महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-175, verse-37

कर्णिका तस्य पद्मस्य मेरुर्गगनमुच्छ्रितः ।
तस्य मध्ये स्थितो लोकान्सृजते जगतः प्रभुः ॥३७॥

37. karṇikā tasya padmasya merurgaganamucchritaḥ ,
tasya madhye sthito lokānsṛjate jagataḥ prabhuḥ.

37. karṇikā tasya padmasya meruḥ gaganam ucchritaḥ
tasya madhye sthitaḥ lokān sṛjate jagataḥ prabhuḥ

37. meruḥ gaganam ucchritaḥ tasya padmasya karṇikā
tasya madhye sthitaḥ jagataḥ prabhuḥ lokān sṛjate

37. Mount Meru, elevated high in the sky, is the pericarp of that lotus. Within it, the Lord (prabhu) of the universe creates the worlds.

Words meanings summery:

• कर्णिका (karṇikā) - pericarp (of a lotus) (pericarp, seed-vessel (of a lotus), ear-ring)

• तस्य (tasya) - of that (lotus) (of that, his, its)

• पद्मस्य (padmasya) - of the lotus

• मेरुः (meruḥ) - Mount Meru

• गगनम् (gaganam) - sky, atmosphere

• उच्छ्रितः (ucchritaḥ) - elevated, risen high, exalted

• तस्य (tasya) - of its (Mount Meru's) (of its, of that)

• मध्ये (madhye) - in the middle, within

• स्थितः (sthitaḥ) - he who is situated (situated, standing, abiding)

• लोकान् (lokān) - worlds, realms

• सृजते (sṛjate) - creates, sends forth

• जगतः (jagataḥ) - of the world, of the universe

• प्रभुः (prabhuḥ) - lord, master, mighty one

Words meanings and morphology

कर्णिका (karṇikā) - pericarp (of a lotus) (pericarp, seed-vessel (of a lotus), ear-ring)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of karṇikā

karṇikā - pericarp (of a lotus), seed-vessel, ear-ring

तस्य (tasya) - of that (lotus) (of that, his, its)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to the lotus.

पद्मस्य (padmasya) - of the lotus

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of padma

padma - lotus

मेरुः (meruḥ) - Mount Meru

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of meru

meru - Mount Meru (mythical mountain, center of the universe)

गगनम् (gaganam) - sky, atmosphere

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of gagana

gagana - sky, atmosphere, firmament

Note: Functions adverbially as 'in the sky'.

उच्छ्रितः (ucchritaḥ) - elevated, risen high, exalted

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ucchrita

ucchrita - raised, elevated, high, exalted

Past Passive Participle

Derived from ud-śri with kta suffix

Prefix: ud

Root: śri (class 1)

तस्य (tasya) - of its (Mount Meru's) (of its, of that)

(pronoun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to Mount Meru.

मध्ये (madhye) - in the middle, within

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of madhya

madhya - middle, center

स्थितः (sthitaḥ) - he who is situated (situated, standing, abiding)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sthita

sthita - standing, situated, abiding, existing

Past Passive Participle

Derived from sthā with kta suffix

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Agrees with prabhuḥ.

लोकान् (lokān) - worlds, realms

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of loka

loka - world, realm, people

Note: Object of sṛjate.

सृजते (sṛjate) - creates, sends forth

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present indicative (laṭ) of sṛj

present indicative

3rd person singular, present tense, middle voice

Root: sṛj (class 6)

जगतः (jagataḥ) - of the world, of the universe

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of jagat

jagat - world, universe, moving

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Qualifies prabhuḥ.

प्रभुः (prabhuḥ) - lord, master, mighty one

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of prabhu

prabhu - lord, master, powerful

Prefix: pra

Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Subject of sṛjate.