महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-267, verse-5

तेभ्यः सृजति भूतानि काल आत्मप्रचोदितः ।
एतेभ्यो यः परं ब्रूयादसद्ब्रूयादसंशयम् ॥५॥

5. tebhyaḥ sṛjati bhūtāni kāla ātmapracoditaḥ ,
etebhyo yaḥ paraṁ brūyādasadbrūyādasaṁśayam.

5. tebhyaḥ sṛjati bhūtāni kālaḥ ātma-pracoditaḥ
etebhyaḥ yaḥ param brūyāt asat brūyāt asaṃśayam

5. kālaḥ ātma-pracoditaḥ tebhyaḥ bhūtāni sṛjati yaḥ etebhyaḥ param brūyāt,
(saḥ) asaṃśayam asat brūyāt.

5. Time, impelled by the self (ātman), creates beings from these (elements). Whoever would speak of something superior to or beyond these (elements) would, without doubt, speak falsely.

Words meanings summery:

• तेभ्यः (tebhyaḥ) - from these (elements) (from them, to them)

• सृजति (sṛjati) - creates, releases, emits

• भूतानि (bhūtāni) - beings (beings, creatures, elements)

• कालः (kālaḥ) - Time

• आत्म-प्रचोदितः (ātma-pracoditaḥ) - impelled by the self (ātman) (impelled by the self, urged by the spirit)

• एतेभ्यः (etebhyaḥ) - from these (elements) (from these, to these)

• यः (yaḥ) - who, whoever

• परम् (param) - something superior or beyond (supreme, higher, beyond, superior)

• ब्रूयात् (brūyāt) - would speak, should speak

• असत् (asat) - falsely (false, untrue, non-existent, evil)

• ब्रूयात् (brūyāt) - would speak, should speak

• असंशयम् (asaṁśayam) - without doubt, certainly

Words meanings and morphology

तेभ्यः (tebhyaḥ) - from these (elements) (from them, to them)

(pronoun)

Ablative, masculine/neuter, plural of tad

tad - that, those

Note: Refers to the five great elements mentioned in the previous verse.

सृजति (sṛjati) - creates, releases, emits

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of sṛj

Present tense, 3rd person singular, active voice, parasmaipada

Root: sṛj (class 6)

भूतानि (bhūtāni) - beings (beings, creatures, elements)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, plural of bhūta

bhūta - being, creature, element, existing, past (as PPP)

Past Passive Participle

Derived from √bhū (to be)

Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Object of 'sṛjati'.

कालः (kālaḥ) - Time

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kāla

kāla - time, period, season, death

Note: Subject of 'sṛjati'.

आत्म-प्रचोदितः (ātma-pracoditaḥ) - impelled by the self (ātman) (impelled by the self, urged by the spirit)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ātmapracodita

ātmapracodita - impelled by the self (ātman), prompted by the spirit

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (ātman+pracodita)

• ātman – self, soul, spirit, individual soul, Supreme Soul (ātman)
  noun (masculine)
• pracodita – impelled, urged, prompted, incited
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From pra-√cud (to urge, impel); pra (prefix) + √cud (root)
  Prefix: pra
  Root: cud (class 10)

एतेभ्यः (etebhyaḥ) - from these (elements) (from these, to these)

(pronoun)

Ablative, masculine/neuter, plural of etad

etad - this, these

Note: Refers to the five great elements.

यः (yaḥ) - who, whoever

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yad

yad - which, who, what

Note: Subject of the subordinate clause.

परम् (param) - something superior or beyond (supreme, higher, beyond, superior)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of para

para - other, supreme, highest, ultimate, beyond

Note: Functions as the object of 'brūyāt'.

ब्रूयात् (brūyāt) - would speak, should speak

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (liṅ) of brū

Optative mood, 3rd person singular, active voice, ubhayapadi

Root: brū (class 2)

असत् (asat) - falsely (false, untrue, non-existent, evil)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of asat

asat - non-existent, unreal, false, evil

Compound of a- (negation) and √as (to be, present participle)

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (sat)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
  Negative prefix
• sat – existent, true, good, being
  adjective (neuter)
  Present Active Participle
  Derived from √as (to be)
  Root: as (class 2)

ब्रूयात् (brūyāt) - would speak, should speak

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (liṅ) of brū

Optative mood, 3rd person singular, active voice, ubhayapadi

Root: brū (class 2)

असंशयम् (asaṁśayam) - without doubt, certainly

(indeclinable)

Compound of a- (negation) and saṃśaya (doubt). Used adverbially.

Compound type : avyayībhāva (saṃśaya)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
  Negative prefix
• saṃśaya – doubt, uncertainty, hesitation
  noun (masculine)
  From sam-√śī (to doubt); sam (prefix) + √śī (root)
  Prefix: sam
  Root: śī (class 2)

Note: Adverbial use.