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3,13

महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-13, verse-47

दिवं ते शिरसा व्याप्तं पद्भ्यां च पृथिवी विभो ।
जठरं ते इमे लोकाः पुरुषोऽसि सनातनः ॥४७॥
47. divaṁ te śirasā vyāptaṁ padbhyāṁ ca pṛthivī vibho ,
jaṭharaṁ te ime lokāḥ puruṣo'si sanātanaḥ.
47. divam te śirasā vyāptam padbhyām ca pṛthivī
vibho jaṭharam te ime lokāḥ puruṣaḥ asi sanātanaḥ
47. O almighty one, heaven is pervaded by your head, and the earth by your feet. These worlds are your belly. You are the eternal cosmic person (puruṣa).

Words meanings summery:

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  • दिवम् (divam) - heaven, sky, celestial realm
  • ते (te) - by you, your, to you
  • शिरसा (śirasā) - by the head
  • व्याप्तम् (vyāptam) - pervaded, encompassed, filled
  • पद्भ्याम् (padbhyām) - by the feet
  • (ca) - and, also
  • पृथिवी (pṛthivī) - earth, ground
  • विभो (vibho) - O almighty one, O pervader, O sovereign
  • जठरम् (jaṭharam) - belly, abdomen, stomach
  • ते (te) - your
  • इमे (ime) - these
  • लोकाः (lokāḥ) - worlds, realms, people
  • पुरुषः (puruṣaḥ) - person, man, supreme being, cosmic person (puruṣa)
  • असि (asi) - you are
  • सनातनः (sanātanaḥ) - eternal, ancient, everlasting

Words meanings and morphology

दिवम् (divam) - heaven, sky, celestial realm
(noun)
Accusative, feminine, singular of div
div - heaven, sky, day
root `div`
Root: div (class 4)
ते (te) - by you, your, to you
(pronoun)
Genitive, singular of yuṣmad
yuṣmad - you (pronoun)
Note: Used here with the sense of belonging/possession.
शिरसा (śirasā) - by the head
(noun)
Instrumental, neuter, singular of śiras
śiras - head, top
व्याप्तम् (vyāptam) - pervaded, encompassed, filled
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of vyāpta
vyāpta - pervaded, filled, occupied
Past Passive Participle
From prefix `vi` + `ā` + root `āp` (to obtain, reach)
Prefixes: vi+ā
Root: āp (class 5)
Note: Adjectival use, agreeing with `divam`.
पद्भ्याम् (padbhyām) - by the feet
(noun)
Instrumental, masculine, dual of pad
pad - foot, step, word
(ca) - and, also
(indeclinable)
पृथिवी (pṛthivī) - earth, ground
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of pṛthivī
pṛthivī - earth, the earth (as a goddess)
Root: pṛth (class 6)
विभो (vibho) - O almighty one, O pervader, O sovereign
(adjective)
Vocative, masculine, singular of vibhu
vibhu - almighty, omnipresent, pervading, sovereign, lord
Prefix: vi
Root: bhū (class 1)
Note: Used as a substantive address to the deity.
जठरम् (jaṭharam) - belly, abdomen, stomach
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of jaṭhara
jaṭhara - belly, abdomen, womb
ते (te) - your
(pronoun)
Genitive, singular of yuṣmad
yuṣmad - you (pronoun)
इमे (ime) - these
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of idam
idam - this, these
Note: Agrees with `lokāḥ`.
लोकाः (lokāḥ) - worlds, realms, people
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of loka
loka - world, realm, people
पुरुषः (puruṣaḥ) - person, man, supreme being, cosmic person (puruṣa)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of puruṣa
puruṣa - man, person, human being, spirit, soul, the Supreme Being (puruṣa)
असि (asi) - you are
(verb)
2nd person , singular, active, present (lat) of as
Present active 2nd singular
Root `as` in the present tense
Root: as (class 2)
सनातनः (sanātanaḥ) - eternal, ancient, everlasting
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of sanātana
sanātana - eternal, perpetual, ancient, everlasting
Note: Agrees with `puruṣaḥ`.