महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-5, chapter-45, verse-3

आपोऽथ अद्भ्यः सलिलस्य मध्ये उभौ देवौ शिश्रियातेऽन्तरिक्षे ।
स सध्रीचीः स विषूचीर्वसाना उभे बिभर्ति पृथिवीं दिवं च ।
योगिनस्तं प्रपश्यन्ति भगवन्तं सनातनम् ॥३॥

3. āpo'tha adbhyaḥ salilasya madhye; ubhau devau śiśriyāte'ntarikṣe ,
sa sadhrīcīḥ sa viṣūcīrvasānā; ubhe bibharti pṛthivīṁ divaṁ ca ,
yoginastaṁ prapaśyanti bhagavantaṁ sanātanam.

3. āpaḥ atha adbhyaḥ salilasya madhye ubhau devau
śiśriyāte antarikṣe saḥ sadhrīcīḥ saḥ
viṣūcīḥ vasānā ubhe bibharti pṛthivīm divam ca
yoginaḥ tam prapaśyanti bhagavantam sanātanam

3. Waters (āpaḥ) exist, and then from the waters, in the midst of the cosmic waters (salila), both deities reside in the atmosphere (antarikṣa). He, wearing all concordant and divergent directions, sustains both the earth (pṛthivī) and the sky (divam). Yogis (yoginaḥ) perceive that eternal (sanātanam) Lord (bhagavantam).

Words meanings summery:

• आपः (āpaḥ) - waters, liquid elements

• अथ (atha) - then, thereupon, moreover, and

• अद्भ्यः (adbhyaḥ) - from the waters

• सलिलस्य (salilasya) - of the water, of the cosmic ocean

• मध्ये (madhye) - in the midst, among, in the middle of

• उभौ (ubhau) - both (masculine/neuter dual)

• देवौ (devau) - referring to the sun and moon, or similar fundamental principles (two gods, two deities)

• शिश्रियाते (śiśriyāte) - they both repose, they both dwell, they both inhabit

• अन्तरिक्षे (antarikṣe) - in the atmosphere, in space, in the intermediate region

• सः (saḥ) - He, that one

• सध्रीचीः (sadhrīcīḥ) - referring to the 'concordant' directions (e.g., cardinal points) (concordant, going together, directed in the same way)

• सः (saḥ) - He, that one

• विषूचीः (viṣūcīḥ) - referring to the 'divergent' directions (e.g., intermediate points or extending everywhere) (divergent, going in different directions, cross-wise)

• वसाना (vasānā) - wearing, clothed in, inhabiting, encompassing

• उभे (ubhe) - both (neuter/feminine dual)

• बिभर्ति (bibharti) - he sustains, he supports, he carries

• पृथिवीम् (pṛthivīm) - earth, ground

• दिवम् (divam) - sky, heaven, celestial region

• च (ca) - and, also

• योगिनः (yoginaḥ) - yogis, practitioners of yoga

• तम् (tam) - that, him

• प्रपश्यन्ति (prapaśyanti) - they perceive, they see clearly, they behold

• भगवन्तम् (bhagavantam) - Lord, blessed one, worshipful

• सनातनम् (sanātanam) - eternal, everlasting, ancient

Words meanings and morphology

आपः (āpaḥ) - waters, liquid elements

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of ap

ap - water, liquid element

अथ (atha) - then, thereupon, moreover, and

(indeclinable)

अद्भ्यः (adbhyaḥ) - from the waters

(noun)

Ablative, feminine, plural of ap

ap - water, liquid element

सलिलस्य (salilasya) - of the water, of the cosmic ocean

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of salila

salila - water, fluid; the ocean, the cosmic ocean

मध्ये (madhye) - in the midst, among, in the middle of

(indeclinable)

locative singular of 'madhya' used adverbially

उभौ (ubhau) - both (masculine/neuter dual)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of ubha

ubha - both

देवौ (devau) - referring to the sun and moon, or similar fundamental principles (two gods, two deities)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of deva

deva - god, deity, divine being; celestial

शिश्रियाते (śiśriyāte) - they both repose, they both dwell, they both inhabit

(verb)

3rd person , dual, middle, perfect (lit) of śri

perfect tense form

root 'śri' (to resort), Class 1, perfect 3rd dual middle

Root: śri (class 1)

अन्तरिक्षे (antarikṣe) - in the atmosphere, in space, in the intermediate region

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of antarikṣa

antarikṣa - the atmosphere, sky, mid-region, space between heaven and earth

सः (saḥ) - He, that one

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

सध्रीचीः (sadhrīcīḥ) - referring to the 'concordant' directions (e.g., cardinal points) (concordant, going together, directed in the same way)

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, plural of sadhrīcī

sadhrīcī - going together, united, concordant; (feminine plural for directions)

सः (saḥ) - He, that one

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

विषूचीः (viṣūcīḥ) - referring to the 'divergent' directions (e.g., intermediate points or extending everywhere) (divergent, going in different directions, cross-wise)

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, plural of viṣūcī

viṣūcī - going in different directions, divergent, scattered, cross-wise; (feminine plural for directions)

वसाना (vasānā) - wearing, clothed in, inhabiting, encompassing

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vasāna

vasāna - wearing, clothed in, inhabiting, dwelling in, encompassing

Present Middle Participle

derived from root 'vas' (to wear, to dwell), Class 2, present middle participle

Root: vas (class 2)

उभे (ubhe) - both (neuter/feminine dual)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, dual of ubha

ubha - both

बिभर्ति (bibharti) - he sustains, he supports, he carries

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (lat) of bhṛ

present tense form

root 'bhṛ' (to bear, carry), Class 3, present 3rd singular active

Root: bhṛ (class 3)

पृथिवीम् (pṛthivīm) - earth, ground

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of pṛthivī

pṛthivī - earth, the Earth (pṛthivī), ground, soil

दिवम् (divam) - sky, heaven, celestial region

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of div

div - sky, heaven, day

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

योगिनः (yoginaḥ) - yogis, practitioners of yoga

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of yogin

yogin - a practitioner of yoga (yoga), a sage, ascetic

तम् (tam) - that, him

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

प्रपश्यन्ति (prapaśyanti) - they perceive, they see clearly, they behold

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (lat) of prapaś

present tense form

root 'dṛś' (to see) which becomes 'paśy' in present stem, with upasarga 'pra' (forth, clearly), Class 1, present 3rd plural active

Prefix: pra

Root: dṛś (class 1)

भगवन्तम् (bhagavantam) - Lord, blessed one, worshipful

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of bhagavat

bhagavat - fortunate, prosperous, glorious, divine, venerable, blessed, worshipful; Lord (bhagavantam), God

सनातनम् (sanātanam) - eternal, everlasting, ancient

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of sanātana

sanātana - eternal, perpetual, everlasting, ancient, primeval