महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-85, verse-42

अष्टौ कविसुता ह्येते सर्वमेभिर्जगत्ततम् ।
प्रजापतय एते हि प्रजानां यैरिमाः प्रजाः ॥४२॥

42. aṣṭau kavisutā hyete sarvamebhirjagattatam ,
prajāpataya ete hi prajānāṁ yairimāḥ prajāḥ.

42. aṣṭau kavisutāḥ hi ete sarvam ebhiḥ jagat tatam
prajāpatayaḥ ete hi prajānām yaiḥ imāḥ prajāḥ

42. ete aṣṭau kavisutāḥ hi ebhiḥ sarvam jagat tatam
ete hi prajāpatayaḥ prajānām yaiḥ imāḥ prajāḥ

42. These are indeed the eight sons of Kavi; by them, the entire world is pervaded. These are truly the lords of creatures (prajāpati), by whom these living beings (prajā) exist.

Words meanings summery:

• अष्टौ (aṣṭau) - eight

• कविसुताः (kavisutāḥ) - sons of Kavi

• हि (hi) - indeed (indeed, certainly, for)

• एते (ete) - these (referring to the sons) (these)

• सर्वम् (sarvam) - the entire (all, whole, entire)

• एभिः (ebhiḥ) - by them (the sons) (by these)

• जगत् (jagat) - world (world, universe, moving)

• ततम् (tatam) - pervaded (spread, pervaded, extended)

• प्रजापतयः (prajāpatayaḥ) - lords of creatures (prajāpati) (lords of creatures, creators)

• एते (ete) - these

• हि (hi) - truly (indeed, certainly, for)

• प्रजानाम् (prajānām) - of creatures (of creatures, of offspring, of people)

• यैः (yaiḥ) - by whom (referring to the Prajāpatis) (by whom, by which)

• इमाः (imāḥ) - these

• प्रजाः (prajāḥ) - living beings (prajā) (creatures, offspring, people)

Words meanings and morphology

अष्टौ (aṣṭau) - eight

(numeral)

Note: Refers to the sons.

कविसुताः (kavisutāḥ) - sons of Kavi

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of kavisuta

kavisuta - son of Kavi

Compound type : tatpurusha (kavi+suta)

• kavi – poet, sage, seer; Kavi
  proper noun (masculine)
  Root: kū
• suta – son, offspring
  noun (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle (from sū to give birth to, produce)
  Derived from sū (to bring forth, generate)
  Root: sū (class 2)

हि (hi) - indeed (indeed, certainly, for)

(indeclinable)

Emphatic/causal particle

एते (ete) - these (referring to the sons) (these)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of etad

etad - this, these

Demonstrative pronoun

सर्वम् (sarvam) - the entire (all, whole, entire)

(adjective)

neuter, singular of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole, entire

Note: Agrees with 'jagat'.

एभिः (ebhiḥ) - by them (the sons) (by these)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of etad

etad - this, these

Demonstrative pronoun

Note: Agent for passive participle 'tatam'.

जगत् (jagat) - world (world, universe, moving)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of jagat

jagat - the world, the universe, moving, living beings

Present Active Participle (from gam)

Derived from root gam (to go)

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: The subject of the passive construction.

ततम् (tatam) - pervaded (spread, pervaded, extended)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tata

tata - stretched, spread, extended, pervaded

Past Passive Participle

From tan (to stretch, extend) + kta (past passive participle suffix)

Root: tan (class 8)

Note: Agrees with 'jagat'.

प्रजापतयः (prajāpatayaḥ) - lords of creatures (prajāpati) (lords of creatures, creators)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of prajāpati

prajāpati - lord of creatures, progenitor, creator; a class of Vedic deities

Compound type : tatpurusha (prajā+pati)

• prajā – offspring, progeny, creatures, subjects, people
  noun (feminine)
  From pra-jan (to produce)
  Prefix: pra
  Root: jan (class 4)
• pati – lord, master, husband
  noun (masculine)

एते (ete) - these

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of etad

etad - this, these

Demonstrative pronoun

हि (hi) - truly (indeed, certainly, for)

(indeclinable)

Emphatic/causal particle

प्रजानाम् (prajānām) - of creatures (of creatures, of offspring, of people)

(noun)

Genitive, feminine, plural of prajā

prajā - offspring, progeny, creatures, subjects, people, living beings

From pra-jan (to produce)

Prefix: pra

Root: jan (class 4)

Note: Used with 'prajāpatayaḥ' (lords of creatures).

यैः (yaiḥ) - by whom (referring to the Prajāpatis) (by whom, by which)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of yad

yad - which, who, what

Relative pronoun

Note: Refers to 'prajāpatayaḥ'.

इमाः (imāḥ) - these

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of idam

idam - this, these

Demonstrative pronoun

Note: Agrees with 'prajāḥ'.

प्रजाः (prajāḥ) - living beings (prajā) (creatures, offspring, people)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of prajā

prajā - offspring, progeny, creatures, subjects, people, living beings

From pra-jan (to produce)

Prefix: pra

Root: jan (class 4)

Note: Subject of the implied verb 'are'.