महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-282, verse-10

स्वयंभूरसृजच्चाग्रे धातारं लोकपूजितम् ।
धातासृजत्पुत्रमेकं प्रजानां धारणे रतम् ॥१०॥

10. svayaṁbhūrasṛjaccāgre dhātāraṁ lokapūjitam ,
dhātāsṛjatputramekaṁ prajānāṁ dhāraṇe ratam.

10. svayambhūḥ asṛjat ca agre dhātāram lokapūjitam
dhātā asṛjat putram ekam prajānām dhāraṇe ratam

10. svayambhūḥ agre lokapūjitam dhātāram ca asṛjat
dhātā prajānām dhāraṇe ratam ekam putram asṛjat

10. The Self-existent (Svayambhū) first created Dhātā, who is revered by all worlds. Dhātā then created one son who was devoted to the sustenance of all beings.

Words meanings summery:

• स्वयम्भूः (svayambhūḥ) - the Self-existent One, creator

• असृजत् (asṛjat) - created, emanated

• च (ca) - and

• अग्रे (agre) - in the beginning, first, in front

• धातारम् (dhātāram) - Dhātā (a creator deity, often associated with Brahmā)

• लोकपूजितम् (lokapūjitam) - worshipped by the worlds, revered by all people

• धाता (dhātā) - Dhātā

• असृजत् (asṛjat) - created, emanated

• पुत्रम् (putram) - son

• एकम् (ekam) - one, a single

• प्रजानाम् (prajānām) - of creatures, of progeny, of beings

• धारणे (dhāraṇe) - in the maintenance, in the support, in the holding

• रतम् (ratam) - engaged in, devoted to, intent on

Words meanings and morphology

स्वयम्भूः (svayambhūḥ) - the Self-existent One, creator

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of svayambhū

svayambhū - self-existent, self-born; an epithet of Brahmā or the Supreme Being (Svayambhū)

Compound type : Bahuvrihi (svayam+bhū)

• svayam – oneself, by oneself, spontaneously
  indeclinable
• bhū – being, existing; earth, place
  noun (feminine)
  From the root bhū (to be).
  Root: bhū

असृजत् (asṛjat) - created, emanated

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (Laṅ) of sṛj

Imperfect Active

From the root sṛj (class 6), with the augment 'a' indicating past tense (imperfect).

Root: sṛj (class 6)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

अग्रे (agre) - in the beginning, first, in front

(indeclinable)

Note: Used adverbially here.

धातारम् (dhātāram) - Dhātā (a creator deity, often associated with Brahmā)

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of dhātṛ

dhātṛ - creator, establisher, sustainer; an epithet of Brahmā (Dhātā)

Agent noun derived from the root dhā (to place, create, sustain).

Root: dhā

लोकपूजितम् (lokapūjitam) - worshipped by the worlds, revered by all people

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of lokapūjita

lokapūjita - revered by the world, honored by people

Past Passive Participle

Compound: loka (world) + pūjita (worshipped, past passive participle of pūj 'to worship').

Compound type : Tatpurusha (loka+pūjita)

• loka – world, realm, people
  noun (masculine)
• pūjita – worshipped, honored, respected
  participle (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from the root pūj (to worship).
  Root: pūj (class 10)

धाता (dhātā) - Dhātā

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dhātṛ

dhātṛ - creator, establisher, sustainer; an epithet of Brahmā (Dhātā)

Agent noun derived from the root dhā (to place, create, sustain).

Root: dhā

असृजत् (asṛjat) - created, emanated

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (Laṅ) of sṛj

Imperfect Active

From the root sṛj (class 6), with the augment 'a' indicating past tense (imperfect).

Root: sṛj (class 6)

पुत्रम् (putram) - son

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of putra

putra - son, child

एकम् (ekam) - one, a single

(numeral)

प्रजानाम् (prajānām) - of creatures, of progeny, of beings

(noun)

Genitive, feminine, plural of prajā

prajā - progeny, offspring, creatures, subjects, people

धारणे (dhāraṇe) - in the maintenance, in the support, in the holding

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of dhāraṇa

dhāraṇa - holding, bearing, supporting, maintaining, preserving

Verbal noun

Derived from the root dhṛ (to hold, support) with the suffix -ana.

Root: dhṛ

रतम् (ratam) - engaged in, devoted to, intent on

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of rata

rata - delighted, pleased, attached to, engaged in, devoted to, intent on

Past Passive Participle

Derived from the root ram (to delight, be pleased).

Root: ram (class 1)