महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-299, verse-2

रात्रिरेतावती चास्य प्रतिबुद्धो नराधिप ।
सृजत्योषधिमेवाग्रे जीवनं सर्वदेहिनाम् ॥२॥

2. rātriretāvatī cāsya pratibuddho narādhipa ,
sṛjatyoṣadhimevāgre jīvanaṁ sarvadehinām.

2. rātriḥ etāvatī ca asya pratibuddhaḥ narādhipa
sṛjati oṣadhim eva agre jīvanam sarvadehinām

2. narādhipa asya rātriḥ etāvatī ca pratibuddhaḥ
agre oṣadhim eva sarvadehinām jīvanam sṛjati

2. "O ruler of men, his night is of the same duration. Having awakened, he first creates plants, indeed the sustenance for all embodied beings."

Words meanings summery:

• रात्रिः (rātriḥ) - night (of Brahmā) (night)

• एतावती (etāvatī) - of the same duration (as the day) (of such a duration, of that much)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• अस्य (asya) - his (referring to the unmanifest being/Brahmā) (of him, his)

• प्रतिबुद्धः (pratibuddhaḥ) - having awakened (awakened, having awakened)

• नराधिप (narādhipa) - O ruler of men (O king, O ruler of men)

• सृजति (sṛjati) - he creates (he creates, releases)

• ओषधिम् (oṣadhim) - plants (plant, herb)

• एव (eva) - indeed (indeed, only, just)

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

• जीवनम् (jīvanam) - sustenance, means of life (life, living, livelihood, sustenance)

• सर्वदेहिनाम् (sarvadehinām) - of all embodied beings

Words meanings and morphology

रात्रिः (rātriḥ) - night (of Brahmā) (night)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of rātri

rātri - night

Note: Subject.

एतावती (etāvatī) - of the same duration (as the day) (of such a duration, of that much)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of etāvat

etāvat - so much, so great, such

From pronoun etat + suffix -vat

Note: Predicative adjective.

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

Conjunction.

Note: Joins the idea of the night's duration.

अस्य (asya) - his (referring to the unmanifest being/Brahmā) (of him, his)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine/neuter, singular of idam

idam - this, that, he, she, it

Genitive singular masculine/neuter of idam.

Note: Possessive, modifies `rātriḥ`.

प्रतिबुद्धः (pratibuddhaḥ) - having awakened (awakened, having awakened)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pratibuddha

pratibuddha - awakened, aroused, enlightened

Past Passive Participle

From root budh with prefix prati.

Prefix: prati

Root: budh (class 1)

Note: Refers to Brahmā, indicating the state after his night.

नराधिप (narādhipa) - O ruler of men (O king, O ruler of men)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of narādhipa

narādhipa - ruler of men, king

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (nara+adhipa)

• nara – man, human being
  noun (masculine)
• adhipa – ruler, lord, master
  noun (masculine)
  From adhi (upon) + pā (to protect/govern)
  Prefix: adhi
  Root: pā (class 2)

Note: Address to the listener.

सृजति (sṛjati) - he creates (he creates, releases)

(verb)

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

present tense, active voice, 3rd person singular

From root sṛj (class 6).

Root: sṛj (class 6)

ओषधिम् (oṣadhim) - plants (plant, herb)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of oṣadhi

oṣadhi - plant, herb, medicinal plant

Note: Object of `sṛjati`.

एव (eva) - indeed (indeed, only, just)

(indeclinable)

Emphatic particle.

Note: Emphasizes `oṣadhim`.

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

(indeclinable)

Locative singular, used adverbially.

Note: Denotes sequence.

जीवनम् (jīvanam) - sustenance, means of life (life, living, livelihood, sustenance)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of jīvana

jīvana - life, living, livelihood, means of subsistence

From root jīv 'to live'.

Root: jīv (class 1)

Note: Describes the plants.

सर्वदेहिनाम् (sarvadehinām) - of all embodied beings

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of sarvadehin

sarvadehin - all embodied, all living beings

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sarva+dehin)

• sarva – all, every
  adjective (masculine)
• dehin – embodied, having a body, a living being
  noun (masculine)
  From deha (body) + -in (possessive suffix)

Note: Specifies for whom `jīvanam` is meant.