महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-275, verse-17

ततो देवो विशुद्धात्मा विमानेन चतुर्मुखः ।
पितामहो जगत्स्रष्टा दर्शयामास राघवम् ॥१७॥

17. tato devo viśuddhātmā vimānena caturmukhaḥ ,
pitāmaho jagatsraṣṭā darśayāmāsa rāghavam.

17. tatas devaḥ viśuddhātmā vimānena caturmukhaḥ
pitāmahaḥ jagatsraṣṭā darśayāmāsa rāghavam

17. Then, the pure-souled (ātman) god, the four-faced great-grandfather and creator of the world, Brahmā, revealed himself to Rāghava (Rama) by means of a celestial chariot.

Words meanings summery:

• ततस् (tatas) - then, thereafter, from there

• देवः (devaḥ) - the god Brahmā (god, deity)

• विशुद्धात्मा (viśuddhātmā) - Brahmā, who is pure-souled (pure-souled, having a pure self)

• विमानेन (vimānena) - by a celestial chariot, by an aerial car

• चतुर्मुखः (caturmukhaḥ) - Brahmā, who is traditionally depicted as four-faced (four-faced)

• पितामहः (pitāmahaḥ) - Brahmā, as the great-grandfather of all beings (great-grandfather, grandfather)

• जगत्स्रष्टा (jagatsraṣṭā) - Brahmā, who is the creator of the world (creator of the world)

• दर्शयामास (darśayāmāsa) - Brahmā revealed himself (showed, revealed, caused to see)

• राघवम् (rāghavam) - Rāghava (Rama) (Rāghava)

Words meanings and morphology

ततस् (tatas) - then, thereafter, from there

(indeclinable)

Ablative suffix -tas added to pronoun ta-

देवः (devaḥ) - the god Brahmā (god, deity)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of deva

deva - a god, a deity, a divine being

विशुद्धात्मा (viśuddhātmā) - Brahmā, who is pure-souled (pure-souled, having a pure self)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of viśuddhātman

viśuddhātman - pure-souled, having a pure self (ātman), with an unblemished nature

Compound type : bahuvrihi (viśuddha+ātman)

• viśuddha – purified, very clean, pure, clear
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root śudh with prefix vi-
  Prefix: vi
  Root: śudh (class 4)
• ātman – self, soul, spirit, the Supreme Spirit, essential nature
  noun (masculine)

विमानेन (vimānena) - by a celestial chariot, by an aerial car

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of vimāna

vimāna - a celestial chariot, an aerial car, a mythological flying palace or craft

Prefix: vi

Root: mā (class 2)

चतुर्मुखः (caturmukhaḥ) - Brahmā, who is traditionally depicted as four-faced (four-faced)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of caturmukha

caturmukha - four-faced (an epithet of Brahmā)

Compound type : bahuvrihi (catur+mukha)

• catur – four
  numeral
• mukha – face, mouth, principal part
  noun (neuter)

पितामहः (pitāmahaḥ) - Brahmā, as the great-grandfather of all beings (great-grandfather, grandfather)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pitāmaha

pitāmaha - great-grandfather, grandfather (an epithet for Brahmā as the patriarch of creation)

जगत्स्रष्टा (jagatsraṣṭā) - Brahmā, who is the creator of the world (creator of the world)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of jagatsraṣṭṛ

jagatsraṣṭṛ - creator of the world, universe-creator

Compound type : tatpurusha (jagat+sraṣṭṛ)

• jagat – world, universe, moving, living
  noun (neuter)
  Present active participle of root gam, used as a noun
  Root: gam (class 1)
• sraṣṭṛ – creator, fashioner, producer
  noun (masculine)
  Agent noun from root sṛj
  Root: sṛj (class 6)

दर्शयामास (darśayāmāsa) - Brahmā revealed himself (showed, revealed, caused to see)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of darśayāmāsa

Periphrastic perfect

Perfect tense, 3rd person singular, active voice of the causative stem darśaya- (from root dṛś)

Root: dṛś (class 1)

राघवम् (rāghavam) - Rāghava (Rama) (Rāghava)

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of rāghava

rāghava - Rāghava (descendant of Raghu, an epithet of Rama)