महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-6, chapter-63, verse-15

मुखतोऽसृजद्ब्राह्मणान्बाहुभ्यां क्षत्रियांस्तथा ।
वैश्यांश्चाप्यूरुतो राजञ्शूद्रान्पद्भ्यां तथैव च ।
तपसा नियतो देवो निधानं सर्वदेहिनाम् ॥१५॥

15. mukhato'sṛjadbrāhmaṇānbāhubhyāṁ kṣatriyāṁstathā ,
vaiśyāṁścāpyūruto rājañśūdrānpadbhyāṁ tathaiva ca ,
tapasā niyato devo nidhānaṁ sarvadehinām.

15. mukhatas asṛjat brāhmaṇān bāhubhyām
kṣatriyān tathā vaiśyān ca api ūrutaḥ
rājan śūdrān padbhyām tathā eva ca
tapasā niyataḥ devaḥ nidhānam sarvadehīnām

15. rājan mukhatas brāhmaṇān bāhubhyām
kṣatriyān tathā ca api ūrutaḥ vaiśyān ca
tathā eva padbhyām śūdrān asṛjat
tapasā niyataḥ devaḥ sarvadehīnām nidhānam

15. O King, he created the brahmins from his mouth, the kṣatriyas from his arms, and the vaiśyas from his thighs; and similarly, the śūdras from his feet. That God, disciplined by his austerity (tapas), is the refuge of all embodied beings.

Words meanings summery:

• मुखतस् (mukhatas) - from the mouth

• असृजत् (asṛjat) - created, emitted

• ब्राह्मणान् (brāhmaṇān) - brahmins

• बाहुभ्याम् (bāhubhyām) - from/by the two arms

• क्षत्रियान् (kṣatriyān) - kṣatriyas

• तथा (tathā) - thus, in that way, similarly

• वैश्यान् (vaiśyān) - vaiśyas

• च (ca) - and, also

• अपि (api) - also, even

• ऊरुतः (ūrutaḥ) - from the thigh

• राजन् (rājan) - O King

• शूद्रान् (śūdrān) - śūdras

• पद्भ्याम् (padbhyām) - from/by the two feet

• तथा (tathā) - thus, in that way, similarly

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, certainly

• च (ca) - and, also

• तपसा (tapasā) - by austerity, through spiritual fervor

• नियतः (niyataḥ) - restrained, controlled, disciplined, regulated

• देवः (devaḥ) - The Supreme God (referring to Hari/Viṣṇu) (god, divine being)

• निधानम् (nidhānam) - abode, treasure, receptacle, foundation, refuge

• सर्वदेहीनाम् (sarvadehīnām) - of all embodied beings

Words meanings and morphology

मुखतस् (mukhatas) - from the mouth

(indeclinable)

Note: Suffix -tas implies separation or origin.

असृजत् (asṛjat) - created, emitted

(verb)

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

Imperfect Tense

aorist-like imperfect form

Root: sṛj (class 6)

ब्राह्मणान् (brāhmaṇān) - brahmins

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of brāhmaṇa

brāhmaṇa - Brahmin, relating to Brahman, sacerdotal

बाहुभ्याम् (bāhubhyām) - from/by the two arms

(noun)

masculine, dual of bāhu

bāhu - arm

Note: Ablative sense 'from the arms' due to context of creation.

क्षत्रियान् (kṣatriyān) - kṣatriyas

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of kṣatriya

kṣatriya - member of the warrior caste, kṣatriya

तथा (tathā) - thus, in that way, similarly

(indeclinable)

वैश्यान् (vaiśyān) - vaiśyas

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of vaiśya

vaiśya - member of the merchant/farmer caste, vaiśya

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

अपि (api) - also, even

(indeclinable)

ऊरुतः (ūrutaḥ) - from the thigh

(indeclinable)

Note: Suffix -tas implies separation or origin.

राजन् (rājan) - O King

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler

Note: Addressed to a king.

शूद्रान् (śūdrān) - śūdras

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of śūdra

śūdra - member of the laboring caste, śūdra

पद्भ्याम् (padbhyām) - from/by the two feet

(noun)

masculine, dual of pad

pad - foot

Note: Ablative sense 'from the feet' due to context of creation.

तथा (tathā) - thus, in that way, similarly

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - indeed, only, certainly

(indeclinable)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

तपसा (tapasā) - by austerity, through spiritual fervor

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of tapas

tapas - austerity, heat, spiritual fervor, penance

Root: tap (class 1)

नियतः (niyataḥ) - restrained, controlled, disciplined, regulated

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of niyata

niyata - restrained, controlled, regulated, fixed, certain

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root 'yam' (to restrain) with prefix 'ni'

Prefix: ni

Root: yam (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'devaḥ'.

देवः (devaḥ) - The Supreme God (referring to Hari/Viṣṇu) (god, divine being)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of deva

deva - god, deity, divine

Root: div (class 4)

निधानम् (nidhānam) - abode, treasure, receptacle, foundation, refuge

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of nidhāna

nidhāna - abode, treasure, receptacle, foundation, depositing, placing

Prefix: ni

Root: dhā (class 3)

सर्वदेहीनाम् (sarvadehīnām) - of all embodied beings

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of sarvadehin

sarvadehin - all embodied beings

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sarva+dehin)

• sarva – all, every
  pronoun (masculine)
• dehin – embodied, having a body, an embodied being
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from 'deha' (body) with suffix -in.