महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-328, verse-21

अहमात्मा हि लोकानां विश्वानां पाण्डुनन्दन ।
तस्मादात्मानमेवाग्रे रुद्रं संपूजयाम्यहम् ॥२१॥

21. ahamātmā hi lokānāṁ viśvānāṁ pāṇḍunandana ,
tasmādātmānamevāgre rudraṁ saṁpūjayāmyaham.

21. aham ātmā hi lokānām viśvānām pāṇḍunandana
tasmāt ātmānam eva agre rudram saṃpūjayāmi aham

21. pāṇḍunandana aham hi viśvānām lokānām ātmā
tasmāt aham agre ātmānam eva rudram saṃpūjayāmi

21. O son of Pāṇḍu, I am indeed the very (ātman) Self of all the worlds. Therefore, I first worship myself, Rudra.

Words meanings summery:

• अहम् (aham) - I

• आत्मा (ātmā) - the very Self (self, soul, spirit, essence)

• हि (hi) - indeed, for, surely

• लोकानाम् (lokānām) - of the worlds, of the people

• विश्वानाम् (viśvānām) - of all the worlds (of all, of the entire)

• पाण्डुनन्दन (pāṇḍunandana) - O Arjuna (O son of Pāṇḍu)

• तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore, from that

• आत्मानम् (ātmānam) - myself (self, soul, spirit)

• एव (eva) - very (myself) (only, just, indeed, very)

• अग्रे (agre) - first, in front, at the beginning

• रुद्रम् (rudram) - Rudra (a name of Śiva)

• संपूजयामि (saṁpūjayāmi) - I worship fully, I honor completely

• अहम् (aham) - I

Words meanings and morphology

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

आत्मा (ātmā) - the very Self (self, soul, spirit, essence)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ātman

ātman - self, soul, spirit, essence, life, breath

हि (hi) - indeed, for, surely

(indeclinable)

लोकानाम् (lokānām) - of the worlds, of the people

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of loka

loka - world, people, universe

विश्वानाम् (viśvānām) - of all the worlds (of all, of the entire)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, plural of viśva

viśva - all, entire, universal

Note: Agrees with 'lokānām'.

पाण्डुनन्दन (pāṇḍunandana) - O Arjuna (O son of Pāṇḍu)

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of pāṇḍunandana

pāṇḍunandana - son of Pāṇḍu

Compound type : tatpurusha (pāṇḍu+nandana)

• pāṇḍu – Pāṇḍu (a proper name)
  proper noun (masculine)
• nandana – son, delight, gladdening
  noun (masculine)
  Root: nand (class 1)

तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore, from that

(indeclinable)

Note: Used adverbially as 'therefore'; originally ablative singular of 'tad'.

आत्मानम् (ātmānam) - myself (self, soul, spirit)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of ātman

ātman - self, soul, spirit, essence, life, breath

एव (eva) - very (myself) (only, just, indeed, very)

(indeclinable)

अग्रे (agre) - first, in front, at the beginning

(indeclinable)

Note: Locative singular of 'agra' used adverbially.

रुद्रम् (rudram) - Rudra (a name of Śiva)

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of rudra

rudra - Rudra, a Vedic deity, often identified with Śiva

संपूजयामि (saṁpūjayāmi) - I worship fully, I honor completely

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of pūj

Derived from root pūj with prefix sam-. Class 10 verb (pūjayati). Present tense, 1st person singular.

Prefix: sam

Root: pūj (class 10)

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we