महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-300, verse-10

भक्षयामास बलवान्वायुरष्टात्मको बली ।
विचरन्नमितप्राणस्तिर्यगूर्ध्वमधस्तथा ॥१०॥

10. bhakṣayāmāsa balavānvāyuraṣṭātmako balī ,
vicarannamitaprāṇastiryagūrdhvamadhastathā.

10. bhakṣayāmāsa balavān vāyuḥ aṣṭātmakaḥ balī
vicaran amitaprāṇaḥ tiryak ūrdhvam adhaḥ tathā

10. balavān balī aṣṭātmakaḥ amitaprāṇaḥ vāyuḥ
tiryak ūrdhvam tathā adhaḥ vicaran bhakṣayāmāsa

10. The powerful (balavan) and mighty (balin) wind (vāyu), eight-fold in nature (aṣṭātmaka) and possessing immeasurable life-force (amitaprāṇa), devoured [the fire from the previous verse], moving sideways, upwards, and downwards.

Words meanings summery:

• भक्षयामास (bhakṣayāmāsa) - the wind completely absorbing the cosmic fire (devoured, consumed)

• बलवान् (balavān) - describes the immense force of the cosmic wind (powerful, strong, mighty)

• वायुः (vāyuḥ) - refers to the cosmic wind responsible for absorbing the fire (wind, air, the god of wind)

• अष्टात्मकः (aṣṭātmakaḥ) - referring to the eight manifestations of cosmic wind or its fundamental nature (eight-fold in nature, having eight forms)

• बली (balī) - reiterates the immense strength of the cosmic wind (strong, mighty, powerful)

• विचरन् (vicaran) - describes the expansive movement of the wind as it consumes the fire (moving, wandering, pervading)

• अमितप्राणः (amitaprāṇaḥ) - emphasizes the boundless energy of the cosmic wind (of immeasurable life-force, infinite breath)

• तिर्यच् (tiryac) - describes one direction of the wind's movement (sideways, horizontally, obliquely)

• ऊर्ध्वम् (ūrdhvam) - describes another direction of the wind's movement (upwards, aloft)

• अधः (adhaḥ) - describes the third direction of the wind's movement (downwards, below)

• तथा (tathā) - connects the directions of movement (thus, so, and also)

Words meanings and morphology

भक्षयामास (bhakṣayāmāsa) - the wind completely absorbing the cosmic fire (devoured, consumed)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (liṭ) of bhakṣayāmas

intensive perfect (ām-pratyaya) of root bhakṣ (to eat), causative of bhaj

Root: bhaj (class 1)

Note: The main verb of the sentence.

बलवान् (balavān) - describes the immense force of the cosmic wind (powerful, strong, mighty)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of balavat

balavat - powerful, strong, mighty, valiant

possessive suffix -vat

Note: Qualifies 'vāyuḥ'.

वायुः (vāyuḥ) - refers to the cosmic wind responsible for absorbing the fire (wind, air, the god of wind)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vāyu

vāyu - wind, air, god of wind, vital breath (prāṇa)

Root: vā (class 2)

Note: Subject of 'bhakṣayāmāsa'.

अष्टात्मकः (aṣṭātmakaḥ) - referring to the eight manifestations of cosmic wind or its fundamental nature (eight-fold in nature, having eight forms)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of aṣṭātmaka

aṣṭātmaka - having eight forms or natures, eight-fold

Compound type : bahuvrihi (aṣṭan+ātman)

• aṣṭan – eight
  numeral
• ātman – self, soul, spirit, nature
  noun (masculine)

Note: Qualifies 'vāyuḥ'.

बली (balī) - reiterates the immense strength of the cosmic wind (strong, mighty, powerful)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of balin

balin - strong, powerful, mighty, robust

possessive suffix -in

Note: Qualifies 'vāyuḥ'.

विचरन् (vicaran) - describes the expansive movement of the wind as it consumes the fire (moving, wandering, pervading)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vicarat

vicarat - moving about, wandering, pervading

Present Active Participle

from root car (to move) with prefix vi-

Prefix: vi

Root: car (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'vāyuḥ'.

अमितप्राणः (amitaprāṇaḥ) - emphasizes the boundless energy of the cosmic wind (of immeasurable life-force, infinite breath)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of amitaprāṇa

amitaprāṇa - of immeasurable breath or life-force

Compound type : bahuvrihi (amita+prāṇa)

• amita – immeasurable, infinite, boundless
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  derived from root mā (to measure) with prefix a- (negation)
  Prefix: a
  Root: mā (class 3)
• prāṇa – breath, life-force, vital air
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: pra

Note: Qualifies 'vāyuḥ'.

तिर्यच् (tiryac) - describes one direction of the wind's movement (sideways, horizontally, obliquely)

(indeclinable)

Note: Used adverbially.

ऊर्ध्वम् (ūrdhvam) - describes another direction of the wind's movement (upwards, aloft)

(indeclinable)

Note: Used adverbially.

अधः (adhaḥ) - describes the third direction of the wind's movement (downwards, below)

(indeclinable)

Note: Used adverbially.

तथा (tathā) - connects the directions of movement (thus, so, and also)

(indeclinable)

Note: Conjunction.