महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-171, verse-21

वसिष्ठ उवाच ।
ततस्तं क्रोधजं तात और्वोऽग्निं वरुणालये ।
उत्ससर्ज स चैवाप उपयुङ्क्ते महोदधौ ॥२१॥

21. vasiṣṭha uvāca ,
tatastaṁ krodhajaṁ tāta aurvo'gniṁ varuṇālaye ,
utsasarja sa caivāpa upayuṅkte mahodadhau.

21. vasiṣṭha uvāca tatas tam krodhajam tāta aurvaḥ agnim
varuṇālaye utsasarja sa ca eva āpaḥ upayuṅkte mahodadhau

21. Vasiṣṭha said: "Then, O dear one, Aurva released that fire (agni), born of his anger, into Varuṇa's abode. And that fire (agni) indeed consumes the waters in the great ocean."

Words meanings summery:

• वसिष्ठ (vasiṣṭha) - Vasiṣṭha

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• ततस् (tatas) - then, from that, therefore

• तम् (tam) - that, him

• क्रोधजम् (krodhajam) - anger-born, produced from anger

• तात (tāta) - O dear one (vocative address) (dear one, father, son)

• और्वः (aurvaḥ) - Aurva

• अग्निम् (agnim) - fire

• वरुणालये (varuṇālaye) - in Varuṇa's abode, in the ocean

• उत्ससर्ज (utsasarja) - released, discharged, emitted

• स (sa) - he, that

• च (ca) - and, also

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

• आपः (āpaḥ) - waters

• उपयुन्̇क्ते (upayuṅkte) - consumes, makes use of, employs

• महोदधौ (mahodadhau) - in the great ocean

Words meanings and morphology

वसिष्ठ (vasiṣṭha) - Vasiṣṭha

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vasiṣṭha

vasiṣṭha - a proper name, a celebrated Vedic sage

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

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

perfect active

3rd person singular perfect active

Root: vac (class 2)

ततस् (tatas) - then, from that, therefore

(indeclinable)

तम् (tam) - that, him

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Modifies 'agnim'.

क्रोधजम् (krodhajam) - anger-born, produced from anger

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of krodhaja

krodhaja - anger-born, produced from wrath

Compound type : tatpurusha (krodha+ja)

• krodha – anger, wrath, fury
  noun (masculine)
  Root: krudh (class 4)
• ja – born, produced from
  adjective (masculine)
  derived from root jan- 'to be born'
  Root: jan (class 4)

Note: Modifies 'agnim'.

तात (tāta) - O dear one (vocative address) (dear one, father, son)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of tāta

tāta - father, son, dear one (vocative)

और्वः (aurvaḥ) - Aurva

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of aurva

aurva - name of a sage, descendant of Ṛbhu

अग्निम् (agnim) - fire

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of agni

agni - fire, god of fire

वरुणालये (varuṇālaye) - in Varuṇa's abode, in the ocean

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of varuṇālaya

varuṇālaya - Varuṇa's abode, the ocean

Compound type : tatpurusha (varuṇa+ālaya)

• varuṇa – name of a Vedic deity, god of the ocean
  proper noun (masculine)
• ālaya – abode, dwelling, house
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: ā
  Root: lī (class 4)

उत्ससर्ज (utsasarja) - released, discharged, emitted

(verb)

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

perfect active

3rd person singular perfect active

Prefix: ut

Root: sṛj (class 6)

स (sa) - he, that

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to 'agni'.

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

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

(indeclinable)

Note: Used for emphasis.

आपः (āpaḥ) - waters

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, plural of ap

ap - water, waters

Note: Also nominative plural. Here accusative as object of upayuṅkte.

उपयुन्̇क्ते (upayuṅkte) - consumes, makes use of, employs

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (lat) of yuj

present middle

3rd person singular present middle (ātmanepada)

Prefix: upa

Root: yuj (class 7)

Note: Upasarga 'upa' gives the sense of 'using up' or 'consuming'.

महोदधौ (mahodadhau) - in the great ocean

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of mahodadhi

mahodadhi - great ocean

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+udadhi)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective
• udadhi – ocean, sea
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from ud + dhā 'to hold'.
  Prefix: ud
  Root: dhā (class 3)