महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-253, verse-17

ततः कदाचित्स मुनिर्वर्षास्वाकाशमास्थितः ।
अन्तरिक्षाज्जलं मूर्ध्ना प्रत्यगृह्णान्मुहुर्मुहुः ॥१७॥

17. tataḥ kadācitsa munirvarṣāsvākāśamāsthitaḥ ,
antarikṣājjalaṁ mūrdhnā pratyagṛhṇānmuhurmuhuḥ.

17. tataḥ kadācit saḥ muniḥ varṣāsu ākāśam āsthitaḥ
antarikṣāt jalam mūrdhnā pratyagṛhṇāt muhurmuhuḥ

17. Then, one time, that ascetic, while situated under the open sky during the rainy seasons, repeatedly received the water from the atmosphere directly on his head.

Words meanings summery:

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereupon, from that

• कदाचित् (kadācit) - once, sometimes, at some time

• सः (saḥ) - he

• मुनिः (muniḥ) - ascetic, sage, hermit

• वर्षासु (varṣāsu) - in the rainy seasons

• आकाशम् (ākāśam) - sky, open air, space

• आस्थितः (āsthitaḥ) - situated, standing, resorting to

• अन्तरिक्षात् (antarikṣāt) - from the atmosphere, from the sky

• जलम् (jalam) - water

• मूर्ध्ना (mūrdhnā) - with the head, by the head

• प्रत्यगृह्णात् (pratyagṛhṇāt) - he received, he took, he accepted

• मुहुर्मुहुः (muhurmuhuḥ) - again and again, repeatedly

Words meanings and morphology

ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereupon, from that

(indeclinable)

कदाचित् (kadācit) - once, sometimes, at some time

(indeclinable)

सः (saḥ) - he

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he/she/it

मुनिः (muniḥ) - ascetic, sage, hermit

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of muni

muni - sage, ascetic, seer, saint

वर्षासु (varṣāsu) - in the rainy seasons

(noun)

Locative, feminine, plural of varṣā

varṣā - rain, rainy season

आकाशम् (ākāśam) - sky, open air, space

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of ākāśa

ākāśa - sky, space, ether

आस्थितः (āsthitaḥ) - situated, standing, resorting to

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, singular of āsthita

āsthita - stood, stationed, resorted to, performed

Past Passive Participle

From root sthā with prefix ā

Prefix: ā

Root: sthā (class 1)

अन्तरिक्षात् (antarikṣāt) - from the atmosphere, from the sky

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of antarikṣa

antarikṣa - atmosphere, sky, mid-region

जलम् (jalam) - water

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of jala

jala - water

मूर्ध्ना (mūrdhnā) - with the head, by the head

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of mūrdhan

mūrdhan - head, skull, top

प्रत्यगृह्णात् (pratyagṛhṇāt) - he received, he took, he accepted

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, imperfect past (laṅ) of grah

Prefixes: prati+ā

Root: grah (class 9)

मुहुर्मुहुः (muhurmuhuḥ) - again and again, repeatedly

(indeclinable)