महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-274, verse-37

तस्मिन्पतितमात्रे तु स्वेदबिन्दौ तथा भुवि ।
प्रादुर्बभूव सुमहानग्निः कालानलोपमः ॥३७॥

37. tasminpatitamātre tu svedabindau tathā bhuvi ,
prādurbabhūva sumahānagniḥ kālānalopamaḥ.

37. tasmin patitamātre tu svedabindau tathā bhuvi
| prādurbabhūva sumahān agniḥ kālānalopamaḥ

37. tu tasmin patitamātre svedabindau tathā bhuvi
sumahān kālānalopamaḥ agniḥ prādurbabhūva

37. But as soon as that drop of sweat fell upon the earth, a very great fire manifested, resembling the destructive fire of cosmic dissolution.

Words meanings summery:

• तस्मिन् (tasmin) - in that, on that

• पतितमात्रे (patitamātre) - in the very act of falling, as soon as it fell

• तु (tu) - but, indeed, moreover

• स्वेदबिन्दौ (svedabindau) - in the drop of sweat

• तथा (tathā) - thus, similarly, and, so

• भुवि (bhuvi) - on the earth, in the world

• प्रादुर्बभूव (prādurbabhūva) - appeared, manifested, became visible

• सुमहान् (sumahān) - very great, mighty, immense

• अग्निः (agniḥ) - fire

• कालानलोपमः (kālānalopamaḥ) - resembling the fire of cosmic dissolution

Words meanings and morphology

तस्मिन् (tasmin) - in that, on that

(pronoun)

Locative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Masculine locative singular of 'tad'

पतितमात्रे (patitamātre) - in the very act of falling, as soon as it fell

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of patitamātra

patitamātra - just fallen, merely fallen, as soon as fallen

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (patita+mātra)

• patita – fallen, dropped
  participle (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  from √pat 'to fall'
  Root: pat (class 1)
• mātra – only, merely, just, measure
  indeclinable

Note: Agrees with 'svedabindau'

तु (tu) - but, indeed, moreover

(indeclinable)

स्वेदबिन्दौ (svedabindau) - in the drop of sweat

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of svedabindu

svedabindu - drop of sweat

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sveda+bindu)

• sveda – sweat, perspiration
  noun (masculine)
• bindu – drop, point, dot
  noun (masculine)

तथा (tathā) - thus, similarly, and, so

(indeclinable)

भुवि (bhuvi) - on the earth, in the world

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of bhū

bhū - earth, land, ground

प्रादुर्बभूव (prādurbabhūva) - appeared, manifested, became visible

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past perfect (lit) of prādur-bhū

Perfect Active

3rd person singular perfect active

Prefix: prādus

Root: bhū (class 1)

सुमहान् (sumahān) - very great, mighty, immense

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sumahat

sumahat - very great, mighty, immense

Compound type : karmadhāraya (su+mahat)

• su – good, well, very
  indeclinable
• mahat – great, large, mighty
  adjective (neuter)

Note: Nominative singular masculine form of 'sumahat'

अग्निः (agniḥ) - fire

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of agni

agni - fire, god of fire

कालानलोपमः (kālānalopamaḥ) - resembling the fire of cosmic dissolution

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kālānalopama

kālānalopama - resembling the fire of doom/cosmic destruction

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kālānala+upama)

• kālānala – the fire of time, fire of destruction (at the end of a cosmic cycle)
  noun (masculine)
• upama – likeness, comparison, resembling
  adjective (masculine)

Note: Agrees with 'agniḥ'