महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-8, chapter-5, verse-5

दिवः प्रपतनं भानोरुर्व्यामिव महाद्युतेः ।
संशोषणमिवाचिन्त्यं समुद्रस्याक्षयाम्भसः ॥५॥

5. divaḥ prapatanaṁ bhānorurvyāmiva mahādyuteḥ ,
saṁśoṣaṇamivācintyaṁ samudrasyākṣayāmbhasaḥ.

5. divaḥ prapatanam bhānoḥ urvyām iva mahādyuteḥ |
saṃśoṣaṇam iva acintyam samudrasya akṣayāmbhasaḥ

5. bhānoḥ mahādyuteḥ divaḥ urvyām prapatanam iva
samudrasya akṣayāmbhasaḥ acintyam saṃśoṣaṇam iva

5. Like the falling of the greatly radiant sun from the sky onto the earth; or like the inconceivable complete drying up of the ocean whose waters are inexhaustible.

Words meanings summery:

• दिवः (divaḥ) - from the sky, from heaven

• प्रपतनम् (prapatanam) - falling down, descent, collapse

• भानोः (bhānoḥ) - of the sun

• उर्व्याम् (urvyām) - on the earth

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• महाद्युतेः (mahādyuteḥ) - of the greatly radiant one, of the one with great splendor

• संशोषणम् (saṁśoṣaṇam) - complete drying up, desiccation

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• अचिन्त्यम् (acintyam) - inconceivable, unthinkable

• समुद्रस्य (samudrasya) - of the ocean

• अक्षयाम्भसः (akṣayāmbhasaḥ) - of the one with inexhaustible waters

Words meanings and morphology

दिवः (divaḥ) - from the sky, from heaven

(noun)

Ablative, feminine, singular of div

div - sky, heaven, day

प्रपतनम् (prapatanam) - falling down, descent, collapse

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of prapatana

prapatana - falling down, descent

derived from verbal root

noun of action from root pat with prefix pra

Prefix: pra

Root: pat (class 1)

भानोः (bhānoḥ) - of the sun

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of bhānu

bhānu - sun, ray of light

उर्व्याम् (urvyām) - on the earth

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of urvī

urvī - earth, land

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

महाद्युतेः (mahādyuteḥ) - of the greatly radiant one, of the one with great splendor

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of mahādyuti

mahādyuti - great splendor, very bright

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+dyuti)

• mahā – great, large
  adjective
• dyuti – splendor, brightness, light
  noun (feminine)

Note: Refers to the sun (bhānu).

संशोषणम् (saṁśoṣaṇam) - complete drying up, desiccation

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of saṃśoṣaṇa

saṁśoṣaṇa - complete drying up, desiccation

derived from verbal root

noun of action from root śuṣ with prefix sam

Prefix: sam

Root: śuṣ (class 4)

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

अचिन्त्यम् (acintyam) - inconceivable, unthinkable

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of acintya

acintya - inconceivable, unthinkable

Gerundive

prefix 'a' (negation) + gerundive of root cit

Compound type : nan-tatpuruṣa (a+cintya)

• a – not, un-
  indeclinable
• cintya – to be thought, thinkable
  adjective (neuter)
  Gerundive
  gerundive from root cit
  Root: cit (class 1)

समुद्रस्य (samudrasya) - of the ocean

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of samudra

samudra - ocean, sea

अक्षयाम्भसः (akṣayāmbhasaḥ) - of the one with inexhaustible waters

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of akṣayāmbhas

akṣayāmbhas - having inexhaustible waters

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (akṣaya+ambhas)

• akṣaya – inexhaustible, imperishable
  adjective (neuter)
  Prefix: a
  Root: kṣi (class 1)
• ambhas – water
  noun (neuter)

Note: Refers to the ocean (samudra).