महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-2, chapter-11, verse-37

महाभागानमितधीर्ब्रह्मा लोकपितामहः ।
दयावान्सर्वभूतेषु यथार्हं प्रतिपद्यते ॥३७॥

37. mahābhāgānamitadhīrbrahmā lokapitāmahaḥ ,
dayāvānsarvabhūteṣu yathārhaṁ pratipadyate.

37. mahābhāgān amitadhīḥ brahmā lokapitāmahaḥ
dayāvān sarvabhūteṣu yathārham pratipadyate

37. Brahmā, the grandfather of the worlds (lokapitāmaha), possessed of immeasurable intellect, and compassionate towards all beings, receives and treats those greatly revered ones (mahābhāgān) appropriately.

Words meanings summery:

• महाभागान् (mahābhāgān) - the highly revered beings listed in the previous verse (the greatly fortunate ones, the greatly revered ones)

• अमितधीः (amitadhīḥ) - of immeasurable intellect

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

• लोकपितामहः (lokapitāmahaḥ) - the grandfather of the worlds

• दयावान् (dayāvān) - compassionate, kind

• सर्वभूतेषु (sarvabhūteṣu) - towards all beings

• यथार्हम् (yathārham) - appropriately, as is fitting, according to their worth

• प्रतिपद्यते (pratipadyate) - Brahmā receives and treats (the beings) (he receives, he obtains, he treats)

Words meanings and morphology

महाभागान् (mahābhāgān) - the highly revered beings listed in the previous verse (the greatly fortunate ones, the greatly revered ones)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of mahābhāga

mahābhāga - highly fortunate, greatly honored, distinguished, exalted

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+bhāga)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective (feminine)
• bhāga – share, portion, fortune, destiny
  noun (masculine)

Note: Refers to the list of beings mentioned in the previous verse.

अमितधीः (amitadhīḥ) - of immeasurable intellect

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of amitadhī

amitadhī - having boundless wisdom or intelligence

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (amita+dhī)

• amita – unmeasured, unbounded, immense, immeasurable
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  formed from root mā (to measure) with prefix a- (negation) and suffix -kta
  Prefix: a
  Root: mā (class 2)
• dhī – intellect, understanding, wisdom, thought
  noun (feminine)

Note: Modifies 'Brahmā'.

ब्रह्मा (brahmā) - Brahmā (the creator god)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of brahman

brahman - Brahma (the creator deity); the universal spirit; sacred knowledge/word; priest

लोकपितामहः (lokapitāmahaḥ) - the grandfather of the worlds

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of lokapitāmaha

lokapitāmaha - grandfather of the world(s) (an epithet of Brahmā)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (loka+pitāmaha)

• loka – world, realm, people, community
  noun (masculine)
• pitāmaha – grandfather (father's father), progenitor
  noun (masculine)

Note: An epithet of Brahmā.

दयावान् (dayāvān) - compassionate, kind

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dayāvat

dayāvat - compassionate, kind, merciful, gracious

Derived from dayā (compassion) + -vat (possessive suffix)

Note: Modifies 'Brahmā'.

सर्वभूतेषु (sarvabhūteṣu) - towards all beings

(noun)

Locative, neuter, plural of sarvabhūta

sarvabhūta - all beings, all creatures

Compound type : karmadhāraya (sarva+bhūta)

• sarva – all, every, whole, entire
  pronoun (neuter)
• bhūta – being, creature, element, ghost
  noun (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  derived from root bhū with suffix -kta
  Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Used here in the sense of 'among' or 'towards' all beings.

यथार्हम् (yathārham) - appropriately, as is fitting, according to their worth

(indeclinable)

Compound type : avyayībhāva (yathā+arha)

• yathā – as, like, according to
  indeclinable
• arha – worthy, deserving, suitable
  adjective (masculine)

प्रतिपद्यते (pratipadyate) - Brahmā receives and treats (the beings) (he receives, he obtains, he treats)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present indicative (laṭ) of prati-pad

present indicative, 3rd person singular, middle voice (ātmanepada)

Prefix: prati

Root: pad (class 4)