महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-178, verse-17

एवं सर्वेषु विहितः प्राणापानेषु देहिनाम् ।
तस्मिन्स्थितो नित्यमग्निः स्थाल्यामिव समाहितः ॥१७॥

17. evaṁ sarveṣu vihitaḥ prāṇāpāneṣu dehinām ,
tasminsthito nityamagniḥ sthālyāmiva samāhitaḥ.

17. evam sarveṣu vihitaḥ prāṇa-apāneṣu dehinām tasmin
sthitaḥ nityam agniḥ sthālyām iva samāhitaḥ

17. evam sarveṣu dehinām prāṇa-apāneṣu vihitaḥ tasmin
nityam agniḥ sthālyām iva samāhitaḥ sthitaḥ

17. In this manner, for all embodied beings, the vital energy is established within the incoming and outgoing breaths (prāṇa and apāna). That fire (agni) resides there perpetually, much like a flame placed securely in a cooking pot.

Words meanings summery:

• एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner, so

• सर्वेषु (sarveṣu) - in all

• विहितः (vihitaḥ) - established, ordained, placed

• प्राण-अपानेषु (prāṇa-apāneṣu) - in the prana and apana breaths, in the incoming and outgoing breaths

• देहिनाम् (dehinām) - of embodied beings, of living creatures

• तस्मिन् (tasmin) - in the prana and apana (in that, there)

• स्थितः (sthitaḥ) - situated, standing, abiding, placed

• नित्यम् (nityam) - perpetually, constantly, always

• अग्निः (agniḥ) - fire, vital heat, digestive fire (agni)

• स्थाल्याम् (sthālyām) - in a pot, in a cooking pot

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• समाहितः (samāhitaḥ) - placed, fixed, composed, concentrated

Words meanings and morphology

एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner, so

(indeclinable)

सर्वेषु (sarveṣu) - in all

(pronoun)

Locative, masculine, plural of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole, complete

विहितः (vihitaḥ) - established, ordained, placed

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vi-dhā

vi-dhā - established, ordained, performed, arranged, placed

Past Passive Participle

from root `dhā` (to place, hold) with prefix `vi`

Prefix: vi

Root: dhā (class 3)

प्राण-अपानेषु (prāṇa-apāneṣu) - in the prana and apana breaths, in the incoming and outgoing breaths

(noun)

Locative, masculine, plural of prāṇa-apāna

prāṇa-apāna - prana (in-breath) and apana (out-breath); two vital airs

Compound type : Dvandva (prāṇa+apāna)

• prāṇa – breath, vital air, life-force (prāṇa), in-breath
  noun (masculine)
  Root: an (class 2)
• apāna – down-going vital air, out-breath
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: apa
  Root: an (class 2)

देहिनाम् (dehinām) - of embodied beings, of living creatures

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of dehin

dehin - embodied, having a body, an embodied being, a living creature

Derived from 'deha' (body) with suffix '-in'

तस्मिन् (tasmin) - in the prana and apana (in that, there)

(pronoun)

Locative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, that one

स्थितः (sthitaḥ) - situated, standing, abiding, placed

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sthā

sthā - situated, standing, abiding, placed, existing

Past Passive Participle

from root `sthā` (to stand)

Root: sthā (class 1)

नित्यम् (nityam) - perpetually, constantly, always

(indeclinable)

Note: Used adverbially (accusative singular neuter).

अग्निः (agniḥ) - fire, vital heat, digestive fire (agni)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of agni

agni - fire, god of fire, vital heat, digestive fire (agni)

स्थाल्याम् (sthālyām) - in a pot, in a cooking pot

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of sthālī

sthālī - pot, cooking pot, dish

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

समाहितः (samāhitaḥ) - placed, fixed, composed, concentrated

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sam-ā-dhā

sam-ā-dhā - placed, fixed, composed, concentrated, absorbed in meditation

Past Passive Participle

from root `dhā` (to place, hold) with prefixes `sam` and `ā`

Prefixes: sam+ā

Root: dhā (class 3)