महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-59, verse-26

अधो हि वर्षमस्माकं मर्त्यास्तूर्ध्वप्रवर्षिणः ।
क्रियाव्युपरमात्तेषां ततोऽगच्छाम संशयम् ॥२६॥

26. adho hi varṣamasmākaṁ martyāstūrdhvapravarṣiṇaḥ ,
kriyāvyuparamātteṣāṁ tato'gacchāma saṁśayam.

26. adhaḥ hi varṣam asmākam martyāḥ tu ūrdhvapravarṣiṇaḥ
kriyāvyuparamāt teṣām tataḥ agacchāma saṃśayam

26. hi asmākam varṣam adhaḥ martyāḥ tu ūrdhvapravarṣiṇaḥ
teṣām kriyāvyuparamāt tataḥ saṃśayam agacchāma

26. Indeed, for us, the rain (nourishment) falls downwards, but mortals make their offerings upwards. Due to the cessation of their actions (kriyā), we therefore fell into doubt (saṃśaya).

Words meanings summery:

• अधः (adhaḥ) - downwards, below

• हि (hi) - indeed, surely, because

• वर्षम् (varṣam) - nourishment, sustenance (implied as rain provides sustenance) (rain, shower, year)

• अस्माकम् (asmākam) - our, of us

• मर्त्याः (martyāḥ) - mortals, human beings

• तु (tu) - but, on the other hand, indeed

• ऊर्ध्वप्रवर्षिणः (ūrdhvapravarṣiṇaḥ) - making offerings to the gods (showering upwards, offering upwards)

• क्रियाव्युपरमात् (kriyāvyuparamāt) - due to the cessation of rituals and offerings (due to the cessation of action/ritual)

• तेषाम् (teṣām) - their, of them

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, therefore, from that

• अगच्छाम (agacchāma) - we fell into (doubt) (we went, we attained)

• संशयम् (saṁśayam) - doubt, uncertainty

Words meanings and morphology

अधः (adhaḥ) - downwards, below

(indeclinable)

हि (hi) - indeed, surely, because

(indeclinable)

वर्षम् (varṣam) - nourishment, sustenance (implied as rain provides sustenance) (rain, shower, year)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of varṣa

varṣa - rain, shower, year, cloud

From root vṛṣ (to rain)

Root: vṛṣ (class 1)

अस्माकम् (asmākam) - our, of us

(pronoun)

Genitive, plural of asmad

asmad - I, we (first person pronoun)

मर्त्याः (martyāḥ) - mortals, human beings

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of martya

martya - mortal, human, person

From root mṛ (to die)

Root: mṛ (class 1)

तु (tu) - but, on the other hand, indeed

(indeclinable)

ऊर्ध्वप्रवर्षिणः (ūrdhvapravarṣiṇaḥ) - making offerings to the gods (showering upwards, offering upwards)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of ūrdhvapravarṣin

ūrdhvapravarṣin - showering upwards, making offerings upwards

Compound of ūrdhva and pravarṣin (agent noun from pra-vṛṣ)

Compound type : tatpurusha (ūrdhva+pravarṣin)

• ūrdhva – upward, high, elevated
  adjective (neuter)
• pravarṣin – showering, raining, causing to rain, one who offers
  noun (masculine)
  Agent noun
  Agent noun from pra + vṛṣ (to rain, to shower, to grant)
  Prefix: pra
  Root: vṛṣ (class 1)

क्रियाव्युपरमात् (kriyāvyuparamāt) - due to the cessation of rituals and offerings (due to the cessation of action/ritual)

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of kriyāvyuparama

kriyāvyuparama - cessation of action/ritual

Compound of kriyā and vyuparama

Compound type : tatpurusha (kriyā+vyuparama)

• kriyā – action, ritual, performance
  noun (feminine)
  From root kṛ (to do)
  Root: kṛ (class 8)
• vyuparama – cessation, desisting, stopping
  noun (masculine)
  From vi-upa-ram (to cease)
  Prefixes: vi+upa
  Root: ram (class 1)

तेषाम् (teṣām) - their, of them

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, he, she, it (demonstrative pronoun)

ततः (tataḥ) - then, therefore, from that

(indeclinable)

अगच्छाम (agacchāma) - we fell into (doubt) (we went, we attained)

(verb)

1st person , plural, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of gam

Imperfect active 1st plural

Root verb, Class 1 `gam` (gacchati), Laṅ Lakāra

Prefix: a

Root: gam (class 1)

संशयम् (saṁśayam) - doubt, uncertainty

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of saṃśaya

saṁśaya - doubt, uncertainty, hesitation

From sam-śī (to doubt)

Prefix: sam

Root: śī (class 2)