महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-315, verse-46

यस्मिन्पारिप्लवे दिव्या वहन्त्यापो विहायसा ।
पुण्यं चाकाशगङ्गायास्तोयं विष्टभ्य तिष्ठति ॥४६॥

46. yasminpāriplave divyā vahantyāpo vihāyasā ,
puṇyaṁ cākāśagaṅgāyāstoyaṁ viṣṭabhya tiṣṭhati.

46. yasmin pāriplave divyāḥ vahanti āpaḥ vihāyasā
puṇyam ca ākāśagaṅgāyāḥ toyam viṣṭabhya tiṣṭhati

46. yasmin pāriplave divyāḥ āpaḥ vihāyasā vahanti,
ca ākāśagaṅgāyāḥ puṇyam toyam viṣṭabhya tiṣṭhati

46. In which (wind), while agitated, divine waters flow through the sky, and the sacred water of the celestial Ganges (ākāśagaṅgā) remains suspended, being supported.

Words meanings summery:

• यस्मिन् (yasmin) - in which (wind) (in which, wherein)

• पारिप्लवे (pāriplave) - in the agitated state (of the wind) (agitated, unstable, wavering)

• दिव्याः (divyāḥ) - divine, celestial, heavenly

• वहन्ति (vahanti) - they flow, they carry, they bear

• आपः (āpaḥ) - waters

• विहायसा (vihāyasā) - through the sky, by means of the atmosphere

• पुण्यम् (puṇyam) - sacred, holy, pure, virtuous

• च (ca) - and, also, moreover

• आकाशगङ्गायाः (ākāśagaṅgāyāḥ) - of the celestial Ganges

• तोयम् (toyam) - water

• विष्टभ्य (viṣṭabhya) - having supported, having propped up, having held firm

• तिष्ठति (tiṣṭhati) - remains suspended (in the air) (stands, remains, stays)

Words meanings and morphology

यस्मिन् (yasmin) - in which (wind) (in which, wherein)

(pronoun)

Locative, masculine, singular of yad

yad - which, what

Relative pronoun.

पारिप्लवे (pāriplave) - in the agitated state (of the wind) (agitated, unstable, wavering)

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of pāriplava

pāriplava - agitated, fluctuating, moving about, restless

From root 'plu' (to float) with prefix 'pari-'.

Prefix: pari

Root: plu (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'yasmin'.

दिव्याः (divyāḥ) - divine, celestial, heavenly

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of divya

divya - divine, celestial, heavenly

Root: div

Note: Agrees with 'āpaḥ'.

वहन्ति (vahanti) - they flow, they carry, they bear

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of vah

Present active participle stem: 'vahat'.

Present indicative, 3rd person plural, active voice.

Root: vah (class 1)

Note: Subject is 'āpaḥ'.

आपः (āpaḥ) - waters

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of ap

ap - water

Often used in plural form in Sanskrit.

Note: Subject of 'vahanti'.

विहायसा (vihāyasā) - through the sky, by means of the atmosphere

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of vihāyas

vihāyas - sky, atmosphere, air

Note: Indicates the medium or path of flowing.

पुण्यम् (puṇyam) - sacred, holy, pure, virtuous

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of puṇya

puṇya - sacred, holy, pure, virtuous, auspicious

Note: Agrees with 'toyam'.

च (ca) - and, also, moreover

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects the two clauses describing the effects of the wind.

आकाशगङ्गायाः (ākāśagaṅgāyāḥ) - of the celestial Ganges

(proper noun)

Genitive, feminine, singular of ākāśagaṅgā

ākāśagaṅgā - celestial Ganges, Milky Way

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (ākāśa+gaṅgā)

• ākāśa – sky, ether, space
  noun (masculine)
  Root: kāś (class 1)
• gaṅgā – the river Ganges
  proper noun (feminine)

Note: Possessive case, specifying the origin of the 'water'.

तोयम् (toyam) - water

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of toya

toya - water

From root 'tu' (to swell, be strong).

Root: tu (class 1)

Note: Subject of 'tiṣṭhati'.

विष्टभ्य (viṣṭabhya) - having supported, having propped up, having held firm

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (gerund)

Formed with prefix 'vi-' and root 'stambh' (to prop, support) + suffix 'lyaP'.

Prefix: vi

Root: stambh (class 9)

Note: Indicates the action preceding or accompanying 'tiṣṭhati'.

तिष्ठति (tiṣṭhati) - remains suspended (in the air) (stands, remains, stays)

(verb)

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

Present indicative, 3rd person singular, active voice.

From root 'sthā', class 1, with reduplication.

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Subject is 'toyam'.