• संस्थिता (saṁsthitā) - established, situated, existing

• वै (vai) - indeed, certainly

• ते (te) - those worlds (those)

• न (na) - not

• अन्तवन्तः (antavantaḥ) - finite, having an end, perishable

• प्रतिपालयन्ति (pratipālayanti) - they wait for (an end to one's stay or for someone else) (they wait for, they protect, they expect)

Words meanings and morphology

ययातिः (yayātiḥ) - King Yayāti (Yayāti)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yayāti

yayāti - a famous legendary king

उवाच (uvāca) - spoke, said

(verb)

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

Root: vac (class 2)

यत् (yat) - whatever, which, that

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, whatever, that

अन्तरिक्षम् (antarikṣam) - space, atmosphere, sky

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of antarikṣa

antarikṣa - space, atmosphere, sky, firmament

पृथिवी (pṛthivī) - earth

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of pṛthivī

pṛthivī - earth, ground, soil

दिशः (diśaḥ) - directions

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of diś

diś - direction, quarter of the sky, point of the compass

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

यत् (yat) - by whose (splendor) (which, by whose)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, whatever, that

तेजसा (tejasā) - by splendor, by brilliance

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of tejas

tejas - splendor, brilliance, energy, power, light

तपते (tapate) - shines, burns, heats

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (lat) of tap

Root: tap (class 1)

भानुमान् (bhānumān) - the sun (the sun, radiant one)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhānumat

bhānumat - radiant, brilliant, the sun, one possessing light

suffix -mat, meaning 'possessing'

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

लोकाः (lokāḥ) - worlds, realms

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of loka

loka - world, realm, people, division of the universe

तावन्तः (tāvantaḥ) - so many, as many

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tāvant

tāvant - so much, so many, as much, as many

दिवि (divi) - in heaven, in the sky

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of div

div - sky, heaven, celestial region

संस्थिता (saṁsthitā) - established, situated, existing

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of saṃsthita

saṁsthita - established, situated, existing, standing together

Past Passive Participle

From root sthā with prefix saṃ

Prefix: saṃ

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'lokāḥ'

वै (vai) - indeed, certainly

(indeclinable)

ते (te) - those worlds (those)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, those

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

अन्तवन्तः (antavantaḥ) - finite, having an end, perishable

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of antavat

antavat - having an end, finite, perishable, limited

Derived from 'anta' with suffix '-vat'

प्रतिपालयन्ति (pratipālayanti) - they wait for (an end to one's stay or for someone else) (they wait for, they protect, they expect)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (lat) of pratipāl

From root pāl with prefix prati

Prefix: prati

Root: pāl (class 10)