महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-327, verse-46

एष ब्रह्मा लोकगुरुः सर्वलोकपितामहः ।
यूयं च विबुधश्रेष्ठा मां यजध्वं समाहिताः ॥४६॥

46. eṣa brahmā lokaguruḥ sarvalokapitāmahaḥ ,
yūyaṁ ca vibudhaśreṣṭhā māṁ yajadhvaṁ samāhitāḥ.

46. eṣaḥ brahmā lokaguruḥ sarvalokapitāmahaḥ yūyam
ca vibudhaśreṣṭhāḥ mām yajadhvam samāhitāḥ

46. eṣaḥ brahmā lokaguruḥ sarvalokapitāmahaḥ ca
yūyam vibudhaśreṣṭhāḥ samāhitāḥ mām yajadhvam

46. I am Brahmā, the preceptor of the worlds, the grandfather of all worlds. And you, O best among the enlightened ones, worship me with concentration.

Words meanings summery:

• एषः (eṣaḥ) - this (speaker, referring to Brahmā) (this (masculine singular))

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

• लोकगुरुः (lokaguruḥ) - preceptor of the world, teacher of mankind

• सर्वलोकपितामहः (sarvalokapitāmahaḥ) - the grandfather of all worlds

• यूयम् (yūyam) - you (plural)

• च (ca) - and

• विबुधश्रेष्ठाः (vibudhaśreṣṭhāḥ) - O best among the enlightened, O chief among gods

• माम् (mām) - me (accusative singular)

• यजध्वम् (yajadhvam) - worship, perform ritual for

• समाहिताः (samāhitāḥ) - concentrated, attentive, composed

Words meanings and morphology

एषः (eṣaḥ) - this (speaker, referring to Brahmā) (this (masculine singular))

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of etad

etad - this, this one

Note: Subject.

ब्रह्मा (brahmā) - Brahmā (the creator god)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of brahman

brahman - Brahmā (the creator god), a priest, the Veda

Root: bṛh (class 1)

Note: Predicate nominative for 'eṣa'.

लोकगुरुः (lokaguruḥ) - preceptor of the world, teacher of mankind

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of lokaguru

lokaguru - teacher of the world, preceptor of people

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (loka+guru)

• loka – world, people, universe
  noun (masculine)
  Root: lok (class 1)
• guru – teacher, preceptor, respected person
  noun (masculine)
  Root: gṛ (class 6)

Note: Predicate nominative for 'eṣa'.

सर्वलोकपितामहः (sarvalokapitāmahaḥ) - the grandfather of all worlds

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sarvalokapitāmaha

sarvalokapitāmaha - the grandfather of all worlds (an epithet of Brahmā)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sarvaloka+pitāmaha)

• sarvaloka – all worlds, the entire universe
  noun (masculine)
• pitāmaha – grandfather (especially paternal grandfather), Brahmā
  noun (masculine)
  From 'pitṛ' (father) + 'maha' (great)

Note: Predicate nominative for 'eṣa'.

यूयम् (yūyam) - you (plural)

(pronoun)

Nominative, plural of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you (plural)

Note: Subject of the second clause.

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects the two parts of the verse.

विबुधश्रेष्ठाः (vibudhaśreṣṭhāḥ) - O best among the enlightened, O chief among gods

(adjective)

Vocative, masculine, plural of vibudhaśreṣṭha

vibudhaśreṣṭha - best among the enlightened ones, chief among gods

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vibudha+śreṣṭha)

• vibudha – enlightened, wise, god
  noun (masculine)
  From 'budh' (to know) with 'vi'
  Prefix: vi
  Root: budh (class 1)
• śreṣṭha – best, most excellent, chief
  adjective (masculine)
  Superlative form of 'praśasya' (praise-worthy)

Note: Agrees with 'yūyam'.

माम् (mām) - me (accusative singular)

(pronoun)

Accusative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me

Note: Object of 'yajadhvam'.

यजध्वम् (yajadhvam) - worship, perform ritual for

(verb)

2nd person , plural, middle, imperative (loṭ) of yaj

Imperative

From root 'yaj' (to worship) in the middle voice.

Root: yaj (class 1)

Note: Command to the gods.

समाहिताः (samāhitāḥ) - concentrated, attentive, composed

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of samāhita

samāhita - concentrated, composed, attentive, collected, placed together

Past Passive Participle

From root 'dhā' (to place) with prefixes 'sam' and 'ā'.

Prefixes: sam+ā

Root: dhā (class 3)

Note: Describes the state of the gods while worshipping.