महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-11, chapter-4, verse-2

विदुर उवाच ।
जन्मप्रभृति भूतानां क्रियाः सर्वाः शृणु प्रभो ।
पूर्वमेवेह कलले वसते किंचिदन्तरम् ॥२॥

2. vidura uvāca ,
janmaprabhṛti bhūtānāṁ kriyāḥ sarvāḥ śṛṇu prabho ,
pūrvameveha kalale vasate kiṁcidantaram.

2. viduraḥ uvāca janmaprabhṛti bhūtānām kriyāḥ sarvāḥ śṛṇu
prabho pūrvam eva iha kalale vasate kiñcit antaram

2. viduraḥ uvāca prabho janmaprabhṛti bhūtānām sarvāḥ
kriyāḥ śṛṇu iha pūrvam eva kalale kiñcit antaram vasate

2. Vidura said: "O lord, listen to me concerning all the actions of beings from the very beginning of their existence. Even at the embryonic stage, a subtle distinction (antara) is already present."

Words meanings summery:

• विदुरः (viduraḥ) - Vidura (name of a wise minister)

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• जन्मप्रभृति (janmaprabhṛti) - beginning from birth, from the very beginning of existence

• भूतानाम् (bhūtānām) - of beings, of creatures

• क्रियाः (kriyāḥ) - actions, deeds

• सर्वाः (sarvāḥ) - all, whole

• शृणु (śṛṇu) - hear, listen

• प्रभो (prabho) - O lord, O master

• पूर्वम् (pūrvam) - before, previously

• एव (eva) - indeed, certainly, only

• इह (iha) - here, in this world, in this case

• कलले (kalale) - in the embryo, in the earliest stage of development

• वसते (vasate) - dwells, exists

• किञ्चित् (kiñcit) - some, a little, something

• अन्तरम् (antaram) - distinction, difference, inner part, essence

Words meanings and morphology

विदुरः (viduraḥ) - Vidura (name of a wise minister)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vidura

vidura - Vidura (name of a wise minister, half-brother of Dhritarashtra)

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (liṭ) of vac

Perfect Active

From root vac, perfect tense, 3rd person singular active.

Root: vac (class 2)

जन्मप्रभृति (janmaprabhṛti) - beginning from birth, from the very beginning of existence

(indeclinable)

Compound used adverbially to indicate duration or origin.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (janman+prabhṛti)

• janman – birth, origin, existence
  noun (neuter)
  Root: jan
• prabhṛti – beginning from, since, from
  indeclinable (feminine)
  Used as a postposition or part of an adverbial compound.
  Prefix: pra
  Root: bhṛ

भूतानाम् (bhūtānām) - of beings, of creatures

(noun)

Genitive, plural of bhūta

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

Past Passive Participle

Past passive participle of root bhū, often used as a noun meaning 'creature' or 'being'.

Root: bhū

Note: Genitive plural, referring to all kinds of beings.

क्रियाः (kriyāḥ) - actions, deeds

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, plural of kriyā

kriyā - action, deed, performance, activity

Derived from root kṛ ('to do').

Root: kṛ

सर्वाः (sarvāḥ) - all, whole

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, plural of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole, entire

Note: Agrees with 'kriyāḥ' in gender, number, and case.

शृणु (śṛṇu) - hear, listen

(verb)

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

Imperative Active

From root śru, imperative mood, 2nd person singular active.

Root: śru (class 5)

प्रभो (prabho) - O lord, O master

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of prabhu

prabhu - lord, master, mighty, powerful

Derived from root bhū with prefix pra.

Prefix: pra

Root: bhū

पूर्वम् (pūrvam) - before, previously

(indeclinable)

Note: Used here adverbially.

एव (eva) - indeed, certainly, only

(indeclinable)

इह (iha) - here, in this world, in this case

(indeclinable)

कलले (kalale) - in the embryo, in the earliest stage of development

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of kalala

kalala - embryo (especially in its first stage after conception, resembling a jelly-like mass), germ

वसते (vasate) - dwells, exists

(verb)

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

Present Active

From root vas, present tense, 3rd person singular active.

Root: vas (class 1)

किञ्चित् (kiñcit) - some, a little, something

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kiñcid

kiñcid - something, a little, some, any

अन्तरम् (antaram) - distinction, difference, inner part, essence

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of antara

antara - inner, middle, interval, difference, distinction, characteristic, essence, soul