महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-249, verse-1

स्थाणुरुवाच ।
प्रजासर्गनिमित्तं मे कार्यवत्तामिमां प्रभो ।
विद्धि सृष्टास्त्वया हीमा मा कुप्यासां पितामह ॥१॥

1. sthāṇuruvāca ,
prajāsarganimittaṁ me kāryavattāmimāṁ prabho ,
viddhi sṛṣṭāstvayā hīmā mā kupyāsāṁ pitāmaha.

1. sthāṇuḥ uvāca prajāsarganimittaṃ me kāryavattām imām
prabho viddhi sṛṣṭāḥ tvayā hi imāḥ mā kupyāḥ āsām pitāmaha

1. sthāṇuḥ uvāca: prabho pitāmaha,
me imām kāryavattām prajāsarganimittaṃ viddhi.
hi imāḥ tvayā sṛṣṭāḥ.
āsām mā kupyāḥ.

1. Sthāṇu said: 'O Lord, O Grandfather (Brahmā), know this task of mine to be for the purpose of creating beings. For these creatures were indeed created by you. Do not be angry with them.'

Words meanings summery:

• स्थाणुः (sthāṇuḥ) - Sthāṇu (an epithet of Shiva), a pillar, immobile

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• प्रजासर्गनिमित्तं (prajāsarganimittaṁ) - for the purpose of creating beings/progeny

• मे (me) - my, of me, to me

• कार्यवत्ताम् (kāryavattām) - this activity, this task, the state of being active

• इमाम् (imām) - this (feminine)

• प्रभो (prabho) - O Lord

• विद्धि (viddhi) - know (imperative)

• सृष्टाः (sṛṣṭāḥ) - created

• त्वया (tvayā) - by you

• हि (hi) - indeed, for, because

• इमाः (imāḥ) - these (feminine plural)

• मा (mā) - do not, not

• कुप्याः (kupyāḥ) - (you) be angry

• आसाम् (āsām) - of these (feminine plural)

• पितामह (pitāmaha) - O Grandfather (Brahma)

Words meanings and morphology

स्थाणुः (sthāṇuḥ) - Sthāṇu (an epithet of Shiva), a pillar, immobile

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sthāṇu

sthāṇu - Sthāṇu (a name of Shiva), a pillar, immobile

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

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

Perfect tense, 3rd person singular

from root vac, Perfect tense, 3rd person, singular

Root: vac (class 2)

प्रजासर्गनिमित्तं (prajāsarganimittaṁ) - for the purpose of creating beings/progeny

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of prajāsarganimitta

prajāsarganimitta - for the purpose of creating beings

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (prajāsarga+nimitta)

• prajāsarga – creation of progeny/beings
  noun (masculine)
• nimitta – cause, reason, purpose
  noun (neuter)

Note: Can be interpreted as accusative of purpose or indeclinable (nimittam also as an adv).

मे (me) - my, of me, to me

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me

Note: This is the enclitic form of the genitive/dative singular of asmad.

कार्यवत्ताम् (kāryavattām) - this activity, this task, the state of being active

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of kāryavattā

kāryavattā - state of having a task, activity, business

from kārya (task) + vat (possessive suffix) + tā (abstract suffix)

इमाम् (imām) - this (feminine)

(pronoun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of idam

idam - this

Note: Feminine accusative singular, agreeing with kāryavattām.

प्रभो (prabho) - O Lord

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of prabhu

prabhu - lord, master, mighty

विद्धि (viddhi) - know (imperative)

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of vid

Imperative, 2nd person singular

from root vid, Parasmaipada, Imperative, 2nd person, singular

Root: vid (class 2)

सृष्टाः (sṛṣṭāḥ) - created

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of sṛṣṭa

sṛṣṭa - created, emitted, produced

Past Passive Participle

from root sṛj (to create, emit), past passive participle

Root: sṛj (class 6)

Note: Agrees with 'imāḥ' (these beings/progeny).

त्वया (tvayā) - by you

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

Note: Used for the agent in passive construction.

हि (hi) - indeed, for, because

(indeclinable)

इमाः (imāḥ) - these (feminine plural)

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of idam

idam - this

Note: Refers to 'prajāḥ' (beings), which is feminine plural.

मा (mā) - do not, not

(indeclinable)

कुप्याः (kupyāḥ) - (you) be angry

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, injunctive (aorist) (luṅ) of kup

Injunctive (Aorist) 2nd person singular

from root kup, Parasmaipada, Aorist/Injunctive, 2nd person, singular

Root: kup (class 4)

आसाम् (āsām) - of these (feminine plural)

(pronoun)

Genitive, feminine, plural of idam

idam - this

Note: Genitive plural, 'of these (beings)'.

पितामह (pitāmaha) - O Grandfather (Brahma)

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of pitāmaha

pitāmaha - grandfather, a name of Brahmā