महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-2, chapter-50, verse-21

द्वावेतौ ग्रसते भूमिः सर्पो बिलशयानिव ।
राजानं चाविरोद्धारं ब्राह्मणं चाप्रवासिनम् ॥२१॥

21. dvāvetau grasate bhūmiḥ sarpo bilaśayāniva ,
rājānaṁ cāviroddhāraṁ brāhmaṇaṁ cāpravāsinam.

21. dvau etau grasate bhūmiḥ sarpaḥ bilaśayān iva
rājānam ca aviroddhāram brāhmaṇam ca aprāvāsinam

21. The realm (bhūmi) swallows up these two, just as a serpent devours creatures living in burrows: a king who does not resist (his enemies), and a brahmin who does not travel (seeking knowledge or livelihood).

21. שני אלה בולעת האדמה, כפי שנחש בולע את יצורי החורים, מלך שאינו נלחם באויבים ובְּרַהְמִין שאינו יוצא למסעות.

Words meanings summery:

• द्वौ (dvau) - two

• एतौ (etau) - these (two)

• ग्रसते (grasate) - devours, swallows

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

• सर्पः (sarpaḥ) - a serpent, snake

• बिलशयान् (bilaśayān) - those lying in holes, dwellers of burrows

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• राजानम् (rājānam) - a king

• च (ca) - and

• अविरोद्धारम् (aviroddhāram) - one who does not resist, non-antagonistic

• ब्राह्मणम् (brāhmaṇam) - a brahmin

• च (ca) - and

• अप्रावासिनम् (aprāvāsinam) - a brahmin who stays in one place without seeking knowledge or livelihood elsewhere (one who does not travel, a non-traveler)

Words meanings and morphology

द्वौ (dvau) - two

(numeral)

एतौ (etau) - these (two)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of etad

etad - this, these

ग्रसते (grasate) - devours, swallows

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present indicative (laṭ) of gras

Root: gras (class 1)

भूमिः (bhūmiḥ) - the earth, land, realm

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of bhūmi

bhūmi - earth, land, soil, ground, realm

सर्पः (sarpaḥ) - a serpent, snake

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sarpa

sarpa - serpent, snake

बिलशयान् (bilaśayān) - those lying in holes, dwellers of burrows

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of bilaśaya

bilaśaya - dwelling in a hole/burrow

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (bila+śaya)

• bila – hole, burrow, cave
  noun (neuter)
• śaya – lying, sleeping, dwelling
  noun (masculine)
  agent noun/derivative
  Derived from root śī (to lie, sleep)
  Root: śī (class 2)

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

राजानम् (rājānam) - a king

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

अविरोद्धारम् (aviroddhāram) - one who does not resist, non-antagonistic

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of aviroddhṛ

aviroddhṛ - non-resisting, not hostile, non-opponent

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+viroddhṛ)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
• viroddhṛ – an opponent, one who resists
  noun (masculine)
  agent noun
  Derived from verb vi-rudh (to obstruct, oppose)
  Prefix: vi
  Root: rudh (class 7)

ब्राह्मणम् (brāhmaṇam) - a brahmin

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of brāhmaṇa

brāhmaṇa - brahmin, a member of the priestly class

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

अप्रावासिनम् (aprāvāsinam) - a brahmin who stays in one place without seeking knowledge or livelihood elsewhere (one who does not travel, a non-traveler)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of aprāvāsin

aprāvāsin - not moving, not emigrating, not traveling

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+prāvāsin)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
• prāvāsin – a traveler, one who moves/emigrates, a sojourner
  noun (masculine)
  agent noun
  Derived from verb pra-vas (to go abroad, dwell away)
  Prefix: pra
  Root: vas (class 1)

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