महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-126, verse-34

ततो ममात्मा यो देहे सोऽग्निर्भूत्वा विनिःसृतः ।
गतश्च वरदं द्रष्टुं सर्वलोकपितामहम् ॥३४॥

34. tato mamātmā yo dehe so'gnirbhūtvā viniḥsṛtaḥ ,
gataśca varadaṁ draṣṭuṁ sarvalokapitāmaham.

34. tataḥ mama ātmā yaḥ dehe saḥ agniḥ bhūtvā viniḥsṛtaḥ
gataḥ ca varadam draṣṭum sarvalokapitāmaham

34. Then, that self (ātman) of mine, which was within my body, emerged having transformed into fire. And it went to see the granter of boons, the grandfather of all worlds (Brahmā).

Words meanings summery:

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, thence, thereupon

• मम (mama) - my, of me

• आत्मा (ātmā) - self, soul

• यः (yaḥ) - who, which

• देहे (dehe) - in the body

• सः (saḥ) - that, he

• अग्निः (agniḥ) - fire (Agni)

• भूत्वा (bhūtvā) - having become, being

• विनिःसृतः (viniḥsṛtaḥ) - emerged, came forth, issued

• गतः (gataḥ) - gone, went

• च (ca) - and, also

• वरदम् (varadam) - granter of boons

• द्रष्टुम् (draṣṭum) - to see

• सर्वलोकपितामहम् (sarvalokapitāmaham) - the grandfather of all worlds, Brahmā

Words meanings and morphology

ततः (tataḥ) - then, thence, thereupon

(indeclinable)

मम (mama) - my, of me

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of mad

mad - I, me

आत्मा (ātmā) - self, soul

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ātman

ātman - self, soul, spirit, supreme spirit (ātman)

यः (yaḥ) - who, which

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yad

yad - which, who, what (relative pronoun)

Note: Relative pronoun, refers to ātman.

देहे (dehe) - in the body

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of deha

deha - body, form

सः (saḥ) - that, he

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Correlative pronoun to yaḥ, refers to ātman.

अग्निः (agniḥ) - fire (Agni)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of agni

agni - fire, god of fire (Agni)

भूत्वा (bhūtvā) - having become, being

(indeclinable)

absolutive (gerund)

Root bhū with suffix -tvā

Root: bhū (class 1)

विनिःसृतः (viniḥsṛtaḥ) - emerged, came forth, issued

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of viniḥsṛta

viniḥsṛta - emerged, come forth, issued from

Past Passive Participle

Derived from verb root sṛ (to flow, go) with prefixes vi- and niḥ-

Prefixes: vi+niḥ

Root: sṛ (class 1)

Note: Used actively here: 'he emerged'.

गतः (gataḥ) - gone, went

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of gata

gata - gone, proceeded, arrived

Past Passive Participle

Derived from verb root gam (to go)

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Used actively here: 'he went'.

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

वरदम् (varadam) - granter of boons

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of varada

varada - bestowing boons, granter of wishes

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vara+da)

• vara – boon, blessing, choice
  noun (masculine)
  Root: vṛ (class 9)
• da – giving, granting, bestowing
  adjective/suffix (masculine)
  kṛt suffix
  Derived from root dā (to give)
  Root: dā (class 3)

Note: Qualifies sarvalokapitāmaham.

द्रष्टुम् (draṣṭum) - to see

(indeclinable)

infinitive

Root dṛś with suffix -tum

Root: dṛś (class 1)

सर्वलोकपितामहम् (sarvalokapitāmaham) - the grandfather of all worlds, Brahmā

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of sarvalokapitāmaha

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

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sarvaloka+pitāmaha)

• sarva – all, every
  pronoun/adjective (masculine)
• loka – world, realm, people
  noun (masculine)
  Root: lok (class 1)
• pitāmaha – grandfather (especially Brahmā)
  noun (masculine)

Note: Refers to Brahmā.