महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-57, verse-3

द्वावेतौ ग्रसते भूमिः सर्पो बिलशयानिव ।
राजानं चाविरोद्धारं ब्राह्मणं चाप्रवासिनम् ॥३॥

3. dvāvetau grasate bhūmiḥ sarpo bilaśayāniva ,
rājānaṁ cāviroddhāraṁ brāhmaṇaṁ cāpravāsinam.

3. dvau etau grasate bhūmiḥ sarpaḥ bila-śayān iva
rājānam ca aviroddhāram brāhmaṇam ca apravāsinam

3. bhūmiḥ dvau etau grasate sarpaḥ bila-śayān iva
rājānam aviroddhāram ca brāhmaṇam apravāsinam ca

3. The earth swallows these two, just as a serpent swallows those residing in their holes: a king who does not resist and a Brahmin who does not travel.

Words meanings summery:

• द्वौ (dvau) - two

• एतौ (etau) - these two

• ग्रसते (grasate) - swallows, devours

• भूमिः (bhūmiḥ) - the earth, land

• सर्पः (sarpaḥ) - a serpent, snake

• बिल-शयान् (bila-śayān) - those lying in holes, den-dwellers

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• राजानम् (rājānam) - a king

• च (ca) - and, also

• अविरोद्धारम् (aviroddhāram) - one who does not resist, a non-resister

• ब्राह्मणम् (brāhmaṇam) - a Brahmin

• च (ca) - and, also

• अप्रवासिनम् (apravāsinam) - one who does not travel, a non-traveller

Words meanings and morphology

द्वौ (dvau) - two

(numeral)

एतौ (etau) - these two

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of etas

etas - this

ग्रसते (grasate) - swallows, devours

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (lat) of gras

Present (Atmanepada)

Present 3rd person singular middle

Root: gras (class 1)

भूमिः (bhūmiḥ) - the earth, land

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of bhūmi

bhūmi - earth, ground, land, soil

सर्पः (sarpaḥ) - a serpent, snake

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sarpa

sarpa - serpent, snake

बिल-शयान् (bila-śayān) - those lying in holes, den-dwellers

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of bila-śaya

bila-śaya - lying in a hole, residing in a burrow

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (bila+śaya)

• bila – hole, burrow, cave
  noun (neuter)
• śaya – lying, sleeping, resting
  adjective (masculine)
  Agent Noun / Participle
  From root 'śī'
  Root: śī (class 2)

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

राजानम् (rājānam) - a king

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

अविरोद्धारम् (aviroddhāram) - one who does not resist, a non-resister

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of aviroddhāṛ

aviroddhāṛ - one who does not resist, a non-opponent

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+viroddhāṛ)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
• viroddhāṛ – resister, opponent
  noun (masculine)
  Agent noun
  From root 'rudh' with prefix 'vi'
  Prefix: vi
  Root: rudh (class 7)

ब्राह्मणम् (brāhmaṇam) - a Brahmin

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of brāhmaṇa

brāhmaṇa - Brahmin, member of the priestly class

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

अप्रवासिनम् (apravāsinam) - one who does not travel, a non-traveller

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of apravāsin

apravāsin - not traveling, not dwelling abroad, staying at home

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+pravāsin)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
• pravāsin – travelling, dwelling abroad, emigrant
  adjective (masculine)
  Agent Noun / Adjective
  From root 'vas' with prefix 'pra'
  Prefix: pra
  Root: vas (class 1)