महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-308, verse-178

पाणौ कुण्डं तथा कुण्डे पयः पयसि मक्षिकाः ।
आश्रिताश्रययोगेन पृथक्त्वेनाश्रया वयम् ॥१७८॥

178. pāṇau kuṇḍaṁ tathā kuṇḍe payaḥ payasi makṣikāḥ ,
āśritāśrayayogena pṛthaktvenāśrayā vayam.

178. pāṇau kuṇḍam tathā kuṇḍe payaḥ payasi makṣikāḥ
āśrita-āśraya-yogena pṛthaktvena āśrayāḥ vayam

178. pāṇau kuṇḍam tathā kuṇḍe payaḥ payasi makṣikāḥ
āśrita-āśraya-yogena pṛthaktvena vayam āśrayāḥ

178. In the hand, there is a pot; within the pot, water; and in the water, flies. By the principle of the supported and its support, we (the elements) remain distinct as supported entities.

Words meanings summery:

• पाणौ (pāṇau) - in the hand

• कुण्डम् (kuṇḍam) - a pot

• तथा (tathā) - and, similarly

• कुण्डे (kuṇḍe) - in the pot

• पयः (payaḥ) - water, fluid

• पयसि (payasi) - in the water

• मक्षिकाः (makṣikāḥ) - flies

• आश्रित-आश्रय-योगेन (āśrita-āśraya-yogena) - by the connection of the dependent and the support

• पृथक्त्वेन (pṛthaktvena) - by separateness, by distinctness

• आश्रयाः (āśrayāḥ) - dependents, supported entities (as in those having a support)

• वयम् (vayam) - we

Words meanings and morphology

पाणौ (pāṇau) - in the hand

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of pāṇi

pāṇi - hand

कुण्डम् (kuṇḍam) - a pot

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kuṇḍa

kuṇḍa - pot, bowl, basin, pool, pit

तथा (tathā) - and, similarly

(indeclinable)

कुण्डे (kuṇḍe) - in the pot

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of kuṇḍa

kuṇḍa - pot, bowl, basin, pool, pit

पयः (payaḥ) - water, fluid

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of payas

payas - water, milk, fluid, vital sap

पयसि (payasi) - in the water

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of payas

payas - water, milk, fluid, vital sap

मक्षिकाः (makṣikāḥ) - flies

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of makṣikā

makṣikā - fly

आश्रित-आश्रय-योगेन (āśrita-āśraya-yogena) - by the connection of the dependent and the support

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of āśrita-āśraya-yoga

āśrita-āśraya-yoga - the connection between the supported and the support

Compound type : tatpurusha (āśrita+āśraya+yoga)

• āśrita – supported, dependent, resorted to
  adjective (masculine/neuter/feminine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Prefix: ā
  Root: śri
• āśraya – support, refuge, substratum, abode
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: ā
  Root: śri
• yoga – connection, conjunction, union, practice
  noun (masculine)
  Root: yuj

पृथक्त्वेन (pṛthaktvena) - by separateness, by distinctness

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of pṛthaktva

pṛthaktva - separateness, distinctness

आश्रयाः (āśrayāḥ) - dependents, supported entities (as in those having a support)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of āśraya

āśraya - support, refuge, dependent, one who takes refuge

Prefix: ā

Root: śri

वयम् (vayam) - we

(pronoun)

Nominative, plural of asmad

asmad - I, we