महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-221, verse-16

ततोऽहं पांसुना छिद्रमपिधास्यामि पुत्रकाः ।
एवं प्रतिकृतं मन्ये ज्वलतः कृष्णवर्त्मनः ॥१६॥

16. tato'haṁ pāṁsunā chidramapidhāsyāmi putrakāḥ ,
evaṁ pratikṛtaṁ manye jvalataḥ kṛṣṇavartmanaḥ.

16. tataḥ aham pāṃsunā chidram apidhāsyāmi putrakāḥ
evam pratikṛtam manye jvalataḥ kṛṣṇavartmanaḥ

16. Then, my sons, I will cover the hole with dust. In this way, I consider the burning fire (kṛṣṇavartman) to be counteracted.

Words meanings summery:

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereafter, from there

• अहम् (aham) - I

• पांसुना (pāṁsunā) - with dust

• छिद्रम् (chidram) - hole, opening, flaw

• अपिधास्यामि (apidhāsyāmi) - I will cover, I will close

• पुत्रकाः (putrakāḥ) - O sons! dear sons!

• एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner

• प्रतिकृतम् (pratikṛtam) - the situation (the fire) is countered. (remedied, retaliated, counteracted)

• मन्ये (manye) - I think, I believe, I consider

• ज्वलतः (jvalataḥ) - from the burning fire. (of the burning (one), from the burning (one))

• कृष्णवर्त्मनः (kṛṣṇavartmanaḥ) - of the fire (kṛṣṇavartman). (of the black-pathed one, of fire)

Words meanings and morphology

ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereafter, from there

(indeclinable)

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, myself

1st person singular nominative

पांसुना (pāṁsunā) - with dust

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of pāṃsu

pāṁsu - dust, sand

छिद्रम् (chidram) - hole, opening, flaw

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of chidra

chidra - hole, opening, flaw

Root: chid (class 7)

Note: Object of the verb `apidhāsyāmi`.

अपिधास्यामि (apidhāsyāmi) - I will cover, I will close

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, future (lṛṭ) of apidhā

Future Active

1st person singular. Formed from root dhā with upasarga api.

Prefix: api

Root: dhā (class 3)

पुत्रकाः (putrakāḥ) - O sons! dear sons!

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, plural of putraka

putraka - son, dear son (diminutive/affectionate)

Vocative plural, used affectionately.

एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner

(indeclinable)

प्रतिकृतम् (pratikṛtam) - the situation (the fire) is countered. (remedied, retaliated, counteracted)

(adjective)

neuter, singular of pratikṛta

pratikṛta - retaliated, counteracted, remedied, done in return

Past Passive Participle

Formed from root kṛ with upasarga prati. Neuter singular nominative/accusative.

Prefix: prati

Root: kṛ (class 8)

मन्ये (manye) - I think, I believe, I consider

(verb)

1st person , singular, middle, present (lat) of man

Present Middle

1st person singular

Root: man (class 4)

ज्वलतः (jvalataḥ) - from the burning fire. (of the burning (one), from the burning (one))

(adjective)

masculine, singular of jvalat

jvalat - burning, blazing

Present Active Participle

Masculine singular genitive

Root: jval (class 1)

Note: Genitive in connection with `pratikṛtam` (counteracted from).

कृष्णवर्त्मनः (kṛṣṇavartmanaḥ) - of the fire (kṛṣṇavartman). (of the black-pathed one, of fire)

(noun)

masculine, singular of kṛṣṇavartman

kṛṣṇavartman - one whose path is black, fire, Agni

Masculine singular genitive

Compound type : bahuvrihi (kṛṣṇa+vartman)

• kṛṣṇa – black, dark
  adjective (masculine)
• vartman – path, road, track
  noun (neuter)
  Root: vṛt (class 1)