महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-219, verse-8

एकः शास्ता न द्वितीयोऽस्ति शास्ता गर्भे शयानं पुरुषं शास्ति शास्ता ।
तेनानुशिष्टः प्रवणादिवोदकं यथा नियुक्तोऽस्मि तथा वहामि ॥८॥

8. ekaḥ śāstā na dvitīyo'sti śāstā; garbhe śayānaṁ puruṣaṁ śāsti śāstā ,
tenānuśiṣṭaḥ pravaṇādivodakaṁ; yathā niyukto'smi tathā vahāmi.

8. ekaḥ śāstā na dvitīyaḥ asti śāstā
garbhe śayānam puruṣam śāsti śāstā
tena anuśiṣṭaḥ pravaṇāt iva udakam
yathā niyuktaḥ asmi tathā vahāmi

8. ekaḥ śāstā,
dvitīyaḥ śāstā na asti.
śāstā garbhe śayānam puruṣam śāsti.
tena anuśiṣṭaḥ,
udakam pravaṇāt iva yathā asmi नियुक्तः,
tathā vahāmi.

8. There is only one controller; no second controller exists. That controller governs the individual (puruṣa) lying in the womb. Instructed by Him, just as water flows down a slope, I carry out my duties exactly as I am appointed.

Words meanings summery:

• एकः (ekaḥ) - one, a single, unique

• शास्ता (śāstā) - ruler, controller, teacher

• न (na) - not, no

• द्वितीयः (dvitīyaḥ) - second

• अस्ति (asti) - is, exists

• शास्ता (śāstā) - ruler, controller, teacher

• गर्भे (garbhe) - in the womb, in the interior

• शयानम् (śayānam) - lying, sleeping, resting

• पुरुषम् (puruṣam) - individual, person, spirit

• शास्ति (śāsti) - governs, rules, controls, instructs

• शास्ता (śāstā) - ruler, controller, teacher

• तेन (tena) - by that controller (by him, by that)

• अनुशिष्टः (anuśiṣṭaḥ) - instructed, commanded, taught

• प्रवणात् (pravaṇāt) - from a slope, from a descent, from a declivity

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• उदकम् (udakam) - water

• यथा (yathā) - as, just as, according to

• नियुक्तः (niyuktaḥ) - appointed, engaged, directed

• अस्मि (asmi) - I am

• तथा (tathā) - so, thus, in that manner

• वहामि (vahāmi) - I carry out my duties/tasks (I carry, I bear, I convey, I act)

Words meanings and morphology

एकः (ekaḥ) - one, a single, unique

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of eka

eka - one, a single, unique

शास्ता (śāstā) - ruler, controller, teacher

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śāstṛ

śāstṛ - ruler, controller, teacher, discipliner

Agent noun from root śās-

Root: śās (class 2)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

द्वितीयः (dvitīyaḥ) - second

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dvitīya

dvitīya - second, another, secondary

अस्ति (asti) - is, exists

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present indicative (lat) of as

Root: as (class 2)

शास्ता (śāstā) - ruler, controller, teacher

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śāstṛ

śāstṛ - ruler, controller, teacher, discipliner

Agent noun from root śās-

Root: śās (class 2)

गर्भे (garbhe) - in the womb, in the interior

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of garbha

garbha - womb, embryo, fetus, interior, core

शयानम् (śayānam) - lying, sleeping, resting

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of śayāna

śayāna - lying, sleeping, resting

Present Active Participle

Derived from root śī (to lie, to sleep)

Root: śī (class 2)

Note: Modifies 'puruṣam'

पुरुषम् (puruṣam) - individual, person, spirit

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of puruṣa

puruṣa - man, human being, person, individual spirit, the Cosmic Person

शास्ति (śāsti) - governs, rules, controls, instructs

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present indicative (lat) of śās

Root: śās (class 2)

शास्ता (śāstā) - ruler, controller, teacher

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śāstṛ

śāstṛ - ruler, controller, teacher, discipliner

Agent noun from root śās-

Root: śās (class 2)

तेन (tena) - by that controller (by him, by that)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

अनुशिष्टः (anuśiṣṭaḥ) - instructed, commanded, taught

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of anuśiṣṭa

anuśiṣṭa - instructed, commanded, taught, disciplined

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root śās- with upasarga anu-

Prefix: anu

Root: śās (class 2)

प्रवणात् (pravaṇāt) - from a slope, from a descent, from a declivity

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of pravaṇa

pravaṇa - slope, declivity, descent, proclivity, inclination

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

उदकम् (udakam) - water

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of udaka

udaka - water

यथा (yathā) - as, just as, according to

(indeclinable)

नियुक्तः (niyuktaḥ) - appointed, engaged, directed

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of niyukta

niyukta - appointed, engaged, directed, assigned

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root yuj- with upasarga ni-

Prefix: ni

Root: yuj (class 7)

अस्मि (asmi) - I am

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, present indicative (lat) of as

Root: as (class 2)

तथा (tathā) - so, thus, in that manner

(indeclinable)

वहामि (vahāmi) - I carry out my duties/tasks (I carry, I bear, I convey, I act)

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, present indicative (lat) of vah

Root: vah (class 1)