महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-176, verse-9

पुरा स्तिमितनिःशब्दमाकाशमचलोपमम् ।
नष्टचन्द्रार्कपवनं प्रसुप्तमिव संबभौ ॥९॥

9. purā stimitaniḥśabdamākāśamacalopamam ,
naṣṭacandrārkapavanaṁ prasuptamiva saṁbabhau.

9. purā stimitaniḥśabdam ākāśam acalopamam
naṣṭacandrārkapavanam prasuptam iva saṃbabhau

9. purā ākāśam stimitaniḥśabdam acalopamam
naṣṭacandrārkapavanam prasuptam iva saṃbabhau

9. Previously, the sky was motionless and silent, resembling a mountain. With the moon, sun, and wind having vanished, it appeared as if profoundly asleep.

Words meanings summery:

• पुरा (purā) - formerly, anciently, previously

• स्तिमितनिःशब्दम् (stimitaniḥśabdam) - motionless and soundless, still and silent

• आकाशम् (ākāśam) - the sky, space, ether

• अचलोपमम् (acalopamam) - resembling a mountain, like a mountain

• नष्टचन्द्रार्कपवनम् (naṣṭacandrārkapavanam) - with moon, sun, and wind destroyed/vanished

• प्रसुप्तम् (prasuptam) - deeply asleep, profoundly slumbering

• इव (iva) - as if, like, resembling

• संबभौ (saṁbabhau) - shone, appeared, was

Words meanings and morphology

पुरा (purā) - formerly, anciently, previously

(indeclinable)

Note: Adverb of time.

स्तिमितनिःशब्दम् (stimitaniḥśabdam) - motionless and soundless, still and silent

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of stimitaniḥśabda

stimitaniḥśabda - motionless and soundless

Compound type : karmadhāraya (stimita+niḥśabda)

• stimita – motionless, still, calm
  Past Passive Participle (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root stim 'to be still'
  Root: stim (class 1)
• niḥśabda – soundless, silent
  adjective (masculine)
  Derived from niḥ + śabda
  Prefix: nis
  Root: śabd (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'ākāśam'.

आकाशम् (ākāśam) - the sky, space, ether

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of ākāśa

ākāśa - sky, space, ether

Prefix: ā

Root: kāś (class 1)

Note: Subject of 'saṃbabhau'.

अचलोपमम् (acalopamam) - resembling a mountain, like a mountain

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of acalopama

acalopama - like a mountain, mountain-like

Compound type : tatpurusha (acala+upama)

• acala – mountain, immobile
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: a
  Root: cal (class 1)
• upama – comparison, resemblance
  noun (masculine)

Note: Agrees with 'ākāśam'.

नष्टचन्द्रार्कपवनम् (naṣṭacandrārkapavanam) - with moon, sun, and wind destroyed/vanished

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of naṣṭacandrārkapavana

naṣṭacandrārkapavana - with moon, sun, and wind vanished/destroyed

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (naṣṭa+candra+arka+pavana)

• naṣṭa – destroyed, lost, vanished
  Past Passive Participle (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root naś 'to perish'
  Root: naś (class 4)
• candra – moon
  noun (masculine)
• arka – sun, ray
  noun (masculine)
• pavana – wind, air
  noun (masculine)
  Root: pū (class 9)

Note: Agrees with 'ākāśam'.

प्रसुप्तम् (prasuptam) - deeply asleep, profoundly slumbering

(Past Passive Participle)

Note: Agrees with 'ākāśam'.

इव (iva) - as if, like, resembling

(indeclinable)

Note: Particle of comparison.

संबभौ (saṁbabhau) - shone, appeared, was

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of bhā

Prefix: sam

Root: bhā (class 2)

Note: Derived from root 'bhā' with prefix 'sam'.