महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-327, verse-33

वयं हि सृष्टा भगवंस्त्वया वै प्रभविष्णुना ।
येन यस्मिन्नधीकारे वर्तितव्यं पितामह ॥३३॥

33. vayaṁ hi sṛṣṭā bhagavaṁstvayā vai prabhaviṣṇunā ,
yena yasminnadhīkāre vartitavyaṁ pitāmaha.

33. vayam hi sṛṣṭāḥ bhagavan tvayā vai prabhaviṣṇunā
yena yasmin adhikāre vartitavyam pitāmaha

33. bhagavan pitāmaha hi vai vayam prabhaviṣṇunā
tvayā sṛṣṭāḥ yena yasmin adhikāre vartitavyam

33. "O Lord, indeed we were created by You, the all-powerful. O Grandfather, in which sphere of authority (adhikāra) should each of us function?"

Words meanings summery:

• वयम् (vayam) - we

• हि (hi) - indeed, certainly, for

• सृष्टाः (sṛṣṭāḥ) - created, produced, brought forth

• भगवन् (bhagavan) - O Lord, O venerable one

• त्वया (tvayā) - by you

• वै (vai) - indeed, certainly, verily

• प्रभविष्णुना (prabhaviṣṇunā) - by the powerful one, by the mighty one, by the ruler

• येन (yena) - by each one (implied distributive) (by which, by whom)

• यस्मिन् (yasmin) - in which

• अधिकारे (adhikāre) - in the authority, in the sphere of action, in the office, in the duty

• वर्तितव्यम् (vartitavyam) - should be acted, should be engaged, should be performed

• पितामह (pitāmaha) - O Grandfather, O Creator

Words meanings and morphology

वयम् (vayam) - we

(pronoun)

Nominative, plural of asmad

asmad - I, we

Note: Subject of 'sṛṣṭāḥ'.

हि (hi) - indeed, certainly, for

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphatic particle.

सृष्टाः (sṛṣṭāḥ) - created, produced, brought forth

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sṛṣṭa

sṛṣṭa - created, produced, brought forth, sent

Past Passive Participle

From root 'sṛj' (to create, emit) + suffix -ta

Root: sṛj (class 6)

Note: Qualifies 'vayam'.

भगवन् (bhagavan) - O Lord, O venerable one

(adjective)

Vocative, masculine, singular of bhagavat

bhagavat - possessing fortune, glorious, divine, venerable, Lord

From 'bhaga' (fortune) + -vat (possessing)

Note: Addressed to Brahmā.

त्वया (tvayā) - by you

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you (singular/plural)

Note: Agent in passive construction.

वै (vai) - indeed, certainly, verily

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphatic particle.

प्रभविष्णुना (prabhaviṣṇunā) - by the powerful one, by the mighty one, by the ruler

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of prabhaviṣṇu

prabhaviṣṇu - powerful, mighty, ruler, supreme

From pra- (prefix) + bhū (to be, become) + -iṣṇu (suffix denoting 'apt to', 'able to')

Prefix: pra

Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'tvayā'.

येन (yena) - by each one (implied distributive) (by which, by whom)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of yad

yad - which, who, what

यस्मिन् (yasmin) - in which

(pronoun)

Locative, masculine, singular of yad

yad - which, who, what

Note: Refers to 'adhikāre'.

अधिकारे (adhikāre) - in the authority, in the sphere of action, in the office, in the duty

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of adhikāra

adhikāra - authority, jurisdiction, right, office, function, responsibility, sphere of action

From adhi- (prefix) + kṛ (to make, do)

Prefix: adhi

Root: kṛ (class 8)

वर्तितव्यम् (vartitavyam) - should be acted, should be engaged, should be performed

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of vartitavya

vartitavya - to be acted, to be performed, to be engaged in

Gerundive

From root 'vṛt' (to be, exist, act) + suffix -tavya

Root: vṛt (class 1)

Note: Predicate.

पितामह (pitāmaha) - O Grandfather, O Creator

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of pitāmaha

pitāmaha - paternal grandfather, great ancestor, an epithet of Brahmā

Note: Addressed to Brahmā.