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महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-187, verse-19

रत्नाकराः समुद्राश्च सर्व एव चतुर्दिशम् ।
वसनं शयनं चैव निलयं चैव विद्धि मे ॥१९॥
19. ratnākarāḥ samudrāśca sarva eva caturdiśam ,
vasanaṁ śayanaṁ caiva nilayaṁ caiva viddhi me.
19. ratnākarāḥ samudrāḥ ca sarve eva caturdiśam
vasanam śayanam ca eva nilayam ca eva viddhi me
19. Know that all oceans (ratnākarāḥ) and seas (samudrāḥ) in all four directions are My clothing, My bed, and My abode.

Words meanings summery:

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  • रत्नाकराः (ratnākarāḥ) - oceans, mines of jewels
  • समुद्राः (samudrāḥ) - oceans, seas
  • (ca) - and
  • सर्वे (sarve) - all, whole, entire
  • एव (eva) - only, alone, indeed, certainly
  • चतुर्दिशम् (caturdiśam) - in all four directions
  • वसनम् (vasanam) - clothing, garment, dwelling
  • शयनम् (śayanam) - bed, couch, resting place
  • (ca) - and
  • एव (eva) - only, alone, indeed, certainly
  • निलयम् (nilayam) - abode, dwelling, residence
  • (ca) - and
  • एव (eva) - only, alone, indeed, certainly
  • विद्धि (viddhi) - know, understand
  • मे (me) - My, to me

Words meanings and morphology

रत्नाकराः (ratnākarāḥ) - oceans, mines of jewels
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of ratnākara
ratnākara - mine of jewels, ocean (as a repository of gems)
Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (ratna+ākara)
  • ratna – jewel, gem, precious object
    noun (neuter)
    From root rā (to give) + tna suffix.
  • ākara – mine, source, origin, collection
    noun (masculine)
    From ā + root kṛ (to do, make).
    Prefix: ā
    Root: kṛ (class 8)
Note: One of the subjects.
समुद्राः (samudrāḥ) - oceans, seas
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of samudra
samudra - ocean, sea
From sam + ud + ra.
Prefixes: sam+ud
Root: ud (class 2)
Note: One of the subjects.
(ca) - and
(indeclinable)
Conjunction.
Note: Connects elements.
सर्वे (sarve) - all, whole, entire
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of sarva
sarva - all, every, whole, entire
Universal pronoun.
एव (eva) - only, alone, indeed, certainly
(indeclinable)
चतुर्दिशम् (caturdiśam) - in all four directions
(indeclinable)
Formed from catur (four) + diś (direction) + am suffix for adverbial usage.
Compound type : avyayībhāva (catur+diś)
  • catur – four
    numeral
    Base form of 'four'.
  • diś – direction, quarter of the sky
    noun (feminine)
    From root diś (to point).
    Root: diś (class 6)
Note: Adverbial usage.
वसनम् (vasanam) - clothing, garment, dwelling
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of vasana
vasana - clothing, garment, dwelling, residing
action noun
From root vas (to wear, to dwell).
Root: vas (class 2)
Note: Object of viddhi.
शयनम् (śayanam) - bed, couch, resting place
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of śayana
śayana - lying down, sleeping, bed, couch, resting place
action noun
From root śī (to lie down) + ana suffix.
Root: śī (class 2)
Note: Object of viddhi.
(ca) - and
(indeclinable)
Conjunction.
Note: Connects elements.
एव (eva) - only, alone, indeed, certainly
(indeclinable)
निलयम् (nilayam) - abode, dwelling, residence
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of nilaya
nilaya - dwelling, abode, residence, nest, retreat
action noun
From ni + root lī (to cling, to dissolve).
Prefix: ni
Root: lī (class 4)
Note: Object of viddhi.
(ca) - and
(indeclinable)
Conjunction.
Note: Connects elements.
एव (eva) - only, alone, indeed, certainly
(indeclinable)
विद्धि (viddhi) - know, understand
(verb)
2nd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of vid
Strong form of the imperative, 2nd person singular.
Root: vid (class 2)
Note: Implied subject is tvam from previous verse or context.
मे (me) - My, to me
(pronoun)
Genitive, singular of aham
aham - I, myself
Note: Possessive for vasanam, śayanam, nilayam.