महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-176, verse-16

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तस्याकाशे निपतितः स्नेहस्तिष्ठति योऽपरः ।
स संघातत्वमापन्नो भूमित्वमुपगच्छति ॥१६॥

16. tasyākāśe nipatitaḥ snehastiṣṭhati yo'paraḥ ,
sa saṁghātatvamāpanno bhūmitvamupagacchati.

16. tasya ākāśe nipatitaḥ snehaḥ tiṣṭhati yaḥ aparaḥ
saḥ saṃghātatvam āpannaḥ bhūmitvam upagacchati

16. yaḥ aparaḥ snehaḥ ākāśe nipatitaḥ tiṣṭhati,
saḥ saṃghātatvam āpannaḥ bhūmitvam upagacchati

16. And that other fluid principle (sneha), which has fallen into space (ākāśa) and remains there, upon attaining a state of aggregation, becomes earth (bhūmi).

Words meanings summery:

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तस्य (tasya) - its (referring to the underlying principle or element from which this cohesive quality originates, implied by the previous discourse) (of him, of it, its)

आकाशे (ākāśe) - in the realm of space (ākāśa), referring to the element ether (in space, in the sky, in ether)

निपतितः (nipatitaḥ) - fallen or manifested (into existence or into space) (fallen, descended, alighted)

स्नेहः (snehaḥ) - a fluid or cohesive principle, representing a state or property of matter that allows for aggregation (sneha) (oil, fat, unctuousness, cohesion, fluidity, affection)

तिष्ठति (tiṣṭhati) - remains, continues to exist (in that state/location) (stands, remains, stays, exists)

यः (yaḥ) - which (referring to `snehaḥ`) (who, which, that (relative pronoun))

अपरः (aparaḥ) - the other (implying another type or aspect of `sneha`, or a stage of it) (other, different, subsequent)

सः (saḥ) - that (referring back to `snehaḥ`) (he, that)

संघातत्वम् (saṁghātatvam) - the state of being aggregated or solidified (state of aggregation, collectiveness, compactness)

आपन्नः (āpannaḥ) - having attained, having reached (the state of aggregation) (attained, reached, obtained, happened)

भूमित्वम् (bhūmitvam) - the nature of earth, or the state of becoming earth (state of being earth, earth-nature)

उपगच्छति (upagacchati) - attains, transforms into, becomes (earth) (approaches, goes near, attains, reaches)

Words meanings and morphology

तस्य (tasya) - its (referring to the underlying principle or element from which this cohesive quality originates, implied by the previous discourse) (of him, of it, its)

(pronoun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to something previously mentioned or implicitly understood as the source.

आकाशे (ākāśe) - in the realm of space (ākāśa), referring to the element ether (in space, in the sky, in ether)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of ākāśa

ākāśa - space, ether, sky

Note: Refers to the subtle element of space, often considered the first or primary element.

निपतितः (nipatitaḥ) - fallen or manifested (into existence or into space) (fallen, descended, alighted)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nipatita

nipatita - fallen, descended, alighted

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root √pat (to fall) with prefix ni-.

Prefix: ni

Root: pat (class 1)

Note: Agrees with `snehaḥ`.

स्नेहः (snehaḥ) - a fluid or cohesive principle, representing a state or property of matter that allows for aggregation (sneha) (oil, fat, unctuousness, cohesion, fluidity, affection)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sneha

sneha - oil, fat, unctuousness, cohesion, fluidity, affection

From root √snih (to be sticky, to be oily, to be fond of)

Root: snih (class 4)

Note: Key term for the elemental property described.

तिष्ठति (tiṣṭhati) - remains, continues to exist (in that state/location) (stands, remains, stays, exists)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of √sthā

Present Active Indicative

3rd person singular, root √sthā, class 1.

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Agrees with `snehaḥ`.

यः (yaḥ) - which (referring to `snehaḥ`) (who, which, that (relative pronoun))

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yad

yad - who, which, that

Note: Starts a relative clause describing `snehaḥ`.

अपरः (aparaḥ) - the other (implying another type or aspect of `sneha`, or a stage of it) (other, different, subsequent)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of apara

apara - other, different, subsequent, inferior

Note: Qualifies `snehaḥ`.

सः (saḥ) - that (referring back to `snehaḥ`) (he, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Correlative pronoun for `yaḥ`.

संघातत्वम् (saṁghātatvam) - the state of being aggregated or solidified (state of aggregation, collectiveness, compactness)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of saṃghātatva

saṁghātatva - state of aggregation, collectiveness, compactness

Derived from saṃghāta (aggregation) + -tva (suffix for 'state of being')

Compound type : tatpurusha (saṃghāta+tva)

saṃghāta – aggregation, collection, combination
noun (masculine)
Derived from root √han with sam-prefix.
Prefix: sam
Root: han (class 2)
tva – suffix denoting 'state of being', '-ness'
indeclinable (neuter)
Nominal suffix.

Note: Object of `āpannaḥ`.

आपन्नः (āpannaḥ) - having attained, having reached (the state of aggregation) (attained, reached, obtained, happened)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of āpanna

āpanna - attained, reached, obtained

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root √āp (to obtain, reach) with prefix ā-.

Prefix: ā

Root: āp (class 5)

Note: Qualifies `saḥ`. Often used adverbially or predicatively as 'having attained'.

भूमित्वम् (bhūmitvam) - the nature of earth, or the state of becoming earth (state of being earth, earth-nature)

(noun)