महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-323, verse-4

स राजा भावितः पूर्वं दैवेन विधिना वसुः ।
पालयामास पृथिवीं दिवमाखण्डलो यथा ॥४॥

4. sa rājā bhāvitaḥ pūrvaṁ daivena vidhinā vasuḥ ,
pālayāmāsa pṛthivīṁ divamākhaṇḍalo yathā.

4. saḥ rājā bhāvitaḥ pūrvam daivena vidhinā vasuḥ
pālayāmāsa pṛthivīm divam ākhaṇḍalaḥ yathā

4. saḥ rājā vasuḥ pūrvam daivena vidhinā bhāvitaḥ,
ākhaṇḍalaḥ yathā divam pṛthivīm pālayāmāsa

4. That King Vasu, previously ordained by divine providence, ruled the earth just as Indra rules heaven.

Words meanings summery:

• सः (saḥ) - that (King Vasu) (he, that)

• राजा (rājā) - king, ruler

• भावितः (bhāvitaḥ) - ordained (by divine will) (caused to be, made, destined, appointed)

• पूर्वम् (pūrvam) - before, formerly, previously

• दैवेन (daivena) - by divine (power/will) (by divine, by fate, by gods)

• विधिना (vidhinā) - by destiny, by providence (by rule, by method, by ordinance, by destiny)

• वसुः (vasuḥ) - Vasu (proper name of the king) (Vasu (proper name), wealth, good)

• पालयामास (pālayāmāsa) - he protected, he ruled

• पृथिवीम् (pṛthivīm) - earth

• दिवम् (divam) - heaven, sky, day

• आखण्डलः (ākhaṇḍalaḥ) - Indra (name of a deity)

• यथा (yathā) - just as, as, in which way

Words meanings and morphology

सः (saḥ) - that (King Vasu) (he, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

राजा (rājā) - king, ruler

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler

भावितः (bhāvitaḥ) - ordained (by divine will) (caused to be, made, destined, appointed)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhāvita

bhāvita - caused to be, produced, made, destined, appointed

past passive participle

From causative root bhāvi- (from bhū 'to be')

Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'rājā Vasuḥ'.

पूर्वम् (pūrvam) - before, formerly, previously

(indeclinable)

Note: Adverbial usage 'previously'.

दैवेन (daivena) - by divine (power/will) (by divine, by fate, by gods)

(adjective)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of daiva

daiva - divine, celestial, relating to the gods, fate, destiny

Derived from deva (god)

Note: Modifies 'vidhinā'.

विधिना (vidhinā) - by destiny, by providence (by rule, by method, by ordinance, by destiny)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of vidhi

vidhi - rule, method, ordinance, injunction, destiny, fate

Root: dhā (class 3)

वसुः (vasuḥ) - Vasu (proper name of the king) (Vasu (proper name), wealth, good)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vasu

vasu - wealth, good, excellent, a god of a particular class, a proper name

पालयामास (pālayāmāsa) - he protected, he ruled

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of pālayāmāsa

Periphrastic perfect formation from causative of root pā ('to protect')

Root: pā (class 2)

पृथिवीम् (pṛthivīm) - earth

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of pṛthivī

pṛthivī - earth, the earth

Note: Object of 'pālayāmāsa'.

दिवम् (divam) - heaven, sky, day

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of div

div - heaven, sky, day

Note: Object of an implied verb 'rules' or 'governs' in the comparison.

आखण्डलः (ākhaṇḍalaḥ) - Indra (name of a deity)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ākhaṇḍala

ākhaṇḍala - Indra (name of the chief of the gods)

यथा (yathā) - just as, as, in which way

(indeclinable)

Note: Used for comparison.