महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-271, verse-60

भीष्म उवाच ।
मूलस्थायी स भगवान्स्वेनानन्तेन तेजसा ।
तत्स्थः सृजति तान्भावान्नानारूपान्महातपाः ॥६०॥

60. bhīṣma uvāca ,
mūlasthāyī sa bhagavānsvenānantena tejasā ,
tatsthaḥ sṛjati tānbhāvānnānārūpānmahātapāḥ.

60. bhīṣma uvāca mūlasthāyī saḥ bhagavān svena anantena
tejasā tatsthaḥ sṛjati tān bhāvān nānārūpān mahātapaḥ

60. bhīṣma uvāca saḥ bhagavān mūlasthāyī svena anantena tejasā tatsthaḥ nānārūpān tān bhāvān sṛjati,
(saḥ) mahātapaḥ (asti)

60. Bhishma said: That divine Lord (Bhagavān), abiding at the root, by His own infinite radiance and power (tejas), and dwelling within that very essence, creates those various forms of beings, He who possesses great spiritual energy (tapas).

Words meanings summery:

• भीष्म (bhīṣma) - Bhishma

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• मूलस्थायी (mūlasthāyī) - The divine being abiding as the fundamental principle (abiding at the root, dwelling in the origin)

• सः (saḥ) - Refers to Bhagavān (he, that)

• भगवान् (bhagavān) - The Supreme Lord (venerable, divine, glorious, blessed)

• स्वेन (svena) - By his own inherent power (by his own)

• अनन्तेन (anantena) - By his infinite power (by the infinite, by the endless)

• तेजसा (tejasā) - By his inherent divine power/radiance (by splendor, by power, by brilliance)

• तत्स्थः (tatsthaḥ) - Abiding in that (root/essence), i.e., inherently present (abiding in that, dwelling in that)

• सृजति (sṛjati) - The divine being creates (he creates, he emits, he releases)

• तान् (tān) - Refers to the bhāvān (beings/forms) (those)

• भावान् (bhāvān) - The various entities that are created (beings, forms, states, existences)

• नानारूपान् (nānārūpān) - Describes the created beings as having many different shapes and natures (of various forms, diverse in form)

• महातपः (mahātapaḥ) - The divine being possesses immense spiritual power (of great austerity, of great spiritual power, great ascetic)

Words meanings and morphology

भीष्म (bhīṣma) - Bhishma

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhīṣma

bhīṣma - Bhishma, a proper name, son of Shantanu and Ganga, grandfather of the Pandavas and Kauravas

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

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

Perfect Active

Class 2 verb (vac-ā-di group), Perfect tense, 3rd person singular active

Root: vac (class 2)

मूलस्थायी (mūlasthāyī) - The divine being abiding as the fundamental principle (abiding at the root, dwelling in the origin)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mūlasthāyin

mūlasthāyin - abiding at the root, dwelling in the origin, fundamental

Compound of mūla (root, origin) and sthāyin (abiding, dwelling, from √sthā)

Compound type : tatpurusha (mūla+sthāyin)

• mūla – root, origin, foundation
  noun (neuter)
• sthāyin – standing, abiding, existing
  adjective (masculine)
  Agent noun from √sthā (to stand)
  Root: sthā (class 1)

सः (saḥ) - Refers to Bhagavān (he, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Demonstrative pronoun

भगवान् (bhagavān) - The Supreme Lord (venerable, divine, glorious, blessed)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhagavat

bhagavat - fortunate, glorious, divine, venerable, blessed

Possessive adjective from bhaga (fortune, excellence)

Root: bhaj (class 1)

स्वेन (svena) - By his own inherent power (by his own)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of sva

sva - own, one's own, self

Reflexive possessive pronoun

Note: Used as an adjective here, modifying 'tejasā'

अनन्तेन (anantena) - By his infinite power (by the infinite, by the endless)

(adjective)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of ananta

ananta - infinite, endless, boundless, without end

Negation of anta (end) by 'a-' prefix

Compound type : navi-tatpurusha (a+anta)

• a – not, un-, in- (negation prefix)
  indeclinable
• anta – end, limit, boundary
  noun (masculine)

तेजसा (tejasā) - By his inherent divine power/radiance (by splendor, by power, by brilliance)

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of tejas

tejas - splendor, brilliance, power, energy, spiritual energy, vigor

From √tij (to be sharp, shine)

Root: tij

तत्स्थः (tatsthaḥ) - Abiding in that (root/essence), i.e., inherently present (abiding in that, dwelling in that)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tatstha

tatstha - abiding in that, dwelling there, being in it

Compound of tad (that) and stha (standing, abiding, from √sthā)

Compound type : tatpurusha (tad+stha)

• tad – that, it
  pronoun (neuter)
  Demonstrative pronoun, neuter singular
• stha – standing, abiding, existing
  adjective (masculine)
  Derived from √sthā (to stand)
  Root: sthā (class 1)

सृजति (sṛjati) - The divine being creates (he creates, he emits, he releases)

(verb)

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

Present Active

Root √sṛj, Present tense, 3rd person singular active

Root: sṛj (class 6)

तान् (tān) - Refers to the bhāvān (beings/forms) (those)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, those

Demonstrative pronoun

भावान् (bhāvān) - The various entities that are created (beings, forms, states, existences)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of bhāva

bhāva - being, existence, state, condition, nature, sentiment

From √bhū (to be, exist)

Root: bhū (class 1)

नानारूपान् (nānārūpān) - Describes the created beings as having many different shapes and natures (of various forms, diverse in form)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of nānārūpa

nānārūpa - of various forms, manifold, diverse in appearance

Compound of nānā (various) and rūpa (form)

Compound type : karmadharaya (nānā+rūpa)

• nānā – various, manifold, diverse
  indeclinable
• rūpa – form, shape, appearance, nature
  noun (neuter)

महातपः (mahātapaḥ) - The divine being possesses immense spiritual power (of great austerity, of great spiritual power, great ascetic)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahātapas

mahātapas - great ascetic, one of great austerity/spiritual power

Compound of mahā (great) and tapas (austerity, spiritual heat/power)

Compound type : bahuvrihi (mahā+tapas)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective (masculine)
• tapas – austerity, spiritual heat, penance, spiritual power
  noun (neuter)
  From √tap (to heat, suffer)
  Root: tap (class 1)

Note: Refers to the creator (Bhagavān)