महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-7, chapter-124, verse-13

एकार्णवमिदं पूर्वं सर्वमासीत्तमोमयम् ।
त्वत्प्रसादात्प्रकाशत्वं जगत्प्राप्तं नरोत्तम ॥१३॥

13. ekārṇavamidaṁ pūrvaṁ sarvamāsīttamomayam ,
tvatprasādātprakāśatvaṁ jagatprāptaṁ narottama.

13. ekārṇavam idaṃ pūrvaṃ sarvam āsīt tamomayam
tvatprasādāt prakāśatvaṃ jagat prāptaṃ narottama

13. narottama pūrvaṃ idaṃ sarvam ekārṇavam tamomayam
āsīt tvatprasādāt jagat prakāśatvaṃ prāptaṃ

13. O Best among men, formerly this entire world was a single ocean, enveloped in darkness. By your favor (prasāda), the world has attained luminosity.

Words meanings summery:

• एकार्णवम् (ekārṇavam) - a single ocean

• इदं (idaṁ) - this

• पूर्वं (pūrvaṁ) - formerly, previously, before

• सर्वम् (sarvam) - all, entire, whole

• आसीत् (āsīt) - was, existed

• तमोमयम् (tamomayam) - full of darkness, consisting of darkness, dark

• त्वत्प्रसादात् (tvatprasādāt) - from your grace, by your favor

• प्रकाशत्वं (prakāśatvaṁ) - luminosity, brightness, manifestation

• जगत् (jagat) - the world, universe

• प्राप्तं (prāptaṁ) - obtained, attained, reached

• नरोत्तम (narottama) - O Best among men

Words meanings and morphology

एकार्णवम् (ekārṇavam) - a single ocean

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of ekārṇava

ekārṇava - a single ocean, the universal ocean (at the time of dissolution)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (eka+arṇava)

• eka – one, single, sole
  numeral (neuter)
• arṇava – ocean, sea, flood
  noun (masculine)
  Root: ṛ (class 1)

इदं (idaṁ) - this

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this, this one

पूर्वं (pūrvaṁ) - formerly, previously, before

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of pūrva

pūrva - former, prior, ancient, eastern

सर्वम् (sarvam) - all, entire, whole

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole, entire

आसीत् (āsīt) - was, existed

(verb)

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

Imperfect Active Third Singular

Imperfect tense, active voice, third person, singular form of the root 'as'.

Root: as (class 2)

तमोमयम् (tamomayam) - full of darkness, consisting of darkness, dark

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tamomaya

tamomaya - consisting of darkness, enveloped in darkness, dark

Derived from 'tamas' (darkness) with the suffix '-maya' meaning 'made of' or 'consisting of'.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (tamas+maya)

• tamas – darkness, gloom, ignorance
  noun (neuter)
• maya – suffix meaning 'made of', 'consisting of', 'full of'
  indeclinable

त्वत्प्रसादात् (tvatprasādāt) - from your grace, by your favor

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of tvatprasāda

tvatprasāda - your grace, your favor

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (tvat+prasāda)

• tvat – your, from you
  pronoun
• prasāda – grace, favor, clemency
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: pra
  Root: sad (class 1)

प्रकाशत्वं (prakāśatvaṁ) - luminosity, brightness, manifestation

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of prakāśatva

prakāśatva - luminosity, brightness, manifestation, the state of being manifest

Derived from 'prakāśa' (light, manifestation) with the suffix '-tva' forming abstract nouns.

जगत् (jagat) - the world, universe

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of jagat

jagat - the world, universe, what is moving

Present active participle of root 'gam' used as a noun.

Root: gam (class 1)

प्राप्तं (prāptaṁ) - obtained, attained, reached

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of prāpta

prāpta - obtained, reached, attained, acquired

Past Passive Participle

Past passive participle from the root 'āp' (to obtain) with the prefix 'pra'.

Prefix: pra

Root: āp (class 5)

नरोत्तम (narottama) - O Best among men

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of narottama

narottama - best among men, excellent man

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (nara+uttama)

• nara – man, human being
  noun (masculine)
• uttama – best, highest, supreme, excellent
  adjective (masculine)