महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-299, verse-5

द्यावापृथिव्योरित्येष राजन्वेदेषु पठ्यते ।
तयोः शकलयोर्मध्यमाकाशमकरोत्प्रभुः ॥५॥

5. dyāvāpṛthivyorityeṣa rājanvedeṣu paṭhyate ,
tayoḥ śakalayormadhyamākāśamakarotprabhuḥ.

5. dyāvāpṛthivyoḥ iti eṣaḥ rājan vedeṣu paṭhyate
tayoḥ śakalayoḥ madhyam ākāśam akarot prabhuḥ

5. rājan eṣaḥ iti dyāvāpṛthivyoḥ vedeṣu paṭhyate
prabhuḥ tayoḥ śakalayoḥ madhyam ākāśam akarot

5. O King, this term 'heaven and earth' (dyāvāpṛthivī) is recited in the Vedas. The Lord created the ethereal space (ākāśa) between these two cosmic halves.

Words meanings summery:

• द्यावापृथिव्योः (dyāvāpṛthivyoḥ) - of the two celestial and terrestrial realms (of heaven and earth, of the two worlds)

• इति (iti) - this (as a term or concept) (thus, so, this)

• एषः (eṣaḥ) - this (term or concept) (this (one))

• राजन् (rājan) - O king

• वेदेषु (vedeṣu) - in the Vedas

• पठ्यते (paṭhyate) - is recited, is taught, is read

• तयोः (tayoḥ) - of the heaven and earth (dyāvāpṛthivī) (of them two, of these two)

• शकलयोः (śakalayoḥ) - of the two cosmic halves (heaven and earth) (of the two pieces, of the two halves)

• मध्यम् (madhyam) - middle, space between

• आकाशम् (ākāśam) - the ethereal space (space, ether)

• अकरोत् (akarot) - he made, he created

• प्रभुः (prabhuḥ) - the supreme Lord/creator (the Lord, master)

Words meanings and morphology

द्यावापृथिव्योः (dyāvāpṛthivyoḥ) - of the two celestial and terrestrial realms (of heaven and earth, of the two worlds)

(noun)

Genitive, feminine, dual of dyāvāpṛthivī

dyāvāpṛthivī - heaven and earth (dual deity, the primordial parents)

Compound type : dvandva (dyau+pṛthivī)

• dyau – heaven, sky
  noun (feminine)
• pṛthivī – earth, world
  noun (feminine)

इति (iti) - this (as a term or concept) (thus, so, this)

(indeclinable)

एषः (eṣaḥ) - this (term or concept) (this (one))

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of etad

etad - this, that

Note: Refers to the concept or phrase 'heaven and earth'.

राजन् (rājan) - O king

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler

वेदेषु (vedeṣu) - in the Vedas

(noun)

Locative, masculine, plural of veda

veda - knowledge, sacred knowledge, a Veda

Derived from the root √vid (to know) + a (suffix).

Root: vid (class 2)

पठ्यते (paṭhyate) - is recited, is taught, is read

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present (laṭ) of paṭh

Present Passive, Ātmanepada, 3rd person singular

Passive stem paṭhya + te.

Root: paṭh (class 1)

तयोः (tayoḥ) - of the heaven and earth (dyāvāpṛthivī) (of them two, of these two)

(pronoun)

Genitive, feminine, dual of tad

tad - that, those

शकलयोः (śakalayoḥ) - of the two cosmic halves (heaven and earth) (of the two pieces, of the two halves)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, dual of śakala

śakala - piece, fragment, half, scale

मध्यम् (madhyam) - middle, space between

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of madhya

madhya - middle, center, intervening space

आकाशम् (ākāśam) - the ethereal space (space, ether)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of ākāśa

ākāśa - ether, space, sky, the fifth element

Derived from ā + √kāś (to shine, appear).

Prefix: ā

Root: kāś (class 1)

अकरोत् (akarot) - he made, he created

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (luṅ) of kṛ

Imperfect Active, Parasmaipada, 3rd person singular

Root kṛ, 8th class. Used with 'a' augment for past tense.

Root: kṛ (class 8)

प्रभुः (prabhuḥ) - the supreme Lord/creator (the Lord, master)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of prabhu

prabhu - lord, master, mighty, powerful

Derived from pra- + √bhū (to be, to become).

Prefix: pra

Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Subject of 'akarot'.