महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-2, chapter-64, verse-5

त्रीणि ज्योतींषि पुरुष इति वै देवलोऽब्रवीत् ।
अपत्यं कर्म विद्या च यतः सृष्टाः प्रजास्ततः ॥५॥

5. trīṇi jyotīṁṣi puruṣa iti vai devalo'bravīt ,
apatyaṁ karma vidyā ca yataḥ sṛṣṭāḥ prajāstataḥ.

5. trīṇi jyotīṃṣi puruṣaḥ iti vai devalaḥ abravīt
apatyam karma vidyā ca yataḥ sṛṣṭāḥ prajāḥ tataḥ

5. Devala indeed said that a man (puruṣa) has three lights: progeny, action (karma), and knowledge (vidyā). It is from these that beings are created.

Words meanings summery:

• त्रीणि (trīṇi) - three

• ज्योतींषि (jyotīṁṣi) - lights, splendors, sources of light

• पुरुषः (puruṣaḥ) - a human male, as distinct from the cosmic person (puruṣa) (a man, a person (puruṣa))

• इति (iti) - thus, so (quotation marker)

• वै (vai) - indeed, surely (emphatic particle)

• देवलः (devalaḥ) - Devala (name of a sage)

• अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - he said

• अपत्यम् (apatyam) - offspring, progeny

• कर्म (karma) - action, deed, ritual action (karma)

• विद्या (vidyā) - knowledge, learning

• च (ca) - and

• यतः (yataḥ) - from which, whence, because

• सृष्टाः (sṛṣṭāḥ) - created, manifested, sent forth

• प्रजाः (prajāḥ) - beings, creatures, progeny, people

• ततः (tataḥ) - thence, therefrom, from that, therefore

Words meanings and morphology

त्रीणि (trīṇi) - three

(numeral)

ज्योतींषि (jyotīṁṣi) - lights, splendors, sources of light

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, plural of jyotis

jyotis - light, brilliance, splendor, source of light

Root: dyut (class 1)

पुरुषः (puruṣaḥ) - a human male, as distinct from the cosmic person (puruṣa) (a man, a person (puruṣa))

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of puruṣa

puruṣa - man, person, human being; the cosmic person (puruṣa)

इति (iti) - thus, so (quotation marker)

(indeclinable)

वै (vai) - indeed, surely (emphatic particle)

(indeclinable)

देवलः (devalaḥ) - Devala (name of a sage)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of devala

devala - Devala (name of a sage, often associated with spiritual wisdom)

अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - he said

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of brū

Imperfect third person singular active

Root: brū (class 2)

अपत्यम् (apatyam) - offspring, progeny

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of apatya

apatya - offspring, child, progeny

From `a` (not) + `pat` (to fall). One who does not fall from the line.

Root: pat (class 1)

कर्म (karma) - action, deed, ritual action (karma)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of karma

karma - action, deed, work, ritual action; the law of cause and effect (karma)

From root kṛ (to do, make).

Root: kṛ (class 8)

विद्या (vidyā) - knowledge, learning

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of vidyā

vidyā - knowledge, learning, science, wisdom

From root vid (to know).

Root: vid (class 2)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

यतः (yataḥ) - from which, whence, because

(indeclinable)

Ablative singular of `yad`, used adverbially.

Note: Adverbial use.

सृष्टाः (sṛṣṭāḥ) - created, manifested, sent forth

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of sṛṣṭa

sṛṣṭa - created, manifested, emitted, produced

Past Passive Participle

P.P.P. of root sṛj (to create).

Root: sṛj (class 6)

Note: Agrees with 'prajāḥ'.

प्रजाः (prajāḥ) - beings, creatures, progeny, people

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of prajā

prajā - progeny, offspring, creatures, people, subjects

From pra + jan (to be born).

Prefix: pra

Root: jan (class 4)

ततः (tataḥ) - thence, therefrom, from that, therefore

(indeclinable)

Ablative singular of `tad`, used adverbially.

Note: Adverbial use.