महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-76, verse-11

प्रजाः सृजेति व्यादिष्टः पूर्वं दक्षः स्वयंभुवा ।
असृजद्वृत्तिमेवाग्रे प्रजानां हितकाम्यया ॥११॥

11. prajāḥ sṛjeti vyādiṣṭaḥ pūrvaṁ dakṣaḥ svayaṁbhuvā ,
asṛjadvṛttimevāgre prajānāṁ hitakāmyayā.

11. prajāḥ sṛja iti vyādiṣṭaḥ pūrvam dakṣaḥ svayambhuvā
asṛjat vṛttim eva agre prajānām hitakāmyayā

11. svayambhuvā dakṣaḥ pūrvam prajāḥ sṛja iti vyādiṣṭaḥ
prajānām hitakāmyayā agre eva vṛttim asṛjat

11. "Create beings!" — thus Dakṣa was instructed previously by the self-born (svayambhū). For the welfare of these beings (prajā), he first created their means of livelihood (vṛtti).

Words meanings summery:

• प्रजाः (prajāḥ) - beings, offspring, subjects

• सृज (sṛja) - create!

• इति (iti) - thus, so saying

• व्यादिष्टः (vyādiṣṭaḥ) - instructed, ordered, commanded

• पूर्वम् (pūrvam) - previously, formerly, first

• दक्षः (dakṣaḥ) - Dakṣa

• स्वयम्भुवा (svayambhuvā) - by Svayambhū (Brahmā) (by the self-born)

• असृजत् (asṛjat) - he created

• वृत्तिम् (vṛttim) - means of livelihood, mode of subsistence

• एव (eva) - only, just, indeed

• अग्रे (agre) - first, in the beginning, in front

• प्रजानाम् (prajānām) - of the beings, of the offspring

• हितकाम्यया (hitakāmyayā) - with the desire for welfare, for the sake of well-being

Words meanings and morphology

प्रजाः (prajāḥ) - beings, offspring, subjects

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, plural of prajā

prajā - progeny, offspring, people, subjects, creatures

Prefix: pra

Root: jan (class 4)

Note: Object of the imperative verb 'sṛja'.

सृज (sṛja) - create!

(verb)

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

imperative active

Imperative 2nd singular active form of the root √sṛj (class 6).

Root: sṛj (class 6)

Note: Direct command.

इति (iti) - thus, so saying

(indeclinable)

व्यादिष्टः (vyādiṣṭaḥ) - instructed, ordered, commanded

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vyādiṣṭa

vyādiṣṭa - commanded, directed, instructed

past passive participle

Past passive participle of vi-ā-√diś (to command, order).

Prefixes: vi+ā

Root: diś (class 6)

Note: Agrees with 'dakṣaḥ'.

पूर्वम् (pūrvam) - previously, formerly, first

(indeclinable)

Note: Adverbial use meaning 'before, previously'.

दक्षः (dakṣaḥ) - Dakṣa

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dakṣa

dakṣa - Dakṣa (a Prajāpati, a creator deity)

Note: Subject of the clause 'vyādiṣṭaḥ'.

स्वयम्भुवा (svayambhuvā) - by Svayambhū (Brahmā) (by the self-born)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of svayambhū

svayambhū - self-existent, self-born (a title for Brahmā)

Compound type : bahuvrihi (svayam+bhū)

• svayam – self, by oneself
  indeclinable
• bhū – being, becoming, existing
  noun (masculine)
  verbal noun
  From √bhū (to be, become).
  Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Agent of the passive participle 'vyādiṣṭaḥ'.

असृजत् (asṛjat) - he created

(verb)

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

imperfect active

Imperfect 3rd singular active form of the root √sṛj (class 6).

Root: sṛj (class 6)

वृत्तिम् (vṛttim) - means of livelihood, mode of subsistence

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of vṛtti

vṛtti - mode of life, livelihood, subsistence, course of conduct

Root: vṛt (class 1)

Note: Object of 'asṛjat'.

एव (eva) - only, just, indeed

(indeclinable)

अग्रे (agre) - first, in the beginning, in front

(indeclinable)

Note: Adverbial use meaning 'first, in the beginning'.

प्रजानाम् (prajānām) - of the beings, of the offspring

(noun)

Genitive, feminine, plural of prajā

prajā - progeny, offspring, people, subjects, creatures

Prefix: pra

Root: jan (class 4)

Note: Possessive, 'for the welfare of the beings'.

हितकाम्यया (hitakāmyayā) - with the desire for welfare, for the sake of well-being

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of hitakāmyā

hitakāmyā - desire for welfare, benevolence

Compound type : tatpurusha (hita+kāmyā)

• hita – beneficial, good, welfare
  adjective (neuter)
  past passive participle
  Past passive participle of √dhā (to place), with initial h- and loss of d-.
  Root: dhā (class 3)
• kāmyā – desire, longing
  noun (feminine)
  Derived from √kam (to desire).
  Root: kam (class 1)

Note: Instrumental case, indicating the reason or means ('with the desire for welfare').