महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-231, verse-8

क्रान्ते विष्णुर्बले शक्रः कोष्ठेऽग्निर्भुक्तमर्छति ।
कर्णयोः प्रदिशः श्रोत्रे जिह्वायां वाक्सरस्वती ॥८॥

8. krānte viṣṇurbale śakraḥ koṣṭhe'gnirbhuktamarchati ,
karṇayoḥ pradiśaḥ śrotre jihvāyāṁ vāksarasvatī.

8. krānte viṣṇuḥ bale śakraḥ koṣṭhe agniḥ bhuktaṃ arcati
karṇayoḥ pradiśaḥ śrotre jihvāyāṃ vāksarasvatī

8. viṣṇuḥ krānte śakraḥ bale agniḥ koṣṭhe bhuktam arcati
pradiśaḥ śrotre karṇayoḥ vāksarasvatī jihvāyām

8. Vishnu resides in the feet, Indra (śakra) in strength. Agni in the stomach (koṣṭha) digests the food (bhukta). In the two ears (karṇa) are the intermediate directions (pradiśaḥ) and the faculty of hearing (śrotra). In the tongue (jihvā) resides Saraswati, the goddess of speech.

Words meanings summery:

• क्रान्ते (krānte) - in the feet (in the stride, in the step, in the foot)

• विष्णुः (viṣṇuḥ) - Vishnu (Vishnu (a major deity))

• बले (bale) - in strength (in strength, in power, in force)

• शक्रः (śakraḥ) - Indra (Shakra, Indra (a king of gods))

• कोष्ठे (koṣṭhe) - in the stomach (in the belly, in the stomach, in the interior)

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

• भुक्तं (bhuktaṁ) - the food (eaten, consumed, food)

• अर्चति (arcati) - digests (shines, praises, digests (by context))

• कर्णयोः (karṇayoḥ) - in the two ears (in the two ears, of the two ears)

• प्रदिशः (pradiśaḥ) - the intermediate directions (intermediate directions, quarters)

• श्रोत्रे (śrotre) - the faculty of hearing (hearing, ear, faculty of hearing)

• जिह्वायां (jihvāyāṁ) - in the tongue

• वाक्सरस्वती (vāksarasvatī) - Saraswati, the goddess of speech (Saraswati of speech, the goddess of speech)

Words meanings and morphology

क्रान्ते (krānte) - in the feet (in the stride, in the step, in the foot)

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of krānta

krānta - stepped, trodden, pervaded

Past Passive Participle

From root √kram (to step, stride)

Root: kram (class 1)

विष्णुः (viṣṇuḥ) - Vishnu (Vishnu (a major deity))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of viṣṇu

viṣṇu - Vishnu, the Pervader

From root √viṣ (to pervade)

Root: viṣ (class 3)

बले (bale) - in strength (in strength, in power, in force)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of bala

bala - strength, power, force

शक्रः (śakraḥ) - Indra (Shakra, Indra (a king of gods))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śakra

śakra - powerful, mighty, an epithet of Indra

From root √śak (to be able)

Root: śak (class 5)

कोष्ठे (koṣṭhe) - in the stomach (in the belly, in the stomach, in the interior)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of koṣṭha

koṣṭha - internal organ, stomach, belly

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

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of agni

agni - fire, the deity Agni

भुक्तं (bhuktaṁ) - the food (eaten, consumed, food)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of bhukta

bhukta - eaten, consumed, food

Past Passive Participle

From root √bhuj (to eat, enjoy)

Root: bhuj (class 7)

अर्चति (arcati) - digests (shines, praises, digests (by context))

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of √arc / √ṛch

Present Active Indicative

The spelling arcati for ṛcchati (digests) is noted in some texts. Context strongly suggests the meaning 'digests'.

Root: arc / ṛch (class 1)

कर्णयोः (karṇayoḥ) - in the two ears (in the two ears, of the two ears)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, dual of karṇa

karṇa - ear

प्रदिशः (pradiśaḥ) - the intermediate directions (intermediate directions, quarters)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of pradiś

pradiś - intermediate quarter, subordinate direction

From pra + √diś (to point out)

Prefix: pra

Root: diś (class 6)

श्रोत्रे (śrotre) - the faculty of hearing (hearing, ear, faculty of hearing)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, dual of śrotra

śrotra - ear, sense of hearing

From root √śru (to hear)

Root: śru (class 5)

जिह्वायां (jihvāyāṁ) - in the tongue

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of jihvā

jihvā - tongue, speech

वाक्सरस्वती (vāksarasvatī) - Saraswati, the goddess of speech (Saraswati of speech, the goddess of speech)

(proper noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of vāksarasvatī

vāksarasvatī - Saraswati (goddess of) speech

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vāc+sarasvatī)

• vāc – speech, voice
  noun (feminine)
• sarasvatī – Saraswati, goddess of learning and speech
  proper noun (feminine)