महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-212, verse-18

अथर्वा त्वसृजल्लोकानात्मनालोक्य पावकम् ।
मिषतां सर्वभूतानामुन्ममाथ महार्णवम् ॥१८॥

18. atharvā tvasṛjallokānātmanālokya pāvakam ,
miṣatāṁ sarvabhūtānāmunmamātha mahārṇavam.

18. atharvā tu asṛjat lokān ātmanā ālokya pāvakam
miṣatām sarvabhūtānām unmamātha mahārṇavam

18. Atharvan, by the self (ātman), having perceived the fire, created the worlds. He then churned the great ocean while all beings were watching.

Words meanings summery:

• अथर्वा (atharvā) - The sage Atharvan (Atharvan (a sage, a priest))

• तु (tu) - indeed (but, indeed, moreover, on the other hand)

• असृजत् (asṛjat) - created (created, discharged, let go)

• लोकान् (lokān) - worlds (worlds, realms, people)

• आत्मना (ātmanā) - by the self (ātman) (by the self, by oneself, by the soul)

• आलोक्य (ālokya) - having perceived (having seen, having perceived, having looked at)

• पावकम् (pāvakam) - the fire (fire, purifier, pure, bright)

• मिषताम् (miṣatām) - while they were watching (of those seeing, of those watching)

• सर्वभूतानाम् (sarvabhūtānām) - of all beings (of all beings, of all creatures)

• उन्ममाथ (unmamātha) - churned (churned, agitated, stirred up)

• महार्णवम् (mahārṇavam) - the great ocean (great ocean, vast sea)

Words meanings and morphology

अथर्वा (atharvā) - The sage Atharvan (Atharvan (a sage, a priest))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of atharvan

atharvan - name of a Vedic sage and priest; the fourth Veda

तु (tu) - indeed (but, indeed, moreover, on the other hand)

(indeclinable)

असृजत् (asṛjat) - created (created, discharged, let go)

(verb)

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

Imperfect

3rd person singular, root aorist (imperfect form)

Root: sṛj (class 6)

लोकान् (lokān) - worlds (worlds, realms, people)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of loka

loka - world, realm, space, people, community

आत्मना (ātmanā) - by the self (ātman) (by the self, by oneself, by the soul)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of ātman

ātman - self, soul, spirit, essence, life, body

आलोक्य (ālokya) - having perceived (having seen, having perceived, having looked at)

(indeclinable)

absolutive

from prefix ā- and root √lok (to see, perceive)

Prefix: ā

Root: lok (class 10)

पावकम् (pāvakam) - the fire (fire, purifier, pure, bright)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of pāvaka

pāvaka - purifying, pure, fire, Agni (god of fire)

Root: pū (class 1)

मिषताम् (miṣatām) - while they were watching (of those seeing, of those watching)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, plural of miṣat

miṣat - seeing, watching, blinking

present active participle

from root √miṣ (to see, blink)

Root: miṣ (class 1)

सर्वभूतानाम् (sarvabhūtānām) - of all beings (of all beings, of all creatures)

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, plural of sarvabhūta

sarvabhūta - all beings, all creatures

Compound type : karmadhāraya (sarva+bhūta)

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

Note: Used in genitive absolute construction with miṣatām.

उन्ममाथ (unmamātha) - churned (churned, agitated, stirred up)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past perfect (liṭ) of unmath

perfect

3rd person singular, perfect form of ud-√math

Prefix: ud

Root: math (class 9)

महार्णवम् (mahārṇavam) - the great ocean (great ocean, vast sea)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of mahārṇava

mahārṇava - great ocean, vast sea

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahat+arṇava)

• mahat – great, large, vast
  adjective (neuter)
• arṇava – ocean, sea, flood
  noun (masculine)