महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-225, verse-4

आपस्ततः प्रतिष्ठन्ति ऊर्मिमत्यो महास्वनाः ।
सर्वमेवेदमापूर्य तिष्ठन्ति च चरन्ति च ॥४॥

4. āpastataḥ pratiṣṭhanti ūrmimatyo mahāsvanāḥ ,
sarvamevedamāpūrya tiṣṭhanti ca caranti ca.

4. āpaḥ tataḥ pratiṣṭhanti ūrmimatyaḥ mahāsvanāḥ
sarvam eva idam āpūrya tiṣṭhanti ca caranti ca

4. tataḥ ūrmimatyaḥ mahāsvanāḥ āpaḥ pratiṣṭhanti.
sarvam idam āpūrya ca tiṣṭhanti ca caranti

4. Then the waters, characterized by waves and mighty roars, establish themselves. Filling this entire (world), they both stand still and move about.

Words meanings summery:

• आपः (āpaḥ) - waters

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, from there

• प्रतिष्ठन्ति (pratiṣṭhanti) - the waters settle and take their place (they establish themselves, they stand firm, they remain)

• ऊर्मिमत्यः (ūrmimatyaḥ) - wavy, full of waves

• महास्वनाः (mahāsvanāḥ) - with mighty roars, loudly roaring

• सर्वम् (sarvam) - the entire world or universe (all, everything)

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, just

• इदम् (idam) - this, this world

• आपूर्य (āpūrya) - having filled

• तिष्ठन्ति (tiṣṭhanti) - they stand, they remain, they are stationary

• च (ca) - both... and... (and)

• चरन्ति (caranti) - they move, they roam, they wander

• च (ca) - both... and... (and)

Words meanings and morphology

आपः (āpaḥ) - waters

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of ap

ap - water

Note: Irregular feminine plural noun.

ततः (tataḥ) - then, from there

(indeclinable)

प्रतिष्ठन्ति (pratiṣṭhanti) - the waters settle and take their place (they establish themselves, they stand firm, they remain)

(verb)

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

With 'prati', it means 'to stand firm, to settle, to establish oneself'.

Prefix: prati

Root: sthā (class 1)

ऊर्मिमत्यः (ūrmimatyaḥ) - wavy, full of waves

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of ūrmimat

ūrmimat - having waves, wavy, billowy

Derived from 'ūrmi' with possessive suffix '-mat'.

Note: Feminine nominative plural, agreeing with 'āpaḥ'.

महास्वनाः (mahāsvanāḥ) - with mighty roars, loudly roaring

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of mahāsvana

mahāsvana - having a great sound, loudly roaring, mighty-sounding

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+svana)

• mahā – great, mighty
  adjective
• svana – sound, roar, noise
  noun (masculine)
  Root: svan (class 1)

Note: Feminine nominative plural, agreeing with 'āpaḥ'.

सर्वम् (sarvam) - the entire world or universe (all, everything)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole, complete

Note: Refers to the entire creation/world.

एव (eva) - indeed, only, just

(indeclinable)

इदम् (idam) - this, this world

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this, this world, here

Note: Often refers to 'this universe' or 'this creation'.

आपूर्य (āpūrya) - having filled

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

From root 'pṛ' with prefix 'ā', forming an absolutive.

Prefix: ā

Root: pṛ (class 3)

तिष्ठन्ति (tiṣṭhanti) - they stand, they remain, they are stationary

(verb)

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

Root: sthā (class 1)

च (ca) - both... and... (and)

(indeclinable)

चरन्ति (caranti) - they move, they roam, they wander

(verb)

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

Root: car (class 1)

च (ca) - both... and... (and)

(indeclinable)