महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-335, verse-18

तस्य चिन्तयतः सृष्टिं महानात्मगुणः स्मृतः ।
अहंकारस्ततो जातो ब्रह्मा शुभचतुर्मुखः ।
हिरण्यगर्भो भगवान्सर्वलोकपितामहः ॥१८॥

18. tasya cintayataḥ sṛṣṭiṁ mahānātmaguṇaḥ smṛtaḥ ,
ahaṁkārastato jāto brahmā śubhacaturmukhaḥ ,
hiraṇyagarbho bhagavānsarvalokapitāmahaḥ.

18. tasya cintayataḥ sṛṣṭim mahān
ātmaguṇaḥ smṛtaḥ ahaṅkāraḥ tataḥ jātaḥ
brahmā śubhacaturmukhaḥ
hiraṇyagarbhaḥ bhagavān sarvalokapitāmahaḥ

18. tasya sṛṣṭim cintayataḥ mahān
ātmaguṇaḥ smṛtaḥ tataḥ ahaṅkāraḥ jātaḥ
brahmā śubhacaturmukhaḥ
hiraṇyagarbhaḥ bhagavān sarvalokapitāmahaḥ

18. As he contemplated creation, the great principle, an attribute of the self (ātman), is described. From that, the ego (ahaṅkāra) arose. Then, Brahmā, the auspicious four-faced one, the glorious Hiranyagarbha, the grandfather of all worlds, was born.

Words meanings summery:

• तस्य (tasya) - of him, his

• चिन्तयतः (cintayataḥ) - while contemplating creation (contemplating, reflecting, thinking)

• सृष्टिम् (sṛṣṭim) - the act of creation (creation, emanation, production)

• महान् (mahān) - the great cosmic principle (mahat-tattva) (great, large, important)

• आत्मगुणः (ātmaguṇaḥ) - the inherent quality or principle associated with the self (ātman) during creation, often referring to mahat-tattva (cosmic intellect) (quality of the self, attribute of the spirit, intrinsic quality)

• स्मृतः (smṛtaḥ) - is described or understood in tradition (remembered, called to mind, stated, considered)

• अहङ्कारः (ahaṅkāraḥ) - the principle of ego (ahaṅkāra) in cosmic manifestation (ego, self-sense, I-consciousness)

• ततः (tataḥ) - from that great principle (mahat-tattva) (then, thence, from that)

• जातः (jātaḥ) - born, produced, arisen

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

• शुभचतुर्मुखः (śubhacaturmukhaḥ) - a descriptor for Brahmā, who is traditionally depicted with four faces (auspicious four-faced)

• हिरण्यगर्भः (hiraṇyagarbhaḥ) - Hiranyagarbha (the golden embryo/womb), a name for Brahmā

• भगवान् (bhagavān) - the glorious lord (glorious, divine, fortunate, lord)

• सर्वलोकपितामहः (sarvalokapitāmahaḥ) - a title for Brahmā, indicating his role as the creator and father figure of all realms (grandfather of all worlds, progenitor of all beings)

Words meanings and morphology

तस्य (tasya) - of him, his

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to the supreme being/Brahman.

चिन्तयतः (cintayataḥ) - while contemplating creation (contemplating, reflecting, thinking)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of cintayat

cintayat - contemplating, thinking, reflecting

Present Active Participle

Derived from root √cint (think, consider) + śatṛ pratyaya

Root: cint (class 10)

Note: Participle agreeing with 'tasya'.

सृष्टिम् (sṛṣṭim) - the act of creation (creation, emanation, production)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of sṛṣṭi

sṛṣṭi - creation, emanation, production

From root √sṛj (to create)

Root: sṛj (class 6)

Note: Object of contemplation.

महान् (mahān) - the great cosmic principle (mahat-tattva) (great, large, important)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahat

mahat - great, big, important; the great principle (mahat-tattva)

From root √mah (to grow, be great)

Root: mah (class 1)

Note: Adjective for ātmaguṇaḥ.

आत्मगुणः (ātmaguṇaḥ) - the inherent quality or principle associated with the self (ātman) during creation, often referring to mahat-tattva (cosmic intellect) (quality of the self, attribute of the spirit, intrinsic quality)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ātmaguṇa

ātmaguṇa - quality of the self, attribute of the spirit

Compound of ātman (self) and guṇa (quality)

Compound type : tatpurusha (ātman+guṇa)

• ātman – self, soul, spirit, essence
  noun (masculine)
  Root: an (class 2)
• guṇa – quality, attribute, constituent, thread
  noun (masculine)

Note: Subject of 'smṛtaḥ'.

स्मृतः (smṛtaḥ) - is described or understood in tradition (remembered, called to mind, stated, considered)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of smṛta

smṛta - remembered, stated, traditional

Past Passive Participle

From root √smṛ (to remember) + kta pratyaya

Root: smṛ (class 1)

Note: Predicate adjective, agrees with 'ātmaguṇaḥ'.

अहङ्कारः (ahaṅkāraḥ) - the principle of ego (ahaṅkāra) in cosmic manifestation (ego, self-sense, I-consciousness)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ahaṅkāra

ahaṅkāra - ego, self-sense, I-consciousness

Compound of aham (I) and kāra (maker, doer)

Compound type : tatpurusha (aham+kāra)

• aham – I, ego
  pronoun
• kāra – maker, doer, act of making
  noun (masculine)
  From root √kṛ (to do, make)
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Subject of 'jātaḥ'.

ततः (tataḥ) - from that great principle (mahat-tattva) (then, thence, from that)

(indeclinable)

Note: Indicates sequence or origin.

जातः (jātaḥ) - born, produced, arisen

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of jāta

jāta - born, produced, arisen

Past Passive Participle

From root √jan (to be born) + kta pratyaya

Root: jan (class 4)

Note: Predicate adjective, agrees with 'ahaṅkāraḥ' and 'brahmā'.

ब्रह्मा (brahmā) - Brahmā (the creator deity)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of brahman

brahman - Brahmā (the creator god), sacred utterance, ultimate reality

Note: Subject, along with Hiranyagarbha and Sarvalokapitāmaha.

शुभचतुर्मुखः (śubhacaturmukhaḥ) - a descriptor for Brahmā, who is traditionally depicted with four faces (auspicious four-faced)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śubhacaturmukha

śubhacaturmukha - auspicious four-faced

Compound of śubha (auspicious) and caturmukha (four-faced)

Compound type : bahuvrihi (śubha+catur+mukha)

• śubha – auspicious, beautiful, good
  adjective (masculine)
• catur – four
  numeral
• mukha – face, mouth, aspect
  noun (neuter)

Note: Adjective for Brahmā.

हिरण्यगर्भः (hiraṇyagarbhaḥ) - Hiranyagarbha (the golden embryo/womb), a name for Brahmā

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of hiraṇyagarbha

hiraṇyagarbha - Hiranyagarbha (the golden embryo or womb), a name for Brahmā

Compound of hiraṇya (gold) and garbha (womb, embryo)

Compound type : bahuvrihi (hiraṇya+garbha)

• hiraṇya – gold, golden
  noun (neuter)
• garbha – womb, embryo, interior
  noun (masculine)

Note: Another name for Brahmā.

भगवान् (bhagavān) - the glorious lord (glorious, divine, fortunate, lord)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhagavat

bhagavat - glorious, divine, fortunate, lord

Possessive suffix -vat/-mat

Note: Adjective for Brahmā/Hiranyagarbha.

सर्वलोकपितामहः (sarvalokapitāmahaḥ) - a title for Brahmā, indicating his role as the creator and father figure of all realms (grandfather of all worlds, progenitor of all beings)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sarvalokapitāmaha

sarvalokapitāmaha - grandfather of all worlds, progenitor of all beings

Compound of sarva (all), loka (world), and pitāmaha (grandfather)

Compound type : tatpurusha (sarva+loka+pitāmaha)

• sarva – all, every, whole
  pronoun (masculine)
• loka – world, realm, people
  noun (masculine)
• pitāmaha – grandfather
  noun (masculine)

Note: Another title for Brahmā.