महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-217, verse-9

भूतानां निधनं निष्ठा स्रोतसामिव सागरः ।
नैतत्सम्यग्विजानन्तो नरा मुह्यन्ति वज्रभृत् ॥९॥

9. bhūtānāṁ nidhanaṁ niṣṭhā srotasāmiva sāgaraḥ ,
naitatsamyagvijānanto narā muhyanti vajrabhṛt.

9. bhūtānām nidhanam niṣṭhā srotasām iva sāgaraḥ na
etat samyak vijānantaḥ narāḥ muhyanti vajrabhṛt

9. vajrabhṛt bhūtānām nidhanam niṣṭhā srotasām sāgaraḥ
iva etat samyak na vijānantaḥ narāḥ muhyanti

9. O Vajrabhr̥t, for all beings, the end and ultimate goal is like the ocean for rivers. People who do not understand this correctly become deluded.

Words meanings summery:

• भूतानाम् (bhūtānām) - of beings, of creatures, of elements

• निधनम् (nidhanam) - end, destruction, dissolution, death

• निष्ठा (niṣṭhā) - ultimate goal, culmination, conclusion, basis

• स्रोतसाम् (srotasām) - of rivers, of streams

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• सागरः (sāgaraḥ) - ocean, sea

• न (na) - not, no

• एतत् (etat) - this (neuter nominative/accusative singular)

• सम्यक् (samyak) - correctly, properly, completely

• विजानन्तः (vijānantaḥ) - those who know, understanding, perceiving

• नराः (narāḥ) - men, people

• मुह्यन्ति (muhyanti) - they are deluded, they become confused, they become bewildered

• वज्रभृत् (vajrabhṛt) - O holder of the thunderbolt (Indra)

Words meanings and morphology

भूतानाम् (bhūtānām) - of beings, of creatures, of elements

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, plural of bhūta

bhūta - a being, creature, element, ghost, past

Past Passive Participle

Derived from the root 'bhū' (to be) + kta suffix

Root: bhū (class 1)

निधनम् (nidhanam) - end, destruction, dissolution, death

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of nidhana

nidhana - destruction, death, end, repository, ultimate end

Prefix: ni

Root: dhā (class 3)

निष्ठा (niṣṭhā) - ultimate goal, culmination, conclusion, basis

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of niṣṭhā

niṣṭhā - conclusion, ultimate point, accomplishment, basis, ultimate goal, steadfastness

Derived from root 'sthā' with prefix 'ni'

Prefix: ni

Root: sthā (class 1)

स्रोतसाम् (srotasām) - of rivers, of streams

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, plural of srotas

srotas - stream, current, river, torrent

Root: sru (class 1)

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

सागरः (sāgaraḥ) - ocean, sea

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sāgara

sāgara - ocean, sea, reservoir

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

एतत् (etat) - this (neuter nominative/accusative singular)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of etad

etad - this, that

सम्यक् (samyak) - correctly, properly, completely

(indeclinable)

Prefix: sam

Root: añc (class 1)

विजानन्तः (vijānantaḥ) - those who know, understanding, perceiving

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of vijānat

vijānat - knowing, understanding, perceiving, aware

Present Active Participle

Derived from root 'jñā' (to know) with prefix 'vi'

Prefix: vi

Root: jñā (class 9)

नराः (narāḥ) - men, people

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of nara

nara - man, person, human being, hero

मुह्यन्ति (muhyanti) - they are deluded, they become confused, they become bewildered

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present indicative (lat) of muh

Root: muh (class 4)

वज्रभृत् (vajrabhṛt) - O holder of the thunderbolt (Indra)

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of vajrabhṛt

vajrabhṛt - holder of the thunderbolt (epithet of Indra)

Compound type : tatpurusha (vajra+bhṛt)

• vajra – thunderbolt, diamond
  noun (masculine)
• bhṛt – bearing, holding, maintaining, one who carries
  adjective
  agent noun/derivative from verb
  From root bhṛ, meaning 'to bear, carry'
  Root: bhṛ (class 3)