महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-170, verse-24

अन्तर्भूमौ निपतितं पुनरूर्ध्वं प्रतिष्ठते ।
पुनस्तिर्यक्प्रयात्याशु पुनरप्सु निमज्जति ॥२४॥

24. antarbhūmau nipatitaṁ punarūrdhvaṁ pratiṣṭhate ,
punastiryakprayātyāśu punarapsu nimajjati.

24. antar bhūmau nipatitam punar ūrdhvam pratiṣṭhate
punas tiryak prayāti āśu punar apsu nimajjati

24. Falling into the ground, it again rises upwards. Again, it quickly moves sideways, and then it sinks into the waters.

Words meanings summery:

• अन्तर् (antar) - within, between, inside

• भूमौ (bhūmau) - in the ground, on the earth

• निपतितम् (nipatitam) - fallen, descended

• पुनर् (punar) - again, furthermore

• ऊर्ध्वम् (ūrdhvam) - upwards, high

• प्रतिष्ठते (pratiṣṭhate) - it stands, it rises, it rests

• पुनस् (punas) - again, furthermore

• तिर्यक् (tiryak) - sideways, horizontally

• प्रयाति (prayāti) - it goes, it proceeds

• आशु (āśu) - quickly, swiftly

• पुनर् (punar) - again, furthermore

• अप्सु (apsu) - in the waters, into the waters

• निमज्जति (nimajjati) - it sinks, it plunges

Words meanings and morphology

अन्तर् (antar) - within, between, inside

(indeclinable)

भूमौ (bhūmau) - in the ground, on the earth

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of bhūmi

bhūmi - earth, ground, land

निपतितम् (nipatitam) - fallen, descended

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of nipatita

nipatita - fallen, descended

Past Passive Participle

from ni- √pat (to fall)

Prefix: ni

Root: pat (class 1)

Note: Refers to the implied subject of the actions.

पुनर् (punar) - again, furthermore

(indeclinable)

ऊर्ध्वम् (ūrdhvam) - upwards, high

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of ūrdhva

ūrdhva - upwards, high, erect

Note: Functions as an adverb here, 'upwards'.

प्रतिष्ठते (pratiṣṭhate) - it stands, it rises, it rests

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of prati-√sthā

Prefix: prati

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Ātmanepada form. The root is sthā (to stand), prati-sthā means to rise, to stand firm.

पुनस् (punas) - again, furthermore

(indeclinable)

तिर्यक् (tiryak) - sideways, horizontally

(indeclinable)

प्रयाति (prayāti) - it goes, it proceeds

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of pra-√yā

Prefix: pra

Root: yā (class 2)

आशु (āśu) - quickly, swiftly

(indeclinable)

Note: Often functions as an adverb without changing form.

पुनर् (punar) - again, furthermore

(indeclinable)

अप्सु (apsu) - in the waters, into the waters

(noun)

Locative, feminine, plural of ap

ap - water

निमज्जति (nimajjati) - it sinks, it plunges

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of ni-√majj

Prefix: ni

Root: majj (class 6)