महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-201, verse-5

सप्त ब्रह्माण इत्येष पुराणे निश्चयो गतः ।
अत ऊर्ध्वं प्रवक्ष्यामि सर्वानेव प्रजापतीन् ॥५॥

5. sapta brahmāṇa ityeṣa purāṇe niścayo gataḥ ,
ata ūrdhvaṁ pravakṣyāmi sarvāneva prajāpatīn.

5. sapta brahmāṇaḥ iti eṣaḥ purāṇe niścayaḥ gataḥ
ataḥ ūrdhvam pravakṣyāmi sarvān eva prajāpatīn

5. purāṇe sapta brahmāṇaḥ iti eṣaḥ niścayaḥ gataḥ
ataḥ ūrdhvam eva sarvān prajāpatīn pravakṣyāmi

5. These (sages) are thus known as the seven Brahmās in the Purāṇas; this is the established conclusion. Hereafter, I will speak of all the progenitors (prajāpatis).

Words meanings summery:

• सप्त (sapta) - seven

• ब्रह्माणः (brahmāṇaḥ) - Brahmās (referring to the sages) (Brahmās, creators, sages)

• इति (iti) - thus (thus, so, in this manner, introducing a quote)

• एषः (eṣaḥ) - this (conclusion) (this, this one)

• पुराणे (purāṇe) - in the Purāṇas (in the Purāṇa, in ancient times)

• निश्चयः (niścayaḥ) - conclusion (certainty, ascertainment, conclusion, resolution)

• गतः (gataḥ) - established (gone, arrived at, obtained, known)

• अतः (ataḥ) - hereafter, from this point (hence, therefore, from this)

• ऊर्ध्वम् (ūrdhvam) - hereafter (upwards, above, later, hereafter)

• प्रवक्ष्यामि (pravakṣyāmi) - I will speak (I will speak, I will declare)

• सर्वान् (sarvān) - all (all, every)

• एव (eva) - indeed, precisely (indeed, only, just, exactly)

• प्रजापतीन् (prajāpatīn) - progenitors (prajāpatis) (progenitors, lords of creatures, creators)

Words meanings and morphology

सप्त (sapta) - seven

(numeral)

Note: Adjective for 'brahmāṇaḥ'.

ब्रह्माणः (brahmāṇaḥ) - Brahmās (referring to the sages) (Brahmās, creators, sages)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of brahman

brahman - Brahmā (the creator god), a priest, the supreme reality (brahman)

Root: bṛh (class 1)

Note: Refers to the seven sages mentioned earlier, who are considered spiritual progenitors or creators.

इति (iti) - thus (thus, so, in this manner, introducing a quote)

(indeclinable)

Note: Introduces the designation 'seven Brahmās'.

एषः (eṣaḥ) - this (conclusion) (this, this one)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of etad

etad - this

Note: Refers to 'niścayaḥ' (conclusion), matching its masculine gender.

पुराणे (purāṇe) - in the Purāṇas (in the Purāṇa, in ancient times)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of purāṇa

purāṇa - ancient, old, a class of sacred texts (Purāṇas)

निश्चयः (niścayaḥ) - conclusion (certainty, ascertainment, conclusion, resolution)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of niścaya

niścaya - certainty, ascertainment, conviction, conclusion, resolution

Prefix: nis

Root: ci (class 5)

गतः (gataḥ) - established (gone, arrived at, obtained, known)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of gata

gata - gone, arrived, obtained, known, reached, established

Past Passive Participle

Formed from root 'gam' (to go) + suffix 'kta'.

Root: gam (class 1)

अतः (ataḥ) - hereafter, from this point (hence, therefore, from this)

(indeclinable)

Note: Refers to a transition in the discourse.

ऊर्ध्वम् (ūrdhvam) - hereafter (upwards, above, later, hereafter)

(indeclinable)

Note: Used with 'ataḥ' to mean 'from this point onwards'.

प्रवक्ष्यामि (pravakṣyāmi) - I will speak (I will speak, I will declare)

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, Future (lṛṭ) of vac

Future Tense, Active Voice

Formed from root 'vac' (to speak) with prefix 'pra'. 'kṣyāmi' indicates future first person singular.

Prefix: pra

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: The speaker (author/narrator) promises to describe.

सर्वान् (sarvān) - all (all, every)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole, complete

Note: Qualifies 'prajāpatīn'.

एव (eva) - indeed, precisely (indeed, only, just, exactly)

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphasizes 'sarvān'.

प्रजापतीन् (prajāpatīn) - progenitors (prajāpatis) (progenitors, lords of creatures, creators)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of prajāpati

prajāpati - lord of creatures, progenitor, creator, an epithet of Brahmā and other divine beings

Compound type : tatpurusha (prajā+pati)

• prajā – offspring, progeny, creatures, subjects
  noun (feminine)
  Prefix: pra
  Root: jan (class 4)
• pati – lord, master, husband, protector
  noun (masculine)
  Root: pā (class 2)

Note: Object of 'pravakṣyāmi'.