महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-7, chapter-3, verse-4

महान्तमिव मैनाकमसह्यं भुवि पातितम् ।
नभश्च्युतमिवादित्यं पतितं धरणीतले ॥४॥

4. mahāntamiva mainākamasahyaṁ bhuvi pātitam ,
nabhaścyutamivādityaṁ patitaṁ dharaṇītale.

4. mahāntam iva mainākam asahyam bhuvi pātitaṃ
nabhaḥ cyutam iva ādityam patitaṃ dharaṇītale

4. bhuvi asahyam mahāntam mainākam iva pātitaṃ
nabhaḥ cyutam ādityam iva dharaṇītale patitam

4. Felled to the earth, like the great, irresistible Maināka mountain. Fallen to the ground, like the sun having dropped from the sky.

Words meanings summery:

• महान्तम् (mahāntam) - great, huge (great, huge, mighty)

• इव (iva) - like (like, as, as if)

• मैनाकम् (mainākam) - Maināka mountain (Maināka (a mythical mountain))

• असह्यम् (asahyam) - irresistible (unbearable, irresistible, unmanageable)

• भुवि (bhuvi) - on the earth (on the earth, on the ground)

• पातितं (pātitaṁ) - felled (fallen, struck down, felled)

• नभः (nabhaḥ) - sky (sky, atmosphere, firmament)

• च्युतम् (cyutam) - dropped, fallen (fallen, dropped, discharged)

• इव (iva) - like (like, as, as if)

• आदित्यम् (ādityam) - the sun (the sun, a son of Aditi)

• पतितं (patitaṁ) - fallen (fallen, descended)

• धरणीतले (dharaṇītale) - on the ground (on the surface of the earth, on the ground)

Words meanings and morphology

महान्तम् (mahāntam) - great, huge (great, huge, mighty)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of mahat

mahat - great, large, mighty, extensive, important

Note: Agrees with 'mainākam'.

इव (iva) - like (like, as, as if)

(indeclinable)

मैनाकम् (mainākam) - Maināka mountain (Maināka (a mythical mountain))

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of maināka

maināka - Name of a mythical mountain, son of Himavat and Menaka, who escaped Indra's wrath by hiding in the ocean.

असह्यम् (asahyam) - irresistible (unbearable, irresistible, unmanageable)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of asahya

asahya - unbearable, insufferable, irresistible, invincible

Compound type : bahuvrihi (a+sahya)

• a – not, non-, un-
  indeclinable
• sahya – to be borne, endurable, tolerable
  adjective (masculine)
  Gerundive
  Derived from root 'sah' (to bear, endure).
  Root: sah (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'mainākam'.

भुवि (bhuvi) - on the earth (on the earth, on the ground)

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of bhū

bhū - earth, ground, land, world

Root: bhū (class 1)

पातितं (pātitaṁ) - felled (fallen, struck down, felled)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of pātita

pātita - caused to fall, thrown down, felled, struck down

Past Passive Participle

Derived from the causative stem of root 'pat' (to fall).

Root: pat (class 1)

Note: Refers to Bhishma from the implied context of the previous verses.

नभः (nabhaḥ) - sky (sky, atmosphere, firmament)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of nabhas

nabhas - sky, atmosphere, heaven, space

Note: Here used in a compound-like sense 'sky-fallen', where 'nabhaḥ' indicates the source.

च्युतम् (cyutam) - dropped, fallen (fallen, dropped, discharged)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of cyuta

cyuta - fallen, dropped, dislodged, departed from

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root 'cyu' (to move, fall, drop).

Root: cyu (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'ādityam'.

इव (iva) - like (like, as, as if)

(indeclinable)

आदित्यम् (ādityam) - the sun (the sun, a son of Aditi)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of āditya

āditya - the sun, a solar deity, a son of Aditi

पतितं (patitaṁ) - fallen (fallen, descended)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of patita

patita - fallen, descended, dropped, outcast

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root 'pat' (to fall).

Root: pat (class 1)

Note: Refers to Bhishma.

धरणीतले (dharaṇītale) - on the ground (on the surface of the earth, on the ground)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of dharaṇītala

dharaṇītala - the surface of the earth, the ground

Compound type : tatpurusha (dharaṇī+tala)

• dharaṇī – earth, ground
  noun (feminine)
  Root: dhṛ (class 1)
• tala – surface, plane, flat ground
  noun (neuter)