महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-217, verse-20

असंप्राप्तास्तु ता धारास्तेजसा जातवेदसः ।
ख एव समशुष्यन्त न काश्चित्पावकं गताः ॥२०॥

20. asaṁprāptāstu tā dhārāstejasā jātavedasaḥ ,
kha eva samaśuṣyanta na kāścitpāvakaṁ gatāḥ.

20. asaṃprāptāḥ tu tāḥ dhārāḥ tejasā jātavedasaḥ
khaḥ eva samaśuṣyanta na kāścit pāvakam gatāḥ

20. However, those rain torrents, before reaching the ground, dried up completely in the sky itself due to the intense radiance of Agni (Jātavedas); not one of them reached the fire.

Words meanings summery:

• असंप्राप्ताः (asaṁprāptāḥ) - not having reached, unreached

• तु (tu) - but, indeed, on the other hand

• ताः (tāḥ) - those

• धाराः (dhārāḥ) - streams, torrents

• तेजसा (tejasā) - by the radiance, by the power

• जातवेदसः (jātavedasaḥ) - of Agni (the fire god)

• खः (khaḥ) - in the sky, in space

• एव (eva) - only, just, indeed

• समशुष्यन्त (samaśuṣyanta) - they dried up completely

• न (na) - not

• काश्चित् (kāścit) - not even one (stream) (any (one), some (one))

• पावकम् (pāvakam) - the fire

• गताः (gatāḥ) - reached, gone

Words meanings and morphology

असंप्राप्ताः (asaṁprāptāḥ) - not having reached, unreached

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of asaṃprāpta

asaṁprāpta - not reached, unachieved

Past Passive Participle (negative compound)

Negative compound (nañ-tatpuruṣa) of saṃprāpta. Saṃprāpta is a past passive participle of root āp (to obtain, reach) with upasargas sam- and pra-.

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+samprāpta)

• a – not, un-
  indeclinable
• samprāpta – reached, obtained
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  PPP of root āp with upasargas sam- and pra-
  Prefixes: sam+pra
  Root: āp (class 5)

तु (tu) - but, indeed, on the other hand

(indeclinable)

ताः (tāḥ) - those

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of tad

tad - that, those

Feminine nominative plural of demonstrative pronoun 'tad'

Note: Refers to dhārāḥ.

धाराः (dhārāḥ) - streams, torrents

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of dhārā

dhārā - stream, current, torrent, shower of rain

Root: dhṛ (class 1)

Note: Subject of samaśuṣyanta.

तेजसा (tejasā) - by the radiance, by the power

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of tejas

tejas - sharp edge, brilliance, radiance, power, energy

Root: tij (class 6)

Note: Cause of drying up.

जातवेदसः (jātavedasaḥ) - of Agni (the fire god)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of jātavedas

jātavedas - fire, Agni, possessed of wealth, knowing all created beings

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (jāta+vedas)

• jāta – born, produced
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  PPP of root jan
  Root: jan (class 4)
• vedas – knowledge, wealth
  noun (neuter)
  Root: vid (class 2)

Note: Qualifies tejasā (whose radiance).

खः (khaḥ) - in the sky, in space

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of kha

kha - sky, space, ether

एव (eva) - only, just, indeed

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphasizes 'in the sky'.

समशुष्यन्त (samaśuṣyanta) - they dried up completely

(verb)

3rd person , plural, middle, past imperfect (laṅ) of śuṣ

imperfect tense (laṅ)

Imperfect tense 3rd person plural, middle voice (ātmanepada) of root śuṣ with prefix sam-

Prefix: sam

Root: śuṣ (class 4)

Note: Subject is dhārāḥ.

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

Note: Negates the following clause.

काश्चित् (kāścit) - not even one (stream) (any (one), some (one))

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of kaścit

kaścit - anyone, someone, any, some

Feminine nominative singular of indefinite pronoun (kad + cit)

Note: Refers to a single dhārā within the larger group.

पावकम् (pāvakam) - the fire

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of pāvaka

pāvaka - fire, purifier

Root: pū (class 1)

Note: Object of gatāḥ (implicitly as destination).

गताः (gatāḥ) - reached, gone

(participle)

Nominative, feminine, plural of gata

gata - gone, reached, attained

Past Passive Participle

Past passive participle of root gam (to go, reach)

Root: gam (class 1)