महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-335, verse-56

तत उत्तममास्थाय वेगं बलवतां वरौ ।
पुनरुत्तस्थतुः शीघ्रं रसानामालयात्तदा ।
ददृशाते च पुरुषं तमेवादिकरं प्रभुम् ॥५६॥

56. tata uttamamāsthāya vegaṁ balavatāṁ varau ,
punaruttasthatuḥ śīghraṁ rasānāmālayāttadā ,
dadṛśāte ca puruṣaṁ tamevādikaraṁ prabhum.

56. tataḥ uttamam āsthāya vegam balavatām
varau | punaḥ uttasthatuḥ śīghram
rasānām ālayāt tadā | dadṛśāte
ca puruṣam tam eva ādikaram prabhum

56. tataḥ balavatām varau tau (madhukaiṭabhau) uttamam vegam āsthāya,
punaḥ rasānām ālayāt śīghram uttasthatuḥ.
tadā ca tau tam eva ādikaram prabhum puruṣam dadṛśāte.

56. Then those two, pre-eminent among the powerful, having assumed great speed, swiftly rose again from the abode of the lower realms. And at that time, they saw that very cosmic person (puruṣa), the primal creator, the Lord.

Words meanings summery:

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

• उत्तमम् (uttamam) - great, excellent (excellent, best, supreme)

• आस्थाय (āsthāya) - having assumed (having taken, having assumed, having resorted to)

• वेगम् (vegam) - speed (speed, impulse, force)

• बलवताम् (balavatām) - of the powerful (of the powerful ones)

• वरौ (varau) - pre-eminent (among the powerful) (excellent, best, pre-eminent (dual))

• पुनः (punaḥ) - again (again, anew)

• उत्तस्थतुः (uttasthatuḥ) - they rose swiftly (they rose up, they stood up)

• शीघ्रम् (śīghram) - swiftly (quickly, swiftly)

• रसानाम् (rasānām) - of the lower realms (of the lower regions, of the juices/essences)

• आलयात् (ālayāt) - from the abode (from the abode, from the dwelling)

• तदा (tadā) - at that time (then, at that time)

• ददृशाते (dadṛśāte) - they saw (they saw (dual))

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• पुरुषम् (puruṣam) - cosmic person (puruṣa) (person, man, cosmic being)

• तम् (tam) - that very one (that, him)

• एव (eva) - very (indeed, certainly, only)

• आदिकरम् (ādikaram) - the primal creator (creator, primal doer)

• प्रभुम् (prabhum) - the Lord (lord, master, powerful)

Words meanings and morphology

ततः (tataḥ) - then (then, from that, thereafter)

(indeclinable)

Ablative form used as an adverb.

उत्तमम् (uttamam) - great, excellent (excellent, best, supreme)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of uttama

uttama - highest, best, excellent, supreme

Superlative of 'ud'.

Note: Modifies `vegam`.

आस्थाय (āsthāya) - having assumed (having taken, having assumed, having resorted to)

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

From ā + √sthā (to stand) + lyp (absolutive suffix).

Prefix: ā

Root: sthā (class 1)

वेगम् (vegam) - speed (speed, impulse, force)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of vega

vega - speed, velocity, force, impetuosity

From √vij (to move rapidly).

Root: vij (class 6)

Note: Object of `āsthāya`.

बलवताम् (balavatām) - of the powerful (of the powerful ones)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, plural of balavat

balavat - powerful, strong, mighty

Possessive adjective from bala (strength).

Note: Modifies an implied noun (e.g., beings) and connected to `varau`.

वरौ (varau) - pre-eminent (among the powerful) (excellent, best, pre-eminent (dual))

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of vara

vara - excellent, best, choicest, boon

Root: vṛ (class 9)

Note: Predicate adjective for the implied demons.

पुनः (punaḥ) - again (again, anew)

(indeclinable)

उत्तस्थतुः (uttasthatuḥ) - they rose swiftly (they rose up, they stood up)

(verb)

3rd person , dual, active, perfect (lit) of sthā

Perfect Active

3rd person dual Perfect Active of √sthā with prefix ut.

Prefix: ut

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Refers to the two demons.

शीघ्रम् (śīghram) - swiftly (quickly, swiftly)

(indeclinable)

Often used adverbially.

रसानाम् (rasānām) - of the lower realms (of the lower regions, of the juices/essences)

(noun)

Genitive, feminine, plural of rasā

rasā - earth, lower regions (patala), juice, essence

Feminine form of rasa.

Root: ras (class 1)

Note: Possessive for `ālayāt`.

आलयात् (ālayāt) - from the abode (from the abode, from the dwelling)

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of ālaya

ālaya - abode, dwelling, residence, receptacle

From ā + √lī (to cling to, to dissolve).

Prefix: ā

Root: lī (class 4)

Note: Place from which they rose.

तदा (tadā) - at that time (then, at that time)

(indeclinable)

Adverb derived from tad (that).

Note: Temporal adverb.

ददृशाते (dadṛśāte) - they saw (they saw (dual))

(verb)

3rd person , dual, middle, perfect (lit) of dṛś

Perfect Middle

3rd person dual Perfect Middle of √dṛś.

Root: dṛś (class 1)

Note: Refers to the two demons.

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

पुरुषम् (puruṣam) - cosmic person (puruṣa) (person, man, cosmic being)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of puruṣa

puruṣa - man, person, human being, spirit, the supreme being, cosmic person

Root: pṛ (class 9)

Note: Object of `dadṛśāte`.

तम् (tam) - that very one (that, him)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, this

Demonstrative pronoun.

एव (eva) - very (indeed, certainly, only)

(indeclinable)

Emphatic particle.

आदिकरम् (ādikaram) - the primal creator (creator, primal doer)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of ādikara

ādikara - first doer, primal creator, initiator

Compound of ādi (beginning) and kara (maker).

Compound type : tatpurusha (ādi+kara)

• ādi – beginning, first, primal
  noun (masculine)
• kara – maker, doer
  noun (masculine)
  Agent noun from √kṛ (to do, make).
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Appositive to `puruṣam`.

प्रभुम् (prabhum) - the Lord (lord, master, powerful)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of prabhu

prabhu - lord, master, powerful, able

From pra + √bhū (to be).

Prefix: pra

Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Appositive to `puruṣam`.