महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-327, verse-29

मरीचिरङ्गिराश्चात्रिः पुलस्त्यः पुलहः क्रतुः ।
वसिष्ठश्च महात्मा वै मनुः स्वायंभुवस्तथा ।
ज्ञेयाः प्रकृतयोऽष्टौ ता यासु लोकाः प्रतिष्ठिताः ॥२९॥

29. marīciraṅgirāścātriḥ pulastyaḥ pulahaḥ kratuḥ ,
vasiṣṭhaśca mahātmā vai manuḥ svāyaṁbhuvastathā ,
jñeyāḥ prakṛtayo'ṣṭau tā yāsu lokāḥ pratiṣṭhitāḥ.

29. marīciḥ aṅgirāḥ ca atriḥ pulastyaḥ
pulahaḥ kratuḥ vasiṣṭhaḥ ca mahātmā vai
manuḥ svāyaṃbhuvaḥ tathā jñeyāḥ
prakṛtayaḥ aṣṭau tāḥ yāsu lokāḥ pratiṣṭhitāḥ

29. marīciḥ aṅgirāḥ ca atriḥ pulastyaḥ
pulahaḥ kratuḥ ca vasiṣṭhaḥ vai mahātmā
svāyaṃbhuvaḥ manuḥ tathā tāḥ aṣṭau
prakṛtayaḥ jñeyāḥ yāsu lokāḥ pratiṣṭhitāḥ

29. Marīci, Aṅgirā, Atri, Pulastya, Pulaha, Kratu, and Vasiṣṭha, along with the great-souled Svāyambhuva Manu—these eight should be known as the primary creations (prakṛti), in which the worlds are established.

Words meanings summery:

• मरीचिः (marīciḥ) - Marīci (one of the eight primary creations/Prajāpatis) (Marīci (name of a Rishi))

• अङ्गिराः (aṅgirāḥ) - Aṅgirā (one of the eight primary creations/Prajāpatis) (Aṅgirā (name of a Rishi))

• च (ca) - and (and, also, moreover)

• अत्रिः (atriḥ) - Atri (one of the eight primary creations/Prajāpatis) (Atri (name of a Rishi))

• पुलस्त्यः (pulastyaḥ) - Pulastya (one of the eight primary creations/Prajāpatis) (Pulastya (name of a Rishi))

• पुलहः (pulahaḥ) - Pulaha (one of the eight primary creations/Prajāpatis) (Pulaha (name of a Rishi))

• क्रतुः (kratuḥ) - Kratu (one of the eight primary creations/Prajāpatis) (Kratu (name of a Rishi), will, power, Vedic ritual)

• वसिष्ठः (vasiṣṭhaḥ) - Vasiṣṭha (one of the eight primary creations/Prajāpatis) (Vasiṣṭha (name of a Rishi))

• च (ca) - and (and, also, moreover)

• महात्मा (mahātmā) - great-souled (great-souled, high-minded, noble, Mahatma)

• वै (vai) - indeed (often untranslated for natural flow) (indeed, certainly (emphatic particle))

• मनुः (manuḥ) - Manu (Svāyambhuva, one of the eight primary creations/Prajāpatis) (Manu (progenitor of mankind), man)

• स्वायंभुवः (svāyaṁbhuvaḥ) - Svāyambhuva (epithet for Manu) (self-existent, self-born, Svāyambhuva)

• तथा (tathā) - along with, also (thus, so, in that manner, also)

• ज्ञेयाः (jñeyāḥ) - should be known (to be known, knowable, should be known)

• प्रकृतयः (prakṛtayaḥ) - primary creations (prakṛti) (natures, primary causes, primordial matter, primary creations)

• अष्टौ (aṣṭau) - eight

• ताः (tāḥ) - those (eight primary creations) (those, them)

• यासु (yāsu) - in which (in which, among which)

• लोकाः (lokāḥ) - worlds (worlds, realms, people)

• प्रतिष्ठिताः (pratiṣṭhitāḥ) - established (established, founded, based, standing firm)

Words meanings and morphology

मरीचिः (marīciḥ) - Marīci (one of the eight primary creations/Prajāpatis) (Marīci (name of a Rishi))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of marīci

marīci - ray of light, name of a sage (Prajāpati)

Root: mṛ (class 1)

अङ्गिराः (aṅgirāḥ) - Aṅgirā (one of the eight primary creations/Prajāpatis) (Aṅgirā (name of a Rishi))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of aṅgiras

aṅgiras - name of a class of celestial beings, name of a Rishi (Prajāpati)

Note: The s of aṅgiras becomes ā by sandhi here.

च (ca) - and (and, also, moreover)

(indeclinable)

अत्रिः (atriḥ) - Atri (one of the eight primary creations/Prajāpatis) (Atri (name of a Rishi))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of atri

atri - name of a sage (Prajāpati)

पुलस्त्यः (pulastyaḥ) - Pulastya (one of the eight primary creations/Prajāpatis) (Pulastya (name of a Rishi))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pulastya

pulastya - name of a sage (Prajāpati)

पुलहः (pulahaḥ) - Pulaha (one of the eight primary creations/Prajāpatis) (Pulaha (name of a Rishi))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pulaha

pulaha - name of a sage (Prajāpati)

क्रतुः (kratuḥ) - Kratu (one of the eight primary creations/Prajāpatis) (Kratu (name of a Rishi), will, power, Vedic ritual)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kratu

kratu - will, power, intention, name of a sage (Prajāpati)

Root: kṛ (class 8)

वसिष्ठः (vasiṣṭhaḥ) - Vasiṣṭha (one of the eight primary creations/Prajāpatis) (Vasiṣṭha (name of a Rishi))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vasiṣṭha

vasiṣṭha - name of a sage (Prajāpati), most excellent

Superlative of vasu (good, wealthy).

Root: vas (class 1)

च (ca) - and (and, also, moreover)

(indeclinable)

महात्मा (mahātmā) - great-souled (great-souled, high-minded, noble, Mahatma)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahātman

mahātman - great-souled, high-minded, noble, Mahatma

Compound of mahat (great) and ātman (self/soul).

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahat+ātman)

• mahat – great, large, mighty
  adjective (neuter)
  Indeclinable stem form used in compounds.
• ātman – self, soul, spirit, breath
  noun (masculine)
  Root: an (class 2)

Note: Agrees with manuḥ.

वै (vai) - indeed (often untranslated for natural flow) (indeed, certainly (emphatic particle))

(indeclinable)

An emphatic or expletive particle.

मनुः (manuḥ) - Manu (Svāyambhuva, one of the eight primary creations/Prajāpatis) (Manu (progenitor of mankind), man)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of manu

manu - man, human, name of the progenitor of mankind

Root: man (class 4)

स्वायंभुवः (svāyaṁbhuvaḥ) - Svāyambhuva (epithet for Manu) (self-existent, self-born, Svāyambhuva)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of svāyaṃbhuva

svāyaṁbhuva - self-existent, self-born, produced by oneself

From svayam (by oneself) and bhū (to be/become). Often an epithet for Brahmā or the first Manu.

Root: bhū (class 1)

तथा (tathā) - along with, also (thus, so, in that manner, also)

(indeclinable)

Correlative adverb to 'yathā'.

ज्ञेयाः (jñeyāḥ) - should be known (to be known, knowable, should be known)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of jñeya

jñeya - to be known, knowable, should be known

Gerundive (Potential Passive Participle)

From √jñā (to know). Formed with suffix -ya.

Root: jñā (class 9)

प्रकृतयः (prakṛtayaḥ) - primary creations (prakṛti) (natures, primary causes, primordial matter, primary creations)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of prakṛti

prakṛti - primary cause, original nature, primordial matter, creation

From pra-√kṛ (to make, do).

Prefix: pra

Root: kṛ (class 8)

अष्टौ (aṣṭau) - eight

(numeral)

Note: Agrees with prakṛtayaḥ.

ताः (tāḥ) - those (eight primary creations) (those, them)

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of tad

tad - that, it, he, she

Demonstrative pronoun.

Note: Agrees with prakṛtayaḥ.

यासु (yāsu) - in which (in which, among which)

(pronoun)

Locative, feminine, plural of yad

yad - which, what

Relative pronoun.

लोकाः (lokāḥ) - worlds (worlds, realms, people)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of loka

loka - world, realm, space, people

From √lok (to see, perceive).

Root: lok (class 1)

Note: Subject of pratiṣṭhitāḥ.

प्रतिष्ठिताः (pratiṣṭhitāḥ) - established (established, founded, based, standing firm)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of pratiṣṭhita

pratiṣṭhita - established, founded, based, standing firm

Past Passive Participle

From prati-√sthā (to stand firm, establish).

Prefix: prati

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Functions as the predicate here.