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महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-231, verse-7

भूमेर्देहो जलात्सारो ज्योतिषश्चक्षुषी स्मृते ।
प्राणापानाश्रयो वायुः खेष्वाकाशं शरीरिणाम् ॥७॥
7. bhūmerdeho jalātsāro jyotiṣaścakṣuṣī smṛte ,
prāṇāpānāśrayo vāyuḥ kheṣvākāśaṁ śarīriṇām.
7. bhūmeḥ dehaḥ jalāt sāraḥ jyotiṣaḥ cakṣuṣī smṛte
prāṇāpānāśrayaḥ vāyuḥ kheṣu ākāśaṃ śarīriṇām
7. śarīriṇām dehaḥ bhūmeḥ sāraḥ jalāt cakṣuṣī
jyotiṣaḥ smṛte vāyuḥ prāṇāpānāśrayaḥ ākāśaṃ kheṣu
7. Of embodied beings (śarīrin), the body (deha) is from the earth, the vital essence (sāra) is from water, and the two eyes (cakṣuṣī) are considered to be from light (jyotis). Air (vāyu) is the support for the vital breaths (prāṇa and apāna), and space (ākāśa) is present in their hollows (kha).

Words meanings summery:

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  • भूमेः (bhūmeḥ) - of the earth (of the earth, from the earth)
  • देहः (dehaḥ) - the body (body, form, person)
  • जलात् (jalāt) - from water
  • सारः (sāraḥ) - the vital essence (fluid) (essence, core, fluid, strength)
  • ज्योतिषः (jyotiṣaḥ) - of light (fire) (of light, of fire)
  • चक्षुषी (cakṣuṣī) - the two eyes
  • स्मृते (smṛte) - are considered (to be) (remembered, considered, held to be)
  • प्राणापानाश्रयः (prāṇāpānāśrayaḥ) - the support for inhalation (prāṇa) and exhalation (apāna) (supported by prāṇa and apāna, having prāṇa and apāna as its basis)
  • वायुः (vāyuḥ) - air (air, wind, the god Vayu)
  • खेषु (kheṣu) - in the hollows (of the body) (in the hollows, in the spaces, in the sky)
  • आकाशं (ākāśaṁ) - space (ākāśa) (space, ether, sky)
  • शरीरिणाम् (śarīriṇām) - of embodied beings (of embodied beings, of creatures with bodies)

Words meanings and morphology

भूमेः (bhūmeḥ) - of the earth (of the earth, from the earth)
(noun)
Genitive, feminine, singular of bhūmi
bhūmi - earth, ground, land
देहः (dehaḥ) - the body (body, form, person)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of deha
deha - body, form
From root √dih (to smear)
Root: dih (class 6)
जलात् (jalāt) - from water
(noun)
Ablative, neuter, singular of jala
jala - water
सारः (sāraḥ) - the vital essence (fluid) (essence, core, fluid, strength)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of sāra
sāra - essence, core, marrow, strength, water
Root: sṛ (class 1)
ज्योतिषः (jyotiṣaḥ) - of light (fire) (of light, of fire)
(noun)
Genitive, neuter, singular of jyotis
jyotis - light, radiance, fire, star
चक्षुषी (cakṣuṣī) - the two eyes
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, dual of cakṣus
cakṣus - eye, sight, vision
From root √cakṣ (to see)
Root: cakṣ (class 2)
Note: Dual form for 'two eyes'.
स्मृते (smṛte) - are considered (to be) (remembered, considered, held to be)
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, dual of smṛta
smṛta - remembered, recollected, thought of
Past Passive Participle
From root √smṛ (to remember)
Root: smṛ (class 1)
Note: Dual nominative form, implying 'are considered'.
प्राणापानाश्रयः (prāṇāpānāśrayaḥ) - the support for inhalation (prāṇa) and exhalation (apāna) (supported by prāṇa and apāna, having prāṇa and apāna as its basis)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of prāṇāpānāśraya
prāṇāpānāśraya - supported by prāṇa and apāna
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (prāṇa+apāna+āśraya)
  • prāṇa – vital breath, inhalation, life-force
    noun (masculine)
  • apāna – downward breath, exhalation
    noun (masculine)
    From apa + √an (to breathe)
    Prefix: apa
    Root: an (class 2)
  • āśraya – support, basis, refuge
    noun (masculine)
    From ā + √śri (to resort to)
    Prefix: ā
    Root: śri (class 1)
Note: Agrees with vāyuḥ.
वायुः (vāyuḥ) - air (air, wind, the god Vayu)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of vāyu
vāyu - air, wind
खेषु (kheṣu) - in the hollows (of the body) (in the hollows, in the spaces, in the sky)
(noun)
Locative, neuter, plural of kha
kha - space, sky, void, aperture, hole
Note: Refers to the internal hollow spaces of the body.
आकाशं (ākāśaṁ) - space (ākāśa) (space, ether, sky)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of ākāśa
ākāśa - space, ether, sky
From ā + √kāś (to appear)
Prefix: ā
Root: kāś (class 1)
Note: Here in nominative.
शरीरिणाम् (śarīriṇām) - of embodied beings (of embodied beings, of creatures with bodies)
(noun)
Genitive, masculine, plural of śarīrin
śarīrin - embodied, having a body, a living being
From śarīra (body) + -in (possessive suffix)
Note: Connects to all the preceding clauses.