महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-143, verse-39

स स्थावरं जङ्गमं चैवमेतच्चतुर्विधं लोकमिमं च कृत्वा ।
ततो भूमिं व्यदधात्पञ्चबीजां द्यौः पृथिव्यां धास्यति भूरि वारि ।
तेन विश्वं कृतमेतद्धि राजन्स जीवयत्यात्मनैवात्मयोनिः ॥३९॥

39. sa sthāvaraṁ jaṅgamaṁ caivameta;ccaturvidhaṁ lokamimaṁ ca kṛtvā ,
tato bhūmiṁ vyadadhātpañcabījāṁ; dyauḥ pṛthivyāṁ dhāsyati bhūri vāri ,
tena viśvaṁ kṛtametaddhi rāja;nsa jīvayatyātmanaivātmayoniḥ.

39. sa sthāvaram jaṅgamam ca evam etat caturvidham lokam
imam ca kṛtvā | tataḥ bhūmim vyadadhāt pañcabījām
dyauḥ pṛthivyām dhāsyati bhūri vāri | tena viśvam
kṛtam etat hi rājan sa jīvayaty ātmanā eva ātmayoniḥ

39. rājan sa ātmayoniḥ sa sthāvaram jaṅgamam ca evam
etat caturvidham imam lokam kṛtvā tataḥ pañcabījām
bhūmim vyadadhāt dyauḥ pṛthivyām bhūri vāri dhāsyati
tena etat viśvam kṛtam hi sa ātmanā eva jīvayaty

39. Having thus created this fourfold world, both stationary and moving, he then established the earth, which contains five fundamental elements. The heaven (dyauḥ) will bestow abundant water upon the earth. Indeed, O King, this entire universe was created by him, and that self-born one sustains it by his own self (ātman).

Words meanings summery:

• स (sa) - he, that

• स्थावरम् (sthāvaram) - stationary, immobile

• जङ्गमम् (jaṅgamam) - moving, mobile

• च (ca) - and

• एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner

• एतत् (etat) - this

• चतुर्विधम् (caturvidham) - fourfold, of four kinds

• लोकम् (lokam) - world, realm, people

• इमम् (imam) - this

• च (ca) - and

• कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - having made, having done, having created

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

• भूमिम् (bhūmim) - earth, ground

• व्यदधात् (vyadadhāt) - he established, he created

• पञ्चबीजाम् (pañcabījām) - having five fundamental elements (referring to the pañca mahābhūta) (having five seeds/elements)

• द्यौः (dyauḥ) - heaven, sky

• पृथिव्याम् (pṛthivyām) - on the earth

• धास्यति (dhāsyati) - will place, will bestow

• भूरि (bhūri) - abundant, much

• वारि (vāri) - water

• तेन (tena) - by the creator (by him, by that)

• विश्वम् (viśvam) - universe, all

• कृतम् (kṛtam) - created, done

• एतत् (etat) - this

• हि (hi) - indeed, surely

• राजन् (rājan) - O king

• स (sa) - he, that

• जीवयत्य् (jīvayaty) - sustains, enlivens

• आत्मना (ātmanā) - by his own essential nature (ātman) (by himself, by his own self)

• एव (eva) - only, indeed, by himself

• आत्मयोनिः (ātmayoniḥ) - the supreme self-born being (self-born, self-originating)

Words meanings and morphology

स (sa) - he, that

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

स्थावरम् (sthāvaram) - stationary, immobile

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of sthāvara

sthāvara - stationary, immovable, fixed, a plant

From root sthā (to stand)

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'lokam'.

जङ्गमम् (jaṅgamam) - moving, mobile

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of jaṅgama

jaṅgama - moving, mobile, animate, an animal

Reduplicated form of gam (to go)

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'lokam'.

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner

(indeclinable)

एतत् (etat) - this

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of etad

etad - this, this one

Note: Refers to 'lokam'.

चतुर्विधम् (caturvidham) - fourfold, of four kinds

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of caturvidha

caturvidha - fourfold, of four kinds, consisting of four parts

Compound of catur (four) and vidha (kind)

Compound type : tatpurusha (catur+vidha)

• catur – four
  numeral
• vidha – kind, sort, manner
  noun (masculine)

Note: Qualifies 'lokam'.

लोकम् (lokam) - world, realm, people

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of loka

loka - world, realm, space, people, community

From root lok (to see)

Root: lok (class 10)

Note: Refers to the entire creation.

इमम् (imam) - this

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, this one

Note: Qualifies 'lokam'.

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - having made, having done, having created

(indeclinable)

absolutive

From root kṛ (to do/make)

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: An indeclinable participle expressing a prior action.

ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereafter, from that

(indeclinable)

Ablative adverb from tad

भूमिम् (bhūmim) - earth, ground

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of bhūmi

bhūmi - earth, ground, land, soil

व्यदधात् (vyadadhāt) - he established, he created

(verb)

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

Imperfect

From root dhā (to place, put, make) with upasargas vi and a

Prefixes: vi+a

Root: dhā (class 3)

Note: The prefix 'vi-a-' gives the sense of 'distribute, arrange, create'.

पञ्चबीजाम् (pañcabījām) - having five fundamental elements (referring to the pañca mahābhūta) (having five seeds/elements)

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of pañcabīja

pañcabīja - having five seeds/elements

Compound of pañca (five) and bīja (seed/element)

Compound type : bahuvrihi (pañca+bīja)

• pañca – five
  numeral
• bīja – seed, origin, element, cause
  noun (neuter)

Note: Qualifies 'bhūmim'.

द्यौः (dyauḥ) - heaven, sky

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of dyu

dyu - sky, heaven, luminosity, day

Note: Often personified as the celestial father.

पृथिव्याम् (pṛthivyām) - on the earth

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of pṛthivī

pṛthivī - earth, ground

धास्यति (dhāsyati) - will place, will bestow

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, future (lṛṭ) of dhā

Future

From root dhā (to place, put, make)

Root: dhā (class 3)

भूरि (bhūri) - abundant, much

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of bhūri

bhūri - much, abundant, extensive, numerous

Note: Qualifies 'vāri'.

वारि (vāri) - water

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vāri

vāri - water

तेन (tena) - by the creator (by him, by that)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to the creator.

विश्वम् (viśvam) - universe, all

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of viśva

viśva - all, whole, entire, universe

Note: Can also be an adjective. Here it functions as a noun.

कृतम् (kṛtam) - created, done

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kṛta

kṛta - done, made, created, performed

Past Passive Participle

From root kṛ (to do/make)

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Qualifies 'viśvam'.

एतत् (etat) - this

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of etad

etad - this, this one

Note: Refers to 'viśvam'.

हि (hi) - indeed, surely

(indeclinable)

Note: An emphatic particle.

राजन् (rājan) - O king

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler

Note: Address to a king (e.g., Dhṛtarāṣṭra or Yudhiṣṭhira).

स (sa) - he, that

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to the same creator.

जीवयत्य् (jīvayaty) - sustains, enlivens

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of jīv

Present

Causative of root jīv (to live)

Root: jīv (class 1)

Note: The 'y' is due to sandhi with following 'ātmanā'.

आत्मना (ātmanā) - by his own essential nature (ātman) (by himself, by his own self)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of ātman

ātman - self, soul, spirit, essence

Note: The 'n' is changed to 't' due to sandhi.

एव (eva) - only, indeed, by himself

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphasizes the preceding word.

आत्मयोनिः (ātmayoniḥ) - the supreme self-born being (self-born, self-originating)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ātmayoni

ātmayoni - self-born, self-originating, referring to Brahmā or a supreme being

Compound of ātman (self) and yoni (origin)

Compound type : tatpurusha (ātman+yoni)

• ātman – self, soul, spirit, essence
  noun (masculine)
• yoni – origin, source, womb, place of birth
  noun (feminine)

Note: Epithet for Brahmā or the Supreme Being.