महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-224, verse-40

उपलभ्याप्सु चेद्गन्धं केचिद्ब्रूयुरनैपुणात् ।
पृथिव्यामेव तं विद्यादापो वायुं च संश्रितम् ॥४०॥

40. upalabhyāpsu cedgandhaṁ kecidbrūyuranaipuṇāt ,
pṛthivyāmeva taṁ vidyādāpo vāyuṁ ca saṁśritam.

40. upalabhya apsu cet gandham kecit brūyuḥ anaipuṇāt
pṛthivyām eva tam vidyāt āpaḥ vāyum ca saṃśritam

40. cet kecit anaipuṇāt apsu gandham upalabhya brūyuḥ
tam pṛthivyām eva vidyāt āpaḥ ca vāyum saṃśritam

40. If some, due to lack of skill, were to perceive smell in water, one should know that it actually resides in the earth, and that water (āpaḥ) depends on air.

Words meanings summery:

• उपलभ्य (upalabhya) - having perceived, having obtained

• अप्सु (apsu) - in waters

• चेत् (cet) - if

• गन्धम् (gandham) - smell, odor

• केचित् (kecit) - some (people)

• ब्रूयुः (brūyuḥ) - they might say, they would say

• अनैपुणात् (anaipuṇāt) - due to lack of skill, from unskillfulness

• पृथिव्याम् (pṛthivyām) - in the earth

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, just

• तम् (tam) - that (smell)

• विद्यात् (vidyāt) - one should know

• आपः (āpaḥ) - waters

• वायुम् (vāyum) - air

• च (ca) - and, also

• संश्रितम् (saṁśritam) - dependent on, relying on, connected with

Words meanings and morphology

उपलभ्य (upalabhya) - having perceived, having obtained

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (gerund)

Derived from root labh with upasarga upa and lyap suffix.

Prefix: upa

Root: labh (class 1)

अप्सु (apsu) - in waters

(noun)

Locative, feminine, plural of ap

ap - water

चेत् (cet) - if

(indeclinable)

गन्धम् (gandham) - smell, odor

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of gandha

gandha - smell, odor, fragrance

केचित् (kecit) - some (people)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of ka

ka - who, what (with 'cit' implies indefiniteness)

ब्रूयुः (brūyuḥ) - they might say, they would say

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, optative (vidhi-liṅ) of brū

Root: brū (class 2)

अनैपुणात् (anaipuṇāt) - due to lack of skill, from unskillfulness

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of anaipuṇa

anaipuṇa - unskillfulness, lack of skill

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+naipuṇa)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
• naipuṇa – skill, dexterity, cleverness
  noun (neuter)

पृथिव्याम् (pṛthivyām) - in the earth

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of pṛthivī

pṛthivī - earth, ground

एव (eva) - indeed, only, just

(indeclinable)

तम् (tam) - that (smell)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that

विद्यात् (vidyāt) - one should know

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhi-liṅ) of vid

Root: vid (class 2)

आपः (āpaḥ) - waters

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of ap

ap - water

वायुम् (vāyum) - air

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of vāyu

vāyu - air, wind

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

संश्रितम् (saṁśritam) - dependent on, relying on, connected with

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of saṃśrita

saṁśrita - resorted to, dependent on, connected with

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root śri with upasarga sam.

Prefix: sam

Root: śri (class 1)

Note: Predicative accusative, referring to the state of water being dependent on air.