महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-195, verse-1

मनुरुवाच ।
अक्षरात्खं ततो वायुर्वायोर्ज्योतिस्ततो जलम् ।
जलात्प्रसूता जगती जगत्यां जायते जगत् ॥१॥

1. manuruvāca ,
akṣarātkhaṁ tato vāyurvāyorjyotistato jalam ,
jalātprasūtā jagatī jagatyāṁ jāyate jagat.

1. manuḥ uvāca akṣarāt kham tataḥ vāyuḥ vāyoḥ jyotiḥ
tataḥ jalam jalāt prasūtā jagatī jagatyām jāyate jagat

1. manuḥ uvāca akṣarāt kham tataḥ vāyuḥ vāyoḥ jyotiḥ
tataḥ jalam jalāt jagatī prasūtā jagatyām jagat jāyate

1. Manu said: From the Imperishable (akṣaram) came ether, then from that, air. From air came light (fire), then from that, water. From water, the earth (jagatī) was produced, and on the earth (jagatī) the world (jagat) of beings arises.

Words meanings summery:

• मनुः (manuḥ) - Manu (Manu (name of a primordial human, lawgiver))

• उवाच (uvāca) - said (said, spoke)

• अक्षरात् (akṣarāt) - from the Imperishable (akṣaram) (from the imperishable, from the undecaying)

• खम् (kham) - ether (ether, space, sky, void)

• ततः (tataḥ) - then from that (then, from there, therefore)

• वायुः (vāyuḥ) - air (air, wind, breath)

• वायोः (vāyoḥ) - from air (from air, of air)

• ज्योतिः (jyotiḥ) - light (fire) (light, luster, fire)

• ततः (tataḥ) - then from that (then, from there, therefore)

• जलम् (jalam) - water

• जलात् (jalāt) - from water

• प्रसूता (prasūtā) - was produced (born, produced, created)

• जगती (jagatī) - the earth (jagatī) (earth, world, moving, living beings (feminine form of `jagat`))

• जगत्याम् (jagatyām) - on the earth (jagatī) (on the earth, in the world)

• जायते (jāyate) - arises (is born, arises, comes into being)

• जगत् (jagat) - the world (jagat) of beings (world, moving beings, universe)

Words meanings and morphology

मनुः (manuḥ) - Manu (Manu (name of a primordial human, lawgiver))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of manu

manu - Manu (progenitor of mankind, lawgiver), man, human

Root: man (class 4)

Note: The speaker of the verse.

उवाच (uvāca) - said (said, spoke)

(verb)

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

Perfect 3rd person singular, active voice, from root `vac` (to speak).

Root: vac (class 2)

अक्षरात् (akṣarāt) - from the Imperishable (akṣaram) (from the imperishable, from the undecaying)

(adjective)

Ablative, neuter, singular of akṣara

akṣara - imperishable (akṣaram), indestructible, undecaying; letter, syllable

Negative compound `a-` + `kṣara` (perishable); `kṣara` from root `kṣar` (to perish, flow).

Compound type : tatpurusha (a+kṣara)

• a – not, non, un-
  indeclinable
  Negative particle
• kṣara – perishable, decaying, flowing
  adjective (neuter)
  From root `kṣar` (to perish, flow).
  Root: kṣar (class 1)

Note: Refers to the ultimate reality from which creation emanates.

खम् (kham) - ether (ether, space, sky, void)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kha

kha - ether, space, sky, void, zero

Note: The first of the five great elements.

ततः (tataḥ) - then from that (then, from there, therefore)

(indeclinable)

From `tad` (that) + `tasi` suffix, indicating source or sequence.

Note: Indicates sequential origin.

वायुः (vāyuḥ) - air (air, wind, breath)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vāyu

vāyu - air, wind, breath, life-breath

From root `vā` (to blow).

Root: vā (class 2)

Note: The second of the five great elements.

वायोः (vāyoḥ) - from air (from air, of air)

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of vāyu

vāyu - air, wind, breath, life-breath

From root `vā` (to blow).

Root: vā (class 2)

Note: Indicates origin from air.

ज्योतिः (jyotiḥ) - light (fire) (light, luster, fire)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of jyotis

jyotis - light, luster, radiance, fire, star

From root `dyut` (to shine).

Root: dyut (class 1)

Note: The third of the five great elements (often represents fire).

ततः (tataḥ) - then from that (then, from there, therefore)

(indeclinable)

From `tad` (that) + `tasi` suffix, indicating source or sequence.

Note: Indicates sequential origin.

जलम् (jalam) - water

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of jala

jala - water

Note: The fourth of the five great elements.

जलात् (jalāt) - from water

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of jala

jala - water

Note: Indicates origin from water.

प्रसूता (prasūtā) - was produced (born, produced, created)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of prasūta

prasūta - born, produced, generated, arisen

Past Passive Participle

From `pra` (forth, forward) + root `sū` (to bring forth, generate).

Prefix: pra

Root: sū (class 2)

Note: Agrees with `jagatī`.

जगती (jagatī) - the earth (jagatī) (earth, world, moving, living beings (feminine form of `jagat`))

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of jagatī

jagatī - earth, world, moving, living beings (feminine form of `jagat`)

Note: The fifth of the five great elements, personified as Earth.

जगत्याम् (jagatyām) - on the earth (jagatī) (on the earth, in the world)

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of jagatī

jagatī - earth, world, moving, living beings (feminine form of `jagat`)

Note: Indicates location.

जायते (jāyate) - arises (is born, arises, comes into being)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (lat) of jan

Present 3rd person singular, middle voice, from root `jan` (to be born).

Root: jan (class 4)

जगत् (jagat) - the world (jagat) of beings (world, moving beings, universe)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of jagat

jagat - moving, living, world (jagat), universe

Present Active Participle

Derived from root `gam` (to go) with reduplication, used as a noun.

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Subject of `jāyate`.