महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-303, verse-9

गुणानां प्रसवत्वाच्च तथा प्रसवधर्मवान् ।
कर्तृत्वात्प्रलयानां च तथा प्रलयधर्मिता ॥९॥

9. guṇānāṁ prasavatvācca tathā prasavadharmavān ,
kartṛtvātpralayānāṁ ca tathā pralayadharmitā.

9. guṇānām prasavatvāt ca tathā prasavadharmavān
kartṛtvāt pralayānām ca tathā pralayadharmitā

9. guṇānām prasavatvāt ca tathā prasavadharmavān
pralayānām kartṛtvāt ca tathā pralayadharmitā

9. Due to being the source of the *guṇas*, it possesses the characteristic of evolution; and because it is the agent of dissolutions, it similarly possesses the characteristic of dissolution.

Words meanings summery:

• गुणानाम् (guṇānām) - of the qualities, of the constituents

• प्रसवत्वात् (prasavatvāt) - from being the source/cause of production/evolution, due to the nature of producing

• च (ca) - and, also

• तथा (tathā) - similarly, thus, so

• प्रसवधर्मवान् (prasavadharmavān) - possessing the characteristic of evolution/production, having the nature of creation

• कर्तृत्वात् (kartṛtvāt) - from being the doer/agent, due to agency

• प्रलयानाम् (pralayānām) - of the dissolutions, of the annihilations

• च (ca) - and, also

• तथा (tathā) - similarly, thus, so

• प्रलयधर्मिता (pralayadharmitā) - having the characteristic of dissolution, the nature of reabsorption

Words meanings and morphology

गुणानाम् (guṇānām) - of the qualities, of the constituents

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of guṇa

guṇa - quality, constituent (of nature), attribute, thread, rope

प्रसवत्वात् (prasavatvāt) - from being the source/cause of production/evolution, due to the nature of producing

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of prasavatva

prasavatva - the state or quality of being a source, the act of producing/evolving

formed with suffix -tva (abstract noun)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

तथा (tathā) - similarly, thus, so

(indeclinable)

प्रसवधर्मवान् (prasavadharmavān) - possessing the characteristic of evolution/production, having the nature of creation

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of prasavadharma-vat

prasavadharma-vat - endowed with the characteristic of production/evolution

derived from prasavadharma with the possessive suffix -vat

Compound type : bahuvrihi (implied) (prasava+dharma+vat)

• prasava – production, evolution, birth, source
  noun (masculine)
  derived from sū with pra prefix
  Prefix: pra
  Root: sū (class 2)
• dharma – intrinsic nature, characteristic, natural law, duty, constitution
  noun (masculine)
  Root: dhṛ (class 1)
• vat – suffix indicating possession ('having', 'endowed with')
  indeclinable

कर्तृत्वात् (kartṛtvāt) - from being the doer/agent, due to agency

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of kartṛtva

kartṛtva - the state or quality of being a doer, agency, causality

formed with suffix -tva (abstract noun)

प्रलयानाम् (pralayānām) - of the dissolutions, of the annihilations

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of pralaya

pralaya - dissolution, annihilation, cosmic reabsorption

verbal noun from lī with pra prefix

Prefix: pra

Root: lī (class 4)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

तथा (tathā) - similarly, thus, so

(indeclinable)

प्रलयधर्मिता (pralayadharmitā) - having the characteristic of dissolution, the nature of reabsorption

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of pralayadharmitā

pralayadharmitā - the state or quality of having the characteristic of dissolution

derived from pralayadharma with suffix -tā (abstract noun)

Compound type : bahuvrihi (implied) + abstract suffix (pralaya+dharma+tā)

• pralaya – dissolution, annihilation, cosmic reabsorption
  noun (masculine)
  verbal noun from lī with pra prefix
  Prefix: pra
  Root: lī (class 4)
• dharma – intrinsic nature, characteristic, natural law, duty, constitution
  noun (masculine)
  Root: dhṛ (class 1)
• tā – suffix forming abstract nouns (e.g., -ness, -hood, -ity)
  indeclinable