महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-168, verse-3

चूर्ण्यमानेऽश्मवर्षे तु पावकः समजायत ।
तत्राश्मचूर्णमपतत्पावकप्रकरा इव ॥३॥

3. cūrṇyamāne'śmavarṣe tu pāvakaḥ samajāyata ,
tatrāśmacūrṇamapatatpāvakaprakarā iva.

3. cūrṇyamāne aśmavarṣe tu pāvakaḥ samajāyata
tatra aśmacūrṇam apatat pāvakaprakarāḥ iva

3. But while the stone-rain was being crushed, fire (pāvaka) arose. Thereupon, the powdered stones fell like showers of fire.

Words meanings summery:

• चूर्ण्यमाने (cūrṇyamāne) - while being powdered, being crushed

• अश्मवर्षे (aśmavarṣe) - in the stone-rain, the stone-rain (locative absolute)

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

• पावकः (pāvakaḥ) - fire (fire, purifying)

• समजायत (samajāyata) - arose (was born, arose, appeared)

• तत्र (tatra) - thereupon, then (there, then)

• अश्मचूर्णम् (aśmacūrṇam) - stone-dust, powdered stones

• अपतत् (apatat) - fell (fell down, flew down)

• पावकप्रकराः (pāvakaprakarāḥ) - showers of fire (showers of fire, masses of fire, flames)

• इव (iva) - like (like, as if, as)

Words meanings and morphology

चूर्ण्यमाने (cūrṇyamāne) - while being powdered, being crushed

(participle)

Locative, neuter, singular of cūrṇyamāna

cūrṇyamāna - being powdered, being crushed

Present Passive Participle

Present passive participle of √cūrṇ (to powder, crush).

Root: cūrṇ (class 10)

अश्मवर्षे (aśmavarṣe) - in the stone-rain, the stone-rain (locative absolute)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of aśmavarṣa

aśmavarṣa - rain of stones, hail of stones

Compound of aśman (stone) and varṣa (rain).

Compound type : tatpurusha (aśman+varṣa)

• aśman – stone, rock
  noun (masculine)
• varṣa – rain, shower
  noun (neuter)
  Root: vṛṣ (class 1)

Note: Part of a locative absolute construction with cūrṇyamāne.

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

(indeclinable)

पावकः (pāvakaḥ) - fire (fire, purifying)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pāvaka

pāvaka - fire, pure, purifying

From √pū (to purify).

Root: pū (class 1)

Note: Subject of samajāyata.

समजायत (samajāyata) - arose (was born, arose, appeared)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, past imperfect (laṅ) of saṃjan

Imperfect Middle (Ātmanepada)

From sam-√jan (to be born, produce). Imperfect, 3rd person singular.

Prefix: sam

Root: jan (class 4)

तत्र (tatra) - thereupon, then (there, then)

(indeclinable)

Derived from tad (that) + -tra suffix (meaning 'in that place' or 'at that time').

Note: Temporal adverb.

अश्मचूर्णम् (aśmacūrṇam) - stone-dust, powdered stones

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of aśmacūrṇa

aśmacūrṇa - stone-dust, powdered stones

Compound of aśman (stone) and cūrṇa (powder).

Compound type : tatpurusha (aśman+cūrṇa)

• aśman – stone, rock
  noun (masculine)
• cūrṇa – powder, dust
  noun (neuter)
  Root: cūrṇ (class 10)

Note: Subject of apatat.

अपतत् (apatat) - fell (fell down, flew down)

(verb)

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

Imperfect Active

From √pat (to fall, fly), 3rd person singular.

Root: pat (class 1)

पावकप्रकराः (pāvakaprakarāḥ) - showers of fire (showers of fire, masses of fire, flames)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of pāvakaprakara

pāvakaprakara - showers of fire, masses of fire, flames

Compound of pāvaka (fire) and prakara (heap, mass, shower).

Compound type : tatpurusha (pāvaka+prakara)

• pāvaka – fire, pure, purifying
  noun (masculine)
  Root: pū (class 1)
• prakara – heap, multitude, mass, shower
  noun (masculine)
  From pra-√kṛ (to scatter, extend).
  Prefix: pra
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Forms part of the simile with iva.

इव (iva) - like (like, as if, as)

(indeclinable)