महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-15, chapter-35, verse-19

यथा ह्यग्निर्यथा वायुर्यथापः पृथिवी यथा ।
यथाकाशं तथा धर्म इह चामुत्र च स्थितः ॥१९॥

19. yathā hyagniryathā vāyuryathāpaḥ pṛthivī yathā ,
yathākāśaṁ tathā dharma iha cāmutra ca sthitaḥ.

19. yathā hi agniḥ yathā vāyuḥ yathā āpaḥ pṛthivī yathā
yathā ākāśam tathā dharmaḥ iha ca amutra ca sthitaḥ

19. hi yathā agniḥ yathā vāyuḥ yathā āpaḥ yathā pṛthivī
yathā ākāśam tathā dharmaḥ iha ca amutra ca sthitaḥ

19. Indeed, just as fire, just as air, just as water, just as earth, and just as space (ākāśa), so too is the natural law (dharma) established both in this world and in the next.

Words meanings summery:

• यथा (yathā) - Introduces a comparison. (just as, as, according to)

• हि (hi) - Emphatic particle, 'indeed'. (indeed, for, certainly, because)

• अग्निः (agniḥ) - Refers to the element fire. (fire, the god of fire)

• यथा (yathā) - just as, as

• वायुः (vāyuḥ) - Refers to the element air. (air, wind, the god of wind)

• यथा (yathā) - just as, as

• आपः (āpaḥ) - Refers to the element water. (waters)

• पृथिवी (pṛthivī) - Refers to the element earth. (earth, ground)

• यथा (yathā) - just as, as

• आकाशम् (ākāśam) - Refers to the element space/ether (ākāśa). (space, ether, sky)

• तथा (tathā) - Introduces the parallel statement for dharma. (so, similarly, thus)

• धर्मः (dharmaḥ) - The universal and fundamental law. (natural law, constitution, duty, righteousness, intrinsic nature)

• इह (iha) - Refers to the earthly realm. (here, in this world)

• च (ca) - and

• अमुत्र (amutra) - Refers to the celestial or spiritual realm. (there, in the other world, in the next life)

• च (ca) - and

• स्थितः (sthitaḥ) - The natural law (dharma) is universally present and enduring. (established, stands, exists, situated)

Words meanings and morphology

यथा (yathā) - Introduces a comparison. (just as, as, according to)

(indeclinable)

हि (hi) - Emphatic particle, 'indeed'. (indeed, for, certainly, because)

(indeclinable)

अग्निः (agniḥ) - Refers to the element fire. (fire, the god of fire)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of agni

agni - fire, god of fire

यथा (yathā) - just as, as

(indeclinable)

वायुः (vāyuḥ) - Refers to the element air. (air, wind, the god of wind)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vāyu

vāyu - wind, air, god of wind

यथा (yathā) - just as, as

(indeclinable)

आपः (āpaḥ) - Refers to the element water. (waters)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of ap

ap - water

Always used in plural.

पृथिवी (pṛthivī) - Refers to the element earth. (earth, ground)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of pṛthivī

pṛthivī - earth, ground, land

From pṛthu (broad, wide).

यथा (yathā) - just as, as

(indeclinable)

आकाशम् (ākāśam) - Refers to the element space/ether (ākāśa). (space, ether, sky)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of ākāśa

ākāśa - space, ether, sky, atmosphere

From prefix ā + root kāś (to shine, appear).

Prefix: ā

Root: kāś (class 1)

तथा (tathā) - Introduces the parallel statement for dharma. (so, similarly, thus)

(indeclinable)

Note: Correlative to 'yathā'.

धर्मः (dharmaḥ) - The universal and fundamental law. (natural law, constitution, duty, righteousness, intrinsic nature)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dharma

dharma - natural law, constitution, duty, righteousness, virtue, intrinsic nature, support

From root dhṛ (to hold, support).

Root: dhṛ (class 1)

Note: Subject of the clause.

इह (iha) - Refers to the earthly realm. (here, in this world)

(indeclinable)

Note: Adverb of place/time.

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

Note: Conjunction.

अमुत्र (amutra) - Refers to the celestial or spiritual realm. (there, in the other world, in the next life)

(indeclinable)

Note: Adverb of place.

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

Note: Conjunction.

स्थितः (sthitaḥ) - The natural law (dharma) is universally present and enduring. (established, stands, exists, situated)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sthita

sthita - stood, standing, situated, established, existing

Past Passive Participle

From root sthā (to stand).

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'dharmaḥ'.