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).

5. הו חוזה בְּרַהְמִין, ארבעת סוגי היצורים נוצרים כראוי בידי בְּרַהְמָה, אחרי שהפך את הכיוונים לרוח ופיזר את המים לכל עבר.

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).

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