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14,18

महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-14, chapter-18, verse-27

असृजत्सर्वभूतानि पूर्वसृष्टः प्रजापतिः ।
स्थावराणि च भूतानि इत्येषा पौर्विकी श्रुतिः ॥२७॥
27. asṛjatsarvabhūtāni pūrvasṛṣṭaḥ prajāpatiḥ ,
sthāvarāṇi ca bhūtāni ityeṣā paurvikī śrutiḥ.
27. asṛjat sarvabhūtāni pūrvasṛṣṭaḥ prajāpatiḥ
sthāvarāṇi ca bhūtāni iti eṣā paurvikī śrutiḥ
27. pūrvasṛṣṭaḥ prajāpatiḥ sarvabhūtāni sthāvarāṇi
ca bhūtāni asṛjat iti eṣā paurvikī śrutiḥ
27. Prajapati, who was himself previously created, brought forth all beings, including the immobile ones. This is indeed an ancient revealed text (śruti).

Words meanings summery:

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  • असृजत् (asṛjat) - created, brought forth
  • सर्वभूतानि (sarvabhūtāni) - all beings, all creatures
  • पूर्वसृष्टः (pūrvasṛṣṭaḥ) - previously created, created before
  • प्रजापतिः (prajāpatiḥ) - Lord of creatures, Prajapati
  • स्थावराणि (sthāvarāṇi) - immobile ones, stationary beings (plants, mountains)
  • (ca) - and
  • भूतानि (bhūtāni) - beings, creatures
  • इति (iti) - thus, so, in this way
  • एषा (eṣā) - this (feminine)
  • पौर्विकी (paurvikī) - ancient, traditional, belonging to former times
  • श्रुतिः (śrutiḥ) - ancient revealed text or sacred tradition (sacred tradition, Vedic text, revelation, hearing)

Words meanings and morphology

असृजत् (asṛjat) - created, brought forth
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, Aorist (luṅ) of sṛj
Aorist
3rd person singular Aorist (luṅ-lakāra), active voice
Root: sṛj (class 6)
सर्वभूतानि (sarvabhūtāni) - all beings, all creatures
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, plural of sarvabhūta
sarvabhūta - all beings, all creatures
Compound type : karmadhāraya (sarva+bhūta)
  • sarva – all, every
    adjective
  • bhūta – being, creature, element, ghost
    noun (neuter)
    Past Passive Participle
    (past participle of bhū 'to be')
    Root: bhū (class 1)
पूर्वसृष्टः (pūrvasṛṣṭaḥ) - previously created, created before
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of pūrvasṛṣṭa
pūrvasṛṣṭa - created before, previously created
compound of 'pūrva' (former) and 'sṛṣṭa' (created)
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (pūrva+sṛṣṭa)
  • pūrva – former, previous
    adjective
  • sṛṣṭa – created, emitted
    adjective (masculine)
    Past Passive Participle
    (past passive participle of sṛj)
    Root: sṛj (class 6)
Note: Qualifies Prajapati
प्रजापतिः (prajāpatiḥ) - Lord of creatures, Prajapati
(proper noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of prajāpati
prajāpati - Lord of creatures, a creator deity, Brahma
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (prajā+pati)
  • prajā – progeny, subjects, creatures
    noun (feminine)
    Prefix: pra
    Root: jan (class 4)
  • pati – master, lord, husband
    noun (masculine)
    Root: pā (class 2)
स्थावराणि (sthāvarāṇi) - immobile ones, stationary beings (plants, mountains)
(adjective)
Accusative, neuter, plural of sthāvara
sthāvara - stationary, immobile, fixed; a plant, a mountain
Derived from sthā (to stand) + varac suffix.
Root: sthā (class 1)
Note: Functions as a noun here, referring to 'immobile beings'.
(ca) - and
(indeclinable)
conjunction
भूतानि (bhūtāni) - beings, creatures
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, plural of bhūta
bhūta - being, creature, element, ghost
Past Passive Participle
(past participle of bhū 'to be')
Root: bhū (class 1)
Note: Here used generically for 'beings' after 'sthāvarāṇi'.
इति (iti) - thus, so, in this way
(indeclinable)
particle
एषा (eṣā) - this (feminine)
(pronoun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of etad
etad - this, this one
demonstrative pronoun
Note: Refers to śruti.
पौर्विकी (paurvikī) - ancient, traditional, belonging to former times
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, singular of paurvika
paurvika - ancient, traditional, belonging to former times, ancestral
derived from pūrva (former) + ika (suffix)
Note: Qualifies śruti.
श्रुतिः (śrutiḥ) - ancient revealed text or sacred tradition (sacred tradition, Vedic text, revelation, hearing)
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of śruti
śruti - hearing, listening; sacred tradition, revelation, the Veda
derived from root śru 'to hear'
Root: śru (class 5)