महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-219, verse-36

तमग्निः प्रार्थयामास दिधक्षुर्वातसारथिः ।
देहवान्वै जटी भूत्वा नदंश्च जलदो यथा ।
जिघांसुर्वासुदेवश्च चक्रमुद्यम्य विष्ठितः ॥३६॥

36. tamagniḥ prārthayāmāsa didhakṣurvātasārathiḥ ,
dehavānvai jaṭī bhūtvā nadaṁśca jalado yathā ,
jighāṁsurvāsudevaśca cakramudyamya viṣṭhitaḥ.

36. tam agniḥ prārthayāmāsa didhakṣuḥ
vātasārathiḥ dehavān vai jaṭī bhūtvā
nadan ca jaladaḥ yathā jighāṃsuḥ
vāsudevaḥ ca cakram udyamya viṣṭhitaḥ

36. Agni, desiring to burn him and having the wind as his charioteer, implored him. Indeed, Agni took on a physical body, became matted-haired, and roared like a cloud. And Vasudeva (Krishna), intending to kill him, stood with his discus uplifted.

Words meanings summery:

• तम् (tam) - him (Maya) (him, that)

• अग्निः (agniḥ) - the fire god (Agni) (fire, fire god (Agni))

• प्रार्थयामास (prārthayāmāsa) - implored, requested, prayed

• दिधक्षुः (didhakṣuḥ) - desiring to burn, wishing to consume by fire

• वातसारथिः (vātasārathiḥ) - having the wind as his charioteer (epithet of Agni) (one whose charioteer is wind)

• देहवान् (dehavān) - took on a body (having a body, embodied)

• वै (vai) - indeed, certainly

• जटी (jaṭī) - with matted hair (having matted hair, an ascetic)

• भूत्वा (bhūtvā) - having become, having been

• नदन् (nadan) - making a roaring sound (roaring, sounding)

• च (ca) - and, also

• जलदः (jaladaḥ) - a cloud (cloud, giver of water)

• यथा (yathā) - as, like

• जिघांसुः (jighāṁsuḥ) - intending to kill (Maya) (wishing to kill, desiring to kill)

• वासुदेवः (vāsudevaḥ) - Krishna (son of Vasudeva, Krishna)

• च (ca) - and, also

• चक्रम् (cakram) - the Sudarshana discus (discus, wheel)

• उद्यम्य (udyamya) - having raised (his discus) (having uplifted, having raised)

• विष्ठितः (viṣṭhitaḥ) - stood ready (stood, situated, placed)

Words meanings and morphology

तम् (tam) - him (Maya) (him, that)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: masculine accusative singular form of tad

अग्निः (agniḥ) - the fire god (Agni) (fire, fire god (Agni))

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of agni

agni - fire, fire god

प्रार्थयामास (prārthayāmāsa) - implored, requested, prayed

(verb)

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

denominative verb from artha with prefix pra

Prefix: pra

Root: arth (class 10)

Note: periphrastic perfect

दिधक्षुः (didhakṣuḥ) - desiring to burn, wishing to consume by fire

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of didhakṣu

didhakṣu - desiring to burn

Desiderative Stem Noun/Adjective

derived from desiderative stem of root dah (to burn)

Root: dah (class 1)

Note: agrees with Agniḥ

वातसारथिः (vātasārathiḥ) - having the wind as his charioteer (epithet of Agni) (one whose charioteer is wind)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vātasārathi

vātasārathi - one whose charioteer is wind

bahuvrihi compound: vāta (wind) + sārathi (charioteer)

Compound type : bahuvrihi (vāta+sārathi)

• vāta – wind, air
  noun (masculine)
• sārathi – charioteer, driver
  noun (masculine)

Note: epithet for Agni

देहवान् (dehavān) - took on a body (having a body, embodied)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dehavat

dehavat - having a body, embodied, corporeal

suffix -vat (possessive)

Note: agrees with Agniḥ

वै (vai) - indeed, certainly

(indeclinable)

Note: emphatic particle

जटी (jaṭī) - with matted hair (having matted hair, an ascetic)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of jaṭin

jaṭin - having matted hair, an ascetic, Shiva

possessive suffix -in

Note: agrees with Agniḥ

भूत्वा (bhūtvā) - having become, having been

(indeclinable)

absolutive

derived from root bhū (to be, become)

Root: bhū (class 1)

नदन् (nadan) - making a roaring sound (roaring, sounding)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nadant

nadant - roaring, sounding

Present Active Participle

from root nad (to roar, sound)

Root: nad (class 1)

Note: agrees with Agniḥ

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

जलदः (jaladaḥ) - a cloud (cloud, giver of water)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of jalada

jalada - cloud, giver of water

compound: jala (water) + da (giver, from root dā)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (jala+da)

• jala – water
  noun (neuter)
• da – giver, bestower
  adjective (masculine)
  agent noun
  from root dā (to give)
  Root: dā (class 3)

यथा (yathā) - as, like

(indeclinable)

जिघांसुः (jighāṁsuḥ) - intending to kill (Maya) (wishing to kill, desiring to kill)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of jighāṃsu

jighāṁsu - desiring to kill

Desiderative Stem Noun/Adjective

derived from desiderative stem of root han (to strike, kill)

Root: han (class 2)

Note: agrees with Vāsudevaḥ

वासुदेवः (vāsudevaḥ) - Krishna (son of Vasudeva, Krishna)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vāsudeva

vāsudeva - son of Vasudeva, Krishna

patronymic from Vasudeva

Note: Krishna

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

चक्रम् (cakram) - the Sudarshana discus (discus, wheel)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of cakra

cakra - wheel, discus, circle

Note: refers to Vishnu's/Krishna's discus

उद्यम्य (udyamya) - having raised (his discus) (having uplifted, having raised)

(indeclinable)

absolutive

derived from prefix ut + yam (to restrain, hold)

Prefix: ut

Root: yam (class 1)

विष्ठितः (viṣṭhitaḥ) - stood ready (stood, situated, placed)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of viṣṭhita

viṣṭhita - stood, situated, placed, stood firm

Past Passive Participle

from prefix vi + root sthā (to stand)

Prefix: vi

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: agrees with Vāsudevaḥ