महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-225, verse-9

वायोरपि गुणं स्पर्शमाकाशं ग्रसते यदा ।
प्रशाम्यति तदा वायुः खं तु तिष्ठति नानदत् ॥९॥

9. vāyorapi guṇaṁ sparśamākāśaṁ grasate yadā ,
praśāmyati tadā vāyuḥ khaṁ tu tiṣṭhati nānadat.

9. vāyoḥ api guṇam sparśam ākāśam grasate yadā
praśāmyati tadā vāyuḥ kham tu tiṣṭhati na anadat

9. yadā ākāśam vāyoḥ api guṇam sparśam grasate tadā
vāyuḥ praśāmyati kham tu na anadat tiṣṭhati

9. When space (ākāśa) absorbs touch (sparśa), the quality (guṇa) even of air (vāyu), then air (vāyu) subsides, but space (kha) remains, not producing sound.

Words meanings summery:

• वायोः (vāyoḥ) - of air (the cosmic element) (from air, of air, from wind)

• अपि (api) - even (also, even, too)

• गुणम् (guṇam) - the quality (quality, attribute, constituent)

• स्पर्शम् (sparśam) - touch (the specific quality of air) (touch, sensation of touch)

• आकाशम् (ākāśam) - space (ākāśa, the cosmic element) (sky, space, ether)

• ग्रसते (grasate) - absorbs (devours, swallows, grasps, absorbs)

• यदा (yadā) - when, at what time

• प्रशाम्यति (praśāmyati) - subsides (subsides, becomes calm, is extinguished, ceases)

• तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

• वायुः (vāyuḥ) - air (as a cosmic element) (wind, air, vital breath, the deity Vāyu)

• खम् (kham) - space (kha) (sky, space, ether, heaven)

• तु (tu) - but (but, indeed, however, on the other hand)

• तिष्ठति (tiṣṭhati) - remains (stands, remains, stays, exists)

• न (na) - not (not, no)

• अनदत् (anadat) - producing sound (sounding, making noise (from nad))

Words meanings and morphology

वायोः (vāyoḥ) - of air (the cosmic element) (from air, of air, from wind)

(noun)

masculine, singular of vāyu

vāyu - wind, air, vital breath, the god of wind

Root: vā (class 2)

अपि (api) - even (also, even, too)

(indeclinable)

गुणम् (guṇam) - the quality (quality, attribute, constituent)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of guṇa

guṇa - quality, attribute, excellence, constituent of nature, secondary property

स्पर्शम् (sparśam) - touch (the specific quality of air) (touch, sensation of touch)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of sparśa

sparśa - touch, contact, sensation of touch, wind

From root spṛś (to touch).

Root: spṛś (class 6)

Note: Object of grasate.

आकाशम् (ākāśam) - space (ākāśa, the cosmic element) (sky, space, ether)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ākāśa

ākāśa - sky, space, ether, the first of the five elements

From root kāś with prefix ā-.

Prefix: ā

Root: kāś (class 1)

Note: Subject of grasate.

ग्रसते (grasate) - absorbs (devours, swallows, grasps, absorbs)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of gras

present active

Root: gras (class 1)

यदा (yadā) - when, at what time

(indeclinable)

Root: ya

प्रशाम्यति (praśāmyati) - subsides (subsides, becomes calm, is extinguished, ceases)

(verb)

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

present active

Prefix: pra

Root: śam (class 4)

तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

(indeclinable)

Root: tad

वायुः (vāyuḥ) - air (as a cosmic element) (wind, air, vital breath, the deity Vāyu)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vāyu

vāyu - wind, air, vital breath, the god of wind

Root: vā (class 2)

खम् (kham) - space (kha) (sky, space, ether, heaven)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kha

kha - sky, space, ether, empty space, a hole, zero

Root: khan (class 1)

Note: Subject of tiṣṭhati.

तु (tu) - but (but, indeed, however, on the other hand)

(indeclinable)

तिष्ठति (tiṣṭhati) - remains (stands, remains, stays, exists)

(verb)

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

present active

Root: sthā (class 1)

न (na) - not (not, no)

(indeclinable)

Note: Negates 'anadat'.

अनदत् (anadat) - producing sound (sounding, making noise (from nad))

(participle)

Nominative, neuter, singular of nadat

nadat - sounding, roaring, crying

present active participle

From root nad (to sound, roar), active participle.

Root: nad (class 1)

Note: Acts as an adjective for 'kham'.