महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-172, verse-5

त्रयाणां पावकानां स सत्रे तस्मिन्महामुनिः ।
आसीत्पुरस्ताद्दीप्तानां चतुर्थ इव पावकः ॥५॥

5. trayāṇāṁ pāvakānāṁ sa satre tasminmahāmuniḥ ,
āsītpurastāddīptānāṁ caturtha iva pāvakaḥ.

5. trayāṇām pāvakānām saḥ satre tasmin mahāmuniḥ
āsīt purastāt dīptānām caturthaḥ iva pāvakaḥ

5. In that long ritual (sattra), that great sage stood before the three blazing fires, appearing like a fourth fire himself.

Words meanings summery:

• त्रयाणाम् (trayāṇām) - of three

• पावकानाम् (pāvakānām) - of fires, of purifiers

• सः (saḥ) - Refers to Viśvāmitra. (he, that (one))

• सत्रे (satre) - in the sattra, in the long sacrifice

• तस्मिन् (tasmin) - in that

• महामुनिः (mahāmuniḥ) - great sage

• आसीत् (āsīt) - was

• पुरस्तात् (purastāt) - in front of, before, eastward

• दीप्तानाम् (dīptānām) - Refers to the fires ('pāvakānām'). (of the blazing ones, of the brilliant)

• चतुर्थः (caturthaḥ) - fourth

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• पावकः (pāvakaḥ) - fire, purifier

Words meanings and morphology

त्रयाणाम् (trayāṇām) - of three

(numeral)

Note: Agrees with 'pāvakānām'.

पावकानाम् (pāvakānām) - of fires, of purifiers

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of pāvaka

pāvaka - fire, purifier, pure

derived from root pū (to purify)

Root: pū (class 9)

Note: Refers to the sacred sacrificial fires.

सः (saḥ) - Refers to Viśvāmitra. (he, that (one))

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

सत्रे (satre) - in the sattra, in the long sacrifice

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of sattra

sattra - a sacrificial session, a long sacrifice, an asylum

तस्मिन् (tasmin) - in that

(pronoun)

Locative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Agrees with 'satre'.

महामुनिः (mahāmuniḥ) - great sage

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahāmuni

mahāmuni - great sage, ascetic

Compound type : karma_dhāraya (mahā+muni)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective
• muni – sage, ascetic, seer
  noun (masculine)
  Root: man (class 4)

आसीत् (āsīt) - was

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, imperfect (laṅ) of as

Root: as (class 2)

पुरस्तात् (purastāt) - in front of, before, eastward

(indeclinable)

दीप्तानाम् (dīptānām) - Refers to the fires ('pāvakānām'). (of the blazing ones, of the brilliant)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, plural of dīpta

dīpta - blazing, shining, brilliant, lighted

Past Passive Participle

derived from root dīp (to shine)

Root: dīp (class 4)

चतुर्थः (caturthaḥ) - fourth

(numeral)

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

Note: Denotes comparison.

पावकः (pāvakaḥ) - fire, purifier

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pāvaka

pāvaka - fire, purifier, pure

derived from root pū (to purify)

Root: pū (class 9)