महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-5, chapter-100, verse-7

अस्याश्चतस्रो धेन्वोऽन्या दिक्षु सर्वासु मातले ।
निवसन्ति दिशापाल्यो धारयन्त्यो दिशः स्मृताः ॥७॥

7. asyāścatasro dhenvo'nyā dikṣu sarvāsu mātale ,
nivasanti diśāpālyo dhārayantyo diśaḥ smṛtāḥ.

7. asyāḥ catasraḥ dhenvaḥ anyāḥ dikṣu sarvāsu mātale
nivasanti diśāpālyaḥ dhārayantyaḥ diśaḥ smṛtāḥ

7. O Mātali, she also has four other cows, known as the guardians of the directions (diśāpālī), who reside in all directions and support them.

Words meanings summery:

• अस्याः (asyāḥ) - of this (divine cow) (of her, of this)

• चतस्रः (catasraḥ) - four

• धेन्वः (dhenvaḥ) - cows

• अन्याः (anyāḥ) - other

• दिक्षु (dikṣu) - in the directions

• सर्वासु (sarvāsu) - in all

• मातले (mātale) - O Mātali

• निवसन्ति (nivasanti) - they reside, they dwell

• दिशापाल्यः (diśāpālyaḥ) - guardians of the directions

• धारयन्त्यः (dhārayantyaḥ) - holding, supporting, maintaining

• दिशः (diśaḥ) - the directions

• स्मृताः (smṛtāḥ) - they are known (as) (remembered, known)

Words meanings and morphology

अस्याः (asyāḥ) - of this (divine cow) (of her, of this)

(pronoun)

Genitive, feminine, singular of idam

idam - this

Note: Feminine singular genitive of 'idam'.

चतस्रः (catasraḥ) - four

(numeral)

Note: Agrees with 'dhenvaḥ' and 'anyāḥ'.

धेन्वः (dhenvaḥ) - cows

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of dhenu

dhenu - cow, milch cow

Note: Subject of the sentence.

अन्याः (anyāḥ) - other

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of anya

anya - other, different

Note: Agrees with 'dhenvaḥ'.

दिक्षु (dikṣu) - in the directions

(noun)

Locative, feminine, plural of diś

diś - direction, quarter of the sky

Root: diś

सर्वासु (sarvāsu) - in all

(pronoun)

Locative, feminine, plural of sarva

sarva - all, every

Note: Agrees with 'dikṣu'.

मातले (mātale) - O Mātali

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of mātali

mātali - Mātali (name of Indra's charioteer)

निवसन्ति (nivasanti) - they reside, they dwell

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of vas

Present tense

Class 1 verb with prefix ni-

Prefix: ni

Root: vas (class 1)

Note: Verb for 'dhenvaḥ'.

दिशापाल्यः (diśāpālyaḥ) - guardians of the directions

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of diśāpālī

diśāpālī - female guardian of the directions

Compound: diśā (direction) + pālī (female guardian)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (diś+pālī)

• diś – direction, quarter
  noun (feminine)
  Root: diś
• pālī – female guardian, protectress
  noun (feminine)
  Feminine of pāla (from √pā)
  Root: pā (class 1)

Note: Appositive to 'dhenvaḥ'.

धारयन्त्यः (dhārayantyaḥ) - holding, supporting, maintaining

(participle)

Nominative, feminine, plural of dhārayantī

dhārayantī - holding, supporting, maintaining

Present Active Participle

Feminine of dhārayat (from √dhṛ in causative)

Root: dhṛ (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'dhenvaḥ' and 'diśāpālyaḥ'.

दिशः (diśaḥ) - the directions

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, plural of diś

diś - direction, quarter of the sky

Root: diś

Note: Object of 'dhārayantyaḥ'.

स्मृताः (smṛtāḥ) - they are known (as) (remembered, known)

(participle)

Nominative, feminine, plural of smṛta

smṛta - remembered, known, called

Past Passive Participle

From √smṛ

Root: smṛ (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'dhenvaḥ' and 'diśāpālyaḥ'.