महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-176, verse-10

ततः सलिलमुत्पन्नं तमसीवापरं तमः ।
तस्माच्च सलिलोत्पीडादुदतिष्ठत मारुतः ॥१०॥

10. tataḥ salilamutpannaṁ tamasīvāparaṁ tamaḥ ,
tasmācca salilotpīḍādudatiṣṭhata mārutaḥ.

10. tataḥ salilam utpannam tamasi iva aparam tamaḥ
tasmāt ca salilotpīḍāt udatiṣṭhata mārutaḥ

10. tataḥ salilam utpannam tamasi aparam tamaḥ
iva ca tasmāt salilotpīḍāt mārutaḥ udatiṣṭhata

10. Then water emerged, like another layer of darkness within the darkness itself. And from that surging of water, the wind (māruta) arose.

Words meanings summery:

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereupon, from that

• सलिलम् (salilam) - water

• उत्पन्नम् (utpannam) - arisen, produced, generated

• तमसि (tamasi) - in darkness

• इव (iva) - as if, like

• अपरम् (aparam) - another, other, subsequent

• तमः (tamaḥ) - darkness

• तस्मात् (tasmāt) - from that, therefore

• च (ca) - and

• सलिलोत्पीडात् (salilotpīḍāt) - from the surging/upheaval of water

• उदतिष्ठत (udatiṣṭhata) - arose, stood up

• मारुतः (mārutaḥ) - wind, air

Words meanings and morphology

ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereupon, from that

(indeclinable)

Note: Adverb of time.

सलिलम् (salilam) - water

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of salila

salila - water

Root: sṛ (class 1)

Note: Subject of 'utpannam'.

उत्पन्नम् (utpannam) - arisen, produced, generated

(Past Passive Participle)

Note: Agrees with 'salilam'.

तमसि (tamasi) - in darkness

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of tamas

tamas - darkness, gloom, ignorance

Root: tam (class 4)

Note: Denotes location.

इव (iva) - as if, like

(indeclinable)

Note: Particle of comparison.

अपरम् (aparam) - another, other, subsequent

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of apara

apara - other, another, subsequent, inferior

Note: Agrees with 'tamaḥ'.

तमः (tamaḥ) - darkness

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tamas

tamas - darkness, gloom, ignorance

Root: tam (class 4)

Note: Predicate nominative for 'salilam' in the simile.

तस्मात् (tasmāt) - from that, therefore

(pronoun)

Ablative, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to the previously mentioned water.

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

Note: Conjunction.

सलिलोत्पीडात् (salilotpīḍāt) - from the surging/upheaval of water

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of salilotpīḍa

salilotpīḍa - surge of water, upheaval of water

Compound type : tatpurusha (salila+utpīḍa)

• salila – water
  noun (neuter)
  Root: sṛ (class 1)
• utpīḍa – pressure, surge, upheaval
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root pīḍ 'to press' with prefix ut
  Prefix: ut
  Root: pīḍ (class 10)

Note: Expresses source.

उदतिष्ठत (udatiṣṭhata) - arose, stood up

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, imperfect (laṅ) of sthā

Prefix: ud

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Derived from root 'sthā' with prefix 'ud'.

मारुतः (mārutaḥ) - wind, air

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of māruta

māruta - wind, air, god of wind

Derived from Marut (wind deity)

Root: mṛ (class 1)

Note: Subject of 'udatiṣṭhata'.