महाभारतः
mahābhārataḥ
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book-13, chapter-143, verse-40
ततो देवानसुरान्मानुषांश्च लोकानृषींश्चाथ पितॄन्प्रजाश्च ।
समासेन विविधान्प्राणिलोकान्सर्वान्सदा भूतपतिः सिसृक्षुः ॥४०॥
समासेन विविधान्प्राणिलोकान्सर्वान्सदा भूतपतिः सिसृक्षुः ॥४०॥
40. tato devānasurānmānuṣāṁśca; lokānṛṣīṁścātha pitṝnprajāśca ,
samāsena vividhānprāṇilokā;nsarvānsadā bhūtapatiḥ sisṛkṣuḥ.
samāsena vividhānprāṇilokā;nsarvānsadā bhūtapatiḥ sisṛkṣuḥ.
40.
tataḥ devān asurān mānuṣān ca
lokān ṛṣīn ca atha pitṝn prajāḥ
ca | samāsena vividhān prāṇilokān
sarvān sadā bhūtapatiḥ sisṛkṣuḥ
lokān ṛṣīn ca atha pitṝn prajāḥ
ca | samāsena vividhān prāṇilokān
sarvān sadā bhūtapatiḥ sisṛkṣuḥ
40.
tataḥ bhūtapatiḥ sadā sisṛkṣuḥ devān
asurān mānuṣān ṛṣīn pitṝn ca prajāḥ
ca samāsena sarvān vividhān
prāṇilokān (atha - implies a succession)
asurān mānuṣān ṛṣīn pitṝn ca prajāḥ
ca samāsena sarvān vividhān
prāṇilokān (atha - implies a succession)
40.
Thereafter, the lord of beings (bhūtapatiḥ), always desirous of creation, briefly created all the diverse worlds of living beings (prāṇilokān): gods, asuras, humans, sages, ancestors, and various creatures.
Words meanings summery:
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- ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereafter, from that
- देवान् (devān) - gods
- असुरान् (asurān) - demons, asuras
- मानुषान् (mānuṣān) - humans, human beings
- च (ca) - and
- लोकान् (lokān) - classes of beings (worlds, realms, people)
- ऋषीन् (ṛṣīn) - sages, seers
- च (ca) - and
- अथ (atha) - then, now, moreover
- पितॄन् (pitṝn) - ancestors, fathers
- प्रजाः (prajāḥ) - creatures, offspring, subjects
- च (ca) - and
- समासेन (samāsena) - briefly, in summary
- विविधान् (vividhān) - various, diverse
- प्राणिलोकान् (prāṇilokān) - worlds of living beings, creatures
- सर्वान् (sarvān) - all
- सदा (sadā) - always, ever
- भूतपतिः (bhūtapatiḥ) - the creator god, Brahmā, Viṣṇu, or Śiva (lord of beings, master of creatures)
- सिसृक्षुः (sisṛkṣuḥ) - desirous of creating
Words meanings and morphology
ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereafter, from that
(indeclinable)
Ablative adverb from tad
Note: Indicates sequence.
देवान् (devān) - gods
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, plural of deva
deva - god, deity, divine being
From root div (to shine)
Root: div (class 4)
Note: Object of creation.
असुरान् (asurān) - demons, asuras
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, plural of asura
asura - demon, anti-god, mighty one
Note: Object of creation.
मानुषान् (mānuṣān) - humans, human beings
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, plural of mānuṣa
mānuṣa - human, belonging to man, human being
Derived from manu (man)
Note: Object of creation.
च (ca) - and
(indeclinable)
Note: Connects preceding noun.
लोकान् (lokān) - classes of beings (worlds, realms, people)
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, plural of loka
loka - world, realm, space, people, community
From root lok (to see)
Root: lok (class 10)
Note: Here means 'people' or 'classes of beings'.
ऋषीन् (ṛṣīn) - sages, seers
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, plural of ṛṣi
ṛṣi - sage, seer, inspired poet
Note: Object of creation.
च (ca) - and
(indeclinable)
Note: Connects preceding noun.
अथ (atha) - then, now, moreover
(indeclinable)
Note: Indicates a new sequence or addition.
पितॄन् (pitṝn) - ancestors, fathers
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, plural of pitṛ
pitṛ - father, ancestor
Note: Object of creation.
प्रजाः (prajāḥ) - creatures, offspring, subjects
(noun)
Accusative, feminine, plural of prajā
prajā - offspring, progeny, creatures, subjects, people
From pra-jā (to be born)
Prefix: pra
Root: jan (class 4)
Note: Object of creation.
च (ca) - and
(indeclinable)
Note: Connects preceding noun.
समासेन (samāsena) - briefly, in summary
(noun)
Instrumental, masculine, singular of samāsa
samāsa - summary, compound, conciseness
From sam-as (to combine)
Prefix: sam
Root: as (class 2)
Note: Adverbial usage.
विविधान् (vividhān) - various, diverse
(adjective)
Accusative, masculine, plural of vividha
vividha - various, diverse, manifold
From vi-vidha (different kinds)
Prefix: vi
Root: vidhā (class 3)
Note: Qualifies 'prāṇilokān'.
प्राणिलोकान् (prāṇilokān) - worlds of living beings, creatures
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, plural of prāṇiloka
prāṇiloka - world of living beings, animate world, creatures
Compound of prāṇin (living being) and loka (world)
Compound type : tatpurusha (prāṇin+loka)
- prāṇin – living being, animate creature
noun (masculine)
From prāṇa (breath/life) - loka – world, realm, people
noun (masculine)
From root lok (to see)
Root: lok (class 10)
Note: Object of creation.
सर्वान् (sarvān) - all
(pronoun)
Accusative, masculine, plural of sarva
sarva - all, every, entire
Note: Qualifies 'prāṇilokān'.
सदा (sadā) - always, ever
(indeclinable)
Note: Adverb of time.
भूतपतिः (bhūtapatiḥ) - the creator god, Brahmā, Viṣṇu, or Śiva (lord of beings, master of creatures)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of bhūtapati
bhūtapati - lord of beings, master of creatures (an epithet of Brahmā, Viṣṇu, Śiva)
Compound of bhūta (being/creature) and pati (lord)
Compound type : tatpurusha (bhūta+pati)
- bhūta – being, creature, element, past
noun (neuter)
Past Passive Participle
From root bhū (to be)
Root: bhū (class 1) - pati – lord, master, husband
noun (masculine)
Note: Subject of the sentence.
सिसृक्षुः (sisṛkṣuḥ) - desirous of creating
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of sisṛkṣu
sisṛkṣu - desirous of creating, wishing to create
desiderative adjective
Desiderative stem of root sṛj (to create)
Root: sṛj (class 6)
Note: Qualifies 'bhūtapatiḥ'.