वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-105, verse-20

त्वं धारयसि भूतानि वसुधां च सपर्वताम् ।
अन्ते पृथिव्याः सलिले दृश्यसे त्वं महोरगः ॥२०॥

20. tvaṃ dhārayasi bhūtāni vasudhāṃ ca saparvatām ,
ante pṛthivyāḥ salile dṛśyase tvaṃ mahoragaḥ.

20. tvam dhārayasi bhūtāni vasudhām ca saparvatām
ante pṛthivyāḥ salile dṛśyase tvam mahoragaḥ

20. You sustain all beings and the earth along with its mountains. At the end of an eon, you are seen in the waters as the great serpent (mahoraga).

Words meanings summery:

• त्वम् (tvam) - you

• धारयसि (dhārayasi) - you sustain, you bear, you hold

• भूतानि (bhūtāni) - all living beings (beings, creatures, elements)

• वसुधाम् (vasudhām) - the earth

• च (ca) - and, also

• सपर्वताम् (saparvatām) - with mountains, accompanied by mountains

• अन्ते (ante) - at the end of an eon or cosmic cycle (at the end, in the end)

• पृथिव्याः (pṛthivyāḥ) - of the earth

• सलिले (salile) - in the primordial waters of cosmic dissolution (in the water, in the waters)

• दृश्यसे (dṛśyase) - you are seen, you appear

• त्वम् (tvam) - you

• महोरगः (mahoragaḥ) - the great cosmic serpent (mahoraga) Śeṣa or Ananta (great serpent)

Words meanings and morphology

त्वम् (tvam) - you

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of tvam

yuṣmad - you

धारयसि (dhārayasi) - you sustain, you bear, you hold

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of dhārayati

causative present active

From root dhṛ (to hold, bear) + causative suffix -aya + present ending

Root: dhṛ (class 1)

भूतानि (bhūtāni) - all living beings (beings, creatures, elements)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, plural of bhūta

bhūta - being, creature, element, past

Past Passive Participle

From root bhū (to be, exist)

Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Also nominative plural neuter, but accusative fits the context as direct object.

वसुधाम् (vasudhām) - the earth

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of vasudhā

vasudhā - earth, 'bearer of wealth'

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

सपर्वताम् (saparvatām) - with mountains, accompanied by mountains

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of saparvatā

saparvata - with mountains, mountainous

Compound 'sa' (with) + 'parvata' (mountain)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (sa+parvata)

• sa – with, together with
  indeclinable
• parvata – mountain, rock, hill
  noun (masculine)

Note: Agrees with vasudhām.

अन्ते (ante) - at the end of an eon or cosmic cycle (at the end, in the end)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of anta

anta - end, limit, boundary, edge

पृथिव्याः (pṛthivyāḥ) - of the earth

(noun)

Genitive, feminine, singular of pṛthivī

pṛthivī - earth, ground, world

Note: Can also be ablative singular. Genitive is more fitting here modifying 'ante'.

सलिले (salile) - in the primordial waters of cosmic dissolution (in the water, in the waters)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of salila

salila - water, liquid

दृश्यसे (dṛśyase) - you are seen, you appear

(verb)

2nd person , singular, passive, present (laṭ) of dṛśyate

present passive

From root dṛś (to see) + passive suffix -ya + present middle ending

Root: dṛś (class 1)

त्वम् (tvam) - you

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of tvam

yuṣmad - you

महोरगः (mahoragaḥ) - the great cosmic serpent (mahoraga) Śeṣa or Ananta (great serpent)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahoraga

mahoraga - great serpent, large snake

Compound of 'mahā' (great) + 'uraga' (serpent)

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+uraga)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective
• uraga – serpent, snake (literally 'moving on the breast')
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: uras
  Root: rag (class 1)

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