महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-81, verse-4

निपतन्प्रच्युतः स्वर्गादप्राप्तो मेदिनीतलम् ।
स्थित आसीदन्तरिक्षे स तदेति श्रुतं मया ॥४॥

4. nipatanpracyutaḥ svargādaprāpto medinītalam ,
sthita āsīdantarikṣe sa tadeti śrutaṁ mayā.

4. nipatan pracyutaḥ svargāt aprāptaḥ medinītalam
sthitaḥ āsīt antarikṣe sa tat iti śrutam mayā

4. Falling down, having been cast from heaven, he had not yet reached the surface of the earth but remained suspended in mid-air. So I have heard.

Words meanings summery:

• निपतन् (nipatan) - falling down, descending

• प्रच्युतः (pracyutaḥ) - cast down (from heaven) (fallen from, separated from, discharged)

• स्वर्गात् (svargāt) - from heaven, from the abode of the gods

• अप्राप्तः (aprāptaḥ) - not having reached (the earth) (not reached, not attained)

• मेदिनीतलम् (medinītalam) - surface of the earth, ground

• स्थितः (sthitaḥ) - remained suspended (stood, remained, situated)

• आसीत् (āsīt) - was

• अन्तरिक्षे (antarikṣe) - in the sky, in mid-air

• स (sa) - he, that

• तत् (tat) - that much, thus (that, thus)

• इति (iti) - thus, in this manner, marking quotation

• श्रुतम् (śrutam) - has been heard (heard, known)

• मया (mayā) - by me

Words meanings and morphology

निपतन् (nipatan) - falling down, descending

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nipatan

nipatan - falling down, descending

Present Active Participle

Derived from root pat (to fall) with upasarga ni

Prefix: ni

Root: pat (class 1)

प्रच्युतः (pracyutaḥ) - cast down (from heaven) (fallen from, separated from, discharged)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pracyuta

pracyuta - fallen from, dislodged, discharged, separated from

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root cyu (to move) with upasarga pra

Prefix: pra

Root: cyu (class 1)

स्वर्गात् (svargāt) - from heaven, from the abode of the gods

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of svarga

svarga - heaven, paradise, abode of gods

अप्राप्तः (aprāptaḥ) - not having reached (the earth) (not reached, not attained)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of aprāpta

aprāpta - not reached, not attained, not obtained

Past Passive Participle (Negative)

Derived from root āp (to obtain) with upasarga pra and negative prefix a

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+prāpta)

• a – not, un-
  indeclinable
  Negative prefix
• prāpta – reached, attained, obtained
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root āp (to obtain) with upasarga pra
  Prefix: pra
  Root: āp (class 5)

मेदिनीतलम् (medinītalam) - surface of the earth, ground

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of medinītala

medinītala - surface of the earth, ground

Compound type : tatpurusha (medinī+tala)

• medinī – earth, soil
  noun (feminine)
• tala – surface, base, plain, ground
  noun (neuter)

स्थितः (sthitaḥ) - remained suspended (stood, remained, situated)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sthita

sthita - standing, situated, remaining, established

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root sthā (to stand)

Root: sthā (class 1)

आसीत् (āsīt) - was

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of as

Imperfect Third Person Singular

Past tense form of 'to be'

Root: as (class 2)

अन्तरिक्षे (antarikṣe) - in the sky, in mid-air

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of antarikṣa

antarikṣa - sky, atmosphere, mid-air, space between heaven and earth

स (sa) - he, that

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

तत् (tat) - that much, thus (that, thus)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

इति (iti) - thus, in this manner, marking quotation

(indeclinable)

श्रुतम् (śrutam) - has been heard (heard, known)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of śruta

śruta - heard, listened to, renowned, sacred knowledge

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root śru (to hear)

Root: śru (class 5)

मया (mayā) - by me

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of aham

aham - I