महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-83, verse-52

रुद्रस्तु तेजोऽप्रतिमं धारयामास तत्तदा ।
प्रस्कन्नं तु ततस्तस्मात्किंचित्तत्रापतद्भुवि ॥५२॥

52. rudrastu tejo'pratimaṁ dhārayāmāsa tattadā ,
praskannaṁ tu tatastasmātkiṁcittatrāpatadbhuvi.

52. rudraḥ tu tejaḥ apratimam dhārayāmāsa tat tadā
praskannam tu tataḥ tasmāt kiṃcit tatra apatat bhuvi

52. tadā rudraḥ apratimam tejaḥ tat dhārayāmāsa tu
tataḥ tasmāt praskannam kiṃcit tatra bhuvi apatat

52. Rudra then held that unequaled radiance. But something, having spilled from him, fell onto the ground there.

Words meanings summery:

• रुद्रः (rudraḥ) - The deity Rudra (Rudra, a deity, a name of Shiva)

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

• तेजः (tejaḥ) - radiance, brilliance (brilliance, splendor, energy, virility, fire)

• अप्रतिमम् (apratimam) - unequaled (unequaled, unparalleled, incomparable)

• धारयामास (dhārayāmāsa) - he held (he held, he bore, he sustained)

• तत् (tat) - that (referring to tejas) (that, it)

• तदा (tadā) - then (then, at that time)

• प्रस्कन्नम् (praskannam) - having spilled (referring to the radiance) (spilled, fallen, flowed out)

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

• ततः (tataḥ) - from that (reason/place) (from that, thence, afterwards)

• तस्मात् (tasmāt) - from him (Rudra) (from that, because of that)

• किंचित् (kiṁcit) - something (something, anything)

• तत्र (tatra) - there (there, in that place)

• अपतत् (apatat) - fell (it fell down, it descended)

• भुवि (bhuvi) - onto the ground (on the earth, on the ground)

Words meanings and morphology

रुद्रः (rudraḥ) - The deity Rudra (Rudra, a deity, a name of Shiva)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rudra

rudra - Rudra (a Vedic deity, later identified with Shiva); a fierce or terrible being

From root rud- (to cry, howl)

Root: rud (class 2)

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

(indeclinable)

तेजः (tejaḥ) - radiance, brilliance (brilliance, splendor, energy, virility, fire)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tejas

tejas - splendor, brilliance, energy, power, fire, light, spiritual energy

From root tij- (to be sharp)

Root: tij (class 6)

Note: This is an s-stem neuter noun. The nominative/accusative singular form is tejaḥ.

अप्रतिमम् (apratimam) - unequaled (unequaled, unparalleled, incomparable)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of apratima

apratima - unequaled, peerless, incomparable

From a- (negation) + pratima (likeness, image)

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+pratima)

• a – not, un-
  indeclinable
• pratima – image, likeness, measure, comparison
  noun (feminine)

Note: Agrees with tejaḥ.

धारयामास (dhārayāmāsa) - he held (he held, he bore, he sustained)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past perfect (lit) of dhāraya

Causative stem of dhṛ

Intensive form, periphrastic perfect of causative dhṛ (P. dhārayati)

Root: dhṛ (class 1)

Note: Periphrastic perfect, formed with āmāsa from ās (to sit) + stem dhāraya.

तत् (tat) - that (referring to tejas) (that, it)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, it

Note: Refers to tejas.

तदा (tadā) - then (then, at that time)

(indeclinable)

Formed from tad + dā suffix

प्रस्कन्नम् (praskannam) - having spilled (referring to the radiance) (spilled, fallen, flowed out)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of praskanna

praskanna - spilled, fallen, flowed forth

Past Passive Participle

PPP of pra-skand

Prefix: pra

Root: skand (class 1)

Note: Used substantively or adverbially, refers to 'something'.

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

(indeclinable)

ततः (tataḥ) - from that (reason/place) (from that, thence, afterwards)

(indeclinable)

From tad + tas suffix

Note: Used with tasmāt to emphasize 'from that'.

तस्मात् (tasmāt) - from him (Rudra) (from that, because of that)

(pronoun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, it

Note: Refers to Rudra, hence masculine.

किंचित् (kiṁcit) - something (something, anything)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kiṃcid

kiṁcid - something, anything

Formed from kim + cid (indefinite suffix)

Note: Acts as the subject of apatat.

तत्र (tatra) - there (there, in that place)

(indeclinable)

From tad + tra suffix

अपतत् (apatat) - fell (it fell down, it descended)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of pat

Imperfect of root pat (1P)

Root: pat (class 1)

Note: a- is the augment for the imperfect tense, not an upasarga. Root is pat.

भुवि (bhuvi) - onto the ground (on the earth, on the ground)

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of bhū

bhū - earth, ground, land, world