महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-5, chapter-97, verse-7

ऐरावतोऽस्मात्सलिलं गृहीत्वा जगतो हितः ।
मेघेष्वामुञ्चते शीतं यन्महेन्द्रः प्रवर्षति ॥७॥

7. airāvato'smātsalilaṁ gṛhītvā jagato hitaḥ ,
megheṣvāmuñcate śītaṁ yanmahendraḥ pravarṣati.

7. airāvataḥ asmāt salilam gṛhītvā jagataḥ hitaḥ
megheṣu āmuñcate śītam yat mahendraḥ pravarṣati

7. Airāvata (Indra's elephant), who is beneficial to the world, takes water from this place and releases it as cold (water) into the clouds, which the great Indra (Mahendra) then showers down.

Words meanings summery:

• ऐरावतः (airāvataḥ) - Airāvata, the mythical elephant of the deity Indra (Airāvata (Indra's elephant))

• अस्मात् (asmāt) - from this place (referring to the Pātāla described) (from this)

• सलिलम् (salilam) - water

• गृहीत्वा (gṛhītvā) - taking (having taken, having seized)

• जगतः (jagataḥ) - for the benefit of the world (of the world, for the world)

• हितः (hitaḥ) - beneficial (beneficial, salutary, suitable, placed)

• मेघेषु (megheṣu) - into the clouds, among the clouds

• आमुञ्चते (āmuñcate) - releases, pours (water) (releases, lets go, pours out)

• शीतम् (śītam) - cold (water) (cold, cool; coldness, cold water)

• यत् (yat) - which (referring to the water) (which, what)

• महेन्द्रः (mahendraḥ) - Mahendra (epithet for Indra) (great Indra, a great lord)

• प्रवर्षति (pravarṣati) - showers down (rain) (rains down, showers down)

Words meanings and morphology

ऐरावतः (airāvataḥ) - Airāvata, the mythical elephant of the deity Indra (Airāvata (Indra's elephant))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of airāvata

airāvata - Airāvata (the elephant of Indra, born from the churning of the ocean)

Derived from 'irāvat' (rich in water), often associated with rain clouds.

अस्मात् (asmāt) - from this place (referring to the Pātāla described) (from this)

(pronoun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this, this one (very near)

Note: Specifies the source of water.

सलिलम् (salilam) - water

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of salila

salila - water, fluid

'sa' (with) + 'lila' (play/movement), meaning that which moves or flows easily.

Note: Object of 'gṛhītvā'.

गृहीत्वा (gṛhītvā) - taking (having taken, having seized)

(indeclinable)

absolutive (gerund)

From root 'grah' (9th class), with 'ktvā' suffix for absolutive.

Root: grah (class 9)

जगतः (jagataḥ) - for the benefit of the world (of the world, for the world)

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of jagat

jagat - moving, living world, universe, people

present active participle (derived from 'gam' with reduplication)

From root 'gam' (to go), reduplicated, acting as a noun.

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Associated with 'hitaḥ'.

हितः (hitaḥ) - beneficial (beneficial, salutary, suitable, placed)

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, singular of hita

hita - beneficial, salutary, placed, fixed, suitable

Past Passive Participle

From root 'dhā' (to place, to establish), irregular past passive participle.

Root: dhā (class 3)

Note: Predicate adjective describing 'airāvataḥ'.

मेघेषु (megheṣu) - into the clouds, among the clouds

(noun)

Locative, masculine, plural of megha

megha - cloud

From root 'mih' (to sprinkle, urinate).

Root: mih (class 1)

Note: Place where water is released.

आमुञ्चते (āmuñcate) - releases, pours (water) (releases, lets go, pours out)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of muc

present active

Root 'muc' (6th class), Atmanepada, with prefix 'ā'.

Prefix: ā

Root: muc (class 6)

Note: Verb for 'airāvataḥ'.

शीतम् (śītam) - cold (water) (cold, cool; coldness, cold water)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of śīta

śīta - cold, cool, chilled; coldness, cold water

From root 'śyai' (to freeze).

Root: śyai

Note: Object of 'āmuñcate'.

यत् (yat) - which (referring to the water) (which, what)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, what, that

Relative pronoun.

Note: Refers to 'śītam'.

महेन्द्रः (mahendraḥ) - Mahendra (epithet for Indra) (great Indra, a great lord)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahendra

mahendra - great Indra, the great lord, epithet of Indra

'mahā' (great) + 'indra' (Indra).

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+indra)

• mahā – great, mighty
  adjective (feminine)
• indra – Indra (name of a Vedic deity), chief, lord
  proper noun (masculine)

प्रवर्षति (pravarṣati) - showers down (rain) (rains down, showers down)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of vṛṣ

present active

Root 'vṛṣ' (1st class), Parasmaipada, with prefix 'pra'. 'pra' (forth, forward, intensifier).

Prefix: pra

Root: vṛṣ (class 1)