योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-4, chapter-44, verse-31

बुद्धिसत्त्वबलोत्साहविज्ञानैश्वर्यसंस्थितः ।
स एव भगवान्ब्रह्मा सर्वलोकपितामहः ॥ ३१ ॥

buddhisattvabalotsāhavijñānaiśvaryasaṃsthitaḥ ,
sa eva bhagavānbrahmā sarvalokapitāmahaḥ 31

31. buddhi-sattva-bala-utsāha-vijñāna-aiśvarya-saṃsthitaḥ
saḥ eva bhagavān brahmā sarva-loka-pitāmahaḥ

31. saḥ eva bhagavān brahmā sarva-loka-pitāmahaḥ buddhi-sattva-bala-utsāha-vijñāna-aiśvarya-saṃsthitaḥ.

31. He, the divine (bhagavān) Brahmā, the grandfather of all worlds, is indeed established in intellect, the quality of purity (sattva), strength, enthusiasm, knowledge, and supreme power (aiśvarya).

31. כשהוא ניחן בתבונה, בטהרה, בעוצמה, בהתלהבות, בידע עליון ובריבונות, הוא-הוא בְּרַהְמָא המבורך, אביהם הקדמון של כל העולמות.

Words meanings summery:

• बुद्धि-सत्त्व-बल-उत्साह-विज्ञान-ऐश्वर्य-संस्थितः (buddhi-sattva-bala-utsāha-vijñāna-aiśvarya-saṁsthitaḥ) - established in intellect, purity, strength, enthusiasm, knowledge, and supreme power (established in intellect, goodness, strength, enthusiasm, knowledge, and sovereignty)

• सः (saḥ) - he (he, that)

• एव (eva) - indeed (indeed, only, just, exactly)

• भगवान् (bhagavān) - the divine (divine, adorable, worshipful, blessed one)

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

• सर्व-लोक-पितामहः (sarva-loka-pitāmahaḥ) - grandfather of all worlds (grandfather of all worlds, progenitor of all beings)

Words meanings and morphology

बुद्धि-सत्त्व-बल-उत्साह-विज्ञान-ऐश्वर्य-संस्थितः (buddhi-sattva-bala-utsāha-vijñāna-aiśvarya-saṁsthitaḥ) - established in intellect, purity, strength, enthusiasm, knowledge, and supreme power (established in intellect, goodness, strength, enthusiasm, knowledge, and sovereignty)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of buddhi-sattva-bala-utsāha-vijñāna-aiśvarya-saṃsthita

buddhi-sattva-bala-utsāha-vijñāna-aiśvarya-saṁsthita - endowed with or established in intellect, goodness, strength, enthusiasm, knowledge, and sovereignty

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (buddhi+sattva+bala+utsāha+vijñāna+aiśvarya+saṃsthita)

• buddhi – intellect, understanding, perception, reason
  noun (feminine)
  From root budh (to know, perceive)
  Root: budh (class 1)
• sattva – goodness, purity, essence, reality, existence, courage
  noun (neuter)
  From root as (to be, exist)
  Root: as (class 2)
• bala – strength, power, force, might
  noun (neuter)
• utsāha – enthusiasm, energy, perseverance, effort
  noun (masculine)
  From prefix ut- and root sah (to be able, endure)
  Prefix: ut
  Root: sah (class 1)
• vijñāna – knowledge, discernment, understanding, empirical knowledge
  noun (neuter)
  From prefix vi- and root jñā (to know)
  Prefix: vi
  Root: jñā (class 9)
• aiśvarya – sovereignty, supremacy, dominion, power, wealth
  noun (neuter)
  From īśvara (lord, master) + suffix -ya (abstract noun)
• saṃsthita – placed, situated, established, composed of, endowed with
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from prefix sam- and root sthā (to stand)
  Prefix: sam
  Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: This is a Bahuvrīhi compound, describing Brahmā.

सः (saḥ) - he (he, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Masculine singular nominative form of tad

Note: Refers to Brahmā.

एव (eva) - indeed (indeed, only, just, exactly)

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphasizes the preceding word.

भगवान् (bhagavān) - the divine (divine, adorable, worshipful, blessed one)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhagavat

bhagavat - divine, adorable, worshipful, blessed, fortunate, prosperous

Nom. sing. masc. of bhagavat (possessive suffix -vat)

Root: bhaj (class 1)

Note: Refers to Brahmā.

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

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of brahman

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

Nom. sing. masc. of brahman (with long ā indicating masculine nominative of n-stem)

Root: bṛh (class 1)

Note: The creator deity.

सर्व-लोक-पितामहः (sarva-loka-pitāmahaḥ) - grandfather of all worlds (grandfather of all worlds, progenitor of all beings)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sarva-loka-pitāmaha

sarva-loka-pitāmaha - grandfather of all worlds, progenitor of all beings

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sarva+loka+pitāmaha)

• sarva – all, every, whole, complete
  adjective
• loka – world, realm, people, universe
  noun (masculine)
  From root lok (to see, perceive)
  Root: lok (class 10)
• pitāmaha – paternal grandfather, great ancestor
  noun (masculine)

Note: Predicative nominative referring to Brahmā.

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