महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-186, verse-3

अनन्तरिक्षे लोकेऽस्मिन्देवदानववर्जिते ।
त्वमेव प्रलये विप्र ब्रह्माणमुपतिष्ठसि ॥३॥

3. anantarikṣe loke'smindevadānavavarjite ,
tvameva pralaye vipra brahmāṇamupatiṣṭhasi.

3. anantarikṣe loke asmin devadānavavarjite
tvam eva pralaye vipra brahmāṇam upatiṣṭhasi

3. O Brāhmaṇa (vipra), in this world, which is devoid of space and bereft of gods and demons, you alone remain with Brahmā during the cosmic dissolution (pralaya).

3. הו חכם, בעולם הזה שאין בו חלל, שאין בו אלים ודָאנַוַה, רק אתה משרת את בְּרַהְמָה בעת ההתכלות.

Words meanings summery:

• अनन्तरिक्षे (anantarikṣe) - in a state without space, without intermediate space (in the non-space, without atmosphere/sky)

• लोके (loke) - in this world (at the time of dissolution) (in the world, in the realm)

• अस्मिन् (asmin) - in this (world) (in this)

• देवदानववर्जिते (devadānavavarjite) - devoid of gods and demons (describing the world at pralaya) (devoid of gods and demons)

• त्वम् (tvam) - you (Mārkaṇḍeya) (you)

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

• प्रलये (pralaye) - during the cosmic dissolution (pralaya) (in the dissolution, in the annihilation)

• विप्र (vipra) - O Brāhmaṇa (vipra), addressing Mārkaṇḍeya (O Brāhmaṇa, O inspired one)

• ब्रह्माणम् (brahmāṇam) - Brahmā (the creator deity)

• उपतिष्ठसि (upatiṣṭhasi) - you stand near, you attend (Brahmā) (you stand near, you attend, you worship)

Words meanings and morphology

अनन्तरिक्षे (anantarikṣe) - in a state without space, without intermediate space (in the non-space, without atmosphere/sky)

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, singular of anantarikṣa

anantarikṣa - without intermediate space, without sky/atmosphere

Negative compound (na-tatpurusha) of an- + antarikṣa

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (an+antarikṣa)

• an – not, un-
  indeclinable
• antarikṣa – intermediate space, atmosphere, sky
  noun (neuter)

Note: Agrees with 'loke'.

लोके (loke) - in this world (at the time of dissolution) (in the world, in the realm)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of loka

loka - world, realm, people

Note: Location.

अस्मिन् (asmin) - in this (world) (in this)

(pronoun)

Locative, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this

Note: Demonstrative pronoun, agrees with 'loke'.

देवदानववर्जिते (devadānavavarjite) - devoid of gods and demons (describing the world at pralaya) (devoid of gods and demons)

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of devadānavavarjita

devadānavavarjita - bereft of gods and demons

Compound type : tatpurusha (deva+dānava+varjita)

• deva – god, deity
  noun (masculine)
• dānava – demon, offspring of Danu
  noun (masculine)
• varjita – devoid of, bereft of, excluded
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Past Passive Participle of √vṛj (to avoid, abandon)
  Root: vṛj (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'loke'.

त्वम् (tvam) - you (Mārkaṇḍeya) (you)

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

Note: Subject of 'upatiṣṭhasi'.

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

(indeclinable)

Note: Particle for emphasis.

प्रलये (pralaye) - during the cosmic dissolution (pralaya) (in the dissolution, in the annihilation)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of pralaya

pralaya - dissolution, annihilation, cosmic destruction

From pra-√lī (to dissolve, melt)

Prefix: pra

Root: lī (class 4)

Note: Temporal locative.

विप्र (vipra) - O Brāhmaṇa (vipra), addressing Mārkaṇḍeya (O Brāhmaṇa, O inspired one)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of vipra

vipra - Brāhmaṇa, sage, inspired, learned

From √vip (to tremble, inspire)

Root: vip (class 1)

Note: Term of address.

ब्रह्माणम् (brahmāṇam) - Brahmā (the creator deity)

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of brahman

brahman - the creator deity Brahmā, priest, sacred word

Note: Object of 'upatiṣṭhasi'.

उपतिष्ठसि (upatiṣṭhasi) - you stand near, you attend (Brahmā) (you stand near, you attend, you worship)

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, present (lat) of upasthā

Present Active

2nd singular present active of upa-√sthā

Prefix: upa

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: With accusative, means to attend or approach.

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