महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-187, verse-7

महाभूतानि पञ्चैव सर्वभूतेषु भूतकृत् ।
अकरोत्तेषु वैषम्यं तत्तु जीवोऽनु पश्यति ॥७॥

7. mahābhūtāni pañcaiva sarvabhūteṣu bhūtakṛt ,
akarotteṣu vaiṣamyaṁ tattu jīvo'nu paśyati.

7. mahābhūtāni pañca eva sarvabhūteṣu bhūtakṛt
akarot teṣu vaiṣamyam tat tu jīvaḥ anu paśyati

7. bhūtakṛt sarvabhūteṣu pañca eva mahābhūtāni
akarot teṣu vaiṣamyam tat tu jīvaḥ anu paśyati

7. The creator of beings (bhūtakṛt) indeed fashioned the five great elements (mahābhūtāni) in all beings and introduced distinct differences (vaiṣamyam) among them. But the individual soul (jīva) perceives these differences.

Words meanings summery:

• महाभूतानि (mahābhūtāni) - the great elements (mahābhūtāni) (great elements, fundamental elements)

• पञ्च (pañca) - five

• एव (eva) - indeed, exactly (only, just, indeed, precisely)

• सर्वभूतेषु (sarvabhūteṣu) - in all beings/entities (in all beings, among all elements)

• भूतकृत् (bhūtakṛt) - the creator of beings (bhūtakṛt) (creator of beings, creator of elements)

• अकरोत् (akarot) - he created, he fashioned (he/she/it made, did, created)

• तेषु (teṣu) - among them (the great elements) (in them, among them)

• वैषम्यम् (vaiṣamyam) - dissimilarity, differences (inequality, dissimilarity, unevenness)

• तत् (tat) - that (dissimilarity) (that)

• तु (tu) - but (but, indeed, however)

• जीवः (jīvaḥ) - the individual soul (jīva) (living being, individual soul, life)

• अनु (anu) - perceives (implies 'after' or 'accordingly') (after, along, near, according to)

• पश्यति (paśyati) - perceives, observes (he/she/it sees, observes, perceives)

Words meanings and morphology

महाभूतानि (mahābhūtāni) - the great elements (mahābhūtāni) (great elements, fundamental elements)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, plural of mahābhūta

mahābhūta - great element, fundamental element (one of the five: earth, water, fire, air, ether)

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+bhūta)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective (feminine)
• bhūta – being, creature, element, past
  noun (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root `bhū`
  Root: bhū (class 1)

पञ्च (pañca) - five

(numeral)

Note: Acts as an adjective to `mahābhūtāni`.

एव (eva) - indeed, exactly (only, just, indeed, precisely)

(indeclinable)

सर्वभूतेषु (sarvabhūteṣu) - in all beings/entities (in all beings, among all elements)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, plural of sarvabhūta

sarvabhūta - all beings, all creatures, all elements

Compound type : karmadhāraya (sarva+bhūta)

• sarva – all, every, entire
  pronoun (masculine)
• bhūta – being, creature, element, existing
  noun (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root `bhū`
  Root: bhū (class 1)

भूतकृत् (bhūtakṛt) - the creator of beings (bhūtakṛt) (creator of beings, creator of elements)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhūtakṛt

bhūtakṛt - creator of beings, producer of elements, creator of all existent things

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (bhūta+kṛt)

• bhūta – being, creature, element
  noun (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root `bhū`
  Root: bhū (class 1)
• kṛt – making, doing, performing, creator
  noun (masculine)
  Agent noun
  Derived from root `kṛ` with suffix -kvip or -tvā
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

अकरोत् (akarot) - he created, he fashioned (he/she/it made, did, created)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (luṅ) of kṛ

Imperfect Indicative

3rd person singular, Parasmaipada, with augment `a-`.

Root: kṛ (class 8)

तेषु (teṣu) - among them (the great elements) (in them, among them)

(pronoun)

Locative, neuter, plural of tad

tad - that, those

Note: Refers to the `mahābhūtāni` (great elements) or `sarvabhūteṣu`.

वैषम्यम् (vaiṣamyam) - dissimilarity, differences (inequality, dissimilarity, unevenness)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vaiṣamya

vaiṣamya - inequality, dissimilarity, unevenness, adversity

Derived from `viṣama` (unequal) + suffix `-ya`.

तत् (tat) - that (dissimilarity) (that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, it

Note: Refers to `vaiṣamyam`.

तु (tu) - but (but, indeed, however)

(indeclinable)

जीवः (jīvaḥ) - the individual soul (jīva) (living being, individual soul, life)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of jīva

jīva - living, alive, life, individual soul, creature

Derived from root `jīv`

Root: jīv (class 1)

अनु (anu) - perceives (implies 'after' or 'accordingly') (after, along, near, according to)

(indeclinable)

Note: Used as a prefix for verbs of perception like `paśyati` to mean 'perceive'.

पश्यति (paśyati) - perceives, observes (he/she/it sees, observes, perceives)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present indicative (laṭ) of dṛś

Present Indicative

3rd person singular, Parasmaipada, irregular stem `paśya` from root `dṛś`.

Root: dṛś (class 1)