महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-176, verse-4

पृथिवी पर्वता मेघा मूर्तिमन्तश्च ये परे ।
सर्वं तद्वारुणं ज्ञेयमापस्तस्तम्भिरे पुनः ॥४॥

4. pṛthivī parvatā meghā mūrtimantaśca ye pare ,
sarvaṁ tadvāruṇaṁ jñeyamāpastastambhire punaḥ.

4. pṛthivī parvatāḥ meghāḥ mūrtimantaḥ ca ye pare
sarvam tat vāruṇam jñeyam āpaḥ tastambhire punaḥ

4. pṛthivī parvatāḥ meghāḥ ca ye pare mūrtimantaḥ
tat sarvam vāruṇam jñeyam punaḥ āpaḥ tastambhire

4. Earth, mountains, clouds, and all other embodied entities—all of that should be understood as pertaining to Varuṇa. Furthermore, the waters (āpaḥ) sustain them.

Words meanings summery:

• पृथिवी (pṛthivī) - earth, ground

• पर्वताः (parvatāḥ) - mountains

• मेघाः (meghāḥ) - clouds

• मूर्तिमन्तः (mūrtimantaḥ) - embodied ones, having form

• च (ca) - and, also

• ये (ye) - those who, which

• परे (pare) - others, other ones

• सर्वम् (sarvam) - all, whole

• तत् (tat) - that, it

• वारुणम् (vāruṇam) - pertaining to Varuṇa, aquatic

• ज्ञेयम् (jñeyam) - should be known, knowable, to be understood

• आपः (āpaḥ) - waters, water

• तस्तम्भिरे (tastambhire) - they sustained, they held up

• पुनः (punaḥ) - again, moreover, further

Words meanings and morphology

पृथिवी (pṛthivī) - earth, ground

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of pṛthivī

pṛthivī - the earth, ground, soil, land

पर्वताः (parvatāḥ) - mountains

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of parvata

parvata - mountain, hill, rock

from parvan (knot, joint, section) + -ta

मेघाः (meghāḥ) - clouds

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of megha

megha - cloud, rain-cloud

from √mih (to sprinkle, wet)

Root: mih (class 1)

मूर्तिमन्तः (mūrtimantaḥ) - embodied ones, having form

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of mūrtimat

mūrtimat - having a body or form, embodied, personified, material

from mūrti (form, body) + -mat (possessive suffix)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

ये (ye) - those who, which

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of yat

yat - who, which, what, that

परे (pare) - others, other ones

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of para

para - other, different, subsequent, supreme

सर्वम् (sarvam) - all, whole

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole, entire

Note: Here acts as a subject or object for `jñeyam`.

तत् (tat) - that, it

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, this, it, he, she

Note: Refers to the preceding list of things.

वारुणम् (vāruṇam) - pertaining to Varuṇa, aquatic

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of vāruṇa

vāruṇa - relating to Varuṇa, derived from Varuṇa, aquatic, western

from Varuṇa (name of a deity) + -a (adjectival suffix)

Note: It describes `sarvam`.

ज्ञेयम् (jñeyam) - should be known, knowable, to be understood

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of jñeya

jñeya - to be known, knowable, understandable, discernible

Gerundive

from √jñā (to know) + -ya (gerundive suffix)

Root: jñā (class 9)

Note: Used as a passive future participle or gerundive.

आपः (āpaḥ) - waters, water

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of ap

ap - water, waters

Note: The word `ap` only appears in plural in Sanskrit, i.e., `āpaḥ`.

तस्तम्भिरे (tastambhire) - they sustained, they held up

(verb)

3rd person , plural, middle, perfect (Lit) of √stambh

Perfect Middle

Reduplicated perfect, 3rd person plural, middle voice

Root: stambh (class 5)

Note: The perfect tense can sometimes be translated as present perfect or simple past, or even present depending on context. Here, 'sustain' fits the context of an ongoing truth.

पुनः (punaḥ) - again, moreover, further

(indeclinable)