महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-2, chapter-16, verse-8

एको ह्येव श्रियं नित्यं बिभर्ति पुरुषर्षभ ।
अन्तरात्मेव भूतानां तत्क्षये वै बलक्षयः ॥८॥

8. eko hyeva śriyaṁ nityaṁ bibharti puruṣarṣabha ,
antarātmeva bhūtānāṁ tatkṣaye vai balakṣayaḥ.

8. ekaḥ hi eva śriyam nityam bibharti puruṣarṣabha
antar ātmā iva bhūtānām tat kṣaye vai balakṣayaḥ

8. Indeed, only one individual perpetually sustains prosperity, O best of men. Just as the inner self (ātman) pervades and sustains all beings, so too, upon that individual's downfall, there is certainly a decline of power.

Words meanings summery:

• एकः (ekaḥ) - a single, particular individual (one, single, unique)

• हि (hi) - indeed, certainly (indeed, certainly, for)

• एव (eva) - only, exclusively (only, just, indeed)

• श्रियम् (śriyam) - glory, success, or prosperity (of a state or group) (prosperity, fortune, glory, beauty)

• नित्यम् (nityam) - continuously, without ceasing (always, perpetually, constantly)

• बिभर्ति (bibharti) - he sustains, he upholds (he bears, he supports, he maintains)

• पुरुषर्षभ (puruṣarṣabha) - a respectful address to a great or leading man (O best of men, O bull among men)

• अन्तर् (antar) - the intrinsic, inward aspect (inner, internal, within)

• आत्मा (ātmā) - the fundamental animating principle (ātman) of existence (self, soul, spirit, essence (ātman))

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• भूतानाम् (bhūtānām) - of all living beings (of beings, of creatures, of elements)

• तत् (tat) - his (referring to the 'ekaḥ', the one individual) (that, his)

• क्षये (kṣaye) - upon the downfall or destruction (of that individual) (in destruction, in loss, in decay)

• वै (vai) - certainly, indeed (indeed, certainly, truly)

• बलक्षयः (balakṣayaḥ) - a significant decline in influence or military power (loss of strength, destruction of power)

Words meanings and morphology

एकः (ekaḥ) - a single, particular individual (one, single, unique)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of eka

eka - one, single, unique, alone

हि (hi) - indeed, certainly (indeed, certainly, for)

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphatic particle.

एव (eva) - only, exclusively (only, just, indeed)

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphatic particle.

श्रियम् (śriyam) - glory, success, or prosperity (of a state or group) (prosperity, fortune, glory, beauty)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of śrī

śrī - prosperity, wealth, glory, beauty, Lakshmi, fortune

नित्यम् (nityam) - continuously, without ceasing (always, perpetually, constantly)

(indeclinable)

Note: Functions as an adverb.

बिभर्ति (bibharti) - he sustains, he upholds (he bears, he supports, he maintains)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of bhṛ

Present tense, 3rd person singular, Parasmaipada

Reduplicated root 'bhṛ', class 3, present tense, parasmaipada.

Root: bhṛ (class 3)

पुरुषर्षभ (puruṣarṣabha) - a respectful address to a great or leading man (O best of men, O bull among men)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of puruṣarṣabha

puruṣarṣabha - bull among men, best of men, excellent man

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (puruṣa+ṛṣabha)

• puruṣa – man, human being, person (puruṣa)
  noun (masculine)
• ṛṣabha – bull, best, excellent, chief
  noun (masculine)

Note: An honorific term of address.

अन्तर् (antar) - the intrinsic, inward aspect (inner, internal, within)

(adjective)

of antar

antar - inner, internal, between, within

Note: Often combined with words to indicate 'inner' or 'internal'.

आत्मा (ātmā) - the fundamental animating principle (ātman) of existence (self, soul, spirit, essence (ātman))

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ātman

ātman - self, soul, spirit, essence (ātman)

Root: an (class 2)

Note: Here, 'antar ātmā' functions like a compound 'inner self'.

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

भूतानाम् (bhūtānām) - of all living beings (of beings, of creatures, of elements)

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, plural of bhūta

bhūta - being, creature, element, past, that which has been

Past Passive Participle

From root 'bhū' (to be, to become).

Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Used substantively: 'of all beings'.

तत् (tat) - his (referring to the 'ekaḥ', the one individual) (that, his)

(pronoun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Used here as a possessive pronoun 'his' before 'kṣaye'.

क्षये (kṣaye) - upon the downfall or destruction (of that individual) (in destruction, in loss, in decay)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of kṣaya

kṣaya - destruction, loss, decay, end, decline

Root: kṣi (class 5)

Note: Often combined as 'tat-kṣaye' meaning 'in his destruction'.

वै (vai) - certainly, indeed (indeed, certainly, truly)

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphatic particle.

बलक्षयः (balakṣayaḥ) - a significant decline in influence or military power (loss of strength, destruction of power)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of balakṣaya

balakṣaya - loss of strength, destruction of power

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (bala+kṣaya)

• bala – strength, power, force
  noun (neuter)
• kṣaya – destruction, loss, decay, end
  noun (masculine)

Note: This is the consequence.