महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-84, verse-32

इत्युक्त्वा तांस्ततो देवाः पुनरेव महीमिमाम् ।
परीयुर्ज्वलनस्यार्थे न चाविन्दन्हुताशनम् ॥३२॥

32. ityuktvā tāṁstato devāḥ punareva mahīmimām ,
parīyurjvalanasyārthe na cāvindanhutāśanam.

32. iti uktvā tān tataḥ devāḥ punaḥ eva mahīm imām
pariyuḥ jvalanasya arthe na ca avindan hutāśanam

32. devāḥ iti uktvā tataḥ punaḥ eva imām mahīm
jvalanasya arthe pariyuḥ ca hutāśanam na avindan

32. Having spoken thus, the gods then again circled this earth in search of the fire (jvalana), but they did not find the sacred fire (hutāśana).

Words meanings summery:

• इति (iti) - thus, in this way, so

• उक्त्वा (uktvā) - having said, having spoken

• तान् (tān) - them (masculine plural accusative)

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, thence, from there

• देवाः (devāḥ) - the gods

• पुनः (punaḥ) - again, anew

• एव (eva) - indeed, certainly, only

• महीम् (mahīm) - the earth (accusative)

• इमाम् (imām) - this (feminine singular accusative)

• परियुः (pariyuḥ) - they went around, they circled

• ज्वलनस्य (jvalanasya) - of the fire (jvalana) (of the burning one, of the fire)

• अर्थे (arthe) - for the sake of, for the purpose of

• न (na) - not, no

• च (ca) - and, but

• अविन्दन् (avindan) - they found

• हुताशनम् (hutāśanam) - the sacred fire (hutāśana) (the fire-eater, the sacrificial fire)

Words meanings and morphology

इति (iti) - thus, in this way, so

(indeclinable)

उक्त्वा (uktvā) - having said, having spoken

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

From root vac (to speak) with suffix ktvā. Irregular form due to root vac -> ukta in PPP.

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Connects to the main verb pariyuḥ.

तान् (tān) - them (masculine plural accusative)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Object of implied 'having spoken to'.

ततः (tataḥ) - then, thence, from there

(indeclinable)

Note: Adverb of sequence.

देवाः (devāḥ) - the gods

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of deva

deva - god, deity

Root: div (class 1)

Note: Subject of pariyuḥ and avindan.

पुनः (punaḥ) - again, anew

(indeclinable)

Note: Adverb.

एव (eva) - indeed, certainly, only

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphatic particle.

महीम् (mahīm) - the earth (accusative)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of mahī

mahī - earth, ground

Note: Object of pariyuḥ.

इमाम् (imām) - this (feminine singular accusative)

(pronoun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of idam

idam - this, this one

Note: Adjective agreeing with mahīm.

परियुः (pariyuḥ) - they went around, they circled

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, perfect (liṭ) of pari-i

Root i (to go) with prefix pari.

Prefix: pari

Root: i (class 2)

Note: Verb for devāḥ.

ज्वलनस्य (jvalanasya) - of the fire (jvalana) (of the burning one, of the fire)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of jvalana

jvalana - burning, flaming; fire

From root jval (to burn).

Root: jval (class 1)

Note: Governed by arthe.

अर्थे (arthe) - for the sake of, for the purpose of

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of artha

artha - purpose, meaning, sake, wealth

Note: Always takes a genitive noun before it to indicate purpose.

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

Note: Negates the verb avindan.

च (ca) - and, but

(indeclinable)

अविन्दन् (avindan) - they found

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of vid

Root vid (to find/obtain).

Root: vid (class 6)

Note: Main verb of the second clause.

हुताशनम् (hutāśanam) - the sacred fire (hutāśana) (the fire-eater, the sacrificial fire)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of hutāśana

hutāśana - fire-eater (consuming offerings), sacrificial fire, fire

Compound huta (offered) + aśana (eating). One who eats offerings.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (huta+aśana)

• huta – offered, sacrificed
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  PPP of root hu (to offer)
  Root: hu (class 3)
• aśana – eating, food, that which eats
  noun (neuter)
  nominalization
  Derived from root aś (to eat) with lyuṭ suffix
  Root: aś (class 9)

Note: Object of avindan.