महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-5, chapter-33, verse-49

द्वाविमौ ग्रसते भूमिः सर्पो बिलशयानिव ।
राजानं चाविरोद्धारं ब्राह्मणं चाप्रवासिनम् ॥४९॥

49. dvāvimau grasate bhūmiḥ sarpo bilaśayāniva ,
rājānaṁ cāviroddhāraṁ brāhmaṇaṁ cāpravāsinam.

49. dvau imau grasate bhūmiḥ sarpaḥ bilaśayān iva
rājānam ca aviroddhāram brāhmaṇam ca apravāsinam

49. The earth swallows these two, just as a serpent devours those dwelling in holes: a king who does not resist, and a Brahmin who does not travel.

Words meanings summery:

• द्वौ (dvau) - two

• इमौ (imau) - these two

• ग्रसते (grasate) - swallows, devours, consumes

• भूमिः (bhūmiḥ) - earth, land

• सर्पः (sarpaḥ) - serpent, snake

• बिलशयान् (bilaśayān) - those lying in holes, denizens of holes

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• राजानम् (rājānam) - king

• च (ca) - and, also

• अविरोद्धारम् (aviroddhāram) - one who does not resist or oppose

• ब्राह्मणम् (brāhmaṇam) - Brahmin

• च (ca) - and, also

• अप्रवासिनम् (apravāsinam) - one who does not travel, a non-traveler, one who stays at home

Words meanings and morphology

द्वौ (dvau) - two

(numeral)

इमौ (imau) - these two

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of idam

idam - this, these (demonstrative pronoun)

ग्रसते (grasate) - swallows, devours, consumes

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present indicative (laṭ) of grasate

Root: gras (class 1)

भूमिः (bhūmiḥ) - earth, land

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of bhūmi

bhūmi - earth, ground, land, soil

सर्पः (sarpaḥ) - serpent, snake

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sarpa

sarpa - serpent, snake

बिलशयान् (bilaśayān) - those lying in holes, denizens of holes

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of bilaśaya

bilaśaya - lying in a hole, dwelling in a den

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (bila+śaya)

• bila – hole, cavity, den
  noun (neuter)
• śaya – lying, sleeping, dwelling
  adjective (masculine/feminine/neuter)
  Derived from √śī (to lie, to sleep)
  Root: śī (class 2)

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

राजानम् (rājānam) - king

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler, sovereign

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

अविरोद्धारम् (aviroddhāram) - one who does not resist or oppose

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of aviroddhṛ

aviroddhṛ - not resisting, not opposing; a non-resister

Agent Noun

Derived from √rudh (to obstruct, resist) with prefix vi- and negative prefix a-

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+viroddhṛ)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
• viroddhṛ – one who resists or opposes, opponent
  noun (masculine)
  Agent Noun
  Derived from √rudh (to obstruct, resist) with prefix vi-
  Prefix: vi
  Root: rudh (class 7)

Note: Qualifies 'rājānam'

ब्राह्मणम् (brāhmaṇam) - Brahmin

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of brāhmaṇa

brāhmaṇa - a Brahmin, one belonging to the priestly class

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

अप्रवासिनम् (apravāsinam) - one who does not travel, a non-traveler, one who stays at home

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of apravāsin

apravāsin - not going abroad, not leaving one's home, staying at home

Compound of negative particle 'a' and pravāsin (a traveler, one who lives abroad, from pra-vas)

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+pravāsin)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
• pravāsin – a traveler, one who lives abroad, one who is absent from home
  adjective (masculine)
  Agent Noun/Adjective from √vas (to dwell) with prefix pra-
  Prefix: pra
  Root: vas (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'brāhmaṇam'