महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-289, verse-58

परं हि तद्ब्रह्म महन्महात्मन्ब्रह्माणमीशं वरदं च विष्णुम् ।
भवं च धर्मं च षडाननं च षड्ब्रह्मपुत्रांश्च महानुभावान् ॥५८॥

58. paraṁ hi tadbrahma mahanmahātma;nbrahmāṇamīśaṁ varadaṁ ca viṣṇum ,
bhavaṁ ca dharmaṁ ca ṣaḍānanaṁ ca; ṣaḍbrahmaputrāṁśca mahānubhāvān.

58. param hi tat brahma mahat mahātman
brahmāṇam īśam varadam ca viṣṇum
bhavam ca dharmam ca ṣaḍānanam
ca ṣaḍbrahmaputrān ca mahānubhāvān

58. mahātman hi tat param brahma mahat [asti]
ca brahmāṇam īśam varadam ca viṣṇum ca bhavam
ca dharmam ca ṣaḍānanam ca ṣaḍbrahmaputrān
mahānubhāvān ca [idam eva brahma asti]

58. Indeed, O great-souled one (mahātman), that supreme (parama) Brahman (brahman) is vast; it includes Brahma, the Lord (Īśa), the bestower of boons (Varada), and Vishnu; as well as Bhava, the natural law (dharma), the six-faced (Ṣaḍānana), and the magnificent six sons of Brahma.

Words meanings summery:

• परम् (param) - supreme (supreme, highest, ultimate, excellent)

• हि (hi) - indeed (indeed, surely, for, because)

• तत् (tat) - that (referring to Brahman) (that, it (neuter singular nominative/accusative))

• ब्रह्म (brahma) - Brahman (brahman) (Brahman, the Absolute, the divine essence)

• महत् (mahat) - vast (great, vast, magnificent, important)

• महात्मन् (mahātman) - O great-souled one (O great-souled one, O noble one)

• ब्रह्माणम् (brahmāṇam) - Brahma (Brahma (the creator deity))

• ईशम् (īśam) - the Lord (Īśa) (Lord, ruler, controller)

• वरदम् (varadam) - the bestower of boons (bestower of boons, benevolent)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• विष्णुम् (viṣṇum) - Vishnu (Vishnu (the preserver deity))

• भवम् (bhavam) - Bhava (an epithet of Shiva) (Bhava (an epithet of Shiva), existence, being)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• धर्मम् (dharmam) - the natural law (dharma) (natural law, constitution, virtue, duty (dharma))

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• षडाननम् (ṣaḍānanam) - the six-faced (Ṣaḍānana) (six-faced one (Kartikeya), having six faces)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• षड्ब्रह्मपुत्रान् (ṣaḍbrahmaputrān) - the six sons of Brahma

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• महानुभावान् (mahānubhāvān) - magnificent (of great glory, magnificent, highly esteemed)

Words meanings and morphology

परम् (param) - supreme (supreme, highest, ultimate, excellent)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of para

para - supreme, highest, ultimate, excellent, other, distant

Note: Refers to brahma

हि (hi) - indeed (indeed, surely, for, because)

(indeclinable)

Particle used for emphasis or causation

तत् (tat) - that (referring to Brahman) (that, it (neuter singular nominative/accusative))

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it (demonstrative pronoun)

Note: Correlative pronoun

ब्रह्म (brahma) - Brahman (brahman) (Brahman, the Absolute, the divine essence)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of brahman

brahman - Brahman, the Absolute, the divine essence, universal spirit (brahman)

From root √bṛh (to grow, swell)

Root: bṛh (class 1)

महत् (mahat) - vast (great, vast, magnificent, important)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of mahat

mahat - great, vast, magnificent, important, powerful

Present active participle stem from √mah (to be great)

Root: mah (class 1)

महात्मन् (mahātman) - O great-souled one (O great-souled one, O noble one)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of mahātman

mahātman - great-souled, noble, magnanimous, (mahātman)

Bahuvrīhi compound: maha (great) + ātman (self/soul)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (maha+ātman)

• maha – great, large
  adjective (masculine)
  From mahat (great)
• ātman – self, soul, spirit, essential nature (ātman)
  noun (masculine)

Note: Addressing a great-souled individual, likely an interlocutor.

ब्रह्माणम् (brahmāṇam) - Brahma (Brahma (the creator deity))

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of brahman

brahman - Brahma (the creator deity), priest, divine (brahman)

From root √bṛh (to grow, swell)

Root: bṛh (class 1)

Note: Refers to the deity Brahmā

ईशम् (īśam) - the Lord (Īśa) (Lord, ruler, controller)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of īśa

īśa - lord, ruler, master, (an epithet for Shiva)

From root √īś (to rule, possess)

Root: īś (class 2)

Note: Refers to Shiva.

वरदम् (varadam) - the bestower of boons (bestower of boons, benevolent)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of varada

varada - bestowing boons, boon-giver, benevolent (epithet of deities like Vishnu or Shiva)

Compound of vara (boon) + da (giving, from √dā)

Compound type : upapada-tatpuruṣa (vara+da)

• vara – boon, blessing, choice, best
  noun (masculine)
• da – giver, bestower
  adjective (masculine)
  Agent noun suffix
  From root √dā (to give)
  Root: dā (class 3)

Note: Can be interpreted as an epithet for Vishnu or Shiva, or a separate divine entity.

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

Conjunction

विष्णुम् (viṣṇum) - Vishnu (Vishnu (the preserver deity))

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of viṣṇu

viṣṇu - Vishnu (the preserver deity)

भवम् (bhavam) - Bhava (an epithet of Shiva) (Bhava (an epithet of Shiva), existence, being)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of bhava

bhava - existence, being, world, (an epithet for Shiva)

From root √bhū (to be)

Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Another name for Shiva.

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

Conjunction

धर्मम् (dharmam) - the natural law (dharma) (natural law, constitution, virtue, duty (dharma))

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of dharma

dharma - natural law, constitution, intrinsic nature, duty, righteousness, virtue (dharma)

From root √dhṛ (to hold, support)

Root: dhṛ (class 1)

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

Conjunction

षडाननम् (ṣaḍānanam) - the six-faced (Ṣaḍānana) (six-faced one (Kartikeya), having six faces)

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of ṣaḍānana

ṣaḍānana - six-faced, (an epithet of Kartikeya/Skanda)

Bahuvrīhi compound: ṣaṭ (six) + ānana (face)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (ṣaṣ+ānana)

• ṣaṣ – six
  indeclinable
  Cardinal number, becomes ṣaṭ in compound initial position
• ānana – face, mouth
  noun (neuter)

Note: Refers to Kartikeya, the son of Shiva.

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

Conjunction

षड्ब्रह्मपुत्रान् (ṣaḍbrahmaputrān) - the six sons of Brahma

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of ṣaḍbrahmaputra

ṣaḍbrahmaputra - the six sons of Brahma (e.g., Sanaka, Sanandana, Sanatkumara, Sanatsujata, Sanatana, Kapila)

Tatpuruṣa compound: ṣaṭ (six) + brahmaputra (son of Brahma)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (ṣaṣ+brahmaputra)

• ṣaṣ – six
  indeclinable
  Cardinal number, becomes ṣaṭ/ṣaḍ in compound initial position
• brahmaputra – son of Brahma
  noun (masculine)
  Compound of brahman (Brahma) + putra (son)

Note: Refers to specific sages or divine beings.

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

Conjunction

महानुभावान् (mahānubhāvān) - magnificent (of great glory, magnificent, highly esteemed)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of mahānubhāva

mahānubhāva - of great glory, magnificent, highly esteemed, great-souled, powerful

Bahuvrīhi compound: mahā (great) + anubhāva (power, dignity)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahā+anubhāva)

• mahā – great, mighty
  adjective (masculine)
  Compound form of mahat
• anubhāva – dignity, power, majesty, experience
  noun (masculine)
  From anu- + root √bhū (to be)
  Prefix: anu
  Root: bhū (class 1)