महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-121, verse-55

ब्रह्मा प्रजापतिः पूर्वं बभूवाथ पितामहः ।
लोकानां स हि सर्वेषां ससुरासुररक्षसाम् ।
समनुष्योरगवतां कर्ता चैव स भूतकृत् ॥५५॥

55. brahmā prajāpatiḥ pūrvaṁ babhūvātha pitāmahaḥ ,
lokānāṁ sa hi sarveṣāṁ sasurāsurarakṣasām ,
samanuṣyoragavatāṁ kartā caiva sa bhūtakṛt.

55. brahmā prajāpatiḥ pūrvam babhūva atha
pitāmahaḥ | lokānām sa hi sarveṣām
sa-sura-asura-rakṣasām |
sa-manuṣya-uragavatām kartā ca eva sa bhūtakṛt

55. pūrvam brahmā prajāpatiḥ atha
pitāmahaḥ babhūva sa hi sarveṣām
lokānām sasurāsurarakṣasām samanuṣyoragavatām
kartā ca eva sa bhūtakṛt

55. Brahma, the Prajapati (lord of creation) and the grandfather (pitāmaha), existed initially. He is indeed the creator of all worlds (loka) – those inhabited by gods (sura), asuras, rākṣasas, humans (manuṣya), and serpents (uraga) – and he is verily the maker of all creatures (bhūtakṛt).

Words meanings summery:

• ब्रह्मा (brahmā) - Brahma, the creator deity

• प्रजापतिः (prajāpatiḥ) - Prajapati (lord of creation) (lord of creatures, progenitor, Prajapati)

• पूर्वम् (pūrvam) - initially (formerly, previously, in the beginning)

• बभूव (babhūva) - existed (he was, he became, he existed)

• अथ (atha) - and (then, now, moreover, and)

• पितामहः (pitāmahaḥ) - grandfather (epithet of Brahma) (grandfather)

• लोकानाम् (lokānām) - of all worlds (of the worlds, of the people)

• स (sa) - he, that

• हि (hi) - indeed (indeed, surely, for, because)

• सर्वेषाम् (sarveṣām) - of all

• स-सुर-असुर-रक्षसाम् (sa-sura-asura-rakṣasām) - of those inhabited by gods (sura), asuras, and rākṣasas (of those with gods, asuras, and rākṣasas; including gods, asuras, and rākṣasas)

• स-मनुष्य-उरगवताम् (sa-manuṣya-uragavatām) - of those inhabited by humans (manuṣya), and serpents (uraga) (of those with humans and serpents; including humans and serpents)

• कर्ता (kartā) - creator (doer, maker, creator, agent)

• च (ca) - and, also, moreover

• एव (eva) - verily (only, just, indeed, certainly)

• स (sa) - he, that

• भूतकृत् (bhūtakṛt) - creator of beings, maker of creatures

Words meanings and morphology

ब्रह्मा (brahmā) - Brahma, the creator deity

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of brahman

brahman - Brahma (the creator god), supreme reality, sacred word

प्रजापतिः (prajāpatiḥ) - Prajapati (lord of creation) (lord of creatures, progenitor, Prajapati)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of prajāpati

prajāpati - lord of creatures, progenitor, Prajapati (epithet of Brahma)

Compound type : tatpurusha (prajā+pati)

• prajā – offspring, progeny, creatures, people
  noun (feminine)
• pati – master, lord, husband
  noun (masculine)

पूर्वम् (pūrvam) - initially (formerly, previously, in the beginning)

(indeclinable)

Note: Adverbial usage

बभूव (babhūva) - existed (he was, he became, he existed)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of bhū

Root: bhū (class 1)

अथ (atha) - and (then, now, moreover, and)

(indeclinable)

पितामहः (pitāmahaḥ) - grandfather (epithet of Brahma) (grandfather)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pitāmaha

pitāmaha - grandfather (father's father), an epithet of Brahma

Compound type : tatpurusha (pitṛ+maha)

• pitṛ – father
  noun (masculine)
• maha – great, mighty, venerable
  adjective (masculine)

लोकानाम् (lokānām) - of all worlds (of the worlds, of the people)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of loka

loka - world, realm, people, division of the universe

स (sa) - he, that

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

हि (hi) - indeed (indeed, surely, for, because)

(indeclinable)

सर्वेषाम् (sarveṣām) - of all

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, plural of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole

स-सुर-असुर-रक्षसाम् (sa-sura-asura-rakṣasām) - of those inhabited by gods (sura), asuras, and rākṣasas (of those with gods, asuras, and rākṣasas; including gods, asuras, and rākṣasas)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, plural of sa-sura-asura-rakṣasa

sa-sura-asura-rakṣasa - with gods, asuras, and rākṣasas

Compound type : bahuvrihi (sa+sura+asura+rakṣasa)

• sa – with, together with, including
  indeclinable
• sura – god, deity
  noun (masculine)
• asura – demon, titan, anti-god
  noun (masculine)
• rakṣasa – rākṣasa, demon
  noun (masculine)

Note: Modifies 'lokānām'

स-मनुष्य-उरगवताम् (sa-manuṣya-uragavatām) - of those inhabited by humans (manuṣya), and serpents (uraga) (of those with humans and serpents; including humans and serpents)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, plural of sa-manuṣya-uragavat

sa-manuṣya-uragavat - with humans and serpents

Compound type : bahuvrihi (sa+manuṣya+uragavat)

• sa – with, together with, including
  indeclinable
• manuṣya – human, man, mankind
  noun (masculine)
• uragavat – serpent, snake; possessing serpents
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from 'uraga' (serpent) with possessive suffix '-vat'

Note: Modifies 'lokānām'

कर्ता (kartā) - creator (doer, maker, creator, agent)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kartṛ

kartṛ - doer, maker, creator, agent

Agent Noun

Derived from root kṛ (to do, make)

Root: kṛ (class 8)

च (ca) - and, also, moreover

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - verily (only, just, indeed, certainly)

(indeclinable)

स (sa) - he, that

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

भूतकृत् (bhūtakṛt) - creator of beings, maker of creatures

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhūtakṛt

bhūtakṛt - creator of beings, maker of creatures

Compound type : tatpurusha (bhūta+kṛt)

• bhūta – being, creature, element, past
  noun (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root bhū (to be, to become)
  Root: bhū (class 1)
• kṛt – making, doing, performing, maker, doer
  adjective (masculine)
  Agent Noun suffix (kṛt)
  Derived from root kṛ (to do, make)
  Root: kṛ (class 8)