महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-138, verse-16

अण्डजातं तु ब्रह्माणं केचिदिच्छन्त्यपण्डिताः ।
अण्डाद्भिन्नाद्बभुः शैला दिशोऽम्भः पृथिवी दिवम् ॥१६॥

16. aṇḍajātaṁ tu brahmāṇaṁ kecidicchantyapaṇḍitāḥ ,
aṇḍādbhinnādbabhuḥ śailā diśo'mbhaḥ pṛthivī divam.

16. aṇḍajātam tu brahmāṇam kecit icchanti apaṇḍitāḥ aṇḍāt
bhinnāt babhuḥ śailāḥ diśaḥ ambhaḥ pṛthivī divam

16. kecit apaṇḍitāḥ tu aṇḍajātam brahmāṇam icchanti aṇḍāt
bhinnāt śailāḥ diśaḥ ambhaḥ pṛthivī divam babhuḥ

16. Some uninformed people believe that Brahmā originated from an egg. From that separated egg, mountains, directions, water, earth, and the heavens appeared.

Words meanings summery:

• अण्डजातम् (aṇḍajātam) - born from the cosmic egg (born from an egg, egg-born)

• तु (tu) - indeed (emphasizing the statement) (but, indeed, on the other hand, however)

• ब्रह्माणम् (brahmāṇam) - the creator deity Brahmā (Brahmā (accusative))

• केचित् (kecit) - some people (some, certain ones)

• इच्छन्ति (icchanti) - they believe, they consider (they wish, they desire, they consider)

• अपण्डिताः (apaṇḍitāḥ) - uninformed, lacking wisdom (unwise, ignorant, unlearned)

• अण्डात् (aṇḍāt) - from the cosmic egg (from the egg)

• भिन्नात् (bhinnāt) - from the split (egg) (from the separated, from the broken)

• बभुः (babhuḥ) - they appeared, they manifested (they shone, they appeared, they became)

• शैलाः (śailāḥ) - the mountains (mountains)

• दिशः (diśaḥ) - the cardinal directions (directions, quarters)

• अम्भः (ambhaḥ) - the waters (water)

• पृथिवी (pṛthivī) - the earth (earth)

• दिवम् (divam) - the heavens (sky, heaven)

Words meanings and morphology

अण्डजातम् (aṇḍajātam) - born from the cosmic egg (born from an egg, egg-born)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of aṇḍajāta

aṇḍajāta - born from an egg, egg-born

Compound formed from 'aṇḍa' (egg) and 'jāta' (born, past participle of jan).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (aṇḍa+jāta)

• aṇḍa – egg, testicle
  noun (neuter)
• jāta – born, produced, occurred
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  From root 'jan' (to be born)
  Root: jan (class 4)

Note: Qualifies 'brahmāṇam'.

तु (tu) - indeed (emphasizing the statement) (but, indeed, on the other hand, however)

(indeclinable)

Note: Particle.

ब्रह्माणम् (brahmāṇam) - the creator deity Brahmā (Brahmā (accusative))

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of brahman

brahman - Brahmā (the creator god), brahman (the ultimate reality), sacred word, Veda

केचित् (kecit) - some people (some, certain ones)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of ka

ka - who, what, which, some

Note: Indefinite pronoun.

इच्छन्ति (icchanti) - they believe, they consider (they wish, they desire, they consider)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of iṣ

Root 'iṣ', 6th class (icchati).

Root: iṣ (class 6)

अपण्डिताः (apaṇḍitāḥ) - uninformed, lacking wisdom (unwise, ignorant, unlearned)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of apaṇḍita

apaṇḍita - unwise, ignorant, unlearned

Compound of 'a' (negation) and 'paṇḍita' (wise, learned).

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+paṇḍita)

• a – not, un-
  indeclinable
  Negation prefix
• paṇḍita – wise, learned, scholar
  adjective (masculine)

Note: Refers to 'kecit'.

अण्डात् (aṇḍāt) - from the cosmic egg (from the egg)

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of aṇḍa

aṇḍa - egg, testicle

Note: Source from which things emerged.

भिन्नात् (bhinnāt) - from the split (egg) (from the separated, from the broken)

(adjective)

Ablative, neuter, singular of bhinna

bhinna - broken, split, divided, separated

Past Passive Participle

From root 'bhid' (to break, split).

Root: bhid (class 7)

Note: Qualifies 'aṇḍāt'.

बभुः (babhuḥ) - they appeared, they manifested (they shone, they appeared, they became)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, perfect (lit) of bhū

Root 'bhū', 1st class (bhavati). Perfect 3rd plural.

Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Refers to 'śailāḥ', 'diśaḥ', 'ambhaḥ', 'pṛthivī', 'divam'.

शैलाः (śailāḥ) - the mountains (mountains)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of śaila

śaila - mountain, rock

Note: Subject of 'babhuḥ'.

दिशः (diśaḥ) - the cardinal directions (directions, quarters)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of diś

diś - direction, quarter, region

Note: Subject of 'babhuḥ'.

अम्भः (ambhaḥ) - the waters (water)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of ambhas

ambhas - water, fluid

Note: Subject of 'babhuḥ'.

पृथिवी (pṛthivī) - the earth (earth)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of pṛthivī

pṛthivī - earth, the Earth goddess

Note: Subject of 'babhuḥ'.

दिवम् (divam) - the heavens (sky, heaven)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of div

div - sky, heaven, day

Note: While 'divam' is morphologically accusative, in this enumeration alongside other nominative subjects of 'babhuḥ' (appeared), it functions as a nominative to mean 'the heavens appeared'.