महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-335, verse-15

तमसो ब्रह्म संभूतं तमोमूलमृतात्मकम् ।
तद्विश्वभावसंज्ञान्तं पौरुषीं तनुमास्थितम् ॥१५॥

15. tamaso brahma saṁbhūtaṁ tamomūlamṛtātmakam ,
tadviśvabhāvasaṁjñāntaṁ pauruṣīṁ tanumāsthitam.

15. tamasaḥ brahma saṃbhūtam tamaḥmūlam ṛtātmakam
tat viśvabhāvasaṃjñāntam pauruṣīm tanum āsthitam

15. tamasaḥ brahma saṃbhūtam tamaḥmūlam ṛtātmakam.
tat viśvabhāvasaṃjñāntam pauruṣīṃ tanum āsthitam.

15. From that darkness (tamas) manifested the absolute (brahman), which has darkness as its origin and is of the nature of truth (ṛta). That same (brahman), whose ultimate designation is the universal being, then assumed a masculine form.

Words meanings summery:

• तमसः (tamasaḥ) - from that primordial darkness (tamas) (from darkness, of darkness)

• ब्रह्म (brahma) - the absolute (brahman) (the absolute, the creator, the Veda)

• संभूतम् (saṁbhūtam) - manifested (born, produced, manifested, originated)

• तमःमूलम् (tamaḥmūlam) - having primordial darkness (tamas) as its origin (having darkness as its root, rooted in darkness)

• ऋतात्मकम् (ṛtātmakam) - having the intrinsic nature (ātman) of truth (ṛta) (having the nature of truth/order, whose essence is truth/order)

• तत् (tat) - that (brahman) (that, it)

• विश्वभावसंज्ञान्तम् (viśvabhāvasaṁjñāntam) - ultimately designated as the universal being (ending with the designation of universal being, known ultimately as universal being)

• पौरुषीम् (pauruṣīm) - a masculine (i.e., male) (masculine, human, virile, pertaining to puruṣa)

• तनुम् (tanum) - a body or form (body, form, shape, person)

• आस्थितम् (āsthitam) - assumed (a body) (assumed, taken up, situated, abiding, resting in)

Words meanings and morphology

तमसः (tamasaḥ) - from that primordial darkness (tamas) (from darkness, of darkness)

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of tamas

tamas - darkness, gloom, night; ignorance, delusion, mental darkness; one of the three guṇas (qualities) of prakṛti

From root 'tam' (to be bewildered, to become dark)

Root: tam (class 4)

ब्रह्म (brahma) - the absolute (brahman) (the absolute, the creator, the Veda)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of brahman

brahman - the absolute reality, the ultimate principle of the universe; the creator god Brahmā (masc.); the Veda, sacred word

From root 'bṛh' (to grow, expand), word can be neuter (ultimate reality) or masculine (creator god). Here, neuter.

Root: bṛh (class 1)

संभूतम् (saṁbhūtam) - manifested (born, produced, manifested, originated)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of saṃbhūta

saṁbhūta - born, produced, originated, manifested, become, existed

Past Passive Participle

From 'sam' (together, completely) + root 'bhū' (to be, become)

Prefix: sam

Root: bhū (class 1)

तमःमूलम् (tamaḥmūlam) - having primordial darkness (tamas) as its origin (having darkness as its root, rooted in darkness)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tamomūla

tamomūla - rooted in darkness, having darkness as its origin

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (tamas+mūla)

• tamas – darkness, gloom, ignorance
  noun (neuter)
  Root: tam (class 4)
• mūla – root, origin, base, foundation
  noun (neuter)

ऋतात्मकम् (ṛtātmakam) - having the intrinsic nature (ātman) of truth (ṛta) (having the nature of truth/order, whose essence is truth/order)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of ṛtātmaka

ṛtātmaka - whose essence is truth, having the nature of cosmic order

From 'ṛta' (truth, cosmic order) + 'ātmaka' (having the nature or essence of)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (ṛta+ātmaka)

• ṛta – truth, cosmic order, divine law, righteousness
  noun (neuter)
  Root: ṛ
• ātmaka – consisting of, having the nature of, whose essence is
  adjective (masculine)
  From 'ātman' (self, essence)

तत् (tat) - that (brahman) (that, it)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, it

विश्वभावसंज्ञान्तम् (viśvabhāvasaṁjñāntam) - ultimately designated as the universal being (ending with the designation of universal being, known ultimately as universal being)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of viśvabhāvasaṃjñānta

viśvabhāvasaṁjñānta - whose name/designation concludes with or is synonymous with 'universal being'

Complex Bahuvrīhi compound: 'viśva' (universal) + 'bhāva' (being) + 'saṃjñā' (designation) + 'anta' (end).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (viśva+bhāva+saṃjñā+anta)

• viśva – all, universal, whole
  adjective (neuter)
• bhāva – being, existence, state, nature, feeling
  noun (masculine)
  From root 'bhū' (to be)
  Root: bhū (class 1)
• saṃjñā – designation, name, term, consciousness
  noun (feminine)
  From 'sam' (together) + root 'jñā' (to know)
  Prefix: sam
  Root: jñā (class 9)
• anta – end, limit, conclusion
  noun (masculine)

Note: Agrees with `tat brahma`.

पौरुषीम् (pauruṣīm) - a masculine (i.e., male) (masculine, human, virile, pertaining to puruṣa)

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of pauruṣa

pauruṣa - human, masculine, virile, relating to a man or person

Derived from 'puruṣa' (man, person)

Note: Agrees with `tanum`.

तनुम् (tanum) - a body or form (body, form, shape, person)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of tanu

tanu - body, form, figure, person, shape

Root: tan (class 8)

आस्थितम् (āsthitam) - assumed (a body) (assumed, taken up, situated, abiding, resting in)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of āsthita

āsthita - assumed, taken, resorted to, situated in, abiding in, resting on

Past Passive Participle

From 'ā' (towards) + root 'sthā' (to stand)

Prefix: ā

Root: sthā (class 1)