महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-223, verse-22

मन्दपालेन यूयं हि मम पूर्वं निवेदिताः ।
वर्जयेः पुत्रकान्मह्यं दहन्दावमिति स्म ह ॥२२॥

22. mandapālena yūyaṁ hi mama pūrvaṁ niveditāḥ ,
varjayeḥ putrakānmahyaṁ dahandāvamiti sma ha.

22. mandapālena yūyam hi mama pūrvaṃ niveditāḥ
varjayeḥ putrakān mahyam dahan dāvam iti sma ha

22. Agni said: "Indeed, Mandapāla had previously entrusted [his sons] to me, (saying,) 'When you burn the forest fire, please spare my children (putrakān),' thus it was said."

Words meanings summery:

• मन्दपालेन (mandapālena) - by Mandapāla

• यूयम् (yūyam) - refers to Mandapāla's sons (or the group protected by Mandapāla's request) (you all)

• हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for

• मम (mama) - to me (Agni, as the recipient of the entrustment) (to me, my)

• पूर्वं (pūrvaṁ) - previously, formerly

• निवेदिताः (niveditāḥ) - entrusted, reported, presented

• वर्जयेः (varjayeḥ) - you (Agni) should spare (you should spare, you should avoid)

• पुत्रकान् (putrakān) - sons, children

• मह्यम् (mahyam) - my (Mandapāla referring to his sons) (my, for me)

• दहन् (dahan) - burning, scorching

• दावम् (dāvam) - forest fire, conflagration

• इति (iti) - thus, so (marks direct or indirect speech)

• स्म (sma) - indeed (particle used with present tense to indicate past action)

• ह (ha) - indeed, surely (emphasizing particle)

Words meanings and morphology

मन्दपालेन (mandapālena) - by Mandapāla

(proper noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of mandapāla

mandapāla - Name of a sage

यूयम् (yūyam) - refers to Mandapāla's sons (or the group protected by Mandapāla's request) (you all)

(pronoun)

Nominative, plural of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you (pronoun)

हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for

(indeclinable)

मम (mama) - to me (Agni, as the recipient of the entrustment) (to me, my)

(pronoun)

Dative, singular of asmad

asmad - I (pronoun)

पूर्वं (pūrvaṁ) - previously, formerly

(indeclinable)

निवेदिताः (niveditāḥ) - entrusted, reported, presented

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of nivedita

nivedita - presented, entrusted, informed, dedicated

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root vid (causative) with prefix ni and suffix kta

Prefix: ni

Root: vid (class 6)

वर्जयेः (varjayeḥ) - you (Agni) should spare (you should spare, you should avoid)

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, optative (vidhi-liṅ) of vṛj

Root: vṛj (class 1)

पुत्रकान् (putrakān) - sons, children

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of putraka

putraka - a little son, child; a diminutive of putra

मह्यम् (mahyam) - my (Mandapāla referring to his sons) (my, for me)

(pronoun)

Dative, singular of asmad

asmad - I (pronoun)

दहन् (dahan) - burning, scorching

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dahat

dahat - burning, consuming by fire

Present Active Participle

Derived from root dah with suffix śatṛ

Root: dah (class 1)

दावम् (dāvam) - forest fire, conflagration

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of dāva

dāva - forest fire, conflagration

Root: du (class 5)

इति (iti) - thus, so (marks direct or indirect speech)

(indeclinable)

स्म (sma) - indeed (particle used with present tense to indicate past action)

(indeclinable)

ह (ha) - indeed, surely (emphasizing particle)

(indeclinable)