महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-2, verse-57

अथेध्मान्समुपादाय स पावकिरुपागमत् ।
मृत्युना रौद्रभावेन नित्यं बन्धुरिवान्वितः ॥५७॥

57. athedhmānsamupādāya sa pāvakirupāgamat ,
mṛtyunā raudrabhāvena nityaṁ bandhurivānvitaḥ.

57. atha idhmān samupādāya sa pāvakiḥ upāgamat
mṛtyunā raudrabhāvena nityaṃ bandhuḥ iva anvitaḥ

57. Then, having gathered fuel sticks, he, the son of Pavaka, approached. He was constantly accompanied by Death, whose nature was dreadful, as if Death were a close kinsman.

Words meanings summery:

• अथ (atha) - then, now

• इध्मान् (idhmān) - fuel sticks, faggots

• समुपादाय (samupādāya) - having taken, having gathered

• स (sa) - he, that

• पावकिः (pāvakiḥ) - son of Pavaka (Agni)

• उपागमत् (upāgamat) - approached, came near

• मृत्युना (mṛtyunā) - by Death

• रौद्रभावेन (raudrabhāvena) - with a dreadful nature, with a terrible aspect

• नित्यं (nityaṁ) - constantly, always

• बन्धुः (bandhuḥ) - kinsman, relative, friend

• इव (iva) - like, as if

• अन्वितः (anvitaḥ) - accompanied, connected with

Words meanings and morphology

अथ (atha) - then, now

(indeclinable)

इध्मान् (idhmān) - fuel sticks, faggots

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of idhma

idhma - fuel, firewood, faggot

Root: idh (class 7)

समुपादाय (samupādāya) - having taken, having gathered

(indeclinable)

Absolutive

From root ad (to eat, take) with upasargas sam and upa.

Prefixes: sam+upa

Root: ad (class 2)

स (sa) - he, that

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

पावकिः (pāvakiḥ) - son of Pavaka (Agni)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pāvaki

pāvaki - descendant of Pavaka, son of Agni

patronymic from Pavaka

उपागमत् (upāgamat) - approached, came near

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, aorist (luṅ) of gam

Aorist

3rd person singular aorist, imperfect-like form with 'a' augment

Prefixes: upa+ā

Root: gam (class 1)

मृत्युना (mṛtyunā) - by Death

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of mṛtyu

mṛtyu - death, Mrtyu (the god of death)

Root: mṛ (class 6)

रौद्रभावेन (raudrabhāvena) - with a dreadful nature, with a terrible aspect

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of raudrabhāva

raudrabhāva - dreadful nature, terrible disposition

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (raudra+bhāva)

• raudra – dreadful, terrible, fierce, belonging to Rudra
  adjective (masculine)
• bhāva – state, condition, nature, disposition, feeling, existence
  noun (masculine)
  Root: bhū (class 1)

नित्यं (nityaṁ) - constantly, always

(indeclinable)

adverbial use

बन्धुः (bandhuḥ) - kinsman, relative, friend

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bandhu

bandhu - kinsman, relative, friend

Root: bandh (class 1)

इव (iva) - like, as if

(indeclinable)

अन्वितः (anvitaḥ) - accompanied, connected with

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of anvita

anvita - accompanied, joined, endowed with, possessed of

Past Passive Participle

From root i (to go) with upasargas anu and preceded by a

Prefix: anu

Root: i (class 2)