महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-179, verse-8

नश्यन्त्यापो ह्यनाहाराद्वायुरुच्छ्वासनिग्रहात् ।
नश्यते कोष्ठभेदात्खमग्निर्नश्यत्यभोजनात् ॥८॥

8. naśyantyāpo hyanāhārādvāyurucchvāsanigrahāt ,
naśyate koṣṭhabhedātkhamagnirnaśyatyabhojanāt.

8. naśyanti āpaḥ hi anāhārāt vāyuḥ ucchvāsa-nigrahāt
naśyate koṣṭha-bhedāt kham agniḥ naśyati abhojanāt

8. hi āpaḥ anāhārāt naśyanti vāyuḥ ucchvāsa-nigrahāt naśyati
kham koṣṭha-bhedāt naśyate agniḥ abhojanāt naśyati

8. Indeed, the waters in the body diminish from lack of sustenance. The air (breath) is destroyed by the suppression of exhalation. The space within perishes when the body cavities collapse. The fire, too, is extinguished from not eating.

Words meanings summery:

• नश्यन्ति (naśyanti) - diminish, perish (they perish, they are destroyed)

• आपः (āpaḥ) - the waters (bodily fluids) (waters, rivers)

• हि (hi) - indeed (indeed, surely, for, because)

• अनाहारात् (anāhārāt) - from lack of sustenance (from lack of food, from not eating, from starvation)

• वायुः (vāyuḥ) - air, vital breath (within the body) (wind, air, vital breath)

• उच्छ्वास-निग्रहात् (ucchvāsa-nigrahāt) - from the suppression of exhalation/breath (from the suppression of breath, from holding breath)

• नश्यते (naśyate) - perishes, is destroyed (it is destroyed, it perishes (middle voice))

• कोष्ठ-भेदात् (koṣṭha-bhedāt) - from the collapse/rupture of the body cavities (from the breaking of the interior, from the rupture of the belly/cavity)

• खम् (kham) - space (within the body, one of the elements) (space, ether, sky, air)

• अग्निः (agniḥ) - the fire (digestive fire, one of the elements) (fire, sacrificial fire, digestive fire)

• नश्यति (naśyati) - is extinguished, perishes (it perishes, it is destroyed)

• अभोजनात् (abhojanāt) - from not eating (from not eating, from lack of food)

Words meanings and morphology

नश्यन्ति (naśyanti) - diminish, perish (they perish, they are destroyed)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of naś

Present Active Indicative, 3rd person plural

Root naś, class 4.

Root: naś (class 4)

आपः (āpaḥ) - the waters (bodily fluids) (waters, rivers)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of ap

ap - water, fluid

Always plural in this sense.

Note: Subject of naśyanti.

हि (hi) - indeed (indeed, surely, for, because)

(indeclinable)

अनाहारात् (anāhārāt) - from lack of sustenance (from lack of food, from not eating, from starvation)

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of anāhāra

anāhāra - non-eating, abstinence from food, starvation

Negative prefix an- + āhāra.

Compound type : nañ-tatpurusha (na+āhāra)

• na – not, no
  indeclinable
  Negative particle.
• āhāra – food, sustenance, nourishment, taking, collection
  noun (masculine)
  From ā + hṛ (to take).
  Prefix: ā
  Root: hṛ (class 1)

Note: Indicates cause.

वायुः (vāyuḥ) - air, vital breath (within the body) (wind, air, vital breath)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vāyu

vāyu - wind, air, vital breath, one of the five elements

From root vā "to blow".

Root: vā (class 2)

Note: Subject of implied naśyati.

उच्छ्वास-निग्रहात् (ucchvāsa-nigrahāt) - from the suppression of exhalation/breath (from the suppression of breath, from holding breath)

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of ucchvāsa-nigraha

ucchvāsa-nigraha - suppression of breath, restraint of exhalation

Compound type : tatpurusha (ucchvāsa+nigraha)

• ucchvāsa – exhalation, breath, sigh
  noun (masculine)
  From ud + śvas (to breathe).
  Prefix: ud
  Root: śvas (class 2)
• nigraha – restraint, suppression, control, checking
  noun (masculine)
  From ni + grah (to seize, hold).
  Prefix: ni
  Root: grah (class 9)

Note: Indicates cause.

नश्यते (naśyate) - perishes, is destroyed (it is destroyed, it perishes (middle voice))

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle/passive, present (laṭ) of naś

Present Middle/Passive Indicative, 3rd person singular

Root naś, class 4 (Ātmanepada for certain meanings, or can be passive).

Root: naś (class 4)

Note: Its subject is kham.

कोष्ठ-भेदात् (koṣṭha-bhedāt) - from the collapse/rupture of the body cavities (from the breaking of the interior, from the rupture of the belly/cavity)

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of koṣṭha-bheda

koṣṭha-bheda - rupture of the viscera, breaking of the interior

Compound type : tatpurusha (koṣṭha+bheda)

• koṣṭha – interior, cavity, abdomen, store-room
  noun (masculine/neuter)
• bheda – breaking, splitting, rupture, distinction, division
  noun (masculine)
  From root bhid (to break).
  Root: bhid (class 7)

Note: Indicates cause.

खम् (kham) - space (within the body, one of the elements) (space, ether, sky, air)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kha

kha - space, ether, sky, heaven, zero

From root khan (to dig) or khyā (to appear). Often refers to ākāśa (ether/space element).

Note: Subject of naśyate.

अग्निः (agniḥ) - the fire (digestive fire, one of the elements) (fire, sacrificial fire, digestive fire)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of agni

agni - fire, sacrificial fire, god of fire, digestive fire, heat

Root: ag

Note: Subject of naśyati.

नश्यति (naśyati) - is extinguished, perishes (it perishes, it is destroyed)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of naś

Present Active Indicative, 3rd person singular

Root naś, class 4.

Root: naś (class 4)

अभोजनात् (abhojanāt) - from not eating (from not eating, from lack of food)

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of abhojana

abhojana - non-eating, abstinence from food

Negative prefix a- + bhojana.

Compound type : nañ-tatpurusha (na+bhojana)

• na – not, no
  indeclinable
  Negative particle.
• bhojana – food, eating, meal
  noun (neuter)
  From root bhuj (to eat, enjoy).
  Root: bhuj (class 7)

Note: Indicates cause.