महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-200, verse-8

महाभूतानि भूतात्मा महात्मा पुरुषोत्तमः ।
वायुर्ज्योतिस्तथा चापः खं गां चैवान्वकल्पयत् ॥८॥

8. mahābhūtāni bhūtātmā mahātmā puruṣottamaḥ ,
vāyurjyotistathā cāpaḥ khaṁ gāṁ caivānvakalpayat.

8. mahābhūtāni bhūtātmā mahātmā puruṣottamaḥ vāyuḥ
jyotiḥ tathā ca āpaḥ kham gām ca eva anvakalpayat

8. bhūtātmā mahātmā puruṣottamaḥ eva mahābhūtāni
vāyuḥ jyotiḥ ca tathā āpaḥ kham ca gām anvakalpayat

8. The Soul of all beings (bhūtātman), the Great-Souled (mahātman) and Supreme Person (puruṣottama), indeed created the great elements (mahābhūta): air, light (or fire), water, space, and earth.

Words meanings summery:

• महाभूतानि (mahābhūtāni) - The five great elements (space, air, fire, water, earth) (great elements)

• भूतात्मा (bhūtātmā) - the soul of beings, the element-soul

• महात्मा (mahātmā) - the great-souled one

• पुरुषोत्तमः (puruṣottamaḥ) - the Supreme Person, the best among men

• वायुः (vāyuḥ) - air, wind

• ज्योतिः (jyotiḥ) - light, fire, radiance

• तथा (tathā) - thus, so, and

• च (ca) - and, also

• आपः (āpaḥ) - waters

• खम् (kham) - space, ether, sky

• गाम् (gām) - earth

• च (ca) - and, also

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, just

• अन्वकल्पयत् (anvakalpayat) - he created, he formed, he arranged in order

Words meanings and morphology

महाभूतानि (mahābhūtāni) - The five great elements (space, air, fire, water, earth) (great elements)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, plural of mahābhūta

mahābhūta - great element; primeval matter

Compound of mahā (great) and bhūta (element, being)

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+bhūta)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective
• bhūta – element, being, creature, past
  noun (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root bhū (to be, to exist)
  Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Also nominative plural neuter

भूतात्मा (bhūtātmā) - the soul of beings, the element-soul

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhūtātman

bhūtātman - the self/soul of all beings; the universal soul residing in all creatures

Compound of bhūta (being, creature) and ātman (self, soul)

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (bhūta+ātman)

• bhūta – being, creature, element
  noun (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root bhū (to be, to exist)
  Root: bhū (class 1)
• ātman – self, soul, spirit, the individual soul
  noun (masculine)

Note: An epithet of Viṣṇu/Kṛṣṇa

महात्मा (mahātmā) - the great-souled one

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahātman

mahātman - great-souled, noble, sublime, the great Self

Compound of mahat (great) and ātman (self, soul)

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahat+ātman)

• mahat – great, large, mighty
  adjective (neuter)
• ātman – self, soul, spirit, the individual soul
  noun (masculine)

Note: An epithet of Viṣṇu/Kṛṣṇa

पुरुषोत्तमः (puruṣottamaḥ) - the Supreme Person, the best among men

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of puruṣottama

puruṣottama - Supreme Person (puruṣa), best among men, chief of all beings

Compound of puruṣa (person) and uttama (highest, best)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (puruṣa+uttama)

• puruṣa – person, man, cosmic person
  noun (masculine)
• uttama – highest, best, excellent
  adjective (masculine)

Note: An epithet of Viṣṇu/Kṛṣṇa

वायुः (vāyuḥ) - air, wind

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vāyu

vāyu - air, wind, the god of wind

ज्योतिः (jyotiḥ) - light, fire, radiance

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of jyotis

jyotis - light, luster, fire, a star

तथा (tathā) - thus, so, and

(indeclinable)

Note: Used as a conjunction here

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

आपः (āpaḥ) - waters

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of ap

ap - water, waters

Note: Also accusative plural

खम् (kham) - space, ether, sky

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of kha

kha - space, ether, sky, air

Note: Also nominative singular neuter

गाम् (gām) - earth

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of go

go - cow, earth, ray of light

Note: Here refers to earth (pṛthivī)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - indeed, only, just

(indeclinable)

अन्वकल्पयत् (anvakalpayat) - he created, he formed, he arranged in order

(verb)

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

Root kḷp, causative stem kalpay, with prefix anu; imperfect tense

Prefix: anu

Root: kḷp (class 1)

Note: From anu + root kḷp, causative, imperfect.