महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-225, verse-18

एवं तौ समनुज्ञातौ पावकेन महात्मना ।
अर्जुनो वासुदेवश्च दानवश्च मयस्तथा ॥१८॥

18. evaṁ tau samanujñātau pāvakena mahātmanā ,
arjuno vāsudevaśca dānavaśca mayastathā.

18. evam tau samanu-jñātau pāvakena mahā-ātmanā
arjunaḥ vāsudevaḥ ca dānavaḥ ca mayaḥ tathā

18. Thus, those two, Arjuna and Vāsudeva, along with the Dānava Maya, were granted permission by the great-souled Fire (pāvaka).

Words meanings summery:

• एवम् (evam) - thus, so, in this manner

• तौ (tau) - Arjuna and Vāsudeva (Krishna) (those two)

• समनु-ज्ञातौ (samanu-jñātau) - well permitted, fully allowed, sanctioned

• पावकेन (pāvakena) - by the deity Agni (by fire, by Agni)

• महा-आत्मना (mahā-ātmanā) - by the great-souled Agni (by the great-souled one)

• अर्जुनः (arjunaḥ) - Arjuna

• वासुदेवः (vāsudevaḥ) - Vāsudeva (Krishna)

• च (ca) - and

• दानवः (dānavaḥ) - the architect Maya, who was a Dānava (a Dānava (a class of demons))

• च (ca) - and

• मयः (mayaḥ) - Maya, the architect of the Dānavas (Maya (proper noun))

• तथा (tathā) - and also (thus, so, and, likewise)

Words meanings and morphology

एवम् (evam) - thus, so, in this manner

(indeclinable)

तौ (tau) - Arjuna and Vāsudeva (Krishna) (those two)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to Arjuna and Krishna.

समनु-ज्ञातौ (samanu-jñātau) - well permitted, fully allowed, sanctioned

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of samanu-jñāta

samanu-jñāta - well permitted, fully allowed, sanctioned

Past Passive Participle

`sam` + `anu` + root `jñā` + `-ta` suffix

Prefixes: sam+anu

Root: jñā (class 9)

Note: Modifies `tau`.

पावकेन (pāvakena) - by the deity Agni (by fire, by Agni)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of pāvaka

pāvaka - fire, purifier, Agni

derived from root `pū` (to purify) + `aka` suffix

Root: pū (class 1)

Note: Agent of `samanujñātau`.

महा-आत्मना (mahā-ātmanā) - by the great-souled Agni (by the great-souled one)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of mahātman

mahātman - great-souled, noble, magnanimous, the Supreme Soul (ātman)

`mahā` (great) + `ātman` (soul)

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+ātman)

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

Note: Qualifies `pāvakena`.

अर्जुनः (arjunaḥ) - Arjuna

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of arjuna

arjuna - Arjuna (proper noun), white, clear

Root: ṛj

Note: One of the two chief recipients of the permission.

वासुदेवः (vāsudevaḥ) - Vāsudeva (Krishna)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vāsudeva

vāsudeva - Vāsudeva (proper noun, patronymic of Krishna), son of Vasudeva

patronymic from `vasudeva`

Note: The other chief recipient of the permission.

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

दानवः (dānavaḥ) - the architect Maya, who was a Dānava (a Dānava (a class of demons))

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dānava

dānava - a descendant of Danu, a Dānava (a type of demon/giant)

Note: Describes Maya.

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

मयः (mayaḥ) - Maya, the architect of the Dānavas (Maya (proper noun))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of maya

maya - Maya (proper noun, name of an architect), illusion (māyā)

Root: mā

तथा (tathā) - and also (thus, so, and, likewise)

(indeclinable)