महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-335, verse-17

विद्यासहायवान्देवो विष्वक्सेनो हरिः प्रभुः ।
अप्स्वेव शयनं चक्रे निद्रायोगमुपागतः ।
जगतश्चिन्तयन्सृष्टिं चित्रां बहुगुणोद्भवाम् ॥१७॥

17. vidyāsahāyavāndevo viṣvakseno hariḥ prabhuḥ ,
apsveva śayanaṁ cakre nidrāyogamupāgataḥ ,
jagataścintayansṛṣṭiṁ citrāṁ bahuguṇodbhavām.

17. vidyāsahāyavān devaḥ viṣvaksenaḥ
hariḥ prabhuḥ apsu eva śayanam cakre
nidrāyogam upāgataḥ jagataḥ cintayan
sṛṣṭim citrām bahuguṇodbhavām

17. vidyāsahāyavān devaḥ viṣvaksenaḥ hariḥ prabhuḥ,
apsveva nidrāyogam upāgataḥ śayanaṃ cakre.
jagataḥ citrāṃ bahuguṇodbhavām sṛṣṭiṃ cintayan.

17. The Lord Hari, also known as Viṣvaksena, the god who has knowledge as his companion, entered a state of meditative sleep (nidrāyoga) upon the waters. While there, he contemplated the diverse and multi-faceted creation of the universe.

Words meanings summery:

• विद्यासहायवान् (vidyāsahāyavān) - having knowledge as his companion (possessing knowledge as an aid, accompanied by knowledge)

• देवः (devaḥ) - the god (god, deity, divine being)

• विष्वक्सेनः (viṣvaksenaḥ) - Viṣvaksena (a specific name for Hari/Viṣṇu) (Viṣvaksena (a name of Viṣṇu))

• हरिः (hariḥ) - Hari (a name of Viṣṇu) (Hari (a name of Viṣṇu), lion, horse, tawny)

• प्रभुः (prabhuḥ) - the Lord (Lord, master, mighty, powerful)

• अप्सु (apsu) - in the primordial waters (where Viṣṇu is often depicted reclining) (in the waters)

• एव (eva) - upon (the waters themselves) (only, alone, indeed, certainly)

• शयनम् (śayanam) - an act of reclining/sleeping (reclining, sleeping, bed)

• चक्रे (cakre) - he performed (the act of reclining/sleeping) (he did, he made, he performed)

• निद्रायोगम् (nidrāyogam) - a state of meditative sleep (nidrāyoga) (the yoga of sleep, deep meditative sleep)

• उपागतः (upāgataḥ) - having attained (a state of sleep) (having approached, having attained, having reached)

• जगतः (jagataḥ) - of the universe (of the world, for the world)

• चिन्तयन् (cintayan) - contemplating (contemplating, thinking, meditating)

• सृष्टिम् (sṛṣṭim) - the creation (creation, emission, production)

• चित्राम् (citrām) - the diverse (wonderful, diverse, manifold, variegated, colorful)

• बहुगुणोद्भवाम् (bahuguṇodbhavām) - originating from many qualities (arising from many qualities, having many qualities as its origin)

Words meanings and morphology

विद्यासहायवान् (vidyāsahāyavān) - having knowledge as his companion (possessing knowledge as an aid, accompanied by knowledge)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vidyāsahāyavat

vidyāsahāyavat - possessing knowledge as an aid, having knowledge as a companion

Compound of 'vidyā' (knowledge) + 'sahāya' (aid, companion) + '-vat' (possessive suffix).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (vidyā+sahāya+vat)

• vidyā – knowledge, learning, science
  noun (feminine)
  Root: vid (class 4)
• sahāya – aid, help, companion, assistant
  noun (masculine)
  From 'saha' (with) + root 'i' (to go)
  Prefix: saha
  Root: i (class 2)
• vat – possessing, having, like, as
  suffix
  Possessive suffix.

Note: Agrees with `devaḥ`.

देवः (devaḥ) - the god (god, deity, divine being)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of deva

deva - god, deity, divine, celestial being

From root 'div' (to shine, play)

Root: div (class 4)

विष्वक्सेनः (viṣvaksenaḥ) - Viṣvaksena (a specific name for Hari/Viṣṇu) (Viṣvaksena (a name of Viṣṇu))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of viṣvaksena

viṣvaksena - Viṣvaksena, 'he whose army is everywhere', a name of Viṣṇu, commander of Viṣṇu's army

Compound of 'viṣvak' (everywhere, on all sides) + 'senā' (army).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (viṣvak+senā)

• viṣvak – everywhere, on all sides
  indeclinable
• senā – army, host
  noun (feminine)
  Root: si (class 5)

हरिः (hariḥ) - Hari (a name of Viṣṇu) (Hari (a name of Viṣṇu), lion, horse, tawny)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of hari

hari - Hari, a name of Viṣṇu; yellow, tawny, golden; lion, horse, sun

Root: hṛ (class 1)

प्रभुः (prabhuḥ) - the Lord (Lord, master, mighty, powerful)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of prabhu

prabhu - lord, master, ruler, mighty, powerful

From 'pra' (forth) + root 'bhū' (to be)

Prefix: pra

Root: bhū (class 1)

अप्सु (apsu) - in the primordial waters (where Viṣṇu is often depicted reclining) (in the waters)

(noun)

Locative, feminine, plural of ap

ap - water, waters

एव (eva) - upon (the waters themselves) (only, alone, indeed, certainly)

(indeclinable)

शयनम् (śayanam) - an act of reclining/sleeping (reclining, sleeping, bed)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of śayana

śayana - sleeping, reclining, a bed

From root 'śī' (to lie, sleep)

Root: śī (class 2)

Note: Acts as object of `cakre`.

चक्रे (cakre) - he performed (the act of reclining/sleeping) (he did, he made, he performed)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, perfect (liṭ) of kṛ

Perfect tense (liṭ), 3rd person singular, ātmanepada of root 'kṛ'

Root: kṛ (class 8)

निद्रायोगम् (nidrāyogam) - a state of meditative sleep (nidrāyoga) (the yoga of sleep, deep meditative sleep)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of nidrāyoga

nidrāyoga - the union/practice of sleep, deep meditative sleep, yogic sleep

Compound of 'nidrā' (sleep) + 'yoga' (union, practice, discipline).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (nidrā+yoga)

• nidrā – sleep, slumber
  noun (feminine)
  Root: drā (class 2)
• yoga – union, connection, spiritual discipline
  noun (masculine)
  From root 'yuj' (to join, to connect)
  Root: yuj (class 7)

Note: Acts as an object to `upāgataḥ`.

उपागतः (upāgataḥ) - having attained (a state of sleep) (having approached, having attained, having reached)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of upāgata

upāgata - approached, attained, reached, arrived

Past Passive Participle

From 'upa' (near) + 'ā' (towards) + root 'gam' (to go).

Prefixes: upa+ā

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Agrees with `devaḥ`.

जगतः (jagataḥ) - of the universe (of the world, for the world)

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of jagat

jagat - moving, living; the world, universe

Present active participle of root 'gam' (to go), used as a noun

Root: gam (class 1)

चिन्तयन् (cintayan) - contemplating (contemplating, thinking, meditating)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of cintayat

cintayat - contemplating, thinking, meditating

Present Active Participle

From root 'cint' (to think, consider)

Root: cint (class 10)

सृष्टिम् (sṛṣṭim) - the creation (creation, emission, production)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of sṛṣṭi

sṛṣṭi - creation, emission, production, release

From root 'sṛj' (to create, emit)

Root: sṛj (class 6)

Note: Object of `cintayan`.

चित्राम् (citrām) - the diverse (wonderful, diverse, manifold, variegated, colorful)

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of citra

citra - wonderful, diverse, manifold, variegated, colorful, strange

Root: cit (class 1)

बहुगुणोद्भवाम् (bahuguṇodbhavām) - originating from many qualities (arising from many qualities, having many qualities as its origin)

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of bahuguṇodbhava

bahuguṇodbhava - arising from many qualities, having many qualities as its origin

Compound of 'bahu' (many) + 'guṇa' (quality) + 'udbhava' (arising, origin).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (bahu+guṇa+udbhava)

• bahu – many, much, numerous
  adjective (masculine)
• guṇa – quality, attribute, property, strand
  noun (masculine)
• udbhava – arising, origin, production, birth
  noun (masculine)
  From 'ud' (up) + root 'bhū' (to be, become)
  Prefix: ud
  Root: bhū (class 1)