महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-14, verse-183

योऽसृजद्दक्षिणादङ्गाद्ब्रह्माणं लोकसंभवम् ।
वामपार्श्वात्तथा विष्णुं लोकरक्षार्थमीश्वरः ।
युगान्ते चैव संप्राप्ते रुद्रमङ्गात्सृजत्प्रभुः ॥१८३॥

183. yo'sṛjaddakṣiṇādaṅgādbrahmāṇaṁ lokasaṁbhavam ,
vāmapārśvāttathā viṣṇuṁ lokarakṣārthamīśvaraḥ ,
yugānte caiva saṁprāpte rudramaṅgātsṛjatprabhuḥ.

183. yaḥ asṛjat dakṣiṇāt aṅgāt brahmāṇam
lokasaṃbhavam vāmapārśvāt tathā viṣṇum
lokarakṣārtham īśvaraḥ yugānte ca eva
saṃprāpte rudram aṅgāt sṛjat prabhuḥ

183. yaḥ īśvaraḥ dakṣiṇāt aṅgāt lokasaṃbhavam
brahmāṇam asṛjat tathā vāmapārśvāt
lokarakṣārtham viṣṇum ca eva yugānte
saṃprāpte prabhuḥ aṅgāt rudram sṛjat

183. The Lord who created Brahmā, the origin of the worlds, from his right limb, and similarly Viṣṇu from his left side for the protection of the worlds. And when the end of the cosmic age arrived, that Lord created Rudra from his own body.

Words meanings summery:

• यः (yaḥ) - who, which

• असृजत् (asṛjat) - he created, he released

• दक्षिणात् (dakṣiṇāt) - from the right, from the south

• अङ्गात् (aṅgāt) - from the limb, from the body

• ब्रह्माणम् (brahmāṇam) - Brahmā (the creator god)

• लोकसंभवम् (lokasaṁbhavam) - the origin of worlds, the creator of worlds

• वामपार्श्वात् (vāmapārśvāt) - from the left side

• तथा (tathā) - thus, so, similarly

• विष्णुम् (viṣṇum) - Viṣṇu (the preserver god)

• लोकरक्षार्थम् (lokarakṣārtham) - for the protection of the worlds

• ईश्वरः (īśvaraḥ) - the Lord, controller

• युगान्ते (yugānte) - at the end of an age/era

• च (ca) - and, also

• एव (eva) - indeed, just, only

• संप्राप्ते (saṁprāpte) - having arrived, having occurred

• रुद्रम् (rudram) - Rudra (a fierce deity, Shiva)

• अङ्गात् (aṅgāt) - from the limb, from the body

• सृजत् (sṛjat) - he created, he released

• प्रभुः (prabhuḥ) - Lord, master, mighty one

Words meanings and morphology

यः (yaḥ) - who, which

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yad

yad - which, what, who

Note: Relative pronoun, refers to 'īśvaraḥ'.

असृजत् (asṛjat) - he created, he released

(verb)

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

imperfect active indicative

Root sṛj (class 6, tudādi group), with augment a- for imperfect tense.

Root: sṛj (class 6)

Note: Main verb of the first clause.

दक्षिणात् (dakṣiṇāt) - from the right, from the south

(adjective)

Ablative, neuter, singular of dakṣiṇa

dakṣiṇa - right (side), southern, skillful

Note: Qualifies 'aṅgāt'.

अङ्गात् (aṅgāt) - from the limb, from the body

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of aṅga

aṅga - limb, body, part, member

Note: Indicates the source of creation.

ब्रह्माणम् (brahmāṇam) - Brahmā (the creator god)

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of brahman

brahman - Brahmā (the creator god), sacred utterance, ultimate reality (neuter)

Root: bṛh (class 1)

Note: Object of 'asṛjat'.

लोकसंभवम् (lokasaṁbhavam) - the origin of worlds, the creator of worlds

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of lokasaṃbhava

lokasaṁbhava - origin of worlds, creator of worlds, born in the world

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (loka+saṃbhava)

• loka – world, realm, people
  noun (masculine)
• saṃbhava – origin, birth, production, existence
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix sam + root bhū (to be, to exist)
  Prefix: sam
  Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'brahmāṇam'.

वामपार्श्वात् (vāmapārśvāt) - from the left side

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of vāmapārśva

vāmapārśva - left side

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vāma+pārśva)

• vāma – left, contrary, beautiful
  adjective (masculine)
• pārśva – side, flank
  noun (neuter)

Note: Indicates the source of creation for Viṣṇu.

तथा (tathā) - thus, so, similarly

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects the creation of Viṣṇu with that of Brahmā.

विष्णुम् (viṣṇum) - Viṣṇu (the preserver god)

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of viṣṇu

viṣṇu - Viṣṇu (the preserver god)

Root: viṣ (class 3)

Note: Object of the implied verb 'created'.

लोकरक्षार्थम् (lokarakṣārtham) - for the protection of the worlds

(indeclinable)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (loka+rakṣā+artha)

• loka – world, realm, people
  noun (masculine)
• rakṣā – protection, guarding
  noun (feminine)
  Root rakṣ (to protect) + suffix -ā
  Root: rakṣ (class 1)
• artha – purpose, meaning, wealth, for the sake of
  noun (masculine)

ईश्वरः (īśvaraḥ) - the Lord, controller

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of īśvara

īśvara - lord, master, ruler, controller, God

Root īś (to rule, to be master of) + suffix -vara

Root: īś (class 2)

Note: Subject of the entire sentence.

युगान्ते (yugānte) - at the end of an age/era

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of yugānta

yugānta - end of an age/era, dissolution of a cosmic cycle

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (yuga+anta)

• yuga – age, era, yoke
  noun (neuter)
• anta – end, limit, conclusion
  noun (masculine)

Note: Part of a locative absolute construction indicating time.

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

Note: Conjunction.

एव (eva) - indeed, just, only

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphatic particle.

संप्राप्ते (saṁprāpte) - having arrived, having occurred

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of saṃprāpta

saṁprāpta - arrived, reached, obtained, occurred

past passive participle

Prefix sam + pra + root āp (to obtain, to reach, class 5) + suffix -ta

Prefixes: sam+pra

Root: āp (class 5)

रुद्रम् (rudram) - Rudra (a fierce deity, Shiva)

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of rudra

rudra - Rudra (a Vedic deity, later identified with Shiva), howling, fierce

Root: rud (class 2)

Note: Object of 'sṛjat'.

अङ्गात् (aṅgāt) - from the limb, from the body

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of aṅga

aṅga - limb, body, part, member

Note: Indicates the source of creation for Rudra.

सृजत् (sṛjat) - he created, he released

(verb)

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

imperfect active indicative

Root sṛj (class 6, tudādi group), with augment a- for imperfect tense.

Root: sṛj (class 6)

प्रभुः (prabhuḥ) - Lord, master, mighty one

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of prabhu

prabhu - lord, master, mighty one, ruler

Prefix pra + root bhū (to be, to exist) + suffix -u

Prefix: pra

Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Subject of the final clause, referring to 'īśvaraḥ'.