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महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-212, verse-8

आकाशं वायुरूष्मा च स्नेहो यच्चापि पार्थिवम् ।
एष पञ्चसमाहारः शरीरमिति नैकधा ।
ज्ञानमूष्मा च वायुश्च त्रिविधः कर्मसंग्रहः ॥८॥
8. ākāśaṁ vāyurūṣmā ca sneho yaccāpi pārthivam ,
eṣa pañcasamāhāraḥ śarīramiti naikadhā ,
jñānamūṣmā ca vāyuśca trividhaḥ karmasaṁgrahaḥ.
8. ākāśam vāyuḥ ūṣmā ca snehaḥ yat ca
api pārthivam eṣaḥ pañcasamāhāraḥ
śarīram iti na ekadhā jñānam ūṣmā
ca vāyuḥ ca trividhaḥ karmasaṅgrahaḥ
8. ākāśam vāyuḥ ūṣmā ca snehaḥ yat ca
api pārthivam eṣaḥ pañcasamāhāraḥ
śarīram iti na ekadhā jñānam ūṣmā
ca vāyuḥ ca trividhaḥ karmasaṅgrahaḥ
8. Space, air, heat, water, and also the earthly element – this is the five-fold aggregate that constitutes the body, not merely in one uniform way. Knowledge, energetic heat, and vital air (vāyu) – this is the threefold accumulation of actions (karma).

Words meanings summery:

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  • आकाशम् (ākāśam) - the element of space/ether (sky, space, ether)
  • वायुः (vāyuḥ) - the element of air (air, wind, vital breath)
  • ऊष्मा (ūṣmā) - the element of fire/heat (heat, warmth, fire, vital energy)
  • (ca) - and (and, also)
  • स्नेहः (snehaḥ) - the element of water (fluidity) (oil, fat, water, fluidity, affection)
  • यत् (yat) - that which (which, what, that)
  • (ca) - and (and, also)
  • अपि (api) - also (also, even, too)
  • पार्थिवम् (pārthivam) - the earthly element (earth) (earthly, relating to earth)
  • एषः (eṣaḥ) - this (aggregate) (this (masculine nominative singular))
  • पञ्चसमाहारः (pañcasamāhāraḥ) - the five-fold aggregate (of elements) (collection of five, aggregate of five)
  • शरीरम् (śarīram) - the physical body (body, corporeal frame)
  • इति (iti) - thus (indicating definition) (thus, so, in this way, (marks direct quote or definition))
  • (na) - not (not, no)
  • एकधा (ekadhā) - in one uniform way (in one way, uniformly, simply)
  • ज्ञानम् (jñānam) - knowledge (knowledge, wisdom)
  • ऊष्मा (ūṣmā) - energetic heat (heat, warmth, energy)
  • (ca) - and (and, also)
  • वायुः (vāyuḥ) - vital air (prāṇa) (air, wind, vital breath, life-force)
  • (ca) - and (and, also)
  • त्रिविधः (trividhaḥ) - threefold (threefold, of three kinds)
  • कर्मसङ्ग्रहः (karmasaṅgrahaḥ) - the accumulation of actions (karma) (accumulation of actions, collection of (karma))

Words meanings and morphology

आकाशम् (ākāśam) - the element of space/ether (sky, space, ether)
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of ākāśa
ākāśa - sky, space, ether, the first of the five elements
From ā-kāś (to shine forth) or simply a noun formed from root kāś with ā.
Prefix: ā
Root: kāś (class 1)
Note: Part of a list of elements.
वायुः (vāyuḥ) - the element of air (air, wind, vital breath)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of vāyu
vāyu - air, wind, vital breath, the element air
From root vā (to blow).
Root: vā (class 2)
Note: Part of a list of elements.
ऊष्मा (ūṣmā) - the element of fire/heat (heat, warmth, fire, vital energy)
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of ūṣman
ūṣman - heat, warmth, fire, vital energy, vital essence
From root uṣ (to burn).
Root: uṣ (class 1)
Note: Part of a list of elements.
(ca) - and (and, also)
(indeclinable)
स्नेहः (snehaḥ) - the element of water (fluidity) (oil, fat, water, fluidity, affection)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of sneha
sneha - oil, fat, moisture, fluidity, water, affection, tenderness
From root snih (to be sticky, to be moist, to love).
Root: snih (class 4)
Note: Part of a list of elements.
यत् (yat) - that which (which, what, that)
(pronoun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of yad
yad - which, what, that (relative pronoun)
Note: Refers to the following 'pārthivam'.
(ca) - and (and, also)
(indeclinable)
अपि (api) - also (also, even, too)
(indeclinable)
पार्थिवम् (pārthivam) - the earthly element (earth) (earthly, relating to earth)
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of pārthiva
pārthiva - earthly, terrestrial, relating to the earth, element of earth
From pṛthivī (earth).
Note: Agreement with implied 'element' or 'bhūta'.
एषः (eṣaḥ) - this (aggregate) (this (masculine nominative singular))
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of etad
etad - this, that
Demonstrative pronoun.
Note: Refers to the aggregate that follows.
पञ्चसमाहारः (pañcasamāhāraḥ) - the five-fold aggregate (of elements) (collection of five, aggregate of five)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of pañcasamāhāra
pañcasamāhāra - collection of five, aggregate of five
Compound.
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (pañca+samāhāra)
  • pañca – five
    numeral
  • samāhāra – collection, aggregate, synthesis
    noun (masculine)
    From sam-ā-hṛ (to collect, bring together).
    Prefixes: sam+ā
    Root: hṛ (class 1)
Note: Predicate nominative for 'eṣaḥ'.
शरीरम् (śarīram) - the physical body (body, corporeal frame)
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of śarīra
śarīra - body, corporeal frame, substance
From root śṛ (to break, to decay), thus 'that which decays'.
Root: śṛ (class 9)
Note: Predicate for 'eṣaḥ pañcasamāhāraḥ'.
इति (iti) - thus (indicating definition) (thus, so, in this way, (marks direct quote or definition))
(indeclinable)
(na) - not (not, no)
(indeclinable)
Negative particle.
एकधा (ekadhā) - in one uniform way (in one way, uniformly, simply)
(indeclinable)
Formed with suffix -dhā (indicating manner) from eka (one).
Note: Qualifies the constitution of the body.
ज्ञानम् (jñānam) - knowledge (knowledge, wisdom)
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of jñāna
jñāna - knowledge, wisdom, spiritual knowledge, understanding
From root jñā (to know).
Root: jñā (class 9)
ऊष्मा (ūṣmā) - energetic heat (heat, warmth, energy)
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of ūṣman
ūṣman - heat, warmth, vital energy, inner fire
From root uṣ (to burn).
Root: uṣ (class 1)
Note: One of the three components of karma-saṅgraha.
(ca) - and (and, also)
(indeclinable)
वायुः (vāyuḥ) - vital air (prāṇa) (air, wind, vital breath, life-force)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of vāyu
vāyu - air, wind, vital breath, life-force (prāṇa)
From root vā (to blow).
Root: vā (class 2)
Note: One of the three components of karma-saṅgraha.
(ca) - and (and, also)
(indeclinable)
त्रिविधः (trividhaḥ) - threefold (threefold, of three kinds)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of trividha
trividha - threefold, of three kinds, triply
Compound.
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (tri+vidha)
  • tri – three
    numeral
  • vidha – kind, sort, manner
    noun (masculine)
Note: Agreement with 'karmasaṅgrahaḥ'.
कर्मसङ्ग्रहः (karmasaṅgrahaḥ) - the accumulation of actions (karma) (accumulation of actions, collection of (karma))
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of karmasaṅgraha
karmasaṅgraha - collection of actions, accumulation of (karma), sum of actions
Compound.
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (karma+saṅgraha)
  • karma – action, deed, ritual, fate, consequence of actions
    noun (neuter)
    From root kṛ (to do, make).
    Root: kṛ (class 8)
  • saṅgraha – collection, accumulation, summary, compilation
    noun (masculine)
    From sam-grah (to seize, collect).
    Prefix: sam
    Root: grah (class 9)
Note: Subject of the second sentence.