महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-6, chapter-32, verse-6

महर्षयः सप्त पूर्वे चत्वारो मनवस्तथा ।
मद्भावा मानसा जाता येषां लोक इमाः प्रजाः ॥६॥

6. maharṣayaḥ sapta pūrve catvāro manavastathā ,
madbhāvā mānasā jātā yeṣāṁ loka imāḥ prajāḥ.

6. maharṣayaḥ sapta pūrve catvāraḥ manavaḥ tathā
madbhāvāḥ mānasāḥ jātāḥ yeṣām loke imāḥ prajāḥ

6. sapta pūrve maharṣayaḥ tathā ca catvāraḥ manavaḥ
madbhāvāḥ mānasāḥ jātāḥ yeṣām loke imāḥ prajāḥ (bhavanti)

6. The seven great ancient sages, and similarly the four Manus, were born from My mind and embody My nature; from them all these beings in the world have sprung forth.

Words meanings summery:

• महर्षयः (maharṣayaḥ) - the great sages

• सप्त (sapta) - seven

• पूर्वे (pūrve) - ancient, former, earlier

• चत्वारः (catvāraḥ) - four

• मनवः (manavaḥ) - Manus, progenitors of mankind

• तथा (tathā) - similarly, as well as, so also

• मद्भावाः (madbhāvāḥ) - having My nature, devoted to Me, born of My being

• मानसाः (mānasāḥ) - mind-born, born from the mind

• जाताः (jātāḥ) - born, produced, manifested

• येषाम् (yeṣām) - of whom, from whom

• लोके (loke) - in the world, in the universe

• इमाः (imāḥ) - these

• प्रजाः (prajāḥ) - progeny, offspring, creatures, people

Words meanings and morphology

महर्षयः (maharṣayaḥ) - the great sages

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of maharṣi

maharṣi - great sage, exalted seer

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+ṛṣi)

• mahā – great, mighty, large
  adjective
• ṛṣi – sage, seer, inspired poet
  noun (masculine)

सप्त (sapta) - seven

(numeral)

Note: Modifies 'maharṣayaḥ'

पूर्वे (pūrve) - ancient, former, earlier

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of pūrva

pūrva - ancient, former, first, earlier, eastern

Note: Modifies 'maharṣayaḥ'

चत्वारः (catvāraḥ) - four

(numeral)

Note: Modifies 'manavaḥ'

मनवः (manavaḥ) - Manus, progenitors of mankind

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of manu

manu - Manu (a specific progenitor, or class of progenitors, of mankind), human, man

तथा (tathā) - similarly, as well as, so also

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects the sages and Manus

मद्भावाः (madbhāvāḥ) - having My nature, devoted to Me, born of My being

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of madbhāva

madbhāva - having My nature, devoted to Me, born of My being

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mad+bhāva)

• mad – My, of Me (ablative of 'aham' used in compound)
  pronoun
• bhāva – nature, state, disposition, being
  noun (masculine)
  from root 'bhū'
  Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Modifies 'maharṣayaḥ' and 'manavaḥ'

मानसाः (mānasāḥ) - mind-born, born from the mind

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of mānasa

mānasa - mental, mind-born, belonging to the mind

Derived from 'manas' (mind)

Note: Modifies 'maharṣayaḥ' and 'manavaḥ'

जाताः (jātāḥ) - born, produced, manifested

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of jāta

jāta - born, produced, arisen, existing

Past Passive Participle

From root 'jan' (to be born)

Root: jan (class 4)

Note: Predicative adjective for 'maharṣayaḥ' and 'manavaḥ'

येषाम् (yeṣām) - of whom, from whom

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of yad

yad - who, which, what

Note: Refers to 'maharṣayaḥ' and 'manavaḥ'

लोके (loke) - in the world, in the universe

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of loka

loka - world, realm, people, universe

इमाः (imāḥ) - these

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of idam

idam - this, these

Note: Modifies 'prajāḥ'

प्रजाः (prajāḥ) - progeny, offspring, creatures, people

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of prajā

prajā - progeny, offspring, creatures, subjects

From root 'jan' with prefix 'pra'

Prefix: pra

Root: jan (class 4)