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महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-262, verse-36

प्रपतेद्द्यौः सनक्षत्रा पृथिवी शकलीभवेत् ।
शैत्यमग्निरियान्नाहं त्यजेयं रघुनन्दनम् ॥३६॥
36. prapateddyauḥ sanakṣatrā pṛthivī śakalībhavet ,
śaityamagniriyānnāhaṁ tyajeyaṁ raghunandanam.
36. prapatet dyauḥ sanakṣatrā pṛthivī śakalībhavet
śaityam agniḥ iyāt na aham tyajeyam raghunandanam
36. Even if the star-studded sky were to fall, the earth were to break into fragments, and fire were to become cold, I would not abandon Rāma (raghunandana).

Words meanings summery:

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  • प्रपतेत् (prapatet) - should fall down, would fall down
  • द्यौः (dyauḥ) - sky, heaven
  • सनक्षत्रा (sanakṣatrā) - with its stars, accompanied by stars
  • पृथिवी (pṛthivī) - earth
  • शकलीभवेत् (śakalībhavet) - should become fragments, would be shattered
  • शैत्यम् (śaityam) - coldness, cold
  • अग्निः (agniḥ) - fire
  • इयात् (iyāt) - should attain (coldness) (should go, would go, should reach)
  • (na) - not, no
  • अहम् (aham) - I
  • त्यजेयम् (tyajeyam) - I would abandon, I should abandon
  • रघुनन्दनम् (raghunandanam) - Rāma (the delight of the Raghu dynasty, descendant of Raghu)

Words meanings and morphology

प्रपतेत् (prapatet) - should fall down, would fall down
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhiliṅ) of pra-pat
Prefix: pra
Root: pat (class 1)
द्यौः (dyauḥ) - sky, heaven
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of dyu
dyu - sky, heaven, day
सनक्षत्रा (sanakṣatrā) - with its stars, accompanied by stars
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, singular of sanakṣatra
sanakṣatra - accompanied by stars, with its constellations
Compound type : bahuvrihi (sa+nakṣatra)
  • sa – with, accompanied by
    indeclinable
  • nakṣatra – star, constellation
    noun (neuter)
Note: Qualifies 'dyauḥ'.
पृथिवी (pṛthivī) - earth
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of pṛthivī
pṛthivī - earth, ground
शकलीभवेत् (śakalībhavet) - should become fragments, would be shattered
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhiliṅ) of śakalībhū
Denominative verb formed from śakala (fragment) by adding -ī and then root bhū (to become).
Root: bhū (class 1)
शैत्यम् (śaityam) - coldness, cold
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of śaitya
śaitya - coldness, chill; cold (adjective)
Derived from śīta (cold) + suffix ya
अग्निः (agniḥ) - fire
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of agni
agni - fire, god of fire
इयात् (iyāt) - should attain (coldness) (should go, would go, should reach)
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhiliṅ) of i
Root: i (class 2)
(na) - not, no
(indeclinable)
अहम् (aham) - I
(pronoun)
Nominative, singular of asmad
asmad - I, we (1st person pronoun)
त्यजेयम् (tyajeyam) - I would abandon, I should abandon
(verb)
1st person , singular, active, optative (vidhiliṅ) of tyaj
Root: tyaj (class 1)
रघुनन्दनम् (raghunandanam) - Rāma (the delight of the Raghu dynasty, descendant of Raghu)
(proper noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of raghunandana
raghunandana - delight of the Raghus, descendant of Raghu (epithet for Rāma)
Compound type : tatpurusha (raghu+nandana)
  • raghu – Raghu (name of a king, ancestor of Rāma)
    proper noun (masculine)
  • nandana – son, child; delighting, gladdening
    noun (masculine)
    Root: nand (class 1)