महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-181, verse-1

भृगुरुवाच ।
असृजद्ब्राह्मणानेव पूर्वं ब्रह्मा प्रजापतिः ।
आत्मतेजोभिनिर्वृत्तान्भास्कराग्निसमप्रभान् ॥१॥

1. bhṛguruvāca ,
asṛjadbrāhmaṇāneva pūrvaṁ brahmā prajāpatiḥ ,
ātmatejobhinirvṛttānbhāskarāgnisamaprabhān.

1. bhṛguḥ uvāca asṛjat brāhmaṇān eva pūrvaṃ brahmā
prajāpatiḥ ātmatejobhinirvṛttān bhāskarāgnisamaprabhān

1. bhṛguḥ uvāca pūrvaṃ brahmā prajāpatiḥ ātmatejobhinirvṛttān
bhāskarāgnisamaprabhān brāhmaṇān eva asṛjat

1. Bhrigu said: Formerly, Brahmā, the creator (Prajāpati), created only the Brahmins, who were manifested from his own divine brilliance (ātma-tejas) and shone with a splendor equal to that of the sun and fire.

Words meanings summery:

• भृगुः (bhṛguḥ) - Bhrigu (a revered sage)

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• असृजत् (asṛjat) - created, released, emitted

• ब्राह्मणान् (brāhmaṇān) - Brahmins (members of the priestly class)

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

• पूर्वं (pūrvaṁ) - formerly, first, previously

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

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

• आत्मतेजोभिनिर्वृत्तान् (ātmatejobhinirvṛttān) - manifested from his own brilliance/power, born from his own energy

• भास्कराग्निसमप्रभान् (bhāskarāgnisamaprabhān) - shining like the sun and fire, having splendor equal to sun and fire

Words meanings and morphology

भृगुः (bhṛguḥ) - Bhrigu (a revered sage)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhṛgu

bhṛgu - Bhrigu (name of a Vedic sage, progenitor of certain Brahmin lineages)

Note: Speaker of the verse.

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

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

Perfect Active Indicative

Root 'vac', Class 2.

Root: vac (class 2)

असृजत् (asṛjat) - created, released, emitted

(verb)

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

Imperfect Active Indicative

Root 'sṛj', Class 6.

Root: sṛj (class 6)

ब्राह्मणान् (brāhmaṇān) - Brahmins (members of the priestly class)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of brāhmaṇa

brāhmaṇa - Brahmin, member of the priestly class; relating to Brahman

Derived from 'brahman'.

Note: Object of 'asṛjat'.

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

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphasizes that Brahmins were created.

पूर्वं (pūrvaṁ) - formerly, first, previously

(indeclinable)

ब्रह्मा (brahmā) - Brahmā (the creator god)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of brahman

brahman - Brahmā (the creator deity); the Absolute, the ultimate reality

Note: Subject of 'asṛjat'.

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

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of prajāpati

prajāpati - lord of creatures, creator god (Prajāpati)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (prajā+pati)

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

Note: Appositional to 'brahmā'.

आत्मतेजोभिनिर्वृत्तान् (ātmatejobhinirvṛttān) - manifested from his own brilliance/power, born from his own energy

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of ātmatejobhinirvṛtta

ātmatejobhinirvṛtta - manifested/born from one's own brilliance/splendor

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (ātman+tejas+abhinirvṛtta)

• ātman – self, own, soul
  noun (masculine)
• tejas – brilliance, splendor, energy, virility
  noun (neuter)
• abhinirvṛtta – manifested, produced, born from
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root 'vṛt' (to turn, exist) with upasargas 'abhi' and 'nis'.
  Prefixes: abhi+nis
  Root: vṛt (class 1)

Note: Modifies 'brāhmaṇān'.

भास्कराग्निसमप्रभान् (bhāskarāgnisamaprabhān) - shining like the sun and fire, having splendor equal to sun and fire

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of bhāskarāgnisamaprabha

bhāskarāgnisamaprabha - having splendor equal to the sun and fire

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (bhāskara+agni+sama+prabhā)

• bhāskara – sun, sun-maker
  noun (masculine)
• agni – fire
  noun (masculine)
• sama – equal, like, same
  adjective (masculine)
• prabhā – light, splendor, radiance
  noun (feminine)
  From root 'bhā' (to shine) with upasarga 'pra'.
  Prefix: pra
  Root: bhā (class 2)

Note: Modifies 'brāhmaṇān'.