महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-224, verse-9

तथाग्नौ ते परीत्ताश्च त्वया हि मम संनिधौ ।
प्रतिश्रुतं तथा चेति ज्वलनेन महात्मना ॥९॥

9. tathāgnau te parīttāśca tvayā hi mama saṁnidhau ,
pratiśrutaṁ tathā ceti jvalanena mahātmanā.

9. tathā agnau te parīttāḥ ca tvayā hi mama saṃnidhau
| pratiśrutam tathā ca iti jvalanena mahātmanā

9. Indeed, they were entrusted by you to Agni in my presence, and it was thus promised by the great-souled (mahātman) Agni himself.

Words meanings summery:

• तथा (tathā) - thus, indeed (so, thus, in that manner, also)

• अग्नौ (agnau) - to Agni (the Fire god) (in fire, to Agni)

• ते (te) - those (sons) (those, they)

• परीत्ताः (parīttāḥ) - were entrusted (entrusted, given over, surrendered)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• त्वया (tvayā) - by you

• हि (hi) - indeed (indeed, surely, because)

• मम (mama) - my (my, of me)

• संनिधौ (saṁnidhau) - in my presence (in the presence of, near, in the vicinity of)

• प्रतिश्रुतम् (pratiśrutam) - it was promised (promised, heard, agreed to)

• तथा (tathā) - thus, in that way (so, thus, in that manner)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• इति (iti) - (marks the end of the implied quotation 'thus it was promised') (thus, so, in this way (marks quoted speech or thought))

• ज्वलनेन (jvalanena) - by Agni (the Fire god) (by fire, by Agni)

• महात्मना (mahātmanā) - by the great-souled (Agni) (by the great-souled, by the noble-minded)

Words meanings and morphology

तथा (tathā) - thus, indeed (so, thus, in that manner, also)

(indeclinable)

अग्नौ (agnau) - to Agni (the Fire god) (in fire, to Agni)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of agni

agni - fire, the god Agni

Note: Here implying 'to Agni' as an object of trust.

ते (te) - those (sons) (those, they)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

परीत्ताः (parīttāḥ) - were entrusted (entrusted, given over, surrendered)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of parītta

parītta - entrusted, given, delivered, surrendered

Past Passive Participle

From √dā (to give) with upasarga pari- and ī- (samprasāraṇa).

Prefix: pari

Root: dā (class 3)

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

त्वया (tvayā) - by you

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

हि (hi) - indeed (indeed, surely, because)

(indeclinable)

मम (mama) - my (my, of me)

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me

संनिधौ (saṁnidhau) - in my presence (in the presence of, near, in the vicinity of)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of saṃnidha

saṁnidha - presence, proximity, vicinity

From sam-ni-dhā (to place together, bring near).

Prefixes: sam+ni

Root: dhā (class 3)

प्रतिश्रुतम् (pratiśrutam) - it was promised (promised, heard, agreed to)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of pratiśruta

pratiśruta - promised, agreed, heard

Past Passive Participle

From √śru (to hear) with upasarga prati- (in return, in response).

Prefix: prati

Root: śru (class 5)

Note: Used impersonally here, 'it was promised'.

तथा (tathā) - thus, in that way (so, thus, in that manner)

(indeclinable)

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

इति (iti) - (marks the end of the implied quotation 'thus it was promised') (thus, so, in this way (marks quoted speech or thought))

(indeclinable)

ज्वलनेन (jvalanena) - by Agni (the Fire god) (by fire, by Agni)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of jvalana

jvalana - burning, blazing, fire, the god Agni

From root √jval (to burn, blaze).

Root: jval (class 1)

महात्मना (mahātmanā) - by the great-souled (Agni) (by the great-souled, by the noble-minded)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of mahātman

mahātman - great-souled, noble-minded, exalted, a great person

From mahā (great) + ātman (self, soul).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahā+ātman)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective
• ātman – self, soul, spirit, essential nature
  noun (masculine)

Note: Qualifies Jvalana (Agni).