महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-112, verse-62

तलवद्दृश्यते व्योम खद्योतो हव्यवाडिव ।
न चैवास्ति तलं व्योम्नि न खद्योते हुताशनः ॥६२॥

62. talavaddṛśyate vyoma khadyoto havyavāḍiva ,
na caivāsti talaṁ vyomni na khadyote hutāśanaḥ.

62. talavat dṛśyate vyoma khadyotaḥ havyavāṭ iva na
ca eva asti talam vyomni na khadyote hutāśanaḥ

62. vyoma talavat dṛśyate khadyotaḥ havyavāṭ iva ca
vyomni talam na eva asti khadyote hutāśanaḥ na

62. The sky appears to have a surface, and a firefly seems like fire. However, there is certainly no actual surface in the sky, nor is there fire in a firefly.

Words meanings summery:

• तलवत् (talavat) - like a surface, having a bottom

• दृश्यते (dṛśyate) - it is seen, it appears

• व्योम (vyoma) - sky, space, atmosphere

• खद्योतः (khadyotaḥ) - firefly, glow-worm

• हव्यवाट् (havyavāṭ) - fire, carrier of oblations

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• न (na) - not, no

• च (ca) - and, also, moreover

• एव (eva) - certainly, indeed, only, just

• अस्ति (asti) - is, exists

• तलम् (talam) - surface, bottom, flat ground

• व्योम्नि (vyomni) - in the sky, in space

• न (na) - not, no

• खद्योते (khadyote) - in the firefly

• हुताशनः (hutāśanaḥ) - fire (lit. "eater of oblations")

Words meanings and morphology

तलवत् (talavat) - like a surface, having a bottom

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of talavat

talavat - having a surface/bottom/floor

Formed with suffix -vat, meaning 'having' or 'like'.

दृश्यते (dṛśyate) - it is seen, it appears

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present (laṭ) of dṛś

Root: dṛś (class 1)

व्योम (vyoma) - sky, space, atmosphere

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of vyoman

vyoman - sky, space, atmosphere, air

खद्योतः (khadyotaḥ) - firefly, glow-worm

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of khadyota

khadyota - firefly, glow-worm ("sky-shiner")

Compound type : aluk-tatpuruṣa (kha+dyota)

• kha – sky, space
  noun (neuter)
• dyota – shining, bright
  adjective/noun (masculine/feminine/neuter)
  Derived from root √dyut
  Root: dyut (class 1)

हव्यवाट् (havyavāṭ) - fire, carrier of oblations

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of havyavāh

havyavāh - fire, carrier of oblations (Agni)

Compound type : upapada tatpuruṣa (havya+vah)

• havya – oblation, offering
  noun (neuter)
• vah – carrying, bearing
  root
  Root acting as part of compound
  Root: vah (class 1)

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

च (ca) - and, also, moreover

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - certainly, indeed, only, just

(indeclinable)

अस्ति (asti) - is, exists

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of as

Root: as (class 2)

तलम् (talam) - surface, bottom, flat ground

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tala

tala - surface, bottom, level ground, palm of hand/foot

व्योम्नि (vyomni) - in the sky, in space

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of vyoman

vyoman - sky, space, atmosphere

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

खद्योते (khadyote) - in the firefly

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of khadyota

khadyota - firefly, glow-worm ("sky-shiner")

Compound type : aluk-tatpuruṣa (kha+dyota)

• kha – sky, space
  noun (neuter)
• dyota – shining, bright
  adjective/noun (masculine/feminine/neuter)
  Derived from root √dyut
  Root: dyut (class 1)

हुताशनः (hutāśanaḥ) - fire (lit. "eater of oblations")

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of hutāśana

hutāśana - fire (personified as Agni), one who eats offerings

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (huta+aśana)

• huta – offered, sacrificed
  adjective (masculine/feminine/neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root √hu
  Root: hu (class 3)
• aśana – eating, food, eater
  noun (neuter)
  Derived from root √aś
  Root: aś (class 9)