महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-187, verse-10

चतुःसमुद्रपर्यन्तां मेरुमन्दरभूषणाम् ।
शेषो भूत्वाहमेवैतां धारयामि वसुंधराम् ॥१०॥

10. catuḥsamudraparyantāṁ merumandarabhūṣaṇām ,
śeṣo bhūtvāhamevaitāṁ dhārayāmi vasuṁdharām.

10. catuḥsamudraparyantām merumandarabūṣaṇām śeṣaḥ
bhūtvā aham eva etām dhārayāmi vasuṃdharām

10. Having indeed become Śeṣa, I sustain this Earth, which extends to the four oceans and is adorned by the Meru and Mandara mountains.

Words meanings summery:

• चतुःसमुद्रपर्यन्ताम् (catuḥsamudraparyantām) - extending to the four oceans

• मेरुमन्दरबूषणाम् (merumandarabūṣaṇām) - adorned by Meru and Mandara mountains

• शेषः (śeṣaḥ) - Śeṣa (Ananta-Śeṣa, the cosmic serpent upon whom Vishnu rests) (Śeṣa (mythical serpent), remnant)

• भूत्वा (bhūtvā) - having become

• अहम् (aham) - I

• एव (eva) - indeed (indeed, only, very)

• एताम् (etām) - this (Earth) (this (fem. acc.))

• धारयामि (dhārayāmi) - I sustain, I bear, I hold

• वसुंधराम् (vasuṁdharām) - the Earth (the Earth, bearer of wealth)

Words meanings and morphology

चतुःसमुद्रपर्यन्ताम् (catuḥsamudraparyantām) - extending to the four oceans

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of catuḥsamudraparyanta

catuḥsamudraparyanta - extending to the four oceans

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (catur+samudra+paryanta)

• catur – four
  numeral
• samudra – ocean, sea
  noun (masculine)
• paryanta – ending, border, extending up to
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: pari

Note: Agrees with 'vasuṃdharām' and 'etām'.

मेरुमन्दरबूषणाम् (merumandarabūṣaṇām) - adorned by Meru and Mandara mountains

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of merumandarabūṣaṇa

merumandarabūṣaṇa - adorned by Meru and Mandara

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (meru+mandara+bhūṣaṇa)

• meru – Mount Meru (mythical mountain)
  proper noun (masculine)
• mandara – Mount Mandara (mythical mountain)
  proper noun (masculine)
• bhūṣaṇa – ornament, adornment
  noun (neuter)
  From root 'bhūṣ' (to adorn)
  Root: bhūṣ (class 10)

Note: Agrees with 'vasuṃdharām' and 'etām'.

शेषः (śeṣaḥ) - Śeṣa (Ananta-Śeṣa, the cosmic serpent upon whom Vishnu rests) (Śeṣa (mythical serpent), remnant)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śeṣa

śeṣa - Śeṣa, remnant, remainder

Note: Predicative nominative with 'bhūtvā'.

भूत्वा (bhūtvā) - having become

(indeclinable)

absolutive

From root 'bhū' (to be, become) + suffix 'ktvā'

Root: bhū (class 1)

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of aham

aham - I, ego

एव (eva) - indeed (indeed, only, very)

(indeclinable)

एताम् (etām) - this (Earth) (this (fem. acc.))

(pronoun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of etas

etas - this (pronoun)

Note: Refers to 'vasuṃdharām'.

धारयामि (dhārayāmi) - I sustain, I bear, I hold

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of dhṛ

Causative stem

From root 'dhṛ' (to hold) in causative conjugation

Root: dhṛ (class 1)

वसुंधराम् (vasuṁdharām) - the Earth (the Earth, bearer of wealth)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of vasuṃdharā

vasuṁdharā - Earth (lit. 'bearer of wealth')

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vasu+dharā)

• vasu – wealth, riches
  noun (neuter)
• dharā – bearer, earth
  noun (feminine)
  From root 'dhṛ' (to bear) + suffix 'a'
  Root: dhṛ (class 1)

Note: Object of 'dhārayāmi'.