महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-284, verse-15

प्रजापतिः प्रजाः पूर्वमसृजत्तपसा विभुः ।
क्वचित्क्वचिद्व्रतपरो व्रतान्यास्थाय पार्थिव ॥१५॥

15. prajāpatiḥ prajāḥ pūrvamasṛjattapasā vibhuḥ ,
kvacitkvacidvrataparo vratānyāsthāya pārthiva.

15. prajāpatiḥ prajāḥ pūrvam asṛjat tapasā vibhuḥ
kvacit kvacit vrataparaḥ vratāni āsthāya pārthiva

15. pārthiva vibhuḥ prajāpatiḥ pūrvam tapasā prajāḥ
asṛjat kvacit kvacit vratāni āsthāya vrataparaḥ

15. O king, the mighty Lord of creatures (Prajāpati) formerly created all beings through spiritual discipline (tapas). He, having adopted various vows (vrata), remained dedicated to those observances from time to time.

Words meanings summery:

• प्रजापतिः (prajāpatiḥ) - Lord of creatures (Prajāpati) (Lord of creatures, creator)

• प्रजाः (prajāḥ) - beings (creatures, progeny, beings)

• पूर्वम् (pūrvam) - formerly (formerly, previously, before)

• असृजत् (asṛjat) - created (he created, he released)

• तपसा (tapasā) - through spiritual discipline (tapas) (by austerity, by penance)

• विभुः (vibhuḥ) - mighty (mighty, powerful, pervading, sovereign)

• क्वचित् (kvacit) - sometimes, from time to time (sometimes, somewhere, perchance)

• क्वचित् (kvacit) - from time to time (sometimes, somewhere, perchance)

• व्रतपरः (vrataparaḥ) - dedicated to those observances (intent on vows, devoted to observances)

• व्रतानि (vratāni) - vows (vrata) (vows, observances, sacred duties)

• आस्थाय (āsthāya) - having adopted (having adopted, having undertaken, having resorted to)

• पार्थिव (pārthiva) - O king (O king, O earthly one, O son of the earth)

Words meanings and morphology

प्रजापतिः (prajāpatiḥ) - Lord of creatures (Prajāpati) (Lord of creatures, creator)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of prajāpati

prajāpati - Lord of creatures, creator, Brahma (proper noun)

Compound

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (prajā+pati)

• prajā – progeny, creatures, subjects
  noun (feminine)
• pati – lord, master, husband
  noun (masculine)

Note: Subject of 'asṛjat'.

प्रजाः (prajāḥ) - beings (creatures, progeny, beings)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, plural of prajā

prajā - progeny, creatures, subjects, people

Root: jan (class 4)

Note: Object of 'asṛjat'.

पूर्वम् (pūrvam) - formerly (formerly, previously, before)

(indeclinable)

Note: Adverb of time.

असृजत् (asṛjat) - created (he created, he released)

(verb)

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

Imperfect Active Indicative

Imperfect 3rd person singular, parasmaipada.

Root: sṛj (class 6)

तपसा (tapasā) - through spiritual discipline (tapas) (by austerity, by penance)

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of tapas

tapas - heat, asceticism, austerity, penance, spiritual discipline

Derived from √tap (to heat, to perform austerity)

Root: tap (class 1)

Note: Means by which creation was done.

विभुः (vibhuḥ) - mighty (mighty, powerful, pervading, sovereign)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vibhu

vibhu - all-pervading, mighty, powerful, sovereign, lord

Compound (vi + bhu)

Prefix: vi

Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'prajāpatiḥ'.

क्वचित् (kvacit) - sometimes, from time to time (sometimes, somewhere, perchance)

(indeclinable)

particle

क्वचित् (kvacit) - from time to time (sometimes, somewhere, perchance)

(indeclinable)

particle

व्रतपरः (vrataparaḥ) - dedicated to those observances (intent on vows, devoted to observances)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vratapara

vratapara - intent on vows, devoted to religious observances

Compound

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vrata+para)

• vrata – vow, religious observance, sacred duty
  noun (neuter)
• para – chief, principal, devoted to, intent on
  adjective (masculine)

Note: Agrees with implied subject, Prajāpati.

व्रतानि (vratāni) - vows (vrata) (vows, observances, sacred duties)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, plural of vrata

vrata - vow, religious observance, sacred duty, sacred practice

Root: vṛ (class 5)

Note: Object of 'āsthāya'.

आस्थाय (āsthāya) - having adopted (having adopted, having undertaken, having resorted to)

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Absolutive form of √sthā with prefix 'ā'.

Prefix: ā

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Forms a compound action with the main verb (implied 'was').

पार्थिव (pārthiva) - O king (O king, O earthly one, O son of the earth)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of pārthiva

pārthiva - earthly, royal, king, ruler

Derived from pṛthivī (earth) + -a (suffix)

Note: Addressed to a king.