महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-326, verse-57

मया सृष्टः पुरा ब्रह्मा मद्यज्ञमयजत्स्वयम् ।
ततस्तस्मै वरान्प्रीतो ददावहमनुत्तमान् ॥५७॥

57. mayā sṛṣṭaḥ purā brahmā madyajñamayajatsvayam ,
tatastasmai varānprīto dadāvahamanuttamān.

57. mayā sṛṣṭaḥ purā brahmā madyajñam ayajat svayam
tataḥ tasmai varān prītaḥ dadau aham anuttamān

57. Brahma, who was created by me long ago, himself performed my Vedic ritual (yajña). Then, being pleased, I gave him unsurpassed boons.

Words meanings summery:

• मया (mayā) - by me

• सृष्टः (sṛṣṭaḥ) - created

• पुरा (purā) - formerly, anciently, in the past

• ब्रह्मा (brahmā) - Brahma (the creator god)

• मद्यज्ञम् (madyajñam) - my Vedic ritual

• अयजत् (ayajat) - he performed a Vedic ritual, he worshipped

• स्वयम् (svayam) - himself, by oneself

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, thence, therefore

• तस्मै (tasmai) - To Brahma. (to him)

• वरान् (varān) - boons, blessings

• प्रीतः (prītaḥ) - pleased, delighted

• ददौ (dadau) - I (the speaker) gave. (he gave, I gave)

• अहम् (aham) - I

• अनुत्तमान् (anuttamān) - unsurpassed, excellent, best

Words meanings and morphology

मया (mayā) - by me

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of aham

aham - I

Note: Agent of passive participle 'sṛṣṭaḥ'.

सृष्टः (sṛṣṭaḥ) - created

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sṛṣṭa

sṛṣṭa - created, emitted, produced

Past Passive Participle

From root sṛj (to create, emit) + kta suffix.

Root: sṛj (class 6)

पुरा (purā) - formerly, anciently, in the past

(indeclinable)

ब्रह्मा (brahmā) - Brahma (the creator god)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of brahman

brahman - Brahma (the creator god), prayer, sacred word, the absolute (neuter)

Root: bṛh (class 1)

Note: Subject of 'ayajat'.

मद्यज्ञम् (madyajñam) - my Vedic ritual

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of madyajña

madyajña - my Vedic ritual, my sacrifice

Compound of mad (my) and yajña. 'd' from 't' due to preceding 'y'. This is internal sandhi within a compound.

Compound type : tatpurusha (mad+yajña)

• mad – my, of me
  pronoun
  Pronominal stem of 'aham'.
• yajña – Vedic ritual, sacrifice, worship
  noun (masculine)
  From root yaj (to worship, sacrifice) + na suffix.
  Root: yaj (class 1)

Note: Object of 'ayajat'.

अयजत् (ayajat) - he performed a Vedic ritual, he worshipped

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of yaj

Imperfect (laṅ), Parasmaipada, 3rd person singular.

Root: yaj (class 1)

Note: Subject is 'brahmā'.

स्वयम् (svayam) - himself, by oneself

(indeclinable)

ततः (tataḥ) - then, thence, therefore

(indeclinable)

From tad (that) + tas suffix.

तस्मै (tasmai) - To Brahma. (to him)

(pronoun)

Dative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to Brahma.

वरान् (varān) - boons, blessings

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of vara

vara - boon, blessing, choice, best

From root vṛ (to choose).

Root: vṛ (class 5)

Note: Object of 'dadau'.

प्रीतः (prītaḥ) - pleased, delighted

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of prīta

prīta - pleased, delighted, beloved, satisfied

Past Passive Participle

From root prī (to please) + kta suffix.

Root: prī (class 9)

Note: Refers to the speaker ('aham').

ददौ (dadau) - I (the speaker) gave. (he gave, I gave)

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, past perfect (liṭ) of dā

Perfect (liṭ), 1st or 3rd person singular.

Root: dā (class 3)

Note: Subject is 'aham'.

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of aham

aham - I

अनुत्तमान् (anuttamān) - unsurpassed, excellent, best

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of anuttama

anuttama - unsurpassed, unexcelled, best, excellent

Compound of an (negation) + uttama (best).

Compound type : tatpurusha (an+uttama)

• an – not, un- (negative prefix)
  indeclinable
  Negative prefix 'an' used before a vowel.
• uttama – best, highest, excellent, supreme
  adjective (masculine)
  Superlative of ud (up).
  Root: ud

Note: Modifies 'varān'.