महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-7, chapter-173, verse-92

दहत्यूर्ध्वं स्थितो यच्च प्राणोत्पत्तिस्थितश्च यत् ।
स्थितलिङ्गश्च यन्नित्यं तस्मात्स्थाणुरिति स्मृतः ॥९२॥

92. dahatyūrdhvaṁ sthito yacca prāṇotpattisthitaśca yat ,
sthitaliṅgaśca yannityaṁ tasmātsthāṇuriti smṛtaḥ.

92. dahati ūrdhvaṃ sthitaḥ yat ca prāṇotapattisthitaḥ ca
yat sthitaliṅgaḥ ca yat nityaṃ tasmāt sthāṇuḥ iti smṛtaḥ

92. tasmāt saḥ sthāṇuḥ iti smṛtaḥ yat ca ūrdhvaṃ sthitaḥ dahati
yat ca prāṇotapattisthitaḥ yat ca nityaṃ sthitaliṅgaḥ

92. Therefore, he is known as Sthāṇu (sthāṇu) because he stands burning upwards, because he is situated at the origin of vital breaths (prāṇa), and because his emblem (liṅga) is eternally fixed.

Words meanings summery:

• दहति (dahati) - burns, consumes by fire

• ऊर्ध्वं (ūrdhvaṁ) - upwards, above, aloft

• स्थितः (sthitaḥ) - standing, situated, existing, fixed

• यत् (yat) - because, that which, who

• च (ca) - and

• प्राणोतपत्तिस्थितः (prāṇotapattisthitaḥ) - situated at the origin of vital breaths/life

• च (ca) - and

• यत् (yat) - because, that which, who

• स्थितलिङ्गः (sthitaliṅgaḥ) - having a fixed or unmoving emblem (liṅga)

• च (ca) - and

• यत् (yat) - because, that which, who

• नित्यं (nityaṁ) - eternally, always, constantly

• तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore, thence, from that

• स्थाणुः (sthāṇuḥ) - Sthāṇu (a name of Shiva), a post, a pillar, immovable

• इति (iti) - thus, in this manner (introduces a quote or name)

• स्मृतः (smṛtaḥ) - remembered, called, considered

Words meanings and morphology

दहति (dahati) - burns, consumes by fire

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present indicative (laṭ) of dah

present indicative, 3rd person singular

Root: dah (class 1)

ऊर्ध्वं (ūrdhvaṁ) - upwards, above, aloft

(indeclinable)

स्थितः (sthitaḥ) - standing, situated, existing, fixed

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sthita

sthita - standing, situated, existing, firm, fixed

past passive participle

Formed from root sthā (to stand) + -ta suffix

Root: sthā (class 1)

यत् (yat) - because, that which, who

(indeclinable)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

प्राणोतपत्तिस्थितः (prāṇotapattisthitaḥ) - situated at the origin of vital breaths/life

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of prāṇotapattisthita

prāṇotapattisthita - situated at the origin of vital breath/life

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (prāṇa+utpatti+sthita)

• prāṇa – vital breath, life force (prāṇa)
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: pra
  Root: an (class 2)
• utpatti – origin, production, birth
  noun (feminine)
  From root pad (to go) + ut (prefix)
  Prefix: ut
  Root: pad (class 4)
• sthita – standing, situated, existing, fixed
  adjective (masculine)
  past passive participle
  Formed from root sthā (to stand) + -ta suffix
  Root: sthā (class 1)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

यत् (yat) - because, that which, who

(indeclinable)

स्थितलिङ्गः (sthitaliṅgaḥ) - having a fixed or unmoving emblem (liṅga)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sthitaliṅga

sthitaliṅga - having a fixed or unmoving mark/emblem

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (sthita+liṅga)

• sthita – fixed, firm, unmoving
  adjective (masculine)
  past passive participle
  Formed from root sthā (to stand) + -ta suffix
  Root: sthā (class 1)
• liṅga – emblem, mark, sign, phallic emblem of Shiva (liṅga)
  noun (neuter)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

यत् (yat) - because, that which, who

(indeclinable)

नित्यं (nityaṁ) - eternally, always, constantly

(indeclinable)

तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore, thence, from that

(indeclinable)

Ablative form of 'tad', often used as an adverb

स्थाणुः (sthāṇuḥ) - Sthāṇu (a name of Shiva), a post, a pillar, immovable

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sthāṇu

sthāṇu - a post, a pillar, immovable; a name of Shiva

From root sthā (to stand)

Root: sthā (class 1)

इति (iti) - thus, in this manner (introduces a quote or name)

(indeclinable)

स्मृतः (smṛtaḥ) - remembered, called, considered

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of smṛta

smṛta - remembered, recollected, called, mentioned

past passive participle

Formed from root smṛ (to remember) + -ta suffix

Root: smṛ (class 1)