महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-290, verse-21

तेजो वायौ तु संसक्तं वायुं नभसि चाश्रितम् ।
नभो महति संयुक्तं महद्बुद्धौ च संश्रितम् ॥२१॥

21. tejo vāyau tu saṁsaktaṁ vāyuṁ nabhasi cāśritam ,
nabho mahati saṁyuktaṁ mahadbuddhau ca saṁśritam.

21. tejaḥ vāyau tu saṃsaktam vāyum nabhasi ca āśritam
nabhaḥ mahati saṃyuktam mahat buddhau ca saṃśritam

21. tejaḥ vāyau tu saṃsaktam ca vāyum nabhasi āśritam
nabhaḥ mahati saṃyuktam ca mahat buddhau saṃśritam

21. Light (tejas) is connected within air; and air is dependent on space. Space is united within the great principle (mahat); and the great principle (mahat) is rooted in the intellect (buddhi).

Words meanings summery:

• तेजः (tejaḥ) - light, a subtle element (fire) (light, brilliance, energy, fire, vital power)

• वायौ (vāyau) - in air, in the subtle element of air (in the air, in the wind)

• तु (tu) - indeed, in turn (indicating a sequence or mild contrast) (but, indeed, however)

• संसक्तम् (saṁsaktam) - connected, joined (connected, attached, clinging to, joined)

• वायुम् (vāyum) - air, the subtle element of air (air, wind)

• नभसि (nabhasi) - in space, in the subtle element of ether (in the sky, in space, in the ether)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• आश्रितम् (āśritam) - dependent on, resting upon (dependent on, resorted to, sought refuge in, residing in)

• नभः (nabhaḥ) - space, the subtle element of ether (sky, space, ether)

• महति (mahati) - in the great principle (mahat) (in the great, in the great principle)

• संयुक्तम् (saṁyuktam) - united with (connected, united, joined with)

• महत् (mahat) - the great principle (mahat) (the great principle, intellect)

• बुद्धौ (buddhau) - in the intellect (buddhi) (in the intellect, in the understanding)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• संश्रितम् (saṁśritam) - rooted in, dependent on (residing in, dependent on, sought refuge in)

Words meanings and morphology

तेजः (tejaḥ) - light, a subtle element (fire) (light, brilliance, energy, fire, vital power)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tejas

tejas - light, brilliance, energy, fire, vital power, spiritual power, a subtle element

वायौ (vāyau) - in air, in the subtle element of air (in the air, in the wind)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of vāyu

vāyu - air, wind, the deity of wind, a subtle element

तु (tu) - indeed, in turn (indicating a sequence or mild contrast) (but, indeed, however)

(indeclinable)

संसक्तम् (saṁsaktam) - connected, joined (connected, attached, clinging to, joined)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of saṃsakta

saṁsakta - connected, attached, clinging to, joined

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root √sañj with prefix sam-.

Prefix: sam

Root: sañj (class 7)

Note: Adjective form of the past passive participle.

वायुम् (vāyum) - air, the subtle element of air (air, wind)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of vāyu

vāyu - air, wind, the deity of wind, a subtle element

Note: Object of implied verb in the second clause.

नभसि (nabhasi) - in space, in the subtle element of ether (in the sky, in space, in the ether)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of nabhas

nabhas - sky, atmosphere, space, ether, a subtle element

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

आश्रितम् (āśritam) - dependent on, resting upon (dependent on, resorted to, sought refuge in, residing in)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of āśrita

āśrita - dependent on, resorted to, sought refuge in, residing in

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root √śri with prefix ā-.

Prefix: ā

Root: śri (class 1)

Note: Adjective form of the past passive participle, agreeing with 'vāyum'.

नभः (nabhaḥ) - space, the subtle element of ether (sky, space, ether)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of nabhas

nabhas - sky, atmosphere, space, ether, a subtle element

महति (mahati) - in the great principle (mahat) (in the great, in the great principle)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of mahat

mahat - great, large, important, the great principle (cosmic intellect, first product of prakṛti)

Note: Used as a noun referring to the Mahat principle.

संयुक्तम् (saṁyuktam) - united with (connected, united, joined with)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of saṃyukta

saṁyukta - connected, united, joined with, endowed with

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root √yuj with prefix sam-.

Prefix: sam

Root: yuj (class 7)

Note: Adjective form of the past passive participle.

महत् (mahat) - the great principle (mahat) (the great principle, intellect)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of mahat

mahat - great, large, important, the great principle (cosmic intellect, first product of prakṛti)

बुद्धौ (buddhau) - in the intellect (buddhi) (in the intellect, in the understanding)

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of buddhi

buddhi - intellect, understanding, discernment, perception, awakening

From root √budh (to awaken, know).

Root: budh (class 1)

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

संश्रितम् (saṁśritam) - rooted in, dependent on (residing in, dependent on, sought refuge in)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of saṃśrita

saṁśrita - residing in, dependent on, sought refuge in, contained in

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root √śri with prefix sam-.

Prefix: sam

Root: śri (class 1)

Note: Adjective form of the past passive participle.