महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-38, verse-29

अन्तकः शमनो मृत्युः पातालं वडवामुखम् ।
क्षुरधारा विषं सर्पो वह्निरित्येकतः स्त्रियः ॥२९॥

29. antakaḥ śamano mṛtyuḥ pātālaṁ vaḍavāmukham ,
kṣuradhārā viṣaṁ sarpo vahnirityekataḥ striyaḥ.

29. antakaḥ śamanaḥ mṛtyuḥ pātālam vaḍavāmukham
kṣuradhārā viṣam sarpaḥ vahniḥ iti ekataḥ striyaḥ

29. antakaḥ śamanaḥ mṛtyuḥ pātālam vaḍavāmukham kṣuradhārā viṣam sarpaḥ vahniḥ iti ekataḥ,
(anyataḥ ca) striyaḥ

29. Death (antaka), the Destroyer (śamana), the ultimate end (mṛtyu), the netherworld (pātāla), the submarine fire (vaḍavāmukha), a razor's edge, poison, a snake, fire—these are on one side, and women are on the other.

Words meanings summery:

• अन्तकः (antakaḥ) - the god of death (Yama) (the ender, destroyer; death-god (Yama))

• शमनः (śamanaḥ) - the Queller, an epithet of Yama (quelling, appeasing, calming; the god of death (Yama))

• मृत्युः (mṛtyuḥ) - death itself (death, dying)

• पातालम् (pātālam) - the infernal regions (netherworld, hell)

• वडवामुखम् (vaḍavāmukham) - the destructive submarine fire (submarine fire, mare's mouth)

• क्षुरधारा (kṣuradhārā) - razor's edge

• विषम् (viṣam) - poison

• सर्पः (sarpaḥ) - snake, serpent

• वह्निः (vahniḥ) - fire (fire; Agni (god of fire))

• इति (iti) - thus, this list (thus, so, in this manner (marks end of a quote or list))

• एकतः (ekataḥ) - on one side (of a comparison) (on one side, on the one hand, from one side)

• स्त्रियः (striyaḥ) - women

Words meanings and morphology

अन्तकः (antakaḥ) - the god of death (Yama) (the ender, destroyer; death-god (Yama))

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of antaka

antaka - causing an end, destroyer; the god of death, Yama

From 'anta' (end) + 'ka' (agent suffix)

Note: Refers to Yama.

शमनः (śamanaḥ) - the Queller, an epithet of Yama (quelling, appeasing, calming; the god of death (Yama))

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śamana

śamana - calming, subduing, destroying; the god of death, Yama

From root 'śam' (to be calm, to quell)

Root: śam (class 4)

Note: Another epithet of Yama.

मृत्युः (mṛtyuḥ) - death itself (death, dying)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mṛtyu

mṛtyu - death, dying, mortality

From root 'mṛ' (to die)

Root: mṛ (class 6)

पातालम् (pātālam) - the infernal regions (netherworld, hell)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of pātāla

pātāla - the infernal regions, netherworld

Note: The comparison is between dangers.

वडवामुखम् (vaḍavāmukham) - the destructive submarine fire (submarine fire, mare's mouth)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of vaḍavāmukha

vaḍavāmukha - a mythical submarine fire; lit. 'mare's mouth'

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vaḍavā+mukha)

• vaḍavā – mare
  noun (feminine)
• mukha – mouth, face, opening, principal
  noun (neuter)

Note: Refers to the mythical consuming fire at the bottom of the ocean.

क्षुरधारा (kṣuradhārā) - razor's edge

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of kṣuradhārā

kṣuradhārā - razor's edge

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kṣura+dhārā)

• kṣura – razor
  noun (masculine)
• dhārā – edge (of a weapon), stream, current
  noun (feminine)

विषम् (viṣam) - poison

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of viṣa

viṣa - poison, venom

सर्पः (sarpaḥ) - snake, serpent

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sarpa

sarpa - snake, serpent

From root 'sṛp' (to creep, glide)

Root: sṛp (class 1)

वह्निः (vahniḥ) - fire (fire; Agni (god of fire))

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vahni

vahni - fire, flame; the god of fire (Agni)

From root 'vah' (to carry, convey)

Root: vah (class 1)

इति (iti) - thus, this list (thus, so, in this manner (marks end of a quote or list))

(indeclinable)

एकतः (ekataḥ) - on one side (of a comparison) (on one side, on the one hand, from one side)

(indeclinable)

From 'eka' (one) + 'tas' (adverbial suffix)

Note: Used to indicate one part of a comparison.

स्त्रियः (striyaḥ) - women

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of strī

strī - woman, female

Note: The implied second side of the comparison.