बृहत्-पाराशर-होरा-शास्त्रम् bṛhat-pārāśara-horā-śāstram - chapter-1, verse-17

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अनिरुद्धात् स्वयं जातो ब्रह्माहंकाकमूर्तिधृक् ।
सर्वषु सर्वशक्तिश्च स्वशक्त्याऽधिकया युतः ॥१७॥

17. aniruddhāt svayaṃ jāto brahmāhaṃkākamūrtidhṛk .
sarvaṣu sarvaśaktiśca svaśaktyā'dhikayā yutaḥ.

17. aniruddhāt svayam jātaḥ brahmā ahaṅkāraka mūrti dhṛk
| sarveṣu sarva śaktiḥ ca sva śaktyā adhikayā yutaḥ

17. From Aniruddha, Brahmā himself was born, who embodies the form of ego (`ahaṅkāra`). He is all-powerful in all beings, and endowed with his own greater `śakti` (power).

Words meanings summery:

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अनिरुद्धात् (aniruddhāt) - from Aniruddha

स्वयम् (svayam) - oneself, by oneself, himself

जातः (jātaḥ) - born, arisen, produced

ब्रह्मा (brahmā) - Brahmā (the creator deity)

अहङ्कारक (ahaṅkāraka) - pertaining to ego, causing ego

मूर्ति (mūrti) - form, body, manifestation

धृक् (dhṛk) - bearing, holding, possessing

सर्वेषु (sarveṣu) - in all, among all

सर्व (sarva) - all, whole

शक्तिः (śaktiḥ) - all-powerful (describing Brahmā) (powerful, all-powerful (as adjective); power, `śakti` (as noun))

च (ca) - and

स्व (sva) - own, one's own

शक्त्या (śaktyā) - by his own śakti (by `śakti` (power))

अधिकया (adhikayā) - greater, superior, more

युतः (yutaḥ) - joined, endowed, associated with

Words meanings and morphology

अनिरुद्धात् (aniruddhāt) - from Aniruddha

(proper noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of aniruddha

aniruddha - Aniruddha, son of Pradyumna

स्वयम् (svayam) - oneself, by oneself, himself

(indeclinable)

जातः (jātaḥ) - born, arisen, produced

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of jāta

jāta - born, produced, arisen, happened

Past Passive Participle

From the root √jan (to be born, produce).

Root: jan

ब्रह्मा (brahmā) - Brahmā (the creator deity)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of brahman

brahman - Brahmā (the creator god), sacred utterance, sacred knowledge, ultimate reality

अहङ्कारक (ahaṅkāraka) - pertaining to ego, causing ego

(adjective)

masculine, singular of ahaṅkāraka

ahaṅkāraka - pertaining to ego, causing ego, agent of ego

Derivative of `ahaṅkāra` with the suffix `ka`.

Note: First part of the compound 'ahaṅkārakamūrtidhṛk'. The original text reads 'ahaṅkāka', which is likely a variant or miswriting of 'ahaṅkāraka' or 'ahaṅkāra'.

मूर्ति (mūrti) - form, body, manifestation

(noun)

feminine, singular of mūrti

mūrti - form, body, idol, manifestation

Note: Middle part of the compound 'ahaṅkārakamūrtidhṛk'.

धृक् (dhṛk) - bearing, holding, possessing

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dhṛj

dhṛj - holding, bearing, supporting

From the root √dhṛ (to hold, bear).

Root: dhṛ

Note: Last part of the compound 'ahaṅkārakamūrtidhṛk'.

सर्वेषु (sarveṣu) - in all, among all

(pronoun)

Locative, masculine, plural of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole

सर्व (sarva) - all, whole

(adjective)

masculine, singular of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole

Note: First part of the compound 'sarvaśaktiḥ'.

शक्तिः (śaktiḥ) - all-powerful (describing Brahmā) (powerful, all-powerful (as adjective); power, `śakti` (as noun))

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śakti

śakti - power, energy, capability, creative power, divine feminine principle

Note: Here interpreted as an adjective 'all-powerful' agreeing with 'Brahmā', even though `śakti` is typically a feminine noun. It can be a bahuvrihi compound meaning 'he who has all `śakti`'.

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

स्व (sva) - own, one's own

(pronoun)

feminine, singular of sva

sva - one's own, self, own property

Note: Part of a compound 'svaśaktyā'.

शक्त्या (śaktyā) - by his own śakti (by `śakti` (power))

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of śakti

śakti - power, energy, capability, creative power, divine feminine principle

Note: Part of a compound 'svaśaktyā'.