वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-7, chapter-4, verse-9

प्रजापतिः पुरा सृष्ट्वा अपः सलिलसंभवः ।
तासां गोपायने सत्त्वानसृजत् पद्मसंभवः ॥९॥

9. prajāpatiḥ purā sṛṣṭvā apaḥ salilasaṃbhavaḥ ,
tāsāṃ gopāyane sattvānasṛjat padmasaṃbhavaḥ.

9. prajāpatiḥ purā sṛṣṭvā apaḥ salilasaṃbhavaḥ
tāsām gopāyane sattvān asṛjat padmasaṃbhavaḥ

9. purā salilasaṃbhavaḥ padmasaṃbhavaḥ prajāpatiḥ
apaḥ sṛṣṭvā tāsām gopāyane sattvān asṛjat

9. Formerly, the creator (prajāpati), who is known as the one born from the waters and also from a lotus, having created the waters, then brought forth beings (sattva) for their protection.

Words meanings summery:

• प्रजापतिः (prajāpatiḥ) - Brahmā (lord of creatures, creator)

• पुरा (purā) - formerly, in ancient times

• सृष्ट्वा (sṛṣṭvā) - having created

• अपः (apaḥ) - waters

• सलिलसंभवः (salilasaṁbhavaḥ) - an epithet for Prajāpati (Brahmā) (born from water, originating from water)

• तासाम् (tāsām) - of the waters (of them)

• गोपायने (gopāyane) - in the protection, for the purpose of protecting

• सत्त्वान् (sattvān) - beings, creatures

• असृजत् (asṛjat) - created, brought forth

• पद्मसंभवः (padmasaṁbhavaḥ) - an epithet for Prajāpati (Brahmā) (born from a lotus)

Words meanings and morphology

प्रजापतिः (prajāpatiḥ) - Brahmā (lord of creatures, creator)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of prajāpati

prajāpati - lord of creatures, progenitor, creator, Brahmā

compound of prajā (offspring) + pati (lord)

पुरा (purā) - formerly, in ancient times

(indeclinable)

सृष्ट्वा (sṛṣṭvā) - having created

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (gerund)

formed with suffix -tvā

Root: sṛj (class 6)

अपः (apaḥ) - waters

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, plural of ap

ap - water

सलिलसंभवः (salilasaṁbhavaḥ) - an epithet for Prajāpati (Brahmā) (born from water, originating from water)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of salilasaṃbhava

salilasaṁbhava - born from water, originating from water

Compound type : bahuvrihi (salila+saṃbhava)

• salila – water, ocean
  noun (neuter)
• saṃbhava – born, originated, produced, existence
  adjective
  derived from root bhū with prefix sam
  Prefix: sam
  Root: bhū (class 1)

तासाम् (tāsām) - of the waters (of them)

(pronoun)

Genitive, feminine, plural of tad

tad - that, this

गोपायने (gopāyane) - in the protection, for the purpose of protecting

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of gopāyana

gopāyana - protection, guarding

Verbal noun

from denominative verb gopāyati (to protect)

Root: gup (class 1)

सत्त्वान् (sattvān) - beings, creatures

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of sattva

sattva - being, creature, essence, reality, goodness

असृजत् (asṛjat) - created, brought forth

(verb)

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

Imperfect tense (laṅ)

Root: sṛj (class 6)

पद्मसंभवः (padmasaṁbhavaḥ) - an epithet for Prajāpati (Brahmā) (born from a lotus)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of padmasaṃbhava

padmasaṁbhava - born from a lotus

Compound type : bahuvrihi (padma+saṃbhava)

• padma – lotus
  noun (neuter)
• saṃbhava – born, originated, produced, existence
  adjective
  derived from root bhū with prefix sam
  Prefix: sam
  Root: bhū (class 1)