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महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-201, verse-4

मरीचिरत्र्यङ्गिरसौ पुलस्त्यः पुलहः क्रतुः ।
वसिष्ठश्च महाभागः सदृशा वै स्वयंभुवा ॥४॥
4. marīciratryaṅgirasau pulastyaḥ pulahaḥ kratuḥ ,
vasiṣṭhaśca mahābhāgaḥ sadṛśā vai svayaṁbhuvā.
4. marīciḥ atri aṅgirāsau pulastyaḥ pulahaḥ kratuḥ
vasiṣṭhaḥ ca mahābhāgaḥ sadṛśā vai svayaṃbhuvā
4. marīciḥ atri aṅgirāsau pulastyaḥ pulahaḥ kratuḥ
ca mahābhāgaḥ vasiṣṭhaḥ vai svayaṃbhuvā sadṛśā
4. Marīci, Atri, Aṅgiras, Pulastya, Pulaha, Kratu, and the highly esteemed Vasiṣṭha are all indeed similar to Svayambhū (Brahmā).

Words meanings summery:

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  • मरीचिः (marīciḥ) - The sage Marīci (Marīci (name of a sage))
  • अत्रि (atri) - The sage Atri (Atri (name of a sage))
  • अङ्गिरासौ (aṅgirāsau) - The sage Aṅgiras (Aṅgiras (name of a sage, and another associated figure))
  • पुलस्त्यः (pulastyaḥ) - The sage Pulastya (Pulastya (name of a sage))
  • पुलहः (pulahaḥ) - The sage Pulaha (Pulaha (name of a sage))
  • क्रतुः (kratuḥ) - The sage Kratu (Kratu (name of a sage), ritual, sacrifice, power, intelligence)
  • वसिष्ठः (vasiṣṭhaḥ) - The sage Vasiṣṭha (Vasiṣṭha (name of a sage), most excellent, best)
  • (ca) - and (and, also)
  • महाभागः (mahābhāgaḥ) - highly esteemed (greatly fortunate, highly esteemed, noble, illustrious)
  • सदृशा (sadṛśā) - similar (similar, resembling)
  • वै (vai) - indeed (indeed, certainly, truly)
  • स्वयंभुवा (svayaṁbhuvā) - to Svayambhū (Brahmā) (by/with Svayambhū (Brahmā), to Svayambhū)

Words meanings and morphology

मरीचिः (marīciḥ) - The sage Marīci (Marīci (name of a sage))
(proper noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of marīci
marīci - Name of one of the Prajāpatis, a sage, a ray of light
अत्रि (atri) - The sage Atri (Atri (name of a sage))
(proper noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of atri
atri - Name of one of the Prajāpatis, a sage
Note: The nominative singular form of 'Atri' is 'Atri'.
अङ्गिरासौ (aṅgirāsau) - The sage Aṅgiras (Aṅgiras (name of a sage, and another associated figure))
(proper noun)
Nominative, masculine, dual of aṅgiras
aṅgiras - Name of one of the Prajāpatis, a sage, a divine being
Note: This form is grammatically nominative dual. In lists of seven sages, 'Aṅgirasau' often refers to the singular sage Aṅgiras, possibly as a collective or archaic usage, implying Aṅgiras and his lineage, or another associated figure, while still counting him as one of the seven.
पुलस्त्यः (pulastyaḥ) - The sage Pulastya (Pulastya (name of a sage))
(proper noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of pulastya
pulastya - Name of one of the Prajāpatis, a sage
पुलहः (pulahaḥ) - The sage Pulaha (Pulaha (name of a sage))
(proper noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of pulaha
pulaha - Name of one of the Prajāpatis, a sage
क्रतुः (kratuḥ) - The sage Kratu (Kratu (name of a sage), ritual, sacrifice, power, intelligence)
(proper noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of kratu
kratu - Name of one of the Prajāpatis, a sage, ritual, sacrifice, power, intelligence
वसिष्ठः (vasiṣṭhaḥ) - The sage Vasiṣṭha (Vasiṣṭha (name of a sage), most excellent, best)
(proper noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of vasiṣṭha
vasiṣṭha - Name of one of the Prajāpatis, a sage, most excellent, best
(ca) - and (and, also)
(indeclinable)
महाभागः (mahābhāgaḥ) - highly esteemed (greatly fortunate, highly esteemed, noble, illustrious)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of mahābhāga
mahābhāga - greatly fortunate, highly esteemed, noble, illustrious
Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+bhāga)
  • mahā – great, large, mighty
    adjective
  • bhāga – share, portion, fortune, destiny
    noun (masculine)
    Root: bhaj (class 1)
Note: Qualifies Vasiṣṭha.
सदृशा (sadṛśā) - similar (similar, resembling)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of sadṛśa
sadṛśa - similar, resembling, like, homogeneous
Root: dṛś (class 1)
Note: Refers to all the sages in the list.
वै (vai) - indeed (indeed, certainly, truly)
(indeclinable)
स्वयंभुवा (svayaṁbhuvā) - to Svayambhū (Brahmā) (by/with Svayambhū (Brahmā), to Svayambhū)
(proper noun)
Instrumental, masculine, singular of svayaṃbhū
svayaṁbhū - self-existent, self-born, an epithet of Brahmā or Viṣṇu or Śiva, primeval being
Compound type : bahuvrihi (svayam+bhū)
  • svayam – self, by oneself
    indeclinable
  • bhū – being, existence, earth
    noun (masculine)
    Root: bhū (class 1)
Note: The instrumental case is used here to indicate comparison ('similar to').