महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-47, verse-38

संभक्ष्य सर्वभूतानि कृत्वा चैकार्णवं जगत् ।
बालः स्वपिति यश्चैकस्तस्मै मायात्मने नमः ॥३८॥

38. saṁbhakṣya sarvabhūtāni kṛtvā caikārṇavaṁ jagat ,
bālaḥ svapiti yaścaikastasmai māyātmane namaḥ.

38. saṃbhakṣya sarvabhūtāni kṛtvā ca eka arṇavam jagat
bālaḥ svapiti yaḥ ca ekaḥ tasmai māyātmane namaḥ

38. yaḥ sarvabhūtāni saṃbhakṣya ca jagat eka arṇavam
kṛtvā ca ekaḥ bālaḥ svapiti tasmai māyātmane namaḥ

38. Salutations to him, whose intrinsic nature (māyā) is such that, having devoured all beings and transformed the world into a single ocean, he then sleeps alone like a child.

Words meanings summery:

• संभक्ष्य (saṁbhakṣya) - having completely devoured, having consumed entirely

• सर्वभूतानि (sarvabhūtāni) - all beings, all creatures

• कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - having made, having done

• च (ca) - and, also

• एक (eka) - one, single, alone

• अर्णवम् (arṇavam) - ocean, water

• जगत् (jagat) - world, universe

• बालः (bālaḥ) - child, infant

• स्वपिति (svapiti) - sleeps

• यः (yaḥ) - who, which

• च (ca) - and, also

• एकः (ekaḥ) - alone, single one

• तस्मै (tasmai) - to him

• मायात्मने (māyātmane) - to the one whose nature is illusion, to the self of māyā

• नमः (namaḥ) - salutations, homage

Words meanings and morphology

संभक्ष्य (saṁbhakṣya) - having completely devoured, having consumed entirely

(indeclinable)

Absolutive / Gerund

Derived from root √bhakṣ (to eat, devour) with prefix sam-, forming an absolutive.

Prefix: sam

Root: bhakṣ (class 10)

सर्वभूतानि (sarvabhūtāni) - all beings, all creatures

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, plural of sarvabhūta

sarvabhūta - all beings, all creatures

Compound type : karmadhāraya (sarva+bhūta)

• sarva – all, whole, every
  adjective
• bhūta – being, creature, element
  noun (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root √bhū (to be) as a past passive participle.
  Root: bhū (class 1)

कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - having made, having done

(indeclinable)

Absolutive / Gerund

Derived from root √kṛ (to do, make), forming an absolutive.

Root: kṛ (class 8)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

Conjunction

एक (eka) - one, single, alone

(adjective)

masculine, singular of eka

eka - one, single, alone

Numeral/Pronoun

Note: This 'eka' is part of the compound 'ekārṇavam'. Its case is absorbed by the compound.

अर्णवम् (arṇavam) - ocean, water

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of arṇava

arṇava - ocean, sea, water

Note: This 'arṇavam' combines with 'eka' to form 'ekārṇavam', which is then in the accusative case, singular, neuter.

जगत् (jagat) - world, universe

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of jagat

jagat - world, universe, moving

Present Active Participle

Derived from root √gam (to go) with reduplication, forming a present active participle which functions as a noun.

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Functions as a noun in this context, meaning 'the world'.

बालः (bālaḥ) - child, infant

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bāla

bāla - child, infant, young, simple

Note: Refers to the deity (Vishnu) sleeping like a child.

स्वपिति (svapiti) - sleeps

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of svap

Present indicative, 3rd person singular, active voice.

Root: svap (class 2)

यः (yaḥ) - who, which

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yad

yad - who, which, what (relative pronoun)

Relative pronoun

Note: Refers to the deity.

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

Conjunction

एकः (ekaḥ) - alone, single one

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of eka

eka - one, single, alone

Numeral/Pronoun

Note: Emphasizes the singular nature of the sleeping deity.

तस्मै (tasmai) - to him

(pronoun)

Dative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it (demonstrative pronoun)

Demonstrative pronoun

Note: Refers to the deity.

मायात्मने (māyātmane) - to the one whose nature is illusion, to the self of māyā

(noun)

Dative, masculine, singular of māyātman

māyātman - whose self (ātman) is illusion (māyā), having illusion as one's essential nature

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (māyā+ātman)

• māyā – illusion, cosmic illusion, magic, supernatural power (māyā)
  noun (feminine)
• ātman – self, soul, essential nature, consciousness (ātman)
  noun (masculine)

नमः (namaḥ) - salutations, homage

(indeclinable)

Indeclinable form used to express reverence, often taking a dative object.

Root: nam (class 1)