महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-143, verse-17

तस्य भक्षान्विविधान्वेदयन्ति तमेवाजौ वाहनं वेदयन्ति ।
तस्यान्तरिक्षं पृथिवी दिवं च सर्वं वशे तिष्ठति शाश्वतस्य ॥१७॥

17. tasya bhakṣānvividhānvedayanti; tamevājau vāhanaṁ vedayanti ,
tasyāntarikṣaṁ pṛthivī divaṁ ca; sarvaṁ vaśe tiṣṭhati śāśvatasya.

17. tasya bhakṣān vividhān vedayanti
tam eva ajau vāhanam vedayanti
| tasya antarikṣam pṛthivī divam
ca sarvam vaśe tiṣṭhati śāśvatasya

17. vividhān bhakṣān tasya vedayanti
ajau tam eva vāhanam vedayanti
antarikṣam pṛthivī divam ca sarvam
tasya śāśvatasya vaśe tiṣṭhati

17. They present various offerings to him. They recognize him as the mount in battle. The entire atmosphere, earth, and heaven remain under the sway of that eternal one.

Words meanings summery:

• तस्य (tasya) - his, of that

• भक्षान् (bhakṣān) - offerings (foods, eatables, provisions)

• विविधान् (vividhān) - various, manifold, diverse

• वेदयन्ति (vedayanti) - they offer/present (they cause to know, they make known, they offer, they present)

• तम् (tam) - him, that

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, certainly

• अजौ (ajau) - in battle, in contest

• वाहनम् (vāhanam) - vehicle, mount, carrier

• वेदयन्ति (vedayanti) - they recognize (they cause to know, they make known, they offer, they present)

• तस्य (tasya) - of that eternal one (his, of that)

• अन्तरिक्षम् (antarikṣam) - atmosphere, sky, mid-region

• पृथिवी (pṛthivī) - earth

• दिवम् (divam) - heaven, sky

• च (ca) - and, also

• सर्वम् (sarvam) - all, whole, entire

• वशे (vaśe) - in control, in power, under the sway

• तिष्ठति (tiṣṭhati) - it stands, it remains, it stays

• शाश्वतस्य (śāśvatasya) - of the eternal one, of the everlasting one

Words meanings and morphology

तस्य (tasya) - his, of that

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

भक्षान् (bhakṣān) - offerings (foods, eatables, provisions)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of bhakṣa

bhakṣa - food, eating, eatable, provision

from root bhakṣ (to eat)

Root: bhakṣ (class 1)

Note: Here implies offerings.

विविधान् (vividhān) - various, manifold, diverse

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of vividha

vividha - various, manifold, diverse, different kinds of

Note: Qualifies 'bhakṣān'.

वेदयन्ति (vedayanti) - they offer/present (they cause to know, they make known, they offer, they present)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present indicative (laṭ) of vid

causative present indicative

3rd person plural, active voice, from root vid (to know) in causative

Root: vid (class 2)

Note: make known or offer depending on context. Given 'bhakṣān', 'offer' is more suitable.

तम् (tam) - him, that

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

एव (eva) - indeed, only, certainly

(indeclinable)

Note: Used for emphasis

अजौ (ajau) - in battle, in contest

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of aja

aja - battle, fight, contest, race

Root: aj (class 1)

Note: Could also mean 'in the ritual path' but 'battle' is more common for 'aja' or 'aji'.

वाहनम् (vāhanam) - vehicle, mount, carrier

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vāhana

vāhana - vehicle, mount, beast of burden, carrier

from root vah (to carry)

Root: vah (class 1)

वेदयन्ति (vedayanti) - they recognize (they cause to know, they make known, they offer, they present)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present indicative (laṭ) of vid

causative present indicative

3rd person plural, active voice, from root vid (to know) in causative

Root: vid (class 2)

Note: make known or offer depending on context. Here, 'recognize' or 'proclaim' as a vehicle.

तस्य (tasya) - of that eternal one (his, of that)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

अन्तरिक्षम् (antarikṣam) - atmosphere, sky, mid-region

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of antarikṣa

antarikṣa - atmosphere, sky, interspace, mid-region between earth and heaven

पृथिवी (pṛthivī) - earth

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of pṛthivī

pṛthivī - the earth, soil, ground

दिवम् (divam) - heaven, sky

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of div

div - heaven, sky, day

Note: Often used as accusative of space/time. Here, functions alongside nominatives due to 'sarvam' encompassing all.

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

सर्वम् (sarvam) - all, whole, entire

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole, entire

Note: Refers to the preceding list (atmosphere, earth, heaven).

वशे (vaśe) - in control, in power, under the sway

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of vaśa

vaśa - will, power, control, sway, submission

Note: Used with 'tiṣṭhati' (to remain under control).

तिष्ठति (tiṣṭhati) - it stands, it remains, it stays

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present indicative (laṭ) of sthā

present indicative

3rd person singular, active voice

Root: sthā (class 1)

शाश्वतस्य (śāśvatasya) - of the eternal one, of the everlasting one

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of śāśvata

śāśvata - eternal, everlasting, perpetual, constant

Note: Qualifies 'tasya'.