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महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-186, verse-62

निर्दहन्नागलोकं च यच्च किंचित्क्षिताविह ।
अधस्तात्पृथिवीपाल सर्वं नाशयते क्षणात् ॥६२॥
62. nirdahannāgalokaṁ ca yacca kiṁcitkṣitāviha ,
adhastātpṛthivīpāla sarvaṁ nāśayate kṣaṇāt.
62. nirdahan nāgalokam ca yat ca kiṃcit kṣitau iha
| adhastāt pṛthivīpāla sarvam nāśayate kṣaṇāt
62. O protector of the earth, burning the serpent-world (nāgaloka) and whatever else is on this earth below, it instantly destroys everything.

Words meanings summery:

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  • निर्दहन् (nirdahan) - burning down, consuming, destroying by fire
  • नागलोकम् (nāgalokam) - serpent-world, realm of the Nagas
  • (ca) - and, also
  • यत् (yat) - whatever, that which
  • (ca) - and, also
  • किंचित् (kiṁcit) - anything, something, whatever
  • क्षितौ (kṣitau) - on the earth, in the ground
  • इह (iha) - here, in this world, in this case
  • अधस्तात् (adhastāt) - below, underneath, downwards
  • पृथिवीपाल (pṛthivīpāla) - O protector of the earth, O king
  • सर्वम् (sarvam) - all, every, entire
  • नाशयते (nāśayate) - destroys, causes to perish
  • क्षणात् (kṣaṇāt) - instantly, in a moment, from a moment

Words meanings and morphology

निर्दहन् (nirdahan) - burning down, consuming, destroying by fire
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of nirdahat
nirdahat - burning, consuming, destroying
present active participle
Derived from root √dah (to burn) with prefix nir-.
Prefix: nir
Root: dah (class 1)
Note: Refers to the destructive force (wind/fire) from previous context.
नागलोकम् (nāgalokam) - serpent-world, realm of the Nagas
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of nāgaloka
nāgaloka - the world of serpents or Nagas, one of the netherworlds
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (nāga+loka)
  • nāga – serpent, cobra, a class of semi-divine beings with human faces and serpent bodies
    noun (masculine)
  • loka – world, realm, sphere, people
    noun (masculine)
(ca) - and, also
(indeclinable)
यत् (yat) - whatever, that which
(pronoun)
neuter, singular of yad
yad - which, what, whatever
(ca) - and, also
(indeclinable)
किंचित् (kiṁcit) - anything, something, whatever
(indeclinable)
क्षितौ (kṣitau) - on the earth, in the ground
(noun)
Locative, feminine, singular of kṣiti
kṣiti - earth, ground, dwelling, destruction
इह (iha) - here, in this world, in this case
(indeclinable)
अधस्तात् (adhastāt) - below, underneath, downwards
(indeclinable)
पृथिवीपाल (pṛthivīpāla) - O protector of the earth, O king
(noun)
Vocative, masculine, singular of pṛthivīpāla
pṛthivīpāla - protector of the earth, king, ruler
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (pṛthivī+pāla)
  • pṛthivī – earth, the Earth goddess
    noun (feminine)
  • pāla – protector, guardian, keeper
    noun (masculine)
Note: An address to a listener.
सर्वम् (sarvam) - all, every, entire
(pronoun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of sarva
sarva - all, every, entire, whole
नाशयते (nāśayate) - destroys, causes to perish
(verb)
3rd person , singular, middle, present (lat) of naś
causative present
Causative stem nāśaya- from root √naś (to perish).
Root: naś (class 4)
क्षणात् (kṣaṇāt) - instantly, in a moment, from a moment
(noun)
Ablative, masculine, singular of kṣaṇa
kṣaṇa - moment, instant, very short time
Note: Used adverbially to mean 'instantly'.