महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-14, chapter-43, verse-21

ज्योतिषां लक्षणं रूपमापश्च रसलक्षणाः ।
धरणी सर्वभूतानां पृथिवी गन्धलक्षणा ॥२१॥

21. jyotiṣāṁ lakṣaṇaṁ rūpamāpaśca rasalakṣaṇāḥ ,
dharaṇī sarvabhūtānāṁ pṛthivī gandhalakṣaṇā.

21. jyotiṣām lakṣaṇam rūpam āpaḥ ca rasalakṣaṇāḥ
dharaṇī sarvabhūtānām pṛthivī gandhalakṣaṇā

21. jyotiṣām lakṣaṇam rūpam āpaḥ ca rasalakṣaṇāḥ
dharaṇī sarvabhūtānām pṛthivī gandhalakṣaṇā

21. The characteristic of luminous bodies is form, and waters are characterized by taste. The earth (dharaṇī) is the supporter of all beings, and (this same) earth (pṛthivī) is characterized by smell.

Words meanings summery:

• ज्योतिषाम् (jyotiṣām) - of luminaries, of stars, of lights

• लक्षणम् (lakṣaṇam) - characteristic, mark, sign, definition

• रूपम् (rūpam) - form, appearance, shape, beauty

• आपः (āpaḥ) - waters

• च (ca) - and, also

• रसलक्षणाः (rasalakṣaṇāḥ) - characterized by taste, having taste as their mark

• धरणी (dharaṇī) - earth, supporter

• सर्वभूतानाम् (sarvabhūtānām) - of all beings, of all elements

• पृथिवी (pṛthivī) - earth

• गन्धलक्षणा (gandhalakṣaṇā) - characterized by smell, having smell as its mark

Words meanings and morphology

ज्योतिषाम् (jyotiṣām) - of luminaries, of stars, of lights

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, plural of jyotis

jyotis - light, luminosity, star, celestial body

लक्षणम् (lakṣaṇam) - characteristic, mark, sign, definition

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of lakṣaṇa

lakṣaṇa - mark, sign, characteristic, definition, attribute

from root √lakṣ

Root: lakṣ (class 1)

रूपम् (rūpam) - form, appearance, shape, beauty

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of rūpa

rūpa - form, shape, appearance, beauty, image

आपः (āpaḥ) - waters

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of ap

ap - water

Note: Always used in plural in this meaning

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

रसलक्षणाः (rasalakṣaṇāḥ) - characterized by taste, having taste as their mark

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of rasalakṣaṇa

rasalakṣaṇa - characterized by taste

Compound type : bahuvrihi (rasa+lakṣaṇa)

• rasa – taste, essence, fluid, juice
  noun (masculine)
• lakṣaṇa – mark, sign, characteristic
  noun (neuter)
  Root: lakṣ (class 1)

धरणी (dharaṇī) - earth, supporter

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of dharaṇī

dharaṇī - earth, soil, ground, supporter

from root √dhṛ (to hold, support)

Root: dhṛ (class 1)

सर्वभूतानाम् (sarvabhūtānām) - of all beings, of all elements

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, plural of sarvabhūta

sarvabhūta - all beings, all creatures, all elements

Compound type : tatpurusha (sarva+bhūta)

• sarva – all, every, whole
  pronoun
• bhūta – being, creature, element, past
  noun (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  from root √bhū (to be, become)
  Root: bhū (class 1)

पृथिवी (pṛthivī) - earth

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of pṛthivī

pṛthivī - earth, world

गन्धलक्षणा (gandhalakṣaṇā) - characterized by smell, having smell as its mark

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of gandhalakṣaṇa

gandhalakṣaṇa - characterized by smell

Compound type : bahuvrihi (gandha+lakṣaṇa)

• gandha – smell, odor, fragrance
  noun (masculine)
• lakṣaṇa – mark, sign, characteristic
  noun (neuter)
  Root: lakṣ (class 1)