महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-5, chapter-129, verse-5

तस्य ब्रह्मा ललाटस्थो रुद्रो वक्षसि चाभवत् ।
लोकपाला भुजेष्वासन्नग्निरास्यादजायत ॥५॥

5. tasya brahmā lalāṭastho rudro vakṣasi cābhavat ,
lokapālā bhujeṣvāsannagnirāsyādajāyata.

5. tasya brahmā lalāṭasthaḥ rudraḥ vakṣasi ca abhavat
| lokapālāḥ bhujesu āsann agniḥ āsyāt ajāyata

5. tasya brahmā lalāṭasthaḥ abhavat rudraḥ ca vakṣasi
abhavat lokapālāḥ bhujesu āsann agniḥ āsyāt ajāyata

5. Brahmā was on his forehead, Rudra on his chest. The protectors of the worlds (lokapālas) were in his arms, and Agni was born from his mouth.

Words meanings summery:

• तस्य (tasya) - of him, his

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

• ललाटस्थः (lalāṭasthaḥ) - situated on the forehead, forehead-dwelling

• रुद्रः (rudraḥ) - Rudra (a deity)

• वक्षसि (vakṣasi) - on the chest

• च (ca) - and, also, moreover

• अभवत् (abhavat) - was, became

• लोकपालाः (lokapālāḥ) - the protectors of the worlds

• भुजेसु (bhujesu) - in the arms

• आसन्न् (āsann) - they were

• अग्निः (agniḥ) - Agni (the fire deity)

• आस्यात् (āsyāt) - from the mouth

• अजायत (ajāyata) - was born

Words meanings and morphology

तस्य (tasya) - of him, his

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to Viśvarūpa of Krishna.

ब्रह्मा (brahmā) - Brahmā (the creator deity)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of brahman

brahman - Brahma (the creator deity); the Absolute (brahman); sacred word, prayer, Vedic text

In this context, masculine nominative singular for the deity Brahmā.

Root: bṛh (class 1)

ललाटस्थः (lalāṭasthaḥ) - situated on the forehead, forehead-dwelling

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of lalāṭastha

lalāṭastha - situated on the forehead, forehead-dweller

Compound of 'lalāṭa' (forehead) and 'stha' (standing, situated).

Compound type : upapada-tatpuruṣa (lalāṭa+stha)

• lalāṭa – forehead, brow
  noun (neuter)
• stha – standing, staying, situated in
  adjective
  Kṛt suffix
  Derived from root 'sthā' (to stand) with Kṛt suffix -a.
  Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'brahmā'.

रुद्रः (rudraḥ) - Rudra (a deity)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rudra

rudra - a Vedic deity, often associated with wind, storm, hunt, and later identified with Śiva; a class of eleven deities

Root: rud (class 2)

वक्षसि (vakṣasi) - on the chest

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of vakṣas

vakṣas - chest, breast

च (ca) - and, also, moreover

(indeclinable)

अभवत् (abhavat) - was, became

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of bhū

Imperfect (Laṅ)

3rd person singular, imperfect active.

Root: bhū (class 1)

लोकपालाः (lokapālāḥ) - the protectors of the worlds

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of lokapāla

lokapāla - a guardian of the world; typically refers to the eight (or ten) cardinal deities

Compound of 'loka' (world) and 'pāla' (protector).

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (loka+pāla)

• loka – world, realm, people
  noun (masculine)
  Root: lok (class 1)
• pāla – protector, guardian, keeper
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root 'pā' (to protect).
  Root: pā (class 2)

भुजेसु (bhujesu) - in the arms

(noun)

Locative, masculine, plural of bhuja

bhuja - arm, hand; shoulder

Root: bhuj (class 7)

आसन्न् (āsann) - they were

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of as

Imperfect (Laṅ)

3rd person plural, imperfect active.

Root: as (class 2)

अग्निः (agniḥ) - Agni (the fire deity)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of agni

agni - fire; the fire deity Agni

Root: ag

आस्यात् (āsyāt) - from the mouth

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of āsya

āsya - mouth, face, jaws

Root: as (class 2)

अजायत (ajāyata) - was born

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, past imperfect (laṅ) of jan

Imperfect (Laṅ)

3rd person singular, imperfect middle voice. Denotes passive or reflexive action.

Root: jan (class 4)