महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-185, verse-41

नैव भूमिर्न च दिशः प्रदिशो वा चकाशिरे ।
सर्वमाम्भसमेवासीत्खं द्यौश्च नरपुंगव ॥४१॥

41. naiva bhūmirna ca diśaḥ pradiśo vā cakāśire ,
sarvamāmbhasamevāsītkhaṁ dyauśca narapuṁgava.

41. na eva bhūmiḥ na ca diśaḥ pradiśaḥ vā cakāśire
sarvam āmbhasam eva āsīt kham dyauḥ ca narapuṅgava

41. O best among men, neither the earth, nor the cardinal directions, nor the intermediate directions were visible. Everything, the sky and the heavens included, was entirely watery.

Words meanings summery:

• न (na) - not, no

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, just

• भूमिः (bhūmiḥ) - earth, ground

• न (na) - not, nor

• च (ca) - and, also

• दिशः (diśaḥ) - directions, quarters

• प्रदिशः (pradiśaḥ) - intermediate directions

• वा (vā) - or

• चकाशिरे (cakāśire) - they shone, they appeared, they were visible

• सर्वम् (sarvam) - all, everything

• आम्भसम् (āmbhasam) - watery, pertaining to water

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, just

• आसीत् (āsīt) - it was

• खम् (kham) - sky, space

• द्यौः (dyauḥ) - heaven, sky

• च (ca) - and

• नरपुङ्गव (narapuṅgava) - O best among men

Words meanings and morphology

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - indeed, only, just

(indeclinable)

भूमिः (bhūmiḥ) - earth, ground

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of bhūmi

bhūmi - earth, ground, land, soil

न (na) - not, nor

(indeclinable)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

दिशः (diśaḥ) - directions, quarters

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of diś

diś - direction, quarter, point of the compass

प्रदिशः (pradiśaḥ) - intermediate directions

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of pradiś

pradiś - intermediate direction (e.g., northeast), subordinate direction

वा (vā) - or

(indeclinable)

चकाशिरे (cakāśire) - they shone, they appeared, they were visible

(verb)

3rd person , plural, middle, perfect (liṭ) of kāś

Root: kāś (class 1)

सर्वम् (sarvam) - all, everything

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole, entire

आम्भसम् (āmbhasam) - watery, pertaining to water

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of āmbhasa

āmbhasa - watery, aquatic, relating to water

Derived from ambhas (water) with a secondary suffix.

एव (eva) - indeed, only, just

(indeclinable)

आसीत् (āsīt) - it was

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, imperfect (laṅ) of as

Root: as (class 2)

खम् (kham) - sky, space

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kha

kha - sky, space, ether, heaven

द्यौः (dyauḥ) - heaven, sky

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of dyu

dyu - heaven, sky, day

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

नरपुङ्गव (narapuṅgava) - O best among men

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of narapuṅgava

narapuṅgava - best among men, pre-eminent man (lit. bull among men)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (nara+puṅgava)

• nara – man, human being
  noun (masculine)
• puṅgava – bull, excellent, chief, pre-eminent
  noun (masculine)