महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-335, verse-20

ददृशेऽद्भुतसंकाशे लोकानापोमयान्प्रभुः ।
सत्त्वस्थः परमेष्ठी स ततो भूतगणान्सृजत् ॥२०॥

20. dadṛśe'dbhutasaṁkāśe lokānāpomayānprabhuḥ ,
sattvasthaḥ parameṣṭhī sa tato bhūtagaṇānsṛjat.

20. dadṛśe adbhutasaṃkāśe lokān āpomayān prabhuḥ
sattvasthaḥ parameṣṭhī sa tataḥ bhūtagaṇān sṛjat

20. prabhuḥ adbhutasaṃkāśe āpomayān lokān dadṛśe sa
sattvasthaḥ parameṣṭhī tataḥ bhūtagaṇān sṛjat

20. The lord (prabhu) saw the wondrously appearing, watery worlds. That supreme being (parameṣṭhī), established in goodness (sattva), then created the hosts of beings.

Words meanings summery:

• ददृशे (dadṛśe) - he saw, he beheld

• अद्भुतसंकाशे (adbhutasaṁkāśe) - referring to the wondrous state or manifestation in which the watery worlds appeared (in a wondrous appearance, with wondrous splendor)

• लोकान् (lokān) - the various cosmic realms that were watery in their initial state (worlds, realms, people)

• आपोमयान् (āpomayān) - referring to the primordial state of the worlds being predominantly water (consisting of water, watery)

• प्रभुः (prabhuḥ) - Brahmā, as the lord of creation (lord, master, sovereign)

• सत्त्वस्थः (sattvasthaḥ) - Brahmā, whose nature is stable in the quality of goodness (sattva) (situated in goodness, stable in sattva)

• परमेष्ठी (parameṣṭhī) - Brahmā, as the supreme creative deity (the supreme being, Brahmā, one who stands at the highest place)

• स (sa) - Refers to Brahmā. (he, that)

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, thence, from that

• भूतगणान् (bhūtagaṇān) - various categories of created beings or elemental forms (hosts of beings, classes of elements, groups of creatures)

• सृजत् (sṛjat) - he created, he emitted

Words meanings and morphology

ददृशे (dadṛśe) - he saw, he beheld

(verb)

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

Perfect Middle 3rd singular

Root √dṛś, perfect tense (liṭ), middle voice

Root: dṛś (class 1)

Note: Subject is 'prabhuḥ'.

अद्भुतसंकाशे (adbhutasaṁkāśe) - referring to the wondrous state or manifestation in which the watery worlds appeared (in a wondrous appearance, with wondrous splendor)

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, singular of adbhutasaṃkāśa

adbhutasaṁkāśa - of wondrous appearance, wonderful-looking

Compound of adbhuta (wonderful) and saṃkāśa (appearance, semblance)

Compound type : tatpurusha (adbhuta+saṃkāśa)

• adbhuta – wonderful, marvelous, astonishing
  adjective (neuter)
• saṃkāśa – appearance, semblance, splendor
  noun (masculine)
  From √kāś (to shine) with sam-
  Prefix: sam
  Root: kāś (class 1)

Note: Adverbial locative, or modifying an implied noun like 'sṛṣṭau' (in creation) or 'prakāśe' (in splendor).

लोकान् (lokān) - the various cosmic realms that were watery in their initial state (worlds, realms, people)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of loka

loka - world, realm, people

Note: Object of 'dadṛśe'.

आपोमयान् (āpomayān) - referring to the primordial state of the worlds being predominantly water (consisting of water, watery)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of āpomaya

āpomaya - consisting of water, watery

From āpas (water) + -maya (consisting of)

Note: Agrees with 'lokān'.

प्रभुः (prabhuḥ) - Brahmā, as the lord of creation (lord, master, sovereign)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of prabhu

prabhu - lord, master, sovereign

From pra- (prefix) + √bhū (to be, exist)

Prefix: pra

Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Subject of 'dadṛśe'.

सत्त्वस्थः (sattvasthaḥ) - Brahmā, whose nature is stable in the quality of goodness (sattva) (situated in goodness, stable in sattva)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sattvastha

sattvastha - situated in goodness, stable in sattva

Compound of sattva (goodness, reality) and stha (standing, situated)

Compound type : tatpurusha (sattva+stha)

• sattva – goodness, purity, reality, being
  noun (neuter)
• stha – standing, situated in
  adjective (masculine)
  From root √sthā (to stand)
  Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'sa' and 'parameṣṭhī'.

परमेष्ठी (parameṣṭhī) - Brahmā, as the supreme creative deity (the supreme being, Brahmā, one who stands at the highest place)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of parameṣṭhin

parameṣṭhin - the supreme being, Brahmā, one who stands at the highest place

Compound of parama (supreme) and isṭhin (standing, located) or from parame-ṣṭhā (to stand in the highest place)

Compound type : tatpurusha (parama+iṣṭhin)

• parama – highest, supreme, excellent
  adjective (masculine)
• isṭhin – standing, located
  adjective (masculine)
  From root √sthā (to stand)
  Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Another name for Brahmā, subject of 'sṛjat'.

स (sa) - Refers to Brahmā. (he, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Subject of 'sṛjat'.

ततः (tataḥ) - then, thence, from that

(indeclinable)

Note: Indicates sequence.

भूतगणान् (bhūtagaṇān) - various categories of created beings or elemental forms (hosts of beings, classes of elements, groups of creatures)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of bhūtagaṇa

bhūtagaṇa - hosts of beings, classes of elements, groups of creatures

Compound of bhūta (being, element) and gaṇa (group, host)

Compound type : tatpurusha (bhūta+gaṇa)

• bhūta – being, creature, element, past
  noun (neuter)
  Past Passive Particple
  From root √bhū (to be)
  Root: bhū (class 1)
• gaṇa – group, host, multitude, class
  noun (masculine)

Note: Object of 'sṛjat'.

सृजत् (sṛjat) - he created, he emitted

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of sṛj

Imperfect Active 3rd singular

Root √sṛj, imperfect tense (laṅ), active voice

Root: sṛj (class 6)

Note: Verb for creation.