महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-224, verse-44

सर्वभूतानि चादाय तपसश्चरणाय च ।
आदिकर्ता महाभूतं तमेवाहुः प्रजापतिम् ॥४४॥

44. sarvabhūtāni cādāya tapasaścaraṇāya ca ,
ādikartā mahābhūtaṁ tamevāhuḥ prajāpatim.

44. sarvabhūtāni ca ādāya tapasaḥ caraṇāya ca
ādikartā mahābhūtam tam eva āhuḥ prajāpatim

44. And having taken all beings, and for the practice of austerity (tapas), they call that prime creator (ādikartā), who is the great element, none other than Prajāpati.

Words meanings summery:

• सर्वभूतानि (sarvabhūtāni) - all beings, all elements

• च (ca) - and

• आदाय (ādāya) - having taken, having grasped

• तपसः (tapasaḥ) - of austerity (tapas) (of austerity, of penance)

• चरणाय (caraṇāya) - for the performance, for the practice

• च (ca) - and

• आदिकर्ता (ādikartā) - the prime creator (ādikartā) (the prime creator, the first doer)

• महाभूतम् (mahābhūtam) - the great element, the great being

• तम् (tam) - him, that

• एव (eva) - only, alone, indeed

• आहुः (āhuḥ) - they call, they say

• प्रजापतिम् (prajāpatim) - Prajāpati (lord of creatures)

Words meanings and morphology

सर्वभूतानि (sarvabhūtāni) - all beings, all elements

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, plural of sarvabhūta

sarvabhūta - all beings, all elements

Compound type : tatpurusha (sarva+bhūta)

• sarva – all, every
  adjective
• bhūta – being, element
  noun (neuter)
  Root: bhū (class 1)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

आदाय (ādāya) - having taken, having grasped

(indeclinable)

absolutive

prefix ā + root dā (to give, but with ā means to take) + suffix -ya

Prefix: ā

Root: dā (class 3)

तपसः (tapasaḥ) - of austerity (tapas) (of austerity, of penance)

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of tapas

tapas - austerity, penance, heat (tapas)

चरणाय (caraṇāya) - for the performance, for the practice

(noun)

Dative, neuter, singular of caraṇa

caraṇa - walking, wandering, performing, practicing

from root car

Root: car (class 1)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

आदिकर्ता (ādikartā) - the prime creator (ādikartā) (the prime creator, the first doer)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ādikartṛ

ādikartṛ - prime creator, first doer

Compound type : tatpurusha (ādi+kartṛ)

• ādi – beginning, first
  noun (masculine)
• kartṛ – doer, creator
  noun (masculine)
  agent noun from root kṛ
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

महाभूतम् (mahābhūtam) - the great element, the great being

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of mahābhūta

mahābhūta - great element (e.g., ether, air, fire, water, earth), great being

Compound type : tatpurusha (mahā+bhūta)

• mahā – great, large
  adjective
• bhūta – element, being
  noun (neuter)
  Root: bhū (class 1)

तम् (tam) - him, that

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he

एव (eva) - only, alone, indeed

(indeclinable)

आहुः (āhuḥ) - they call, they say

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, perfect (liṭ) of ah

perfect 3rd plural (irregular)

Root: ah (class 2)

प्रजापतिम् (prajāpatim) - Prajāpati (lord of creatures)

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of prajāpati

prajāpati - lord of creatures, progenitor, a specific deity (Prajāpati)

Compound type : tatpurusha (prajā+pati)

• prajā – offspring, creatures, people
  noun (feminine)
• pati – lord, master, husband
  noun (masculine)