महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-33, verse-8

अपि मन्त्रयमाणा हि हेतुं पश्याम मोक्षणे ।
यथा नष्टं पुरा देवा गूढमग्निं गुहागतम् ॥८॥

8. api mantrayamāṇā hi hetuṁ paśyāma mokṣaṇe ,
yathā naṣṭaṁ purā devā gūḍhamagniṁ guhāgatam.

8. api mantrayamāṇāḥ hi hetum paśyāma mokṣaṇe
yathā naṣṭam purā devāḥ gūḍham agnim guhāgatam

8. Indeed, even as we deliberate, let us find a way to release, just as the gods in ancient times found the fire that was lost and hidden in a cave.

Words meanings summery:

• अपि (api) - even (while) (even, also)

• मन्त्रयमाणाः (mantrayamāṇāḥ) - (we) deliberating (deliberating, consulting)

• हि (hi) - indeed (indeed, for)

• हेतुम् (hetum) - a means/way (reason, cause, means)

• पश्याम (paśyāma) - let us find/see (we see, let us see)

• मोक्षणे (mokṣaṇe) - for release (in liberation, in release, in salvation)

• यथा (yathā) - just as (just as, how)

• नष्टम् (naṣṭam) - lost

• पुरा (purā) - in ancient times (formerly, anciently, before)

• देवाः (devāḥ) - the gods (gods)

• गूढम् (gūḍham) - hidden (hidden, concealed)

• अग्निम् (agnim) - the fire (fire)

• गुहागतम् (guhāgatam) - hidden in a cave (gone into a cave, hidden in a cave)

Words meanings and morphology

अपि (api) - even (while) (even, also)

(indeclinable)

मन्त्रयमाणाः (mantrayamāṇāḥ) - (we) deliberating (deliberating, consulting)

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, plural of mantrayamāṇa

mantrayamāṇa - deliberating, consulting, advising

present middle participle

from denominative verb 'mantr' (to counsel) + 'māna' suffix

Root: mantr (class 10)

Note: Refers to the speaker(s).

हि (hi) - indeed (indeed, for)

(indeclinable)

हेतुम् (hetum) - a means/way (reason, cause, means)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of hetu

hetu - cause, reason, motive, means

Root: hi (class 5)

Note: Object of 'paśyāma'.

पश्याम (paśyāma) - let us find/see (we see, let us see)

(verb)

1st person , plural, active, imperative (loṭ) of dṛś

present

present stem 'paśya' from root 'dṛś'; imperative 1st person plural

Root: dṛś (class 1)

Note: Could also be present indicative 1st plural, but imperative fits context better.

मोक्षणे (mokṣaṇe) - for release (in liberation, in release, in salvation)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of mokṣaṇa

mokṣaṇa - liberation, release, setting free

action noun

from root 'muc' (to release) + 'ana' suffix

Root: muc (class 6)

Note: Locative indicates the sphere or purpose.

यथा (yathā) - just as (just as, how)

(indeclinable)

नष्टम् (naṣṭam) - lost

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of naṣṭa

naṣṭa - lost, perished, destroyed, vanished

past passive participle

from root 'naś' (to perish, disappear) + 'ta' suffix

Root: naś (class 4)

Note: Agrees with 'agnim'.

पुरा (purā) - in ancient times (formerly, anciently, before)

(indeclinable)

देवाः (devāḥ) - the gods (gods)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of deva

deva - god, deity, divine being

Root: div (class 4)

Note: Subject of the implied verb 'found'.

गूढम् (gūḍham) - hidden (hidden, concealed)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of gūḍha

gūḍha - hidden, concealed, secret

past passive participle

from root 'guh' (to hide) + 'ta' suffix

Root: guh (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'agnim'.

अग्निम् (agnim) - the fire (fire)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of agni

agni - fire, god of fire

Note: Object of the implied verb 'found'.

गुहागतम् (guhāgatam) - hidden in a cave (gone into a cave, hidden in a cave)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of guhāgata

guhāgata - gone into a cave, concealed in a cavern

compound of 'guhā' (cave) and 'āgata' (gone to, arrived)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (guhā+āgata)

• guhā – cave, cavern
  noun (feminine)
• āgata – arrived, come, gone to
  adjective (masculine)
  past passive participle
  from 'ā' + root 'gam' (to go) + 'ta' suffix
  Prefix: ā
  Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'agnim'.