महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-31, verse-21

धातैव खलु भूतानां सुखदुःखे प्रियाप्रिये ।
दधाति सर्वमीशानः पुरस्ताच्छुक्रमुच्चरन् ॥२१॥

21. dhātaiva khalu bhūtānāṁ sukhaduḥkhe priyāpriye ,
dadhāti sarvamīśānaḥ purastācchukramuccaran.

21. dhātā eva khalu bhūtānām sukha-duḥkhe priya-apriye
dadhāti sarvam īśānaḥ purastāt śukram uccaran

21. Indeed, the Lord (īśānaḥ) and Ordainer (dhātā) of all beings, projecting His creative power (śukram) from the very beginning, ordains all things: happiness and misery, and what is agreeable and disagreeable.

Words meanings summery:

• धाता (dhātā) - the divine ordainer (creator, ordainer, sustainer)

• एव (eva) - only, alone, indeed, certainly

• खलु (khalu) - indeed, certainly, surely, truly

• भूतानाम् (bhūtānām) - of beings, of creatures, of elements

• सुख-दुःखे (sukha-duḥkhe) - happiness and misery, pleasure and pain

• प्रिय-अप्रिये (priya-apriye) - agreeable and disagreeable things, likes and dislikes

• दधाति (dadhāti) - ordains, establishes, places, gives, creates

• सर्वम् (sarvam) - all, everything, whole

• ईशानः (īśānaḥ) - the supreme Lord (lord, master, controller, ruler)

• पुरस्तात् (purastāt) - from the very beginning of creation (from before, in front, previously, in the beginning)

• शुक्रम् (śukram) - His creative power or energy (seed, semen, light, brilliance, pure, creative energy)

• उच्चरन् (uccaran) - projecting or manifesting (emitting, uttering, projecting, moving upwards)

Words meanings and morphology

धाता (dhātā) - the divine ordainer (creator, ordainer, sustainer)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dhātṛ

dhātṛ - creator, sustainer, ordainer; a father

Root: dhā (class 3)

एव (eva) - only, alone, indeed, certainly

(indeclinable)

खलु (khalu) - indeed, certainly, surely, truly

(indeclinable)

भूतानाम् (bhūtānām) - of beings, of creatures, of elements

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, plural of bhūta

bhūta - a being, creature, element; past; true

Past Passive Participle

Derived from the root 'bhū' (to be, to exist)

Root: bhū (class 1)

सुख-दुःखे (sukha-duḥkhe) - happiness and misery, pleasure and pain

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, dual of sukha-duḥkha

sukha-duḥkha - happiness and misery, pleasure and pain

Compound type : dvandva (sukha+duḥkha)

• sukha – happiness, joy, pleasure, comfort
  noun (neuter)
• duḥkha – pain, sorrow, misery, suffering
  noun (neuter)

Note: Used as a collective dual.

प्रिय-अप्रिये (priya-apriye) - agreeable and disagreeable things, likes and dislikes

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, dual of priya-apriya

priya-apriya - agreeable and disagreeable; friends and enemies

Compound type : dvandva (priya+apriya)

• priya – dear, beloved, agreeable, pleasing
  adjective (neuter)
• apriya – disagreeable, unpleasant, disliked
  adjective (neuter)

Note: Substantivized adjective, used as a collective dual.

दधाति (dadhāti) - ordains, establishes, places, gives, creates

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of dhā

Root: dhā (class 3)

सर्वम् (sarvam) - all, everything, whole

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole, complete

ईशानः (īśānaḥ) - the supreme Lord (lord, master, controller, ruler)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of īśāna

īśāna - lord, master, ruler, rich; a name of Shiva

Present Active Participle (substantivized)

Derived from the root 'īś' (to rule, to be master of)

Root: īś (class 2)

पुरस्तात् (purastāt) - from the very beginning of creation (from before, in front, previously, in the beginning)

(indeclinable)

Adverbial suffix -tāt to 'puras'

शुक्रम् (śukram) - His creative power or energy (seed, semen, light, brilliance, pure, creative energy)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of śukra

śukra - bright, pure, clear; semen, seed; light, brilliance; the planet Venus; a name of Sukra, the preceptor of the demons

उच्चरन् (uccaran) - projecting or manifesting (emitting, uttering, projecting, moving upwards)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of uc-car

uc-car - to move up, rise, emerge, utter, emit

Present Active Participle

Derived from root 'car' (to move) with upasarga 'ud' (uc before 'c')

Prefix: ud

Root: car (class 1)

Note: Adjectival participle modifying Īśānaḥ/Dhātā.