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महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-291, verse-17

हिरण्यगर्भो भगवानेष बुद्धिरिति स्मृतः ।
महानिति च योगेषु विरिञ्च इति चाप्युत ॥१७॥
17. hiraṇyagarbho bhagavāneṣa buddhiriti smṛtaḥ ,
mahāniti ca yogeṣu viriñca iti cāpyuta.
17. hiraṇyagarbhaḥ bhagavān eṣaḥ buddhiḥ iti smṛtaḥ
mahān iti ca yogeṣu viriñcaḥ iti ca api uta
17. eṣaḥ bhagavān hiraṇyagarbhaḥ buddhiḥ iti smṛtaḥ.
yogeṣu ca mahān iti ca api uta viriñcaḥ iti.
17. This divine Hiraṇyagarbha is known as Buddhi (intellect). And in the systems of Yoga (yoga), he is also called Mahān (the Great Principle), and moreover, Viriñca (Brahma).

Words meanings summery:

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  • हिरण्यगर्भः (hiraṇyagarbhaḥ) - Hiraṇyagarbha (Brahma) (golden embryo, cosmic egg, name of Brahma (Hiraṇyagarbha))
  • भगवान् (bhagavān) - divine, worshipful (divine, worshipful, glorious, Lord)
  • एषः (eṣaḥ) - this (one) (this, this one)
  • बुद्धिः (buddhiḥ) - intellect (buddhi) (intellect, understanding, perception (buddhi))
  • इति (iti) - thus (indicating a name) (thus, so, in this manner (marks a quote or name))
  • स्मृतः (smṛtaḥ) - known as, considered (remembered, called, known, considered)
  • महान् (mahān) - the Great Principle (Mahat) (great, large, mighty, the Great Principle (Mahat))
  • इति (iti) - thus (indicating a name) (thus, so, in this manner (marks a quote or name))
  • (ca) - and (and, also)
  • योगेषु (yogeṣu) - in the systems of Yoga (yoga) (in the Yogas, in the spiritual disciplines, in the systems of Yoga (yoga))
  • विरिञ्चः (viriñcaḥ) - Viriñca (Brahma) (Brahma, the creator god (Viriñca))
  • इति (iti) - thus (indicating a name) (thus, so, in this manner (marks a quote or name))
  • (ca) - and (and, also)
  • अपि (api) - also (also, even, too)
  • उत (uta) - moreover (and, also, moreover, or)

Words meanings and morphology

हिरण्यगर्भः (hiraṇyagarbhaḥ) - Hiraṇyagarbha (Brahma) (golden embryo, cosmic egg, name of Brahma (Hiraṇyagarbha))
(proper noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of hiraṇyagarbha
hiraṇyagarbha - golden germ/embryo, the cosmic egg, a primordial being, epithet of Brahmā (Hiraṇyagarbha)
Compound of Hiraṇya (gold) and garbha (womb, embryo)
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (hiraṇya+garbha)
  • hiraṇya – gold, golden
    noun (neuter)
  • garbha – womb, embryo, interior, fetus
    noun (masculine)
Note: Subject.
भगवान् (bhagavān) - divine, worshipful (divine, worshipful, glorious, Lord)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of bhagavat
bhagavat - possessing fortune/glory/divinity, divine, worshipful, venerable, Lord (Bhagavān)
Possessive suffix matup to bhaga (fortune, majesty)
Note: Adjective modifying hiraṇyagarbhaḥ.
एषः (eṣaḥ) - this (one) (this, this one)
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of etad
etad - this, this one (demonstrative pronoun)
Masculine nominative singular of etad
Note: Demonstrative pronoun.
बुद्धिः (buddhiḥ) - intellect (buddhi) (intellect, understanding, perception (buddhi))
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of buddhi
buddhi - intellect, understanding, reason, intelligence (buddhi)
From root budh (to know, understand)
Root: budh (class 1)
Note: Predicate nominative in the iti smṛtaḥ construction.
इति (iti) - thus (indicating a name) (thus, so, in this manner (marks a quote or name))
(indeclinable)
स्मृतः (smṛtaḥ) - known as, considered (remembered, called, known, considered)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of smṛta
smṛta - remembered, recollected, called, known as, considered, taught (in traditional texts)
Past Passive Participle
Derived from root smṛ (to remember)
Root: smṛ (class 1)
महान् (mahān) - the Great Principle (Mahat) (great, large, mighty, the Great Principle (Mahat))
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of mahat
mahat - great, large, mighty, important, the Great Principle (Mahat) in Sāṃkhya philosophy
Present Active Participle
From root mah (to grow) or primary suffix -at.
Root: mah
इति (iti) - thus (indicating a name) (thus, so, in this manner (marks a quote or name))
(indeclinable)
(ca) - and (and, also)
(indeclinable)
Conjunction
योगेषु (yogeṣu) - in the systems of Yoga (yoga) (in the Yogas, in the spiritual disciplines, in the systems of Yoga (yoga))
(noun)
Locative, masculine, plural of yoga
yoga - union, spiritual discipline, system of philosophy, connection, application (yoga)
From root yuj (to join, to yoke)
Root: yuj (class 7)
Note: Refers to the philosophical systems.
विरिञ्चः (viriñcaḥ) - Viriñca (Brahma) (Brahma, the creator god (Viriñca))
(proper noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of viriñca
viriñca - name of Brahmā (Viriñca), the creator god
Note: Predicate nominative in the iti construction.
इति (iti) - thus (indicating a name) (thus, so, in this manner (marks a quote or name))
(indeclinable)
(ca) - and (and, also)
(indeclinable)
Conjunction
अपि (api) - also (also, even, too)
(indeclinable)
Particle
उत (uta) - moreover (and, also, moreover, or)
(indeclinable)
Conjunction/particle