महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-13, verse-43

पूर्वे प्रजानिसर्गे त्वामाहुरेकं प्रजापतिम् ।
स्रष्टारं सर्वभूतानामसितो देवलोऽब्रवीत् ॥४३॥

43. pūrve prajānisarge tvāmāhurekaṁ prajāpatim ,
sraṣṭāraṁ sarvabhūtānāmasito devalo'bravīt.

43. pūrve prajānisarge tvām āhuḥ ekam prajāpatim
sraṣṭāram sarvabhūtānām asitaḥ devalaḥ abravīt

43. In the ancient creation of beings, they called you the one Prajapati, the creator of all creatures. Asita and Devala declared this.

Words meanings summery:

• पूर्वे (pūrve) - in former, in ancient

• प्रजानिसर्गे (prajānisarge) - in the creation of beings, in the genesis of creatures

• त्वाम् (tvām) - you (referring to Krishna) (you (accusative))

• आहुः (āhuḥ) - they say, they have called

• एकम् (ekam) - one

• प्रजापतिम् (prajāpatim) - Prajapati, Lord of creatures

• स्रष्टारम् (sraṣṭāram) - the creator

• सर्वभूतानाम् (sarvabhūtānām) - of all beings/creatures

• असितः (asitaḥ) - Asita (a sage)

• देवलः (devalaḥ) - Devala (a sage)

• अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - Asita and Devala said (he said)

Words meanings and morphology

पूर्वे (pūrve) - in former, in ancient

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of pūrva

pūrva - former, earlier, prior, ancient

Note: Modifies prajānisarge

प्रजानिसर्गे (prajānisarge) - in the creation of beings, in the genesis of creatures

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of prajānisarga

prajānisarga - creation of beings, genesis of creatures

compound of prajā (creatures) and nisarga (creation)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (prajā+nisarga)

• prajā – progeny, creatures, subjects
  noun (feminine)
• nisarga – creation, emission, nature
  noun (masculine)
  from ni + sṛj (to create)
  Prefix: ni
  Root: sṛj (class 6)

त्वाम् (tvām) - you (referring to Krishna) (you (accusative))

(pronoun)

Accusative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

आहुः (āhuḥ) - they say, they have called

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, past perfect (lit) of ah

Perfect Active

3rd person plural, perfect tense, active voice (often used with present meaning)

Root: ah (class 2)

एकम् (ekam) - one

(numeral)

Note: Modifies Prajāpatim

प्रजापतिम् (prajāpatim) - Prajapati, Lord of creatures

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of prajāpati

prajāpati - lord of creation, progenitor, Prajapati (puruṣa)

compound of prajā (creatures) and pati (lord)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (prajā+pati)

• prajā – progeny, creatures, subjects
  noun (feminine)
• pati – lord, master, husband
  noun (masculine)

स्रष्टारम् (sraṣṭāram) - the creator

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of sraṣṭṛ

sraṣṭṛ - creator, maker

Agent noun

from root sṛj (to create)

Root: sṛj (class 6)

सर्वभूतानाम् (sarvabhūtānām) - of all beings/creatures

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, plural of sarvabhūta

sarvabhūta - all beings, all creatures

compound of sarva (all) and bhūta (being/creature)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sarva+bhūta)

• sarva – all, every
  pronoun (masculine)
• bhūta – being, creature, element
  noun (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  from root bhū (to be)
  Root: bhū (class 1)

असितः (asitaḥ) - Asita (a sage)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of asita

asita - Asita (name of a sage)

देवलः (devalaḥ) - Devala (a sage)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of devala

devala - Devala (name of a sage)

अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - Asita and Devala said (he said)

(verb)

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

Imperfect Active

3rd person singular, imperfect tense, active voice (subject implicitly plural here)

Root: bru (class 2)

Note: Although singular, it refers to both Asita and Devala in context.