महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-6, chapter-29, verse-5

अपरेयमितस्त्वन्यां प्रकृतिं विद्धि मे पराम् ।
जीवभूतां महाबाहो ययेदं धार्यते जगत् ॥५॥

5. apareyamitastvanyāṁ prakṛtiṁ viddhi me parām ,
jīvabhūtāṁ mahābāho yayedaṁ dhāryate jagat.

5. aparā iyam itaḥ tu anyām prakṛtim viddhi me parām
jīvabhūtām mahābāho yayā idam dhāryate jagat

5. iyam aparā itaḥ tu me anyām parām jīvabhūtām
prakṛtim viddhi mahābāho yayā idam jagat dhāryate

5. This is the inferior (prakṛti); but, O mighty-armed one, know My other, superior nature (prakṛti), which has become the living beings (jīva) and by which this universe is sustained.

Words meanings summery:

• अपरा (aparā) - inferior (nature) (inferior, lower, other)

• इयम् (iyam) - this (feminine, referring to prakṛti) (this, she)

• इतः (itaḥ) - than this (inferior nature) (from this, hence, than this)

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

• अन्याम् (anyām) - other, another

• प्रकृतिम् (prakṛtim) - nature, material nature

• विद्धि (viddhi) - know, understand

• मे (me) - My (possessive, referring to Krishna) (My, to Me, for Me)

• पराम् (parām) - superior, higher, supreme

• जीवभूताम् (jīvabhūtām) - having become living beings, consisting of the life principle

• महाबाहो (mahābāho) - O mighty-armed one

• यया (yayā) - by which (nature) (by which)

• इदम् (idam) - this (universe) (this, it)

• धार्यते (dhāryate) - is sustained, is supported, is held

• जगत् (jagat) - universe, world, all that moves

Words meanings and morphology

अपरा (aparā) - inferior (nature) (inferior, lower, other)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of apara

apara - inferior, lower, other, posterior

Note: Refers to prakṛti.

इयम् (iyam) - this (feminine, referring to prakṛti) (this, she)

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of idam

idam - this

इतः (itaḥ) - than this (inferior nature) (from this, hence, than this)

(indeclinable)

from idam (this) + suffix -tas

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

(indeclinable)

अन्याम् (anyām) - other, another

(pronoun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of anya

anya - other, another, different

Note: Agrees with prakṛtim.

प्रकृतिम् (prakṛtim) - nature, material nature

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of prakṛti

prakṛti - nature, material nature, original form, source, primal substance

Prefix: pra

Root: kṛ

Note: Object of viddhi.

विद्धि (viddhi) - know, understand

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of vid

imperative active

class 2 P., irregular form

Root: vid (class 2)

मे (me) - My (possessive, referring to Krishna) (My, to Me, for Me)

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of aham

aham - I

Note: Can also be dative. Genitive here.

पराम् (parām) - superior, higher, supreme

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of para

para - superior, higher, supreme, other, ultimate

Note: Agrees with prakṛtim.

जीवभूताम् (jīvabhūtām) - having become living beings, consisting of the life principle

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of jīvabhūta

jīvabhūta - having become life, animated, living being

Compound type : karmadhāraya / tatpurusha (jīva+bhūta)

• jīva – living being, life, soul, individual soul
  noun (masculine)
  Root: jīv (class 1)
• bhūta – been, become, being, element, creature
  adjective (masculine)
  past passive participle
  From root bhū (to be, become)
  Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Agrees with prakṛtim.

महाबाहो (mahābāho) - O mighty-armed one

(adjective)

Vocative, masculine, singular of mahābāhu

mahābāhu - mighty-armed, strong-armed

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahā+bāhu)

• mahā – great, mighty
  adjective
• bāhu – arm
  noun (masculine)

यया (yayā) - by which (nature) (by which)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of yad

yad - which, what

Note: Agrees with prakṛtyā (implied prakṛti in instrumental).

इदम् (idam) - this (universe) (this, it)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this

Note: Can be nom. or acc. Here it functions as subject for dhāryate.

धार्यते (dhāryate) - is sustained, is supported, is held

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present (laṭ) of dhṛ

present passive

from root dhṛ (to hold) in passive voice, class 10/causal form dhārayati becomes passive dhāryate

Root: dhṛ (class 1)

जगत् (jagat) - universe, world, all that moves

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of jagat

jagat - world, universe, moving, living beings

present active participle

from root gam (to go, move)

Root: gam (class 1)