महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-185, verse-51

इत्युक्त्वा वचनं मत्स्यः क्षणेनादर्शनं गतः ।
स्रष्टुकामः प्रजाश्चापि मनुर्वैवस्वतः स्वयम् ।
प्रमूढोऽभूत्प्रजासर्गे तपस्तेपे महत्ततः ॥५१॥

51. ityuktvā vacanaṁ matsyaḥ kṣaṇenādarśanaṁ gataḥ ,
sraṣṭukāmaḥ prajāścāpi manurvaivasvataḥ svayam ,
pramūḍho'bhūtprajāsarge tapastepe mahattataḥ.

51. iti uktvā vacanam matsyaḥ kṣaṇena
adarśanam gataḥ sraṣṭukāmaḥ prajāḥ ca api
manuḥ vaivasvataḥ svayam pramūḍhaḥ
abhūt prajāsarge tapaḥ tepe mahat tataḥ

51. Having spoken thus, the fish (matsya) instantly vanished. Then, Manu Vaivasvata himself, desiring to create beings, became bewildered regarding the creation of beings. Therefore, he performed great austerities (tapas).

Words meanings summery:

• इति (iti) - thus, so

• उक्त्वा (uktvā) - having said, having spoken

• वचनम् (vacanam) - word, speech

• मत्स्यः (matsyaḥ) - fish

• क्षणेन (kṣaṇena) - in a moment, instantly

• अदर्शनम् (adarśanam) - disappearance, not seeing, invisibility

• गतः (gataḥ) - went (into disappearance), vanished (gone, went, reached)

• स्रष्टुकामः (sraṣṭukāmaḥ) - desiring to create, wishing to create

• प्रजाः (prajāḥ) - living beings, creation (creatures, beings, progeny)

• च (ca) - and

• अपि (api) - also, even, too

• मनुः (manuḥ) - Manu (a primordial man, progenitor of humanity)

• वैवस्वतः (vaivasvataḥ) - Manu, the son of Vivasvat (son of Vivasvat (the sun god), epithet of Manu)

• स्वयम् (svayam) - oneself, personally, by himself

• प्रमूढः (pramūḍhaḥ) - bewildered or perplexed (in the task of creation) (bewildered, confused, infatuated)

• अभूत् (abhūt) - became, was

• प्रजासर्गे (prajāsarge) - regarding the creation of living beings (in the creation of beings, in the act of creation)

• तपः (tapaḥ) - religious austerities (tapas) (austerity, penance)

• तेपे (tepe) - performed (austerities) (performed (austerities), warmed, suffered)

• महत् (mahat) - great (austerities) (great, large)

• ततः (tataḥ) - therefore, consequently (thence, then, therefore)

Words meanings and morphology

इति (iti) - thus, so

(indeclinable)

उक्त्वा (uktvā) - having said, having spoken

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

From root vac (to speak) + ktvā suffix

Root: vac (class 2)

वचनम् (vacanam) - word, speech

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vacana

vacana - word, speech, saying

From root vac (to speak)

Root: vac (class 2)

मत्स्यः (matsyaḥ) - fish

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of matsya

matsya - fish

क्षणेन (kṣaṇena) - in a moment, instantly

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of kṣaṇa

kṣaṇa - moment, instant, leisure

Note: Often used adverbially.

अदर्शनम् (adarśanam) - disappearance, not seeing, invisibility

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of adarśana

adarśana - not seeing, invisibility, disappearance

Negation of darśana (seeing) with 'a-' prefix.

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+darśana)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
  Negative prefix
• darśana – seeing, vision, appearance
  noun (neuter)
  action noun
  From root dṛś (to see)
  Root: dṛś (class 1)

Note: Often used with 'gataḥ' to mean 'disappeared'.

गतः (gataḥ) - went (into disappearance), vanished (gone, went, reached)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of gata

gata - gone, arrived, reached, disappeared

Past Passive Participle

From root gam (to go) + kta suffix

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Agrees with matsyaḥ.

स्रष्टुकामः (sraṣṭukāmaḥ) - desiring to create, wishing to create

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sraṣṭukāma

sraṣṭukāma - desiring to create

Compound of sraṣṭu (infinitive of sṛj, to create) and kāma (desire).

Compound type : descriptive (sraṣṭu+kāma)

• sraṣṭu – to create, in order to create
  indeclinable
  Infinitive
  From root sṛj (to create) + tumun suffix
  Root: sṛj (class 6)
• kāma – desire, wish
  noun (masculine)

Note: Agrees with Manuḥ.

प्रजाः (prajāḥ) - living beings, creation (creatures, beings, progeny)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, plural of prajā

prajā - creatures, progeny, subjects, people

From pra- + root jan (to be born)

Prefix: pra

Root: jan (class 4)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

अपि (api) - also, even, too

(indeclinable)

मनुः (manuḥ) - Manu (a primordial man, progenitor of humanity)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of manu

manu - Manu (a primordial man, progenitor of humanity, lawgiver)

वैवस्वतः (vaivasvataḥ) - Manu, the son of Vivasvat (son of Vivasvat (the sun god), epithet of Manu)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vaivasvata

vaivasvata - descendant of Vivasvat (the sun god), a patronymic, specific epithet for Manu

Taddhita derivative from Vivasvat

Note: Agrees with Manuḥ.

स्वयम् (svayam) - oneself, personally, by himself

(indeclinable)

प्रमूढः (pramūḍhaḥ) - bewildered or perplexed (in the task of creation) (bewildered, confused, infatuated)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pramūḍha

pramūḍha - confused, bewildered, deluded, infatuated

Past Passive Participle

From pra- + root muh (to be bewildered/confused) + kta suffix

Prefix: pra

Root: muh (class 4)

Note: Agrees with Manuḥ.

अभूत् (abhūt) - became, was

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (luṅ) of bhū

Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Aorist form.

प्रजासर्गे (prajāsarge) - regarding the creation of living beings (in the creation of beings, in the act of creation)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of prajāsarga

prajāsarga - creation of progeny/beings

Compound of prajā (beings) and sarga (creation).

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (prajā+sarga)

• prajā – creatures, progeny
  noun (feminine)
  From pra- + root jan (to be born)
  Prefix: pra
  Root: jan (class 4)
• sarga – creation, emission, chapter
  noun (masculine)
  action noun
  From root sṛj (to create)
  Root: sṛj (class 6)

तपः (tapaḥ) - religious austerities (tapas) (austerity, penance)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tapas

tapas - austerity, penance, heat, religious devotion

Root: tap (class 1)

तेपे (tepe) - performed (austerities) (performed (austerities), warmed, suffered)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, past perfect (lit) of tap

Root: tap (class 1)

Note: A perfect form of tap, 'he practiced (austerities)'.

महत् (mahat) - great (austerities) (great, large)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of mahat

mahat - great, large, vast, noble

present active participle

From root mah (to be great) or a primary derivative

Note: Agrees with tapaḥ.

ततः (tataḥ) - therefore, consequently (thence, then, therefore)

(indeclinable)