महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-14, chapter-50, verse-10

लोकेऽस्मिन्यानि भूतानि स्थावराणि चराणि च ।
तान्येवाग्रे प्रलीयन्ते पश्चाद्भूतकृता गुणाः ।
गुणेभ्यः पञ्चभूतानि एष भूतसमुच्छ्रयः ॥१०॥

10. loke'sminyāni bhūtāni sthāvarāṇi carāṇi ca ,
tānyevāgre pralīyante paścādbhūtakṛtā guṇāḥ ,
guṇebhyaḥ pañcabhūtāni eṣa bhūtasamucchrayaḥ.

10. loke asmin yāni bhūtāni sthāvarāṇi
carāṇi ca tāni eva agre pralīyante
paścāt bhūtakṛtāḥ guṇāḥ guṇebhyaḥ
pañcabhūtāni eṣaḥ bhūtasamucchrayaḥ

10. asmin loke yāni sthāvarāṇi ca carāṇi ca bhūtāni tāni eva agre pralīyante.
paścāt bhūtakṛtāḥ guṇāḥ (pralīyante).
guṇebhyaḥ pañcabhūtāni (bhavanti).
eṣaḥ bhūtasamucchrayaḥ (asti).

10. In this world, all beings, both stationary and mobile, first dissolve. Afterwards, the elemental qualities (guṇa) [also dissolve]. From these qualities (guṇa) arise the five great elements (pañcabhūta). This is the aggregate evolution of existence.

Words meanings summery:

• लोके (loke) - in the world, in the universe

• अस्मिन् (asmin) - in this (masculine/neuter)

• यानि (yāni) - which (neuter plural)

• भूतानि (bhūtāni) - beings, creatures, elements

• स्थावराणि (sthāvarāṇi) - stationary, immobile, fixed

• चराणि (carāṇi) - moving, mobile, animate

• च (ca) - and

• तानि (tāni) - those (neuter plural)

• एव (eva) - only, indeed, just, very

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

• प्रलीयन्ते (pralīyante) - they dissolve, they merge, they perish

• पश्चात् (paścāt) - afterwards, later, behind

• भूतकृताः (bhūtakṛtāḥ) - elemental (qualities) (made by elements/beings, elemental, constituent)

• गुणाः (guṇāḥ) - the fundamental qualities (sattva, rajas, tamas) of nature (prakṛti) (qualities, attributes, constituents)

• गुणेभ्यः (guṇebhyaḥ) - from these qualities (guṇa) (from the qualities, to the qualities)

• पञ्चभूतानि (pañcabhūtāni) - the five great elements

• एषः (eṣaḥ) - this (masculine)

• भूतसमुच्छ्रयः (bhūtasamucchrayaḥ) - the aggregate evolution of existence (aggregate of beings/elements, evolution of elements, origin of beings)

Words meanings and morphology

लोके (loke) - in the world, in the universe

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of loka

loka - world, universe, realm, people

अस्मिन् (asmin) - in this (masculine/neuter)

(pronoun)

Locative, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, this here

Demonstrative pronoun.

यानि (yāni) - which (neuter plural)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, plural of yad

yad - which, what (relative pronoun)

Nominative/accusative plural neuter.

भूतानि (bhūtāni) - beings, creatures, elements

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, plural of bhūta

bhūta - being, creature, element, past

Past Passive Participle

From root '√bhū' (to be).

Root: √bhū (class 1)

Note: Used as a noun.

स्थावराणि (sthāvarāṇi) - stationary, immobile, fixed

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, plural of sthāvara

sthāvara - stationary, immobile, fixed (e.g., plants, mountains)

Derived from root '√sthā' (to stand).

Root: √sthā (class 1)

चराणि (carāṇi) - moving, mobile, animate

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, plural of cara

cara - moving, mobile, animate (e.g., animals, humans)

Derived from root '√car' (to move).

Root: √car (class 1)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

Note: Used twice to mean 'both... and...'

तानि (tāni) - those (neuter plural)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, plural of tad

tad - that, those

Demonstrative pronoun, nominative plural neuter.

एव (eva) - only, indeed, just, very

(indeclinable)

Emphatic particle.

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

(indeclinable)

Locative singular of 'agra' used adverbially.

प्रलीयन्ते (pralīyante) - they dissolve, they merge, they perish

(verb)

3rd person , plural, middle/passive, present (laṭ) of √pralī

Present Indicative (middle/passive)

Root '√lī' (4th class), with prefix 'pra-'. Third person plural, present tense.

Prefix: pra

Root: √lī (class 4)

Note: The middle voice ending 'ante' suggests passive here.

पश्चात् (paścāt) - afterwards, later, behind

(indeclinable)

From 'paśca' with suffix 'āt'.

भूतकृताः (bhūtakṛtāḥ) - elemental (qualities) (made by elements/beings, elemental, constituent)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of bhūtakṛta

bhūtakṛta - produced by elements, made by beings

Past Passive Participle

Compound of 'bhūta' (element/being) and 'kṛta' (made, done).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (bhūta+kṛta)

• bhūta – element, being, creature
  noun (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root '√bhū' (to be).
  Root: √bhū (class 1)
• kṛta – made, done, produced
  participle (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root '√kṛ' (to do, make).
  Root: √kṛ (class 8)

Note: The Devanagari 'भूतकृता गुणाः' implies 'bhūtakṛtāḥ guṇāḥ' by sandhi and context.

गुणाः (guṇāḥ) - the fundamental qualities (sattva, rajas, tamas) of nature (prakṛti) (qualities, attributes, constituents)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of guṇa

guṇa - quality, attribute, constituent (especially sattva, rajas, tamas), rope, strand

गुणेभ्यः (guṇebhyaḥ) - from these qualities (guṇa) (from the qualities, to the qualities)

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, plural of guṇa

guṇa - quality, attribute, constituent

पञ्चभूतानि (pañcabhūtāni) - the five great elements

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, plural of pañcabhūta

pañcabhūta - the five great elements (earth, water, fire, air, ether/space)

Compound of 'pañca' (five) and 'bhūta' (element).

Compound type : dvigu (pañca+bhūta)

• pañca – five
  numeral
• bhūta – element, being, creature
  noun (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root '√bhū' (to be).
  Root: √bhū (class 1)

एषः (eṣaḥ) - this (masculine)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of etad

etad - this, this here

Demonstrative pronoun, nominative singular masculine.

भूतसमुच्छ्रयः (bhūtasamucchrayaḥ) - the aggregate evolution of existence (aggregate of beings/elements, evolution of elements, origin of beings)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhūtasamucchraya

bhūtasamucchraya - aggregate of beings, collection of elements, origin or evolution of elements

Compound of 'bhūta' (being/element) and 'samucchraya' (rising, collection, aggregate, evolution).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (bhūta+samucchraya)

• bhūta – element, being, creature
  noun (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root '√bhū' (to be).
  Root: √bhū (class 1)
• samucchraya – rising, accumulation, heap, multitude, evolution
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from 'sam-ud-√śri' (to rise together).
  Prefixes: sam+ud
  Root: √śri (class 1)