महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-200, verse-11

आश्रयं सर्वभूतानां मनसेति विशुश्रुम ।
स धारयति भूतात्मा उभे भूतभविष्यती ॥११॥

11. āśrayaṁ sarvabhūtānāṁ manaseti viśuśruma ,
sa dhārayati bhūtātmā ubhe bhūtabhaviṣyatī.

11. āśrayam sarvabhūtānām manasā iti viśuśruma
saḥ dhārayati bhūtātmā ubhe bhūtabhaviṣyatī

11. manasā iti viśuśruma saḥ bhūtātmā sarvabhūtānām
āśrayam saḥ ubhe bhūtabhaviṣyatī dhārayati

11. It is thus we have heard mentally that he is the refuge of all beings. That cosmic self (bhūtātmā) sustains both what has been and what is to come.

Words meanings summery:

• आश्रयम् (āśrayam) - refuge, support, shelter, reliance

• सर्वभूतानाम् (sarvabhūtānām) - of all beings, of all creatures

• मनसा (manasā) - by the mind, mentally

• इति (iti) - serves to quote or introduce a statement. (thus, so, in this manner, as)

• विशुश्रुम (viśuśruma) - we have heard

• सः (saḥ) - He (referring to the same primordial being as in the previous verse) (he, that)

• धारयति (dhārayati) - sustains, holds, bears, supports

• भूतात्मा (bhūtātmā) - the self of beings, the cosmic self (ātman)

• उभे (ubhe) - both (feminine/neuter dual)

• भूतभविष्यती (bhūtabhaviṣyatī) - past and future (dual)

Words meanings and morphology

आश्रयम् (āśrayam) - refuge, support, shelter, reliance

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of āśraya

āśraya - refuge, support, shelter, resort, dependence

From 'ā' (towards) + root 'śri' (to resort to, serve) + 'a' suffix.

Prefix: ā

Root: śri (class 1)

Note: Appears as the object of an implied verb 'is' or as a predicate nominative referring to 'he'.

सर्वभूतानाम् (sarvabhūtānām) - of all beings, of all creatures

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, plural of sarvabhūta

sarvabhūta - all beings, all creatures

'sarva' (all) + 'bhūta' (being, creature).

Compound type : karmadhāraya (sarva+bhūta)

• sarva – all, every, whole
  pronoun (masculine)
• bhūta – being, creature, element, past
  participle (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root 'bhū' (to be).
  Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Modifies 'āśrayam'.

मनसा (manasā) - by the mind, mentally

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of manas

manas - mind, intellect, thought, intention

Root: man

इति (iti) - serves to quote or introduce a statement. (thus, so, in this manner, as)

(indeclinable)

विशुश्रुम (viśuśruma) - we have heard

(verb)

1st person , plural, active, perfect (lit) of śru

Perfect tense, first person plural.

From 'vi' + root 'śru'. Reduplicated perfect.

Prefix: vi

Root: śru (class 5)

सः (saḥ) - He (referring to the same primordial being as in the previous verse) (he, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, him, her, it

Note: Subject of 'dhārayati'.

धारयति (dhārayati) - sustains, holds, bears, supports

(verb)

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

Present tense, 3rd person singular, causative stem.

From root 'dhṛ' (to hold) in the causative ('dhāraya').

Root: dhṛ (class 1)

भूतात्मा (bhūtātmā) - the self of beings, the cosmic self (ātman)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhūtātman

bhūtātman - the self of beings, the individual soul (ātman), the cosmic soul

'bhūta' (being) + 'ātman' (self, soul).

Compound type : tatpurusha (bhūta+ātman)

• bhūta – being, creature, element, past
  participle (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root 'bhū' (to be).
  Root: bhū (class 1)
• ātman – self, soul, essence, individual soul, supreme soul (ātman)
  noun (masculine)

Note: Subject of 'dhārayati' along with 'saḥ'.

उभे (ubhe) - both (feminine/neuter dual)

(pronoun)

neuter, dual of ubha

ubha - both

Always occurs in dual.

Note: Functions as an adjective for 'bhūtabhaviṣyatī'.

भूतभविष्यती (bhūtabhaviṣyatī) - past and future (dual)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, dual of bhūtabhaviṣyat

bhūtabhaviṣyat - past and future

A dvandva compound of 'bhūta' (past, what has been) and 'bhaviṣyat' (future, what will be).

Compound type : dvandva (bhūta+bhaviṣyat)

• bhūta – past, what has been, being, creature
  participle (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root 'bhū' (to be).
  Root: bhū (class 1)
• bhaviṣyat – future, what will be
  participle (neuter)
  Future Active Participle
  Derived from root 'bhū' (to be) + 'śatṛ' (future sense).
  Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Object of 'dhārayati'.