महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-319, verse-16

अन्तरिक्षचरः कोऽयं तपसा सिद्धिमागतः ।
अधःकायोर्ध्ववक्त्रश्च नेत्रैः समभिवाह्यते ॥१६॥

16. antarikṣacaraḥ ko'yaṁ tapasā siddhimāgataḥ ,
adhaḥkāyordhvavaktraśca netraiḥ samabhivāhyate.

16. antarīkṣacaraḥ kaḥ ayam tapasā siddhim āgataḥ
adhaḥkāyaḥ ūrdhvavaktraḥ ca netraiḥ samabhivāhyate

16. ayam antarīkṣacaraḥ kaḥ tapasā siddhim āgataḥ
adhaḥkāyaḥ ūrdhvavaktraḥ ca netraiḥ samabhivāhyate

16. Who is this being moving in the sky, who has attained spiritual power (siddhi) through asceticism (tapas)? His lower body is invisible, his face is upturned, and he is borne along by his eyes.

Words meanings summery:

• अन्तरीक्षचरः (antarīkṣacaraḥ) - a sky-dweller, moving in space

• कः (kaḥ) - who? what?

• अयम् (ayam) - this, this one

• तपसा (tapasā) - by asceticism, through penance

• सिद्धिम् (siddhim) - spiritual power, perfection, success

• आगतः (āgataḥ) - arrived, come, attained

• अधःकायः (adhaḥkāyaḥ) - lower body

• ऊर्ध्ववक्त्रः (ūrdhvavaktraḥ) - having an upturned face

• च (ca) - and

• नेत्रैः (netraiḥ) - by eyes

• समभिवाह्यते (samabhivāhyate) - is borne along, is carried

Words meanings and morphology

अन्तरीक्षचरः (antarīkṣacaraḥ) - a sky-dweller, moving in space

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of antarīkṣacara

antarīkṣacara - moving in the air/sky, a sky-dweller

From 'antarīkṣa' (sky, space) + 'cara' (moving, going).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (antarīkṣa+cara)

• antarīkṣa – space, atmosphere, sky
  noun (neuter)
• cara – moving, going; one who moves
  adjective (masculine)
  agent noun from root car
  Root: car (class 1)

कः (kaḥ) - who? what?

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kim

kim - who, what

अयम् (ayam) - this, this one

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, this one

तपसा (tapasā) - by asceticism, through penance

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of tapas

tapas - heat, austerity, penance, asceticism

Root: tap (class 1)

सिद्धिम् (siddhim) - spiritual power, perfection, success

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of siddhi

siddhi - accomplishment, success, perfection, supernatural power

From root 'sidh'.

Root: sidh (class 1)

आगतः (āgataḥ) - arrived, come, attained

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of āgata

āgata - come, arrived, attained, reached

Past Passive Participle

From root 'gam' with prefix 'ā'.

Prefix: ā

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Acts as an adjective here, qualifying 'kaḥ ayam'.

अधःकायः (adhaḥkāyaḥ) - lower body

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of adhaḥkāya

adhaḥkāya - lower body

Compound type : avyayībhāva (adhaḥ+kāya)

• adhaḥ – below, underneath, downwards
  indeclinable
• kāya – body
  noun (masculine)

Note: Part of a description, implicitly referring to the subject.

ऊर्ध्ववक्त्रः (ūrdhvavaktraḥ) - having an upturned face

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ūrdhvavaktra

ūrdhvavaktra - with face upwards, upturned face

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (ūrdhva+vaktra)

• ūrdhva – upward, elevated, high
  adjective (neuter)
• vaktra – mouth, face
  noun (neuter)
  Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Also qualifying the subject.

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

Note: Conjunction.

नेत्रैः (netraiḥ) - by eyes

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, plural of netra

netra - eye, leader

Root: nī (class 1)

Note: Instrument of action.

समभिवाह्यते (samabhivāhyate) - is borne along, is carried

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present (laṭ) of samabhivāh

Present tense, middle voice

From root 'vah' with prefixes 'sam' and 'abhi'. Passive voice.

Prefixes: sam+abhi

Root: vah (class 1)