महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-36, verse-16

भूमिरेतौ निगिरति सर्पो बिलशयानिव ।
राजानं चाप्ययोद्धारं ब्राह्मणं चाप्रवासिनम् ॥१६॥

16. bhūmiretau nigirati sarpo bilaśayāniva ,
rājānaṁ cāpyayoddhāraṁ brāhmaṇaṁ cāpravāsinam.

16. bhūmiḥ etau nigirati sarpaḥ bilaśayān iva rājānam
ca api ayoddhāram brāhmaṇam ca aprāvasinam

16. bhūmiḥ rājānam ayoddhāram ca api brāhmaṇam
aprāvasinam ca etau nigirati sarpaḥ bilaśayān iva

16. The earth devours these two, just as a snake swallows those lying in its hole: a king who does not engage in battle, and a brahmin who does not go abroad.

Words meanings summery:

• भूमिः (bhūmiḥ) - the earth (earth, ground, land)

• एतौ (etau) - these two (types of people) (these two)

• निगिरति (nigirati) - devours (swallows, devours)

• सर्पः (sarpaḥ) - a snake (a snake, serpent)

• बिलशयान् (bilaśayān) - those lying in its hole (those lying in a hole, den-dwellers)

• इव (iva) - just as (like, as if, as, similar to)

• राजानम् (rājānam) - a king (king, ruler)

• च (ca) - and (and, also, moreover)

• अपि (api) - also (even, also, too, but)

• अयोद्धारम् (ayoddhāram) - one who does not engage in battle (a non-fighter, one who does not fight)

• ब्राह्मणम् (brāhmaṇam) - a brahmin (a brahmin, member of the priestly class)

• च (ca) - and (and, also, moreover)

• अप्रावसिनम् (aprāvasinam) - one who does not go abroad (one who does not travel, a non-traveler, one who does not go abroad)

Words meanings and morphology

भूमिः (bhūmiḥ) - the earth (earth, ground, land)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of bhūmi

bhūmi - earth, ground, land, soil, realm

एतौ (etau) - these two (types of people) (these two)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, dual of etad

etad - this (proximal demonstrative pronoun)

निगिरति (nigirati) - devours (swallows, devours)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (lat) of ni-gṛ

Present tense, parasmaipada

3rd person singular, present tense, parasmaipada of the root √gṛ with prefix ni-.

Prefix: ni

Root: gṛ (class 6)

सर्पः (sarpaḥ) - a snake (a snake, serpent)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sarpa

sarpa - snake, serpent

बिलशयान् (bilaśayān) - those lying in its hole (those lying in a hole, den-dwellers)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of bilaśaya

bilaśaya - lying in a hole or burrow, den-dwelling (e.g., a snake)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (bila+śaya)

• bila – hole, cave, burrow, cavity
  noun (neuter)
• śaya – lying, reclining, resting
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from the root √śī (to lie down, sleep).
  Root: śī (class 2)

इव (iva) - just as (like, as if, as, similar to)

(indeclinable)

राजानम् (rājānam) - a king (king, ruler)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler, sovereign, prince

च (ca) - and (and, also, moreover)

(indeclinable)

अपि (api) - also (even, also, too, but)

(indeclinable)

अयोद्धारम् (ayoddhāram) - one who does not engage in battle (a non-fighter, one who does not fight)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of ayoddhṛ

ayoddhṛ - non-fighter, one who does not fight

Negative compound of 'yoddhṛ' (fighter). 'Yoddhṛ' is an agent noun from √yudh (to fight).

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+yoddhṛ)

• a – not, non- (negative prefix)
  prefix
• yoddhṛ – fighter, warrior
  noun (masculine)
  Agent noun
  Derived from the root √yudh (to fight).
  Root: yudh (class 4)

ब्राह्मणम् (brāhmaṇam) - a brahmin (a brahmin, member of the priestly class)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of brāhmaṇa

brāhmaṇa - a brahmin (member of the priestly class), related to Brahman or the Vedas

च (ca) - and (and, also, moreover)

(indeclinable)

अप्रावसिनम् (aprāvasinam) - one who does not go abroad (one who does not travel, a non-traveler, one who does not go abroad)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of apravāsin

apravāsin - not going abroad, not traveling, not residing in a foreign country

Negative compound of 'pravāsin' (traveler). 'Pravāsin' is an agent noun from pra-√vas (to dwell abroad).

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+pravāsin)

• a – not, non- (negative prefix)
  prefix
• pravāsin – traveler, one who goes abroad or resides in a foreign country
  noun (masculine)
  Agent noun
  Derived from the root √vas (to dwell) with prefix pra-.
  Prefix: pra
  Root: vas (class 1)