महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-101, verse-15

शुक्र उवाच ।
तपः पूर्वं समुत्पन्नं धर्मस्तस्मादनन्तरम् ।
एतस्मिन्नन्तरे चैव वीरुदोषध्य एव च ॥१५॥

15. śukra uvāca ,
tapaḥ pūrvaṁ samutpannaṁ dharmastasmādanantaram ,
etasminnantare caiva vīrudoṣadhya eva ca.

15. śukraḥ uvāca | tapaḥ pūrvam samutpannam | dharmaḥ tasmāt
anantaram | etasmin antare ca eva vīrudh oṣadhyaḥ eva ca

15. śukraḥ uvāca pūrvam tapaḥ samutpannam tasmāt anantaram
dharmaḥ etasmin antare ca eva vīrudh oṣadhyaḥ eva ca

15. Śukra said: "First, ascetic practice (tapas) came into being. Immediately after that, the cosmic and natural law (dharma) arose. And it was at this time that various climbing plants and medicinal herbs also appeared."

Words meanings summery:

• शुक्रः (śukraḥ) - The preceptor of the Asuras. (Śukra (proper noun), bright, pure, semen)

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• तपः (tapaḥ) - austerity (tapas), penance, heat

• पूर्वम् (pūrvam) - first, before, formerly

• समुत्पन्नम् (samutpannam) - arisen, produced, appeared

• धर्मः (dharmaḥ) - natural law (dharma), constitution, duty, righteousness

• तस्मात् (tasmāt) - from that, therefore

• अनन्तरम् (anantaram) - immediately after, subsequently, without interval

• एतस्मिन् (etasmin) - in this

• अन्तरे (antare) - in the interval, in the meantime

• च (ca) - and, also

• एव (eva) - indeed, just, only

• वीरुध् (vīrudh) - climbing plant, creeper

• ओषध्यः (oṣadhyaḥ) - herbs, medicinal plants

• एव (eva) - indeed, just, only

• च (ca) - and, also

Words meanings and morphology

शुक्रः (śukraḥ) - The preceptor of the Asuras. (Śukra (proper noun), bright, pure, semen)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śukra

śukra - bright, pure, Śukra (a sage), semen

Root: śuc (class 1)

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (liṭ) of vac

Perfect tense, intensive/reduplicated form.

Root: vac (class 2)

तपः (tapaḥ) - austerity (tapas), penance, heat

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tapas

tapas - austerity, penance, heat

Root: tap (class 1)

पूर्वम् (pūrvam) - first, before, formerly

(indeclinable)

Also used as an adverb.

Note: Adverbial use.

समुत्पन्नम् (samutpannam) - arisen, produced, appeared

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of samutpanna

samutpanna - arisen, produced, born

Past Passive Participle

Formed from sam + ut + pad (verb root, class 4) + kta suffix.

Prefixes: sam+ud

Root: pad (class 4)

Note: Agrees with tapaḥ.

धर्मः (dharmaḥ) - natural law (dharma), constitution, duty, righteousness

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dharma

dharma - duty, righteousness, natural law, constitution

Derived from root dhṛ (to hold, support).

Root: dhṛ (class 1)

तस्मात् (tasmāt) - from that, therefore

(pronoun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that

Note: Refers to tapas.

अनन्तरम् (anantaram) - immediately after, subsequently, without interval

(indeclinable)

a (not) + antara (interval). Adverbial use here.

Compound type : pradi-samāsa (a+antara)

• a – not, un-
  indeclinable
  Negative prefix.
• antara – interval, interior, difference
  noun (neuter)

Note: Functions adverbially.

एतस्मिन् (etasmin) - in this

(pronoun)

Locative, neuter, singular of etad

etad - this

अन्तरे (antare) - in the interval, in the meantime

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of antara

antara - interval, interior, difference

Note: Used with etasmin.

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

Conjunction.

एव (eva) - indeed, just, only

(indeclinable)

Particle of emphasis.

वीरुध् (vīrudh) - climbing plant, creeper

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of vīrudh

vīrudh - climbing plant, creeper, herb

Feminine noun ending in dh.

Root: vṛdh (class 1)

ओषध्यः (oṣadhyaḥ) - herbs, medicinal plants

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of oṣadhi

oṣadhi - herb, medicinal plant

Feminine noun.

Root: uṣ (class 1)

एव (eva) - indeed, just, only

(indeclinable)

Particle of emphasis.

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

Conjunction.