महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-176, verse-11

यथा भाजनमच्छिद्रं निःशब्दमिव लक्ष्यते ।
तच्चाम्भसा पूर्यमाणं सशब्दं कुरुतेऽनिलः ॥११॥

11. yathā bhājanamacchidraṁ niḥśabdamiva lakṣyate ,
taccāmbhasā pūryamāṇaṁ saśabdaṁ kurute'nilaḥ.

11. yathā bhājanam acchidram niḥśabdam iva lakṣyate
tat ca ambhasā pūryamāṇam saśabdam kurute anilaḥ

11. yathā acchidram niḥśabdam bhājanam iva lakṣyate
tat ca ambhasā pūryamāṇam anilaḥ saśabdam kurute

11. Just as a flawless vessel appears soundless, that same vessel, while being filled with water, is made noisy by the wind.

Words meanings summery:

• यथा (yathā) - just as, as

• भाजनम् (bhājanam) - vessel, container, receptacle

• अच्छिद्रम् (acchidram) - flawless, without holes, intact

• निःशब्दम् (niḥśabdam) - soundless, silent

• इव (iva) - as if, like

• लक्ष्यते (lakṣyate) - is seen, is perceived, appears

• तत् (tat) - that

• च (ca) - and

• अम्भसा (ambhasā) - by water

• पूर्यमाणम् (pūryamāṇam) - being filled, while being filled

• सशब्दम् (saśabdam) - noisy, with sound

• कुरुते (kurute) - makes, does, performs

• अनिलः (anilaḥ) - wind, air

Words meanings and morphology

यथा (yathā) - just as, as

(indeclinable)

Note: Comparative adverb.

भाजनम् (bhājanam) - vessel, container, receptacle

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of bhājana

bhājana - vessel, container, recipient

Derived from root bhaj 'to divide/distribute'

Root: bhaj (class 1)

Note: Subject of 'lakṣyate'.

अच्छिद्रम् (acchidram) - flawless, without holes, intact

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of acchidra

acchidra - flawless, without holes, unimpaired

Negative compound with 'a'

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (a+chidra)

• a – not, un-
  indeclinable
• chidra – hole, fault, defect
  noun (neuter)
  Root: chid (class 7)

Note: Agrees with 'bhājanam'.

निःशब्दम् (niḥśabdam) - soundless, silent

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of niḥśabda

niḥśabda - soundless, silent

Derived from niḥ + śabda

Compound type : avyayībhāva (niḥ+śabda)

• nis – without, out, away
  indeclinable
• śabda – sound, word, noise
  noun (masculine)
  Root: śabd (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'bhājanam'.

इव (iva) - as if, like

(indeclinable)

Note: Particle of comparison.

लक्ष्यते (lakṣyate) - is seen, is perceived, appears

(verb)

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

Root: lakṣ (class 10)

Note: Root 'lakṣ' in passive voice.

तत् (tat) - that

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers back to 'bhājanam'.

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

Note: Conjunction.

अम्भसा (ambhasā) - by water

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of ambhas

ambhas - water

Note: Agent of filling ('pūryamāṇam').

पूर्यमाणम् (pūryamāṇam) - being filled, while being filled

(Present Passive Participle)

Note: Agrees with 'tat' (which refers to 'bhājanam'). Describes the state of the vessel.

सशब्दम् (saśabdam) - noisy, with sound

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of saśabda

saśabda - noisy, with sound, loud

Compound with prefix 'sa'

Compound type : avyayībhāva (sa+śabda)

• sa – with, together with
  indeclinable
• śabda – sound, word, noise
  noun (masculine)
  Root: śabd (class 1)

Note: Acts as the object complement of 'kurute', describing the state 'tat' becomes.

कुरुते (kurute) - makes, does, performs

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of kṛ

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Derived from root 'kṛ'.

अनिलः (anilaḥ) - wind, air

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of anila

anila - wind, air, breath

Prefix: a

Root: an (class 2)

Note: Subject of 'kurute'.