महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-201, verse-3

एकः स्वयंभूर्भगवानाद्यो ब्रह्मा सनातनः ।
ब्रह्मणः सप्त पुत्रा वै महात्मानः स्वयंभुवः ॥३॥

3. ekaḥ svayaṁbhūrbhagavānādyo brahmā sanātanaḥ ,
brahmaṇaḥ sapta putrā vai mahātmānaḥ svayaṁbhuvaḥ.

3. ekaḥ svayambhūḥ bhagavān ādyaḥ brahmā sanātanaḥ
brahmaṇaḥ sapta putrāḥ vai mahātmānaḥ svayambhuvaḥ

3. ekaḥ svayambhūḥ bhagavān ādyaḥ sanātanaḥ brahmā (asti)
vai brahmaṇaḥ sapta mahātmānaḥ svayambhuvaḥ putrāḥ (āsan)

3. The one, self-existent (svayambhū), glorious Lord, the primal, eternal Brahmā (brahman) [is one]. And from Brahmā (brahman) indeed came his seven great-souled, self-born sons.

Words meanings summery:

• एकः (ekaḥ) - the one (supreme being) (one, a single one)

• स्वयम्भूः (svayambhūḥ) - the self-existent (referring to Brahmā) (self-existent, self-born)

• भगवान् (bhagavān) - the glorious Lord (referring to Brahmā) (glorious, divine, worshipful, the Lord)

• आद्यः (ādyaḥ) - the primal one, referring to Brahmā as the first creator (first, primal, original)

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

• सनातनः (sanātanaḥ) - the eternal one, referring to Brahmā's timeless nature (eternal, perpetual, ancient)

• ब्रह्मणः (brahmaṇaḥ) - from Brahmā, indicating origin (of Brahmā)

• सप्त (sapta) - seven

• पुत्राः (putrāḥ) - sons

• वै (vai) - indeed, for emphasis (indeed, verily)

• महात्मानः (mahātmānaḥ) - great-souled, indicating the significant nature of Brahmā's sons (great-souled, high-minded, noble)

• स्वयम्भुवः (svayambhuvaḥ) - self-born, indicating their direct origin from Brahmā without intermediate parents (self-born, self-existent)

Words meanings and morphology

एकः (ekaḥ) - the one (supreme being) (one, a single one)

(numeral)

स्वयम्भूः (svayambhūḥ) - the self-existent (referring to Brahmā) (self-existent, self-born)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of svayambhū

svayambhū - self-existent, self-born, Brahma

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (svayam+bhū)

• svayam – self, by oneself
  indeclinable
  Prefix:
• bhū – being, existence, born, arising
  noun (masculine)
  From root 'bhū' (to be, become)
  Prefix:
  Root: bhū (class 1)

भगवान् (bhagavān) - the glorious Lord (referring to Brahmā) (glorious, divine, worshipful, the Lord)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhagavat

bhagavat - possessing fortune/splendor, glorious, divine, worshipful, the Lord

Possessive suffix -vat added to 'bhaga'

आद्यः (ādyaḥ) - the primal one, referring to Brahmā as the first creator (first, primal, original)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ādya

ādya - first, primal, original, primitive

Derived from 'ādi' (beginning) with suffix -ya

ब्रह्मा (brahmā) - Brahmā, the creator god (Brahmā (the creator deity))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of brahman

brahman - Brahmā (the creator god), sacred utterance, sacred knowledge (Veda), ultimate reality (brahman)

Prefix:

Root: bṛh (class 1)

सनातनः (sanātanaḥ) - the eternal one, referring to Brahmā's timeless nature (eternal, perpetual, ancient)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sanātana

sanātana - eternal, perpetual, everlasting, ancient, primeval

ब्रह्मणः (brahmaṇaḥ) - from Brahmā, indicating origin (of Brahmā)

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of brahman

brahman - Brahmā (the creator god), sacred utterance, sacred knowledge (Veda), ultimate reality (brahman)

Prefix:

Root: bṛh (class 1)

सप्त (sapta) - seven

(numeral)

पुत्राः (putrāḥ) - sons

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of putra

putra - son

वै (vai) - indeed, for emphasis (indeed, verily)

(indeclinable)

महात्मानः (mahātmānaḥ) - great-souled, indicating the significant nature of Brahmā's sons (great-souled, high-minded, noble)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of mahātman

mahātman - great-souled, high-minded, noble, magnificent, a great being

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahā+ātman)

• mahā – great, mighty
  adjective
  Prefix:
• ātman – self, soul, spirit, essential nature
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix:

स्वयम्भुवः (svayambhuvaḥ) - self-born, indicating their direct origin from Brahmā without intermediate parents (self-born, self-existent)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of svayambhū

svayambhū - self-existent, self-born, Brahma

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (svayam+bhū)

• svayam – self, by oneself
  indeclinable
  Prefix:
• bhū – being, existence, born, arising
  noun (masculine)
  From root 'bhū' (to be, become)
  Prefix:
  Root: bhū (class 1)