महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-175, verse-36

भृगुरुवाच ।
मानसस्येह या मूर्तिर्ब्रह्मत्वं समुपागता ।
तस्यासनविधानार्थं पृथिवी पद्ममुच्यते ॥३६॥

36. bhṛguruvāca ,
mānasasyeha yā mūrtirbrahmatvaṁ samupāgatā ,
tasyāsanavidhānārthaṁ pṛthivī padmamucyate.

36. bhṛguḥ uvāca mānasasya iha yā mūrtiḥ brahmatvam samupāgatā
tasya āsana-vidhāna-artham pṛthivī padmam ucyate

36. bhṛguḥ uvāca: iha mānasasya yā mūrtiḥ brahmatvam samupāgatā,
tasya āsana-vidhāna-artham pṛthivī padmam ucyate.

36. Bhṛgu said: "The mental (mānasa) form which attained the state of Brahmā here – for the purpose of providing a seat for it, the earth (pṛthivī) is called a lotus (padma)."

Words meanings summery:

• भृगुः (bhṛguḥ) - Bhrigu (a sage's name)

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• मानसस्य (mānasasya) - of the mind, mental

• इह (iha) - here, in this world, in this case

• या (yā) - which, who

• मूर्तिः (mūrtiḥ) - form, embodiment, image

• ब्रह्मत्वम् (brahmatvam) - the state of being Brahmā, the nature of Brahmā, divinity

• समुपागता (samupāgatā) - attained, reached, arrived at

• तस्य (tasya) - refers to the 'mūrtiḥ' (form) (its, of that, for that)

• आसन-विधान-अर्थम् (āsana-vidhāna-artham) - for the purpose of arranging a seat, for a seat arrangement

• पृथिवी (pṛthivī) - the earth, ground

• पद्मम् (padmam) - lotus

• उच्यते (ucyate) - is said, is called

Words meanings and morphology

भृगुः (bhṛguḥ) - Bhrigu (a sage's name)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhṛgu

bhṛgu - Bhrigu (name of a Vedic sage), a flame, a ray of light

Note: The speaker.

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

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

perfect tense, 3rd person singular, Parasmaipada, of root vac (to speak)

Root: vac (class 2)

मानसस्य (mānasasya) - of the mind, mental

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine/neuter, singular of mānasa

mānasa - mental, of the mind, spiritual, relating to Manas (the mind)

genitive singular masculine/neuter of mānasa

Root: man (class 4)

Note: Often refers to that which originates from or belongs to the mind (manas).

इह (iha) - here, in this world, in this case

(indeclinable)

या (yā) - which, who

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of yad

yad - who, which, what

Note: Agrees with 'mūrtiḥ'.

मूर्तिः (mūrtiḥ) - form, embodiment, image

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of mūrti

mūrti - form, shape, embodiment, idol, image

Note: Subject of 'samupāgatā'.

ब्रह्मत्वम् (brahmatvam) - the state of being Brahmā, the nature of Brahmā, divinity

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of brahmatva

brahmatva - the state or nature of Brahmā (the creator god), divinity, Brahmahū

noun formed with suffix -tva from brahman

Note: Object of 'samupāgatā'.

समुपागता (samupāgatā) - attained, reached, arrived at

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of samupāgata

samupāgata - attained, reached, arrived, approached, happened

past passive participle

derived from root gam (to go) with prefixes sam- and upa- and ā-

Prefixes: sam+upa+ā

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'mūrtiḥ'.

तस्य (tasya) - refers to the 'mūrtiḥ' (form) (its, of that, for that)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine/neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, this, he, she, it

genitive singular masculine/neuter of tad

Note: Refers to the form (mūrti) of Brahmā, indicating possession or purpose.

आसन-विधान-अर्थम् (āsana-vidhāna-artham) - for the purpose of arranging a seat, for a seat arrangement

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of āsana-vidhāna-artha

āsana-vidhāna-artha - for the purpose of arranging a seat

compound of āsana (seat), vidhāna (arrangement), and artha (purpose)

Compound type : tatpurusha (āsana+vidhāna+artha)

• āsana – seat, sitting, posture
  noun (neuter)
  Prefix: ā
  Root: as (class 2)
• vidhāna – arrangement, ordinance, rule, method
  noun (neuter)
  Prefix: vi
  Root: dhā (class 3)
• artha – purpose, meaning, object, wealth
  noun (masculine)

Note: Used adverbially to express purpose.

पृथिवी (pṛthivī) - the earth, ground

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of pṛthivī

pṛthivī - the earth, soil, ground

Note: Subject of 'ucyate'.

पद्मम् (padmam) - lotus

(noun)

neuter, singular of padma

padma - lotus, lotus flower

Note: Predicate nominative for 'pṛthivī' when used with 'ucyate'.

उच्यते (ucyate) - is said, is called

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present (laṭ) of vac

present tense, 3rd person singular, Atmanepada, passive voice of root vac (to speak)

Root: vac (class 2)