महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-176, verse-1

भरद्वाज उवाच ।
प्रजाविसर्गं विविधं कथं स सृजते प्रभुः ।
मेरुमध्ये स्थितो ब्रह्मा तद्ब्रूहि द्विजसत्तम ॥१॥

1. bharadvāja uvāca ,
prajāvisargaṁ vividhaṁ kathaṁ sa sṛjate prabhuḥ ,
merumadhye sthito brahmā tadbrūhi dvijasattama.

1. bharadvājaḥ uvāca prajāvisargam vividham katham saḥ sṛjate
prabhuḥ merumadhye sthitaḥ brahmā tat brūhi dvijasattama

1. bharadvājaḥ uvāca dvijasattama merumadhye sthitaḥ saḥ brahmā
prabhuḥ katham vividham prajāvisargam sṛjate tat brūhi

1. Bharadvāja said, "How does that Lord (prabhu), Brahmā, situated in the middle of Meru, create the diverse progeny? O best among the twice-born (dvijasattama), please tell me that."

Words meanings summery:

• भरद्वाजः (bharadvājaḥ) - Bharadvaja (a sage's name)

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• प्रजाविसर्गम् (prajāvisargam) - creation of beings, progeny, procreation

• विविधम् (vividham) - various, diverse, manifold

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

• सः (saḥ) - he

• सृजते (sṛjate) - creates, sends forth

• प्रभुः (prabhuḥ) - lord, master, mighty one

• मेरुमध्ये (merumadhye) - in the middle of Meru

• स्थितः (sthitaḥ) - he who is situated (situated, standing, abiding)

• ब्रह्मा (brahmā) - Brahmā (the creator god)

• तत् (tat) - that (explanation) (that)

• ब्रूहि (brūhi) - tell, say, declare

• द्विजसत्तम (dvijasattama) - O best among the Brahmins (O best among the twice-born (Brahmins))

Words meanings and morphology

भरद्वाजः (bharadvājaḥ) - Bharadvaja (a sage's name)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bharadvāja

bharadvāja - Bharadvaja (name of a Vedic sage)

Note: Subject of uvāca.

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect indicative (lit) of vac

perfect indicative

3rd person singular, perfect tense, active voice (reduplicated root vac becomes uvāc)

Root: vac (class 2)

प्रजाविसर्गम् (prajāvisargam) - creation of beings, progeny, procreation

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of prajāvisarga

prajāvisarga - creation of progeny, procreation

Compound type : tatpurusha (prajā+visarga)

• prajā – progeny, creatures, subjects
  noun (feminine)
  Prefix: pra
• visarga – creation, emission, sending forth
  noun (masculine)
  verbal noun
  Derived from vi-sṛj with a-suffix
  Prefix: vi
  Root: sṛj (class 6)

Note: Object of sṛjate.

विविधम् (vividham) - various, diverse, manifold

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of vividha

vividha - various, diverse, manifold, of different kinds

Prefix: vi

Root: dhā (class 3)

Note: Agrees with prajāvisargam.

कथम् (katham) - how? in what manner?

(indeclinable)

Note: Interrogative adverb.

सः (saḥ) - he

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to Brahmā, the subject.

सृजते (sṛjate) - creates, sends forth

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present indicative (laṭ) of sṛj

present indicative

3rd person singular, present tense, middle voice

Root: sṛj (class 6)

प्रभुः (prabhuḥ) - lord, master, mighty one

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of prabhu

prabhu - lord, master, powerful

Prefix: pra

Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: In apposition to Brahmā.

मेरुमध्ये (merumadhye) - in the middle of Meru

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of merumadhya

merumadhya - middle of Meru

Compound type : tatpurusha (meru+madhya)

• meru – Mount Meru
  proper noun (masculine)
• madhya – middle, center
  noun (neuter)

Note: Locative of place.

स्थितः (sthitaḥ) - he who is situated (situated, standing, abiding)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sthita

sthita - standing, situated, abiding, existing

Past Passive Participle

Derived from sthā with kta suffix

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Agrees with Brahmā, implying 'he who is situated'.

ब्रह्मा (brahmā) - Brahmā (the creator god)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of brahman

brahman - Brahmā (the creator god); the Absolute, supreme reality (brahman)

Note: Subject of sṛjate, in apposition to saḥ and prabhuḥ.

तत् (tat) - that (explanation) (that)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Object of brūhi, referring to the explanation requested.

ब्रूहि (brūhi) - tell, say, declare

(verb)

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

imperative

2nd person singular, imperative mood, active voice

Root: brū (class 2)

द्विजसत्तम (dvijasattama) - O best among the Brahmins (O best among the twice-born (Brahmins))

(compound)

Compound type : tatpurusha (dvija+sattama)

• dvija – twice-born (Brahmin, Kshatriya, Vaishya; also bird, tooth)
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: dvi
• sattama – best, most excellent
  adjective (masculine)
  Superlative suffix -tama

Note: Addressing Bhṛgu.