महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-129, verse-4

इमे तु लोकधर्मार्थं त्रयः सृष्टाः स्वयंभुवा ।
पृथिव्याः सर्जने नित्यं सृष्टास्तानपि मे शृणु ॥४॥

4. ime tu lokadharmārthaṁ trayaḥ sṛṣṭāḥ svayaṁbhuvā ,
pṛthivyāḥ sarjane nityaṁ sṛṣṭāstānapi me śṛṇu.

4. ime tu lokadharmārtham trayaḥ sṛṣṭāḥ svayaṃbhuvā
pṛthivyāḥ sarjane nityam sṛṣṭāḥ tān api me śṛṇu

4. Indeed, these three were created by the Self-existent One (Svayaṃbhū) for the sake of the world's natural law (dharma). Listen to me regarding them, who were constantly established during the creation of the earth.

Words meanings summery:

• इमे (ime) - these

• तु (tu) - but, indeed, however, moreover

• लोकधर्मार्थम् (lokadharmārtham) - for the sake of the world's natural law, for the world order

• त्रयः (trayaḥ) - three

• सृष्टाः (sṛṣṭāḥ) - created, emanated, produced

• स्वयंभुवा (svayaṁbhuvā) - by Svayaṃbhū (by the Self-existent One (Brahma))

• पृथिव्याः (pṛthivyāḥ) - of the earth

• सर्जने (sarjane) - in the creation, during the creation

• नित्यम् (nityam) - always, constantly, perpetually

• सृष्टाः (sṛṣṭāḥ) - created, established

• तान् (tān) - those

• अपि (api) - also, even, too

• मे (me) - from me (as in 'listen from me') (to me, by me, my)

• शृणु (śṛṇu) - listen, hear

Words meanings and morphology

इमे (ime) - these

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of idam

idam - this, these

Note: Refers to the 'three' things mentioned later.

तु (tu) - but, indeed, however, moreover

(indeclinable)

लोकधर्मार्थम् (lokadharmārtham) - for the sake of the world's natural law, for the world order

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of lokadharmārtha

lokadharmārtha - for the sake of the natural law of the world

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (loka+dharma+artha)

• loka – world, people, realm
  noun (masculine)
  from root loc (to see, perceive)
  Root: loc (class 1)
• dharma – natural law, constitution, duty, intrinsic nature, righteousness
  noun (masculine)
  Root: dhṛ (class 1)
• artha – purpose, meaning, wealth, for the sake of
  noun (masculine)
  from root ṛ (to go, move)
  Root: ṛ (class 3)

Note: Often used adverbially.

त्रयः (trayaḥ) - three

(numeral)

Note: Refers to the three dharmas mentioned in the next verse.

सृष्टाः (sṛṣṭāḥ) - created, emanated, produced

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sṛṣṭa

sṛṣṭa - created, produced, emanated

Past Passive Participle

from root sṛj (to emit, create), formed with suffix -ta

Root: sṛj (class 6)

Note: Agrees with 'trayaḥ'.

स्वयंभुवा (svayaṁbhuvā) - by Svayaṃbhū (by the Self-existent One (Brahma))

(proper noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of svayaṃbhū

svayaṁbhū - self-existent, creator, Brahma

compound of svayam (self) and bhū (being/existing)

Compound type : karmadhāraya (svayam+bhū)

• svayam – self, by oneself, of one's own accord
  indeclinable
• bhū – being, existing, becoming
  noun (masculine)
  from root bhū (to be, to exist)
  Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Agent of creation.

पृथिव्याः (pṛthivyāḥ) - of the earth

(noun)

Genitive, feminine, singular of pṛthivī

pṛthivī - earth, soil, land

from root pṛth (to expand)

Root: pṛth (class 1)

Note: Possessive, relating to 'sarjane'.

सर्जने (sarjane) - in the creation, during the creation

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of sarjana

sarjana - creation, emission, production

from root sṛj (to emit, create), formed with suffix -ana

Root: sṛj (class 6)

Note: Denotes the time or place of creation.

नित्यम् (nityam) - always, constantly, perpetually

(indeclinable)

Note: Functions as an adverb.

सृष्टाः (sṛṣṭāḥ) - created, established

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sṛṣṭa

sṛṣṭa - created, produced, established

Past Passive Participle

from root sṛj (to emit, create), formed with suffix -ta

Root: sṛj (class 6)

Note: Agrees with implied 'they' (referring to the three).

तान् (tān) - those

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, those

Note: Object of 'śṛṇu'.

अपि (api) - also, even, too

(indeclinable)

मे (me) - from me (as in 'listen from me') (to me, by me, my)

(pronoun)

singular of aham

aham - I, myself

Note: Here implies 'from me' in the context of 'śṛṇu'.

शृणु (śṛṇu) - listen, hear

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of śru

imperative active

Second person singular imperative form.

Root: śru (class 5)