महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-122, verse-15

ब्रह्मा यियक्षुर्भगवान्सर्वलोकपितामहः ।
ऋत्विजं नात्मना तुल्यं ददर्शेति हि नः श्रुतम् ॥१५॥

15. brahmā yiyakṣurbhagavānsarvalokapitāmahaḥ ,
ṛtvijaṁ nātmanā tulyaṁ dadarśeti hi naḥ śrutam.

15. brahmā yiyakṣuḥ bhagavān sarvalokapitāmahaḥ
ṛtvijam na ātmanā tulyam dadarśa iti hi naḥ śrutam

15. bhagavān sarvalokapitāmahaḥ brahmā yiyakṣuḥ ātmanā
tulyam ṛtvijam na dadarśa iti hi naḥ śrutam

15. Lord Brahmā, the grandfather of all worlds, desiring to perform a Vedic ritual (yajña), did not find a priest equal to himself (ātman) – thus indeed have we heard.

Words meanings summery:

• ब्रह्मा (brahmā) - Brahmā (the creator deity)

• यियक्षुः (yiyakṣuḥ) - desiring to sacrifice, intending to perform a ritual

• भगवान् (bhagavān) - glorious, revered, divine, Lord

• सर्वलोकपितामहः (sarvalokapitāmahaḥ) - grandfather of all worlds

• ऋत्विजम् (ṛtvijam) - priest, sacrificing priest

• न (na) - not

• आत्मना (ātmanā) - by himself, by the self (ātman)

• तुल्यम् (tulyam) - equal, similar

• ददर्श (dadarśa) - he saw, he found

• इति (iti) - thus, so, in this manner (marks end of a quote or thought)

• हि (hi) - indeed, for, because

• नः (naḥ) - by us, to us

• श्रुतम् (śrutam) - heard, listened to

Words meanings and morphology

ब्रह्मा (brahmā) - Brahmā (the creator deity)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of brahman

brahman - Brahmā (the creator deity); supreme reality (brahman)

यियक्षुः (yiyakṣuḥ) - desiring to sacrifice, intending to perform a ritual

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yiyakṣu

yiyakṣu - desiring to sacrifice

Desiderative Nominal

Derived from desiderative stem of root yaj (to sacrifice)

Root: yaj (class 1)

भगवान् (bhagavān) - glorious, revered, divine, Lord

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhagavat

bhagavat - glorious, divine, worshipful, blessed, lord

सर्वलोकपितामहः (sarvalokapitāmahaḥ) - grandfather of all worlds

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sarvalokapitāmaha

sarvalokapitāmaha - grandfather of all worlds (an epithet of Brahmā)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sarva+loka+pitāmaha)

• sarva – all, every
  pronoun (masculine)
• loka – world, people, realm
  noun (masculine)
• pitāmaha – paternal grandfather, great ancestor, creator (specifically Brahmā)
  noun (masculine)

ऋत्विजम् (ṛtvijam) - priest, sacrificing priest

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of ṛtvij

ṛtvij - sacrificing priest

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

आत्मना (ātmanā) - by himself, by the self (ātman)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of ātman

ātman - soul, self, essence, spirit, breath

तुल्यम् (tulyam) - equal, similar

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tulya

tulya - equal, similar, comparable

ददर्श (dadarśa) - he saw, he found

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (liṭ) of dṛś

Root: dṛś (class 1)

इति (iti) - thus, so, in this manner (marks end of a quote or thought)

(indeclinable)

हि (hi) - indeed, for, because

(indeclinable)

नः (naḥ) - by us, to us

(pronoun)

Instrumental, plural of asmad

asmad - we, us

Enclitic form of 'asmad'

श्रुतम् (śrutam) - heard, listened to

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of śruta

śruta - heard, listened to, renowned

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root śru (to hear)

Root: śru (class 5)