महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-163, verse-16

ऊर्ध्वबाहुश्चतुर्थं तु मासमस्मि स्थितस्तदा ।
न च मे हीयते प्राणस्तदद्भुतमिवाभवत् ॥१६॥

16. ūrdhvabāhuścaturthaṁ tu māsamasmi sthitastadā ,
na ca me hīyate prāṇastadadbhutamivābhavat.

16. ūrdhvabāhuḥ caturtham tu māsam asmi sthitaḥ tadā
na ca me hīyate prāṇaḥ tat adbhutam iva abhavat

16. I remained with my arms raised for the fourth month, and my life-force (prāṇa) did not diminish. That was astonishing.

Words meanings summery:

• ऊर्ध्वबाहुः (ūrdhvabāhuḥ) - with raised arms, having uplifted arms

• चतुर्थम् (caturtham) - fourth

• तु (tu) - but, indeed, yet

• मासम् (māsam) - for a month

• अस्मि (asmi) - I am

• स्थितः (sthitaḥ) - stood, remained, situated

• तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

• न (na) - not

• च (ca) - and, also

• मे (me) - my, to me

• हीयते (hīyate) - diminishes, gets reduced

• प्राणः (prāṇaḥ) - life-force (prāṇa), breath

• तत् (tat) - that, it

• अद्भुतम् (adbhutam) - wonder, astonishing, miraculous

• इव (iva) - like, as if, as

• अभवत् (abhavat) - it was, it happened, it became

Words meanings and morphology

ऊर्ध्वबाहुः (ūrdhvabāhuḥ) - with raised arms, having uplifted arms

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ūrdhvabāhu

ūrdhvabāhu - one with uplifted arms

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (ūrdhva+bāhu)

• ūrdhva – raised, uplifted, upwards
  adjective
• bāhu – arm
  noun (masculine)

Note: Agrees with implied subject 'aham'

चतुर्थम् (caturtham) - fourth

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of caturtha

caturtha - fourth

Note: Agrees with 'māsam', indicating duration

तु (tu) - but, indeed, yet

(indeclinable)

मासम् (māsam) - for a month

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of māsa

māsa - month

Note: Indicates duration of time

अस्मि (asmi) - I am

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of as

Root: as (class 2)

स्थितः (sthitaḥ) - stood, remained, situated

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sthita

sthita - stood, remained, situated, existing

Past Passive Participle

formed from root sthā (to stand) + kta suffix

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Used predicatively with 'asmi' (I am situated)

तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

(indeclinable)

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

मे (me) - my, to me

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me, my

हीयते (hīyate) - diminishes, gets reduced

(verb)

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

passive form of root hā (to abandon, to give up)

Root: hā (class 3)

प्राणः (prāṇaḥ) - life-force (prāṇa), breath

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of prāṇa

prāṇa - life-force, breath, vital air

तत् (tat) - that, it

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

अद्भुतम् (adbhutam) - wonder, astonishing, miraculous

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of adbhuta

adbhuta - wonder, astonishment, miraculous, wonderful

इव (iva) - like, as if, as

(indeclinable)

अभवत् (abhavat) - it was, it happened, it became

(verb)

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

Root: bhū (class 1)