महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-216, verse-6

स वायुर्वरुणश्चैव स रविः स च चन्द्रमाः ।
सोऽग्निस्तपति भूतानि पृथिवी च भवत्युत ।
तं बलिं नाधिगच्छामि ब्रह्मन्नाचक्ष्व मे बलिम् ॥६॥

6. sa vāyurvaruṇaścaiva sa raviḥ sa ca candramāḥ ,
so'gnistapati bhūtāni pṛthivī ca bhavatyuta ,
taṁ baliṁ nādhigacchāmi brahmannācakṣva me balim.

6. saḥ vāyuḥ varuṇaḥ ca eva saḥ raviḥ saḥ
ca candramāḥ saḥ agniḥ tapati bhūtāni
pṛthivī ca bhavati uta tam balim na
adhigacchāmi brahman ācakṣva me balim

6. He is Vayu and Varuna; he is Ravi (the sun) and Chandrama (the moon). He is Agni who heats all beings, and indeed, he becomes the Earth. I do not comprehend that tribute. O Brahmin, please explain that tribute to me.

Words meanings summery:

• सः (saḥ) - He (the cosmic entity described) (he, that)

• वायुः (vāyuḥ) - Vayu (the wind deity) (wind, air, the deity Vayu)

• वरुणः (varuṇaḥ) - Varuna (the water deity) (the deity Varuna)

• च (ca) - and

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

• सः (saḥ) - He (the cosmic entity described) (he, that)

• रविः (raviḥ) - Ravi (the sun god) (the sun, sun god)

• सः (saḥ) - He (the cosmic entity described) (he, that)

• च (ca) - and

• चन्द्रमाः (candramāḥ) - Chandrama (the moon god) (the moon, moon god)

• सः (saḥ) - He (the cosmic entity described) (he, that)

• अग्निः (agniḥ) - Agni (the fire god) (fire, god of fire)

• तपति (tapati) - heats (heats, burns, shines)

• भूतानि (bhūtāni) - beings, creatures (beings, creatures, elements)

• पृथिवी (pṛthivī) - the Earth

• च (ca) - and

• भवति (bhavati) - becomes (becomes, is, exists)

• उत (uta) - indeed, moreover (and, moreover, indeed)

• तम् (tam) - that (that, him)

• बलिम् (balim) - tribute, offering (tribute, offering, tax, strength)

• न (na) - not (not, no)

• अधिगच्छामि (adhigacchāmi) - I comprehend (in the sense of "understand") (I obtain, I comprehend, I approach)

• ब्रह्मन् (brahman) - O Brahmin (addressing Brahma) (O Brahmin, O Lord of creation (Brahma))

• आचक्ष्व (ācakṣva) - explain, tell (tell, explain, relate)

• मे (me) - to me (to me, my)

• बलिम् (balim) - tribute, offering (tribute, offering, tax, strength)

Words meanings and morphology

सः (saḥ) - He (the cosmic entity described) (he, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

वायुः (vāyuḥ) - Vayu (the wind deity) (wind, air, the deity Vayu)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vāyu

vāyu - wind, air, the god of wind

वरुणः (varuṇaḥ) - Varuna (the water deity) (the deity Varuna)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of varuṇa

varuṇa - Varuna (Vedic deity of cosmic order, waters, and sky)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

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

(indeclinable)

सः (saḥ) - He (the cosmic entity described) (he, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

रविः (raviḥ) - Ravi (the sun god) (the sun, sun god)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ravi

ravi - the sun, sun god

सः (saḥ) - He (the cosmic entity described) (he, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

चन्द्रमाः (candramāḥ) - Chandrama (the moon god) (the moon, moon god)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of candramas

candramas - the moon, moon god

सः (saḥ) - He (the cosmic entity described) (he, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

अग्निः (agniḥ) - Agni (the fire god) (fire, god of fire)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of agni

agni - fire, the god of fire

तपति (tapati) - heats (heats, burns, shines)

(verb)

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

present tense, active voice

Root: tap (class 1)

भूतानि (bhūtāni) - beings, creatures (beings, creatures, elements)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, plural of bhūta

bhūta - being, creature, element, past, happened

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root 'bhū' (to be)

Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Often used as "living beings".

पृथिवी (pṛthivī) - the Earth

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of pṛthivī

pṛthivī - earth, ground

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

भवति (bhavati) - becomes (becomes, is, exists)

(verb)

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

present tense, active voice

Root: bhū (class 1)

उत (uta) - indeed, moreover (and, moreover, indeed)

(indeclinable)

तम् (tam) - that (that, him)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Qualifies 'balim'.

बलिम् (balim) - tribute, offering (tribute, offering, tax, strength)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of bali

bali - tribute, offering, tax, strength, sacrifice

न (na) - not (not, no)

(indeclinable)

अधिगच्छामि (adhigacchāmi) - I comprehend (in the sense of "understand") (I obtain, I comprehend, I approach)

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of adhi-gam

present tense, active voice

Derived from root 'gam' with prefix 'adhi'

Prefix: adhi

Root: gam (class 1)

ब्रह्मन् (brahman) - O Brahmin (addressing Brahma) (O Brahmin, O Lord of creation (Brahma))

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of brahman

brahman - Brahmin, priest, the Absolute (brahman), Lord Brahmā (Brahmā)

आचक्ष्व (ācakṣva) - explain, tell (tell, explain, relate)

(verb)

2nd person , singular, middle, imperative (loṭ) of ā-cakṣ

imperative, middle voice

Derived from root 'cakṣ' with prefix 'ā'

Prefix: ā

Root: cakṣ (class 2)

मे (me) - to me (to me, my)

(pronoun)

Dative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me

Enclitic form of dative/genitive singular of asmad

Note: Also functions as genitive.

बलिम् (balim) - tribute, offering (tribute, offering, tax, strength)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of bali

bali - tribute, offering, tax, strength, sacrifice