महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-166, verse-1

भीष्म उवाच ।
अथ तत्र महार्चिष्माननलो वातसारथिः ।
तस्याविदूरे रक्षार्थं खगेन्द्रेण कृतोऽभवत् ॥१॥

1. bhīṣma uvāca ,
atha tatra mahārciṣmānanalo vātasārathiḥ ,
tasyāvidūre rakṣārthaṁ khagendreṇa kṛto'bhavat.

1. bhīṣma uvāca atha tatra mahārcṣmān analaḥ vātasārathiḥ
tasya avidūre rakṣārtham khagendrena kṛtaḥ abhavat

1. bhīṣma uvāca atha khagendrena tasya avidūre rakṣārtham
mahārcṣmān vātasārathiḥ analaḥ kṛtaḥ abhavat

1. Bhishma said: Then, not far from him, a great, effulgent fire, driven by the wind, was created by the king of birds (khagendra) for protection.

Words meanings summery:

• भीष्म (bhīṣma) - Bhishma, a revered elder in the Mahabharata, speaking. (Bhishma (name of a character))

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• अथ (atha) - Introducing a new event in the narrative. (then, now, thereupon)

• तत्र (tatra) - Referring to the location near the hawk. (there, in that place)

• महार्च्ष्मान् (mahārcṣmān) - Describing the intense brightness of the fire. (great-flamed, highly effulgent, having great light)

• अनलः (analaḥ) - The fire that was created for protection. (fire)

• वातसारथिः (vātasārathiḥ) - Describing fire as being driven by wind, implying its fierce and spreading nature. (one whose charioteer is wind (i.e., fire))

• तस्य (tasya) - Of him, referring to the hawk. (his, of him, to him)

• अविदूरे (avidūre) - Located close to the hawk. (not far, nearby, in the vicinity)

• रक्षार्थम् (rakṣārtham) - The reason for the fire's creation. (for the purpose of protection, for protection)

• खगेन्द्रेन (khagendrena) - The agent who created the fire. This 'king of birds' (khagendra) is a specific powerful bird (Garuda, or a divine hawk/vulture in this context). (by the king of birds)

• कृतः (kṛtaḥ) - The fire was made/created. (made, done, created)

• अभवत् (abhavat) - The fire came into being, was created. (was, became, happened)

Words meanings and morphology

भीष्म (bhīṣma) - Bhishma, a revered elder in the Mahabharata, speaking. (Bhishma (name of a character))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhīṣma

bhīṣma - Bhishma (proper name)

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past perfect (Lit) of vac

Perfect Active

root 'vac' (2nd class) in perfect tense

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: From root √vac.

अथ (atha) - Introducing a new event in the narrative. (then, now, thereupon)

(indeclinable)

तत्र (tatra) - Referring to the location near the hawk. (there, in that place)

(indeclinable)

derived from 'tad' (that)

महार्च्ष्मान् (mahārcṣmān) - Describing the intense brightness of the fire. (great-flamed, highly effulgent, having great light)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahārcis-mat

mahārcis-mat - highly effulgent, great-flamed

possessive suffix -mat added to 'mahārcis'

Compound type : tatpurusha (mahā+arcis+mat)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective
• arcis – flame, light, ray
  noun (neuter)
  Root: arc (class 1)
• mat – having, possessing (suffix)
  suffix
  possessive suffix

Note: Adjective for 'analaḥ'.

अनलः (analaḥ) - The fire that was created for protection. (fire)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of anala

anala - fire, flame, heat

Root: an (class 2)

वातसारथिः (vātasārathiḥ) - Describing fire as being driven by wind, implying its fierce and spreading nature. (one whose charioteer is wind (i.e., fire))

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vātasārathi

vātasārathi - one whose charioteer is wind (an epithet for fire)

Compound type : bahuvrihi (vāta+sārathi)

• vāta – wind, air
  noun (masculine)
  Root: vā (class 2)
• sārathi – charioteer, driver
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: sa
  Root: sṛ (class 1)

Note: Epithet for 'analaḥ'.

तस्य (tasya) - Of him, referring to the hawk. (his, of him, to him)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

demonstrative pronoun

अविदूरे (avidūre) - Located close to the hawk. (not far, nearby, in the vicinity)

(indeclinable)

negative prefix 'a' + 'vidūra'

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+vidūra)

• a – not, un-
  prefix
  negative prefix
• vidūra – far, distant
  adjective (neuter)

Note: Functions adverbially.

रक्षार्थम् (rakṣārtham) - The reason for the fire's creation. (for the purpose of protection, for protection)

(indeclinable)

compound of 'rakṣā' and 'artha', used adverbially with accusative ending

Compound type : tatpurusha (rakṣā+artha)

• rakṣā – protection, guarding
  noun (feminine)
  Root: rakṣ (class 1)
• artha – purpose, meaning, wealth
  noun (masculine)

Note: Accusative of purpose, functions adverbially.

खगेन्द्रेन (khagendrena) - The agent who created the fire. This 'king of birds' (khagendra) is a specific powerful bird (Garuda, or a divine hawk/vulture in this context). (by the king of birds)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of khagendra

khagendra - king of birds (often Garuda)

Compound type : tatpurusha (khaga+indra)

• khaga – bird, one who goes in the sky
  noun (masculine)
  from 'kha' (sky) + 'ga' (goer)
  Root: gam (class 1)
• indra – chief, lord, king
  noun (masculine)

Note: Agent of the action 'kṛtaḥ abhavat'.

कृतः (kṛtaḥ) - The fire was made/created. (made, done, created)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kṛta

kṛta - done, made, performed

Past Passive Participle

from root √kṛ (to do, make)

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Used with 'abhavat' to form a past passive construction.

अभवत् (abhavat) - The fire came into being, was created. (was, became, happened)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (Laṅ) of bhū

Imperfect Active

root 'bhū' (1st class) in imperfect tense

Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Auxilliary verb forming past passive.