महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-166, verse-41

स मेरुकूटादात्मानं मुमोच भगवानृषिः ।
शिरस्तस्य शिलायां च तूलराशाविवापतत् ॥४१॥

41. sa merukūṭādātmānaṁ mumoca bhagavānṛṣiḥ ,
śirastasya śilāyāṁ ca tūlarāśāvivāpatat.

41. saḥ meru-kūṭāt ātmānam mumoca bhagavān ṛṣiḥ
śiraḥ tasya śilāyām ca tūla-rāśau iva āpatat

41. That venerable sage hurled his own self (ātman) from the peak of Mount Meru, and his head fell upon a rock as if onto a pile of cotton.

Words meanings summery:

• सः (saḥ) - that one (referring to Vasiṣṭha) (he, that one)

• मेरु-कूटात् (meru-kūṭāt) - from the peak of Meru

• आत्मानम् (ātmānam) - his own body/self (self, soul, spirit)

• मुमोच (mumoca) - he hurled (he released, he let go, he threw)

• भगवान् (bhagavān) - the venerable one (referring to Vasiṣṭha) (venerable, glorious, divine)

• ऋषिः (ṛṣiḥ) - sage, seer

• शिरः (śiraḥ) - head

• तस्य (tasya) - his (referring to Vasiṣṭha's) (his, of that)

• शिलायाम् (śilāyām) - on a rock, on a stone

• च (ca) - and, also

• तूल-राशौ (tūla-rāśau) - on a pile of cotton

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• आपतत् (āpatat) - it fell, it descended

Words meanings and morphology

सः (saḥ) - that one (referring to Vasiṣṭha) (he, that one)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

मेरु-कूटात् (meru-kūṭāt) - from the peak of Meru

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of merukūṭa

merukūṭa - peak of Meru, Mount Meru's summit

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (meru+kūṭa)

• meru – Meru (a mythical mountain, considered the center of the world)
  proper noun (masculine)
• kūṭa – peak, summit, horn, heap
  noun (masculine)

आत्मानम् (ātmānam) - his own body/self (self, soul, spirit)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of ātman

ātman - self, soul, spirit, essence, life, body

मुमोच (mumoca) - he hurled (he released, he let go, he threw)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of muc

Root: muc (class 6)

भगवान् (bhagavān) - the venerable one (referring to Vasiṣṭha) (venerable, glorious, divine)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhagavat

bhagavat - venerable, glorious, divine, fortunate, blessed

ऋषिः (ṛṣiḥ) - sage, seer

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ṛṣi

ṛṣi - sage, seer, inspired poet

शिरः (śiraḥ) - head

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of śiras

śiras - head, top, summit

तस्य (tasya) - his (referring to Vasiṣṭha's) (his, of that)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

शिलायाम् (śilāyām) - on a rock, on a stone

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of śilā

śilā - rock, stone, slab

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

तूल-राशौ (tūla-rāśau) - on a pile of cotton

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of tūlarāśi

tūlarāśi - heap of cotton, pile of cotton

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (tūla+rāśi)

• tūla – cotton, flock
  noun (neuter)
• rāśi – heap, pile, quantity, mass
  noun (masculine)

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

आपतत् (āpatat) - it fell, it descended

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, imperfect (laṅ) of ā-pat

Prefix: ā

Root: pat (class 1)