महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-10, chapter-17, verse-10

एवं सिसृक्षुर्भूतानि ददर्श प्रथमं विभुः ।
पितामहोऽब्रवीच्चैनं भूतानि सृज माचिरम् ॥१०॥

10. evaṁ sisṛkṣurbhūtāni dadarśa prathamaṁ vibhuḥ ,
pitāmaho'bravīccainaṁ bhūtāni sṛja māciram.

10. evam sisṛkṣuḥ bhūtāni dadarśa prathamam vibhuḥ
pitāmahaḥ abravīt ca enam bhūtāni sṛja mā aciram

10. evam bhūtāni sisṛkṣuḥ vibhuḥ prathamam dadarśa
ca pitāmahaḥ enam abravīt bhūtāni mā aciram sṛja

10. Thus, the powerful lord (Brahma), desiring to create beings, first beheld him. The grandfather (Brahma) then said to him, 'Create beings without delay!'

Words meanings summery:

• एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner, so

• सिसृक्षुः (sisṛkṣuḥ) - desiring to create beings (desiring to create, wishing to emit)

• भूतानि (bhūtāni) - living beings (beings, creatures, elements)

• ददर्श (dadarśa) - beheld (the person later identified as Hari Keśa) (saw, perceived, beheld)

• प्रथमम् (prathamam) - first, initially, at first

• विभुः (vibhuḥ) - Lord Brahma (the powerful one, the pervader, lord, sovereign)

• पितामहः (pitāmahaḥ) - Lord Brahma (grandfather, great father)

• अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - said, spoke

• च (ca) - then (connects two actions) (and, also)

• एनम् (enam) - him (referring to the one Brahma saw, Hari Keśa) (him, this (masculine accusative singular))

• भूतानि (bhūtāni) - living beings (beings, creatures, elements)

• सृज (sṛja) - create, emit, release

• मा (mā) - not, do not

• अचिरम् (aciram) - without delay, quickly, soon

Words meanings and morphology

एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner, so

(indeclinable)

सिसृक्षुः (sisṛkṣuḥ) - desiring to create beings (desiring to create, wishing to emit)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sisṛkṣu

sisṛkṣu - desiring to create, wishing to emit

Desiderative Agent Noun/Adjective

Formed from the desiderative stem of root `sṛj` + `u` suffix.

Root: sṛj (class 6)

Note: Refers to `vibhuḥ`.

भूतानि (bhūtāni) - living beings (beings, creatures, elements)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, plural of bhūta

bhūta - a being, creature, ghost, element, past

Past Passive Participle

From root `bhū` (to be, become).

Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Object of `sisṛkṣuḥ` (implicitly) and `sṛja`.

ददर्श (dadarśa) - beheld (the person later identified as Hari Keśa) (saw, perceived, beheld)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past perfect (liṭ) of dṛś

Perfect tense (Liṭ)

Intensive reduplication.

Root: dṛś (class 1)

प्रथमम् (prathamam) - first, initially, at first

(indeclinable)

Note: Adverbial use.

विभुः (vibhuḥ) - Lord Brahma (the powerful one, the pervader, lord, sovereign)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vibhu

vibhu - pervading, mighty, powerful, lord, ruler, sovereign

`vi` (prefix) + `bhū` (to be, become).

Prefix: vi

Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Subject of `dadarśa`.

पितामहः (pitāmahaḥ) - Lord Brahma (grandfather, great father)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pitāmaha

pitāmaha - paternal grandfather, great ancestor, Lord Brahma

Compound `pitṛ` (father) + `maha` (great).

Compound type : tatpurusha (pitṛ+maha)

• pitṛ – father
  noun (masculine)
• maha – great, large
  adjective

Note: Subject of `abravīt`.

अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - said, spoke

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of brū

Imperfect tense (Laṅ)

Formed with augment `a-` and `vīt` ending.

Root: brū (class 2)

च (ca) - then (connects two actions) (and, also)

(indeclinable)

Note: Conjunction.

एनम् (enam) - him (referring to the one Brahma saw, Hari Keśa) (him, this (masculine accusative singular))

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of ena

ena - this, that, he, she, it

Demonstrative pronoun.

Note: Object of `abravīt`.

भूतानि (bhūtāni) - living beings (beings, creatures, elements)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, plural of bhūta

bhūta - a being, creature, ghost, element, past

Past Passive Participle

From root `bhū` (to be, become).

Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Object of `sṛja`.

सृज (sṛja) - create, emit, release

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of sṛj

Imperative mood (Loṭ)

2nd person singular active.

Root: sṛj (class 6)

मा (mā) - not, do not

(indeclinable)

Used with imperative/aorist for prohibition.

अचिरम् (aciram) - without delay, quickly, soon

(indeclinable)

`a` (negation) + `cira` (long, lasting).

Compound type : tatpurusha (a+cira)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
  Negative prefix.
• cira – long (time), lasting
  adjective (masculine)