महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-217, verse-16

देवा ऊचुः ।
किं न्विमे मानवाः सर्वे दह्यन्ते कृष्णवर्त्मना ।
कच्चिन्न संक्षयः प्राप्तो लोकानाममरेश्वर ॥१६॥

16. devā ūcuḥ ,
kiṁ nvime mānavāḥ sarve dahyante kṛṣṇavartmanā ,
kaccinna saṁkṣayaḥ prāpto lokānāmamareśvara.

16. devāḥ ūcuḥ kim nu ime mānavāḥ sarve dahyante kṛṣṇavartmanā
kaccit na saṃkṣayaḥ prāptaḥ lokānām amareśvara

16. The gods said: 'Why are all these humans being consumed by the fire (kṛṣṇavartman)? Surely, the annihilation of the worlds (loka) has not arrived, has it, O Lord of Immortals?'

Words meanings summery:

• देवाः (devāḥ) - the gods

• ऊचुः (ūcuḥ) - they said, they spoke

• किम् (kim) - what, why

• नु (nu) - indeed, now, then

• इमे (ime) - these

• मानवाः (mānavāḥ) - humans, men

• सर्वे (sarve) - all, every

• दह्यन्ते (dahyante) - they are being burned, consumed

• कृष्णवर्त्मना (kṛṣṇavartmanā) - by the fire (Agni) (by the black-pathed one, by fire)

• कच्चित् (kaccit) - surely not? (interrogative particle expressing doubt or negative expectation)

• न (na) - not, no

• संक्षयः (saṁkṣayaḥ) - destruction, annihilation, complete decay

• प्राप्तः (prāptaḥ) - reached, attained, arrived

• लोकानाम् (lokānām) - of the worlds, of the people

• अमरेश्वर (amareśvara) - O Lord of Immortals (Indra) (O Lord of Immortals)

Words meanings and morphology

देवाः (devāḥ) - the gods

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of deva

deva - god, deity, divine being

Root: div (class 1)

Note: Subject of ūcuḥ.

ऊचुः (ūcuḥ) - they said, they spoke

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, perfect (Lit) of vac

Perfect tense, 3rd person plural

Root vac (to speak), perfect uvāca, 3rd plural ūcuḥ. The initial u is an irregular strengthening.

Root: vac (class 2)

किम् (kim) - what, why

(indeclinable)

नु (nu) - indeed, now, then

(indeclinable)

Particle.

इमे (ime) - these

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of idam

idam - this, these

Nominative plural masculine of idam.

मानवाः (mānavāḥ) - humans, men

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of mānava

mānava - human, man, descendant of Manu

From manu.

Note: Subject of dahyante.

सर्वे (sarve) - all, every

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole, entire

Note: Modifies mānavāḥ.

दह्यन्ते (dahyante) - they are being burned, consumed

(verb)

3rd person , plural, passive, present (Laṭ) of dah

Present tense, Passive voice, 3rd person plural

Root dah (to burn). Passive stem dahya. The middle ending -te is for passive voice.

Root: dah (class 1)

कृष्णवर्त्मना (kṛṣṇavartmanā) - by the fire (Agni) (by the black-pathed one, by fire)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of kṛṣṇavartman

kṛṣṇavartman - having a black path, dark-pathed (epithet of fire)

Compound kṛṣṇa (black) + vartman (path/track).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (kṛṣṇa+vartman)

• kṛṣṇa – black, dark, dark-blue
  adjective (masculine)
  Root: kṛṣ (class 6)
• vartman – path, road, track, course
  noun (neuter)
  Derived from root vṛt (to turn, exist).
  Root: vṛt (class 1)

Note: Agent of the passive verb dahyante.

कच्चित् (kaccit) - surely not? (interrogative particle expressing doubt or negative expectation)

(indeclinable)

Note: Used with na.

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

Negative particle.

Note: Used with kaccit to form a question expecting a negative answer.

संक्षयः (saṁkṣayaḥ) - destruction, annihilation, complete decay

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of saṃkṣaya

saṁkṣaya - complete destruction, annihilation, decay

From root kṣi (to destroy) with prefix sam.

Prefix: sam

Root: kṣi (class 5)

Note: Subject of prāptaḥ.

प्राप्तः (prāptaḥ) - reached, attained, arrived

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of prāpta

prāpta - reached, obtained, arrived, attained

Past Passive Participle

From root āp (to obtain) with prefix pra.

Prefix: pra

Root: āp (class 5)

लोकानाम् (lokānām) - of the worlds, of the people

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of loka

loka - world, realm, people, common folk

Root: lok (class 1)

Note: Connects to saṃkṣayaḥ.

अमरेश्वर (amareśvara) - O Lord of Immortals (Indra) (O Lord of Immortals)

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of amareśvara

amareśvara - Lord of Immortals (epithet of Indra or other chief deities)

Compound amara (immortal) + īśvara (lord).

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (amara+īśvara)

• amara – immortal, god
  noun/adjective (masculine)
  Negation of mara (mortal).
  Prefix: a
  Root: mṛ (class 1)
• īśvara – lord, master, ruler, god
  noun (masculine)
  From root īś (to rule).
  Root: īś (class 2)

Note: Addressing Indra.