महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-180, verse-22

अम्मयं सर्वमेवेदमापो मूर्तिः शरीरिणाम् ।
तत्रात्मा मानसो ब्रह्मा सर्वभूतेषु लोककृत् ॥२२॥

22. ammayaṁ sarvamevedamāpo mūrtiḥ śarīriṇām ,
tatrātmā mānaso brahmā sarvabhūteṣu lokakṛt.

22. ambmayam sarvam eva idam āpaḥ mūrtiḥ śarīriṇām
tatra ātmā mānasaḥ brahmā sarvabhūteṣu lokakṛt

22. idam sarvam ambmayam eva.
āpaḥ śarīriṇām mūrtiḥ.
tatra sarvabhūteṣu mānasaḥ ātmā brahmā lokakṛt (asti).

22. Indeed, all this (creation) is fundamentally watery, and water constitutes the very form of embodied beings. In this context, the mental (mānasa) self (ātman) is identified with Brahmā, the creator of worlds dwelling within all beings.

Words meanings summery:

• अम्ब्मयम् (ambmayam) - composed of water (consisting of water, watery, aqueous)

• सर्वम् (sarvam) - all (of creation) (all, whole, every)

• एव (eva) - indeed, certainly (indeed, just, only)

• इदम् (idam) - this (world/creation) (this, this (thing))

• आपः (āpaḥ) - water (as a primordial element) (waters)

• मूर्तिः (mūrtiḥ) - the physical form (form, body, image, embodiment)

• शरीरिणाम् (śarīriṇām) - of embodied beings (of embodied beings, of creatures with bodies)

• तत्र (tatra) - in this context, among these (there, in that place, in that matter)

• आत्मा (ātmā) - the individual soul or higher self (ātman) (self, soul, spirit, essence)

• मानसः (mānasaḥ) - the mental (aspect of the ātman) (mental, belonging to the mind, spiritual)

• ब्रह्मा (brahmā) - the creator (Brahmā) (Brahmā (the creator god), the Supreme Being)

• सर्वभूतेषु (sarvabhūteṣu) - dwelling in all living beings (in all beings, among all creatures)

• लोककृत् (lokakṛt) - the one who creates worlds (creator of worlds, world-maker)

Words meanings and morphology

अम्ब्मयम् (ambmayam) - composed of water (consisting of water, watery, aqueous)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of ambmaya

ambmaya - consisting of water, watery, aqueous

From 'ap' (water) with 'mayat' suffix meaning 'composed of'.

Note: Predicate adjective to 'idam sarvam'.

सर्वम् (sarvam) - all (of creation) (all, whole, every)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole, complete

Note: Subject.

एव (eva) - indeed, certainly (indeed, just, only)

(indeclinable)

Emphatic particle.

Note: Emphasizes 'ambmayam'.

इदम् (idam) - this (world/creation) (this, this (thing))

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this, that (near speaker), he, she, it

Demonstrative pronoun.

Note: Subject.

आपः (āpaḥ) - water (as a primordial element) (waters)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of ap

ap - water, waters, fluid, vital fluid

Only exists in plural forms.

Note: Subject of the second clause.

मूर्तिः (mūrtiḥ) - the physical form (form, body, image, embodiment)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of mūrti

mūrti - form, shape, body, image, idol, embodiment

From root 'mūrcch' (to take shape) + 'kti' suffix.

Root: mūrcch (class 1)

Note: Predicate nominative to 'āpaḥ'.

शरीरिणाम् (śarīriṇām) - of embodied beings (of embodied beings, of creatures with bodies)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of śarīrin

śarīrin - embodied, having a body, a living creature

From 'śarīra' (body) + 'ini' suffix meaning 'possessing'.

Note: Possessive, 'whose form (is water)'.

तत्र (tatra) - in this context, among these (there, in that place, in that matter)

(indeclinable)

Locative adverb, correlative to an implied 'yatra'.

आत्मा (ātmā) - the individual soul or higher self (ātman) (self, soul, spirit, essence)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ātman

ātman - self, soul, spirit, essence, life

Root: an (class 2)

Note: Subject of the third clause.

मानसः (mānasaḥ) - the mental (aspect of the ātman) (mental, belonging to the mind, spiritual)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mānasa

mānasa - mental, spiritual, belonging to the mind, produced by the mind

From 'manas' (mind) with 'aṇ' suffix.

Root: man (class 4)

Note: Qualifies 'ātmā'.

ब्रह्मा (brahmā) - the creator (Brahmā) (Brahmā (the creator god), the Supreme Being)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of brahman

brahman - universal spirit, absolute reality, sacred word, Brahmā (creator god)

Nominative singular of 'brahman' (masculine gender for the deity).

Root: bṛh (class 1)

Note: Predicate nominative to 'ātmā'.

सर्वभूतेषु (sarvabhūteṣu) - dwelling in all living beings (in all beings, among all creatures)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, plural of sarvabhūta

sarvabhūta - all beings, every creature

Compound of 'sarva' (all) and 'bhūta' (being, creature).

Compound type : karmadhāraya (sarva+bhūta)

• sarva – all, every, whole
  pronoun
• bhūta – being, creature, element, ghost
  noun (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root 'bhū' (to be, become) + 'kta' suffix.
  Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Denotes the location or sphere of influence.

लोककृत् (lokakṛt) - the one who creates worlds (creator of worlds, world-maker)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of lokakṛt

lokakṛt - creator of worlds, world-maker

Compound of 'loka' (world) and 'kṛt' (maker, doer).

Compound type : upapada tatpuruṣa (loka+kṛt)

• loka – world, realm, people
  noun (masculine)
  From root 'lok' (to see) + 'a' suffix.
  Root: lok (class 10)
• kṛt – making, doing, maker, doer
  adjective (masculine)
  agent noun
  From root 'kṛ' (to do, make) + 'kvip' suffix.
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Qualifies 'brahmā'.