महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-271, verse-21

पादौ तस्य महीं विद्धि मूर्धानं दिवमेव च ।
बाहवस्तु दिशो दैत्य श्रोत्रमाकाशमेव च ॥२१॥

21. pādau tasya mahīṁ viddhi mūrdhānaṁ divameva ca ,
bāhavastu diśo daitya śrotramākāśameva ca.

21. pādau tasya mahīm viddhi mūrdhānam divam eva ca
bāhavaḥ tu diśaḥ daitya śrotram ākāśam eva ca

21. tasya pādau mahīm viddhi,
mūrdhānam divam eva ca.
daitya,
bāhavaḥ tu diśaḥ (viddhi),
śrotram ākāśam eva ca.

21. Know his feet to be the earth, and his head to be the sky. And, O Daitya, know his arms to be the directions, and his ear (śrotra) to be space (ākāśa).

Words meanings summery:

• पादौ (pādau) - the two feet

• तस्य (tasya) - his, of him

• महीम् (mahīm) - the earth

• विद्धि (viddhi) - know!, understand!

• मूर्धानम् (mūrdhānam) - the head, top

• दिवम् (divam) - the sky, heaven

• एव (eva) - indeed, certainly, only

• च (ca) - and, also

• बाहवः (bāhavaḥ) - the arms

• तु (tu) - but, and, on the other hand

• दिशः (diśaḥ) - the directions, quarters

• दैत्य (daitya) - O Daitya (a class of demons or Titans)

• श्रोत्रम् (śrotram) - the ear, the sense of hearing

• आकाशम् (ākāśam) - the element of space (space, ether)

• एव (eva) - indeed, certainly, only

• च (ca) - and, also

Words meanings and morphology

पादौ (pādau) - the two feet

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, dual of pāda

pāda - foot, ray, quarter, verse-foot

तस्य (tasya) - his, of him

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that

महीम् (mahīm) - the earth

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of mahī

mahī - earth, ground

विद्धि (viddhi) - know!, understand!

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (lot) of vid

Root: vid (class 2)

Note: Parasmaipada ending, irregular form

मूर्धानम् (mūrdhānam) - the head, top

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of mūrdhan

mūrdhan - head, summit, top

दिवम् (divam) - the sky, heaven

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of div

div - sky, heaven, day

एव (eva) - indeed, certainly, only

(indeclinable)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

बाहवः (bāhavaḥ) - the arms

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of bāhu

bāhu - arm

तु (tu) - but, and, on the other hand

(indeclinable)

दिशः (diśaḥ) - the directions, quarters

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of diś

diś - direction, quarter, region

दैत्य (daitya) - O Daitya (a class of demons or Titans)

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of daitya

daitya - descendant of Diti, demon, Titan

श्रोत्रम् (śrotram) - the ear, the sense of hearing

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of śrotra

śrotra - ear, sense of hearing

Root: śru (class 5)

आकाशम् (ākāśam) - the element of space (space, ether)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of ākāśa

ākāśa - sky, space, ether (one of the five elements)

एव (eva) - indeed, certainly, only

(indeclinable)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)