महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-286, verse-16

शरीरिणा परित्यक्तं निश्चेष्टं गतचेतनम् ।
भूतैः प्रकृतिमापन्नैस्ततो भूमौ निमज्जति ॥१६॥

16. śarīriṇā parityaktaṁ niśceṣṭaṁ gatacetanam ,
bhūtaiḥ prakṛtimāpannaistato bhūmau nimajjati.

16. śarīriṇā parityaktam niśceṣṭam gatacetanam
bhūtaiḥ prakṛtim āpannaiḥ tataḥ bhūmau nimajjati

16. śarīriṇā parityaktam niśceṣṭam gatacetanam
bhūtaiḥ prakṛtim āpannaiḥ tataḥ bhūmau nimajjati

16. Once abandoned by the embodied soul (śarīrin), becoming motionless and devoid of consciousness, it then sinks into the earth, merging with the fundamental elements (bhūtas) that have returned to their primal nature (prakṛti).

Words meanings summery:

• शरीरिणा (śarīriṇā) - by the embodied soul (śarīrin) (by the embodied one, by the soul)

• परित्यक्तम् (parityaktam) - abandoned (abandoned, forsaken, given up)

• निश्चेष्टम् (niśceṣṭam) - motionless (motionless, inert, inactive)

• गतचेतनम् (gatacetanam) - devoid of consciousness (unconscious, lifeless, devoid of consciousness)

• भूतैः (bhūtaiḥ) - by the fundamental elements (bhūtas) (by the elements, by the beings)

• प्रकृतिम् (prakṛtim) - its primal nature (prakṛti) (nature, original form, source)

• आपन्नैः (āpannaiḥ) - that have returned to (having attained, having reached)

• ततः (tataḥ) - then (then, thence, therefore, subsequently)

• भूमौ (bhūmau) - into the earth (in the earth, on the ground)

• निमज्जति (nimajjati) - sinks (sinks, dives, immerses)

Words meanings and morphology

शरीरिणा (śarīriṇā) - by the embodied soul (śarīrin) (by the embodied one, by the soul)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of śarīrin

śarīrin - embodied being, soul, individual

Possessive suffix -in added to śarīra (body)

परित्यक्तम् (parityaktam) - abandoned (abandoned, forsaken, given up)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of parityakta

parityakta - abandoned, cast off, renounced

Past Passive Participle

From root tyaj (to abandon) with prefix pari

Prefix: pari

Root: tyaj (class 1)

निश्चेष्टम् (niśceṣṭam) - motionless (motionless, inert, inactive)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of niśceṣṭa

niśceṣṭa - motionless, inert

Compound of nis (without) and ceṣṭa (motion)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (nis+ceṣṭa)

• nis – without, out, away
  indeclinable
• ceṣṭa – active, moving, endeavoring
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root ceṣṭ (to move, try)
  Root: ceṣṭ (class 1)

गतचेतनम् (gatacetanam) - devoid of consciousness (unconscious, lifeless, devoid of consciousness)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of gatacetana

gatacetana - whose consciousness is gone, unconscious

Compound of gata (gone) and cetana (consciousness)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (gata+cetana)

• gata – gone, passed, departed
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root gam (to go)
  Root: gam (class 1)
• cetana – consciousness, intelligence, sentient
  noun (masculine)
  From root cit (to perceive, observe)
  Root: cit (class 1)

भूतैः (bhūtaiḥ) - by the fundamental elements (bhūtas) (by the elements, by the beings)

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, plural of bhūta

bhūta - being, creature, element, ghost, past

Past Passive Participle

From root bhū (to be, become)

Root: bhū (class 1)

प्रकृतिम् (prakṛtim) - its primal nature (prakṛti) (nature, original form, source)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of prakṛti

prakṛti - nature, primordial matter, original form, source, constitution (prakṛti)

Derived from root kṛ (to make) with prefix pra

Prefix: pra

Root: kṛ (class 8)

आपन्नैः (āpannaiḥ) - that have returned to (having attained, having reached)

(adjective)

Instrumental, neuter, plural of āpanna

āpanna - attained, reached, happened

Past Passive Participle

From root āp (to obtain, reach) with prefix ā

Prefix: ā

Root: āp (class 5)

ततः (tataḥ) - then (then, thence, therefore, subsequently)

(indeclinable)

भूमौ (bhūmau) - into the earth (in the earth, on the ground)

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of bhūmi

bhūmi - earth, ground, land

Root: bhū (class 1)

निमज्जति (nimajjati) - sinks (sinks, dives, immerses)

(verb)

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

Present Tense

Root majj (from mṛj), 3rd person singular, present active

Prefix: ni

Root: majj (class 6)