महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-164, verse-14

दक्षिणस्यां दिशि यमं प्रत्यपश्यं व्यवस्थितम् ।
वरुणं देवराजं च यथास्थानमवस्थितम् ॥१४॥

14. dakṣiṇasyāṁ diśi yamaṁ pratyapaśyaṁ vyavasthitam ,
varuṇaṁ devarājaṁ ca yathāsthānamavasthitam.

14. dakṣiṇasyām diśi yamam prati apaśyam vyavasthitam
varuṇam devarājam ca yathāsthānam avasthitam

14. In the southern direction, I saw Yama standing (there), and Varuṇa, the king of gods, stationed in his proper place.

Words meanings summery:

• दक्षिणस्याम् (dakṣiṇasyām) - in the southern (direction) (in the southern, towards the south)

• दिशि (diśi) - in the direction (in the direction, in a quarter)

• यमम् (yamam) - Yama (the specific deity) (Yama (god of death))

• प्रति (prati) - towards (as a prefix in 'apaśyam') (towards, against, in front of, regarding)

• अपश्यम् (apaśyam) - I saw

• व्यवस्थितम् (vyavasthitam) - standing, positioned (arranged, settled, standing, placed)

• वरुणम् (varuṇam) - Varuṇa (the specific deity) (Varuṇa (god of water))

• देवराजम् (devarājam) - king of gods (an epithet of Varuṇa) (king of gods)

• च (ca) - and

• यथास्थानम् (yathāsthānam) - in his proper place (in due place, in the proper place)

• अवस्थितम् (avasthitam) - stationed (standing, situated, present)

Words meanings and morphology

दक्षिणस्याम् (dakṣiṇasyām) - in the southern (direction) (in the southern, towards the south)

(adjective)

Locative, feminine, singular of dakṣiṇa

dakṣiṇa - south, right, clever, able

Note: Qualifies 'diśi'.

दिशि (diśi) - in the direction (in the direction, in a quarter)

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of diś

diś - direction, quarter, region

यमम् (yamam) - Yama (the specific deity) (Yama (god of death))

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of yama

yama - Yama (god of death), twin, restraint

Note: Object of 'apaśyam'.

प्रति (prati) - towards (as a prefix in 'apaśyam') (towards, against, in front of, regarding)

(indeclinable)

अपश्यम् (apaśyam) - I saw

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, imperfect (Laṅ) of paś

Root form of √dṛś (to see) in present/imperfect tense.

Root: dṛś (class 1)

Note: Used with prefix 'prati' to form 'pratyapaśyam'.

व्यवस्थितम् (vyavasthitam) - standing, positioned (arranged, settled, standing, placed)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of vyavasthita

vyavasthita - arranged, settled, standing, established, positioned

Past Passive Participle

From root √sthā (to stand) with prefixes vi and ava.

Prefixes: vi+ava

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'yamam'.

वरुणम् (varuṇam) - Varuṇa (the specific deity) (Varuṇa (god of water))

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of varuṇa

varuṇa - Varuṇa (Vedic deity of cosmic order, god of oceans)

Note: Object of 'apaśyam'.

देवराजम् (devarājam) - king of gods (an epithet of Varuṇa) (king of gods)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of devarāja

devarāja - king of gods

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (deva+rājan)

• deva – god, deity
  noun (masculine)
• rājan – king, ruler
  noun (masculine)

Note: Qualifies 'varuṇam'.

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

यथास्थानम् (yathāsthānam) - in his proper place (in due place, in the proper place)

(indeclinable)

Compound type : avyayībhāva (yathā+sthāna)

• yathā – as, according to, in which way
  indeclinable
• sthāna – place, position, abode
  noun (neuter)
  From root √sthā (to stand)
  Root: sthā (class 1)

अवस्थितम् (avasthitam) - stationed (standing, situated, present)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of avasthita

avasthita - standing, situated, located, present

Past Passive Participle

From root √sthā (to stand) with prefix ava.

Prefix: ava

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'varuṇam'.