महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-186, verse-5

चतुर्विधानि विप्रर्षे यथावत्परमेष्ठिना ।
वायुभूता दिशः कृत्वा विक्षिप्यापस्ततस्ततः ॥५॥

5. caturvidhāni viprarṣe yathāvatparameṣṭhinā ,
vāyubhūtā diśaḥ kṛtvā vikṣipyāpastatastataḥ.

5. caturvidhāni viprarṣe yathāvat parameṣṭhinā
vāyubhūtā diśaḥ kṛtvā vikṣipya āpaḥ tatas tataḥ

5. O wise sage, the Supreme Being, having made the directions take the form of air and having scattered waters everywhere, duly created the four kinds (of beings).

Words meanings summery:

• चतुर्विधानि (caturvidhāni) - four-fold, of four kinds

• विप्रर्षे (viprarṣe) - O wise sage, O brahminical sage

• यथावत् (yathāvat) - properly, duly, according to rule, as it should be

• परमेष्ठिना (parameṣṭhinā) - by the Supreme Being, by Brahma

• वायुभूता (vāyubhūtā) - having become air, air-formed

• दिशः (diśaḥ) - directions, quarters

• कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - having made, having done

• विक्षिप्य (vikṣipya) - having scattered, having thrown

• आपः (āpaḥ) - waters

• ततस् (tatas) - from there, then, therefore, in that place

• ततः (tataḥ) - from there, then, therefore, in that place

Words meanings and morphology

चतुर्विधानि (caturvidhāni) - four-fold, of four kinds

(adjective)

neuter, plural of caturvidha

caturvidha - four-fold, of four kinds

From catur (four) + vidha (kind)

Compound type : tatpurusha (catur+vidha)

• catur – four
  numeral
• vidha – kind, sort, type
  noun

विप्रर्षे (viprarṣe) - O wise sage, O brahminical sage

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of viprarṣi

viprarṣi - brahminical sage, wise sage

Compound of vipra (brahmin) + ṛṣi (sage)

Compound type : karmadhāraya (vipra+ṛṣi)

• vipra – brahmin, wise, inspired
  noun (masculine)
• ṛṣi – sage, seer
  noun (masculine)

यथावत् (yathāvat) - properly, duly, according to rule, as it should be

(indeclinable)

Suffix -vat added to yathā

परमेष्ठिना (parameṣṭhinā) - by the Supreme Being, by Brahma

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of parameṣṭhin

parameṣṭhin - Supreme Being, highest God, Brahma

From parama (supreme) + sthā (to stand)

Compound type : tatpurusha (parama+sthā)

• parama – supreme, highest, greatest
  adjective
• sthā – standing, being
  noun (masculine)
  From root sthā
  Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Refers to Brahma, the creator deity.

वायुभूता (vāyubhūtā) - having become air, air-formed

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of vāyubhūta

vāyubhūta - having become air, air-formed

Compound of vāyu (air) + bhūta (become, formed)

Compound type : tatpurusha (vāyu+bhūta)

• vāyu – air, wind
  noun (masculine)
• bhūta – become, formed, been
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  Past passive participle of root bhū (to be)
  Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Agrees with diśaḥ.

दिशः (diśaḥ) - directions, quarters

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of diś

diś - direction, quarter, point of the compass

Note: Here likely nominative, as it is the object being described as vāyubhūtā.

कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - having made, having done

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Absolutive form of root kṛ (to do, make)

Root: kṛ (class 8)

विक्षिप्य (vikṣipya) - having scattered, having thrown

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Absolutive form of root kṣip (to throw) with prefix vi

Prefix: vi

Root: kṣip (class 6)

आपः (āpaḥ) - waters

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, plural of ap

ap - water

Note: Object of vikṣipya.

ततस् (tatas) - from there, then, therefore, in that place

(indeclinable)

From pronominal stem ta- + suffix -tas

Note: Part of tatastataḥ (here and there).

ततः (tataḥ) - from there, then, therefore, in that place

(indeclinable)

From pronominal stem ta- + suffix -tas

Note: Part of tatastataḥ (here and there).