महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-135, verse-140

एको विष्णुर्महद्भूतं पृथग्भूतान्यनेकशः ।
त्रीँल्लोकान्व्याप्य भूतात्मा भुङ्क्ते विश्वभुगव्ययः ॥१४०॥

140. eko viṣṇurmahadbhūtaṁ pṛthagbhūtānyanekaśaḥ ,
trīँllokānvyāpya bhūtātmā bhuṅkte viśvabhugavyayaḥ.

140. ekaḥ viṣṇuḥ mahat bhūtam pṛthak bhūtāni anekaśaḥ
trīn lokān vyāpya bhūtātmā bhuṅkte viśvabhuk avyayaḥ

140. ekaḥ viṣṇuḥ mahat bhūtam pṛthak bhūtāni anekaśaḥ
trīn lokān vyāpya bhūtātmā viśvabhuk avyayaḥ bhuṅkte

140. The one Vishnu is the great being (bhūta), who also exists as many separate beings. Pervading the three worlds, the indwelling spirit (bhūtātman) enjoys and sustains the entire universe (viśva), being imperishable.

Words meanings summery:

• एकः (ekaḥ) - the singular, supreme being (Vishnu) (one, single, unique, alone)

• विष्णुः (viṣṇuḥ) - Lord Vishnu, the supreme being mentioned (Vishnu, the preserver god)

• महत् (mahat) - great, supreme (great, large, important, mighty, exalted)

• भूतम् (bhūtam) - the great ultimate being or existing reality (referred to as a fundamental principle or entity) (being, creature, element, existing, past, what has been)

• पृथक् (pṛthak) - as distinct or separate entities (separately, apart, distinct, various)

• भूतानि (bhūtāni) - many distinct beings or individual existences (beings, creatures, elements, existing things)

• अनेकशः (anekaśaḥ) - in various and numerous forms (in many ways, manifold, variously)

• त्रीन् (trīn) - the three traditional worlds (heaven, earth, underworld) (three (masculine accusative plural))

• लोकान् (lokān) - the three worlds (heaven, earth, and the lower regions) (worlds, realms, planes of existence, people)

• व्याप्य (vyāpya) - having fully pervaded or permeated (having pervaded, pervading, having comprehended)

• भूतात्मा (bhūtātmā) - the inherent spirit or essence within all living beings (soul of beings, indwelling spirit, universal soul in beings)

• भुङ्क्ते (bhuṅkte) - experiences and sustains (the universe) (enjoys, protects, experiences, consumes)

• विश्वभुक् (viśvabhuk) - the one who sustains or enjoys (experiences) the entire universe (enjoyer of the universe, sustainer of all, devourer of all)

• अव्ययः (avyayaḥ) - unchanging and eternal (imperishable, undecaying, unchangeable, indeclinable)

Words meanings and morphology

एकः (ekaḥ) - the singular, supreme being (Vishnu) (one, single, unique, alone)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of eka

eka - one, single, unique, alone, uniform

Root: i (class 2)

विष्णुः (viṣṇuḥ) - Lord Vishnu, the supreme being mentioned (Vishnu, the preserver god)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of viṣṇu

viṣṇu - Vishnu (a principal deity in Hinduism, the preserver of the universe)

From root viṣ (to pervade) + nu.

Root: viṣ (class 3)

महत् (mahat) - great, supreme (great, large, important, mighty, exalted)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of mahat

mahat - great, large, important, mighty, exalted, intelligent principle (in Sāṅkhya)

Present Active Participle

From root mah (to be great) or vṛdh (to grow). Also derived from a nominal stem. Neuter nominative/accusative singular.

Root: mah (class 1)

Note: Used substantively as the Great Principle or as an adjective. Here, adjectival for 'bhūtam'.

भूतम् (bhūtam) - the great ultimate being or existing reality (referred to as a fundamental principle or entity) (being, creature, element, existing, past, what has been)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of bhūta

bhūta - being, creature, element, existing, past, what has been, an entity

Past Passive Participle

From root bhū (to be, to exist) + kta suffix.

Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Functions as a noun here.

पृथक् (pṛthak) - as distinct or separate entities (separately, apart, distinct, various)

(indeclinable)

Root: pṛth

भूतानि (bhūtāni) - many distinct beings or individual existences (beings, creatures, elements, existing things)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, plural of bhūta

bhūta - being, creature, element, existing, past, what has been, an entity

Past Passive Participle

From root bhū (to be, to exist) + kta suffix.

Root: bhū (class 1)

अनेकशः (anekaśaḥ) - in various and numerous forms (in many ways, manifold, variously)

(indeclinable)

From aneka (not one, many) + śas suffix (indicating manner or distribution).

Note: The śas suffix makes it an adverb.

त्रीन् (trīn) - the three traditional worlds (heaven, earth, underworld) (three (masculine accusative plural))

(numeral)

Note: Governed by 'vyāpya' and 'lokān'.

लोकान् (lokān) - the three worlds (heaven, earth, and the lower regions) (worlds, realms, planes of existence, people)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of loka

loka - world, realm, people, community, space

From root lok (to see, perceive).

Root: lok (class 1)

Note: Governed by 'vyāpya'.

व्याप्य (vyāpya) - having fully pervaded or permeated (having pervaded, pervading, having comprehended)

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (gerund)

From vi (prefix) + ā (prefix) + root āp (to obtain, reach) + lyp suffix.

Prefixes: vi+ā

Root: āp (class 5)

भूतात्मा (bhūtātmā) - the inherent spirit or essence within all living beings (soul of beings, indwelling spirit, universal soul in beings)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhūtātman

bhūtātman - soul of beings, indwelling spirit, universal soul in creatures

Compound of bhūta (being) and ātman (self/soul).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (bhūta+ātman)

• bhūta – being, creature, element
  noun (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root bhū (to be, to exist) + kta suffix.
  Root: bhū (class 1)
• ātman – self, soul, spirit, essential nature, breath
  noun (masculine)
  Root: an (class 2)

Note: Formed by sandhi of bhūta + ātman.

भुङ्क्ते (bhuṅkte) - experiences and sustains (the universe) (enjoys, protects, experiences, consumes)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of bhuj

Present tense, middle voice.

Root: bhuj (class 7)

Note: The middle voice often implies the action is for one's own benefit or involves oneself.

विश्वभुक् (viśvabhuk) - the one who sustains or enjoys (experiences) the entire universe (enjoyer of the universe, sustainer of all, devourer of all)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of viśvabhuj

viśvabhuj - enjoyer of the universe, sustainer of all, devourer of all

Compound of viśva (all, universe) and bhuj (enjoyer, consumer). From root bhuj (to enjoy/consume).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (viśva+bhuj)

• viśva – all, entire, universal, the universe
  adjective (neuter)
• bhuj – enjoyer, consumer, protector
  noun (masculine)
  From root bhuj (to enjoy, protect, consume).
  Root: bhuj (class 7)

Note: Adjective modifying 'bhūtātmā'.

अव्ययः (avyayaḥ) - unchanging and eternal (imperishable, undecaying, unchangeable, indeclinable)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of avyaya

avyaya - imperishable, undecaying, unchangeable, immutable, indeclinable

Compound of a (negative prefix) + vi (prefix) + root i (to go) + ya. Or a + vyaya (decay, expenditure).

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+vyaya)

• a – not, un-, without
  indeclinable
  Negative prefix.
• vyaya – expenditure, decay, destruction, passing away
  noun (masculine)
  From vi (prefix) + root i (to go) + a suffix.
  Prefix: vi
  Root: i (class 2)

Note: Adjective modifying 'bhūtātmā' or 'viṣṇuḥ'.