योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-133, verse-25

कथं मांसमयः सार्धं स चार्कः पतितो दिवः ।
स न माति हि भूपीठे सपर्वतवनाम्बुधौ ॥ २५ ॥

kathaṃ māṃsamayaḥ sārdhaṃ sa cārkaḥ patito divaḥ ,
sa na māti hi bhūpīṭhe saparvatavanāmbudhau 25

25. katham māṃsamayaḥ sārdham sa ca arkaḥ patitaḥ divaḥ
sa na māti hi bhūpīṭhe sa-parvata-vana-ambudhau

25. katham sa arkaḥ māṃsamayaḥ sārdham divaḥ patitaḥ ca? hi sa sa-parvata-vana-ambudhau bhūpīṭhe na māti.

25. How could that sun (Surya) have fallen from the sky, accompanied by a mass of flesh? Indeed, it does not fit on the earth's surface, which includes mountains, forests, and oceans.

Words meanings summery:

• कथम् (katham) - how? in what manner?

• मांसमयः (māṁsamayaḥ) - made of flesh, fleshy

• सार्धम् (sārdham) - together with, accompanied by

• स (sa) - he, that

• च (ca) - and

• अर्कः (arkaḥ) - sun, ray, fire

• पतितः (patitaḥ) - fallen, descended

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

• स (sa) - he, that

• न (na) - not, no

• माति (māti) - fits, measures, is contained

• हि (hi) - indeed, surely, because

• भूपीठे (bhūpīṭhe) - on the earth's surface/base

• स-पर्वत-वन-अम्बुधौ (sa-parvata-vana-ambudhau) - on the (earth) with mountains, forests, and oceans

Words meanings and morphology

कथम् (katham) - how? in what manner?

(indeclinable)

मांसमयः (māṁsamayaḥ) - made of flesh, fleshy

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of māṃsamaya

māṁsamaya - made of flesh, fleshy

Derived from māṃsa (flesh) with suffix -maya (made of)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (māṃsa+maya)

• māṃsa – flesh, meat
  noun (neuter)
• maya – made of, consisting of
  suffix
  forms adjectives indicating material or abundance

सार्धम् (sārdham) - together with, accompanied by

(indeclinable)

स (sa) - he, that

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, it

Demonstrative pronoun, nominative singular masculine

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

अर्कः (arkaḥ) - sun, ray, fire

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of arka

arka - sun, ray, light, fire, hymn of praise

Root: arc (class 1)

पतितः (patitaḥ) - fallen, descended

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, singular of patita

patita - fallen, descended, degraded

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root pat- (to fall)

Root: pat (class 1)

दिवः (divaḥ) - from the sky, from heaven

(noun)

Ablative, feminine, singular of div

div - sky, heaven, day

Note: Also genitive singular feminine.

स (sa) - he, that

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, it

Demonstrative pronoun, nominative singular masculine

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

माति (māti) - fits, measures, is contained

(verb)

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

Present tense, third person singular

Root mā- (to measure, contain)

Root: mā (class 2)

हि (hi) - indeed, surely, because

(indeclinable)

भूपीठे (bhūpīṭhe) - on the earth's surface/base

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of bhūpīṭha

bhūpīṭha - earth's seat, ground, foundation of the earth

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (bhū+pīṭha)

• bhū – earth, ground, land
  noun (feminine)
• pīṭha – seat, stool, base, foundation
  noun (neuter)

स-पर्वत-वन-अम्बुधौ (sa-parvata-vana-ambudhau) - on the (earth) with mountains, forests, and oceans

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of sa-parvata-vana-ambudhi

sa-parvata-vana-ambudhi - with mountains, forests, and oceans

Bahuvrīhi compound with prefix sa- (with) and a list of elements.

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (sa+parvata+vana+ambudhi)

• sa – with, together with
  prefix
• parvata – mountain, hill
  noun (masculine)
• vana – forest, wood, grove
  noun (neuter)
• ambudhi – ocean, sea (bearer of water)
  noun (masculine)
  Compound of ambu (water) and dhī (holding)

Note: Though modifying the neuter noun 'bhūpīṭhe', the compound's final member 'ambudhi' is masculine, and the compound declines in the locative singular masculine form. This can occur with complex adjectives or when the sense implies a broader (masculine) referent.