महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-84, verse-42

इत्युक्त्वा तं शमीगर्भे वह्निमालक्ष्य देवताः ।
तदेवायतनं चक्रुः पुण्यं सर्वक्रियास्वपि ॥४२॥

42. ityuktvā taṁ śamīgarbhe vahnimālakṣya devatāḥ ,
tadevāyatanaṁ cakruḥ puṇyaṁ sarvakriyāsvapi.

42. iti uktvā tam śamīgarbhe vahnim ālakṣya devatāḥ
tat eva āyatanam cakruḥ puṇyam sarvakriyāsu api

42. devatāḥ iti uktvā tam vahnim śamīgarbhe ālakṣya
tat eva puṇyam āyatanam sarvakriyāsu api cakruḥ

42. Having said this, the deities, observing fire within the hollow of the śamī tree, made that very spot a sacred dwelling, even for all rituals.

Words meanings summery:

• इति (iti) - thus, so (marks direct speech)

• उक्त्वा (uktvā) - having said, having spoken

• तम् (tam) - that (fire) (him, that)

• शमीगर्भे (śamīgarbhe) - within the hollow of the śamī tree (in the womb/interior of the śamī tree)

• वह्निम् (vahnim) - fire (the element) (fire, Agni)

• आलक्ष्य (ālakṣya) - having perceived, having observed, having seen

• देवताः (devatāḥ) - gods, deities

• तत् (tat) - that (spot/place) (that, it)

• एव (eva) - just, only, indeed, very

• आयतनम् (āyatanam) - sacred dwelling, shrine (abode, dwelling, shrine, seat)

• चक्रुः (cakruḥ) - they made, they did

• पुण्यम् (puṇyam) - sacred (sacred, meritorious, virtuous, holy)

• सर्वक्रियासु (sarvakriyāsu) - in all rituals/actions

• अपि (api) - also, even, too

Words meanings and morphology

इति (iti) - thus, so (marks direct speech)

(indeclinable)

Used to mark direct speech or thoughts

उक्त्वा (uktvā) - having said, having spoken

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Formed from root 'vac'

Root: vac (class 2)

तम् (tam) - that (fire) (him, that)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Accusative singular masculine of 'tad'

शमीगर्भे (śamīgarbhe) - within the hollow of the śamī tree (in the womb/interior of the śamī tree)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of śamīgarbha

śamīgarbha - interior of the śamī tree

Locative singular

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (śamī+garbha)

• śamī – the śamī tree (Acacia suma)
  noun (feminine)
• garbha – womb, interior, embryo
  noun (masculine)
  Root: gṛbh

वह्निम् (vahnim) - fire (the element) (fire, Agni)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of vahni

vahni - fire, the god Agni

Root: vah (class 1)

आलक्ष्य (ālakṣya) - having perceived, having observed, having seen

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Formed from root 'lakṣ' with prefix 'ā'

Prefix: ā

Root: lakṣ (class 1)

देवताः (devatāḥ) - gods, deities

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of devatā

devatā - deity, divinity, god

Feminine nominative plural

तत् (tat) - that (spot/place) (that, it)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Neuter nominative/accusative singular of 'tad'

एव (eva) - just, only, indeed, very

(indeclinable)

Emphatic particle

आयतनम् (āyatanam) - sacred dwelling, shrine (abode, dwelling, shrine, seat)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of āyatana

āyatana - abode, dwelling, shrine, seat

From root 'yat' (to stretch, strive) with prefix 'ā', meaning a place to stretch out or rest

Prefix: ā

Root: yat (class 1)

चक्रुः (cakruḥ) - they made, they did

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, Perfect (Lit) of kṛ

Perfect Active

Perfect third person plural

Root: kṛ (class 8)

पुण्यम् (puṇyam) - sacred (sacred, meritorious, virtuous, holy)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of puṇya

puṇya - sacred, holy, meritorious, virtuous

Accusative singular neuter, agreeing with 'āyatanam'

सर्वक्रियासु (sarvakriyāsu) - in all rituals/actions

(noun)

Locative, feminine, plural of sarvakriyā

sarvakriyā - all actions, all rituals

Locative plural

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sarva+kriyā)

• sarva – all, every
  adjective (masculine)
• kriyā – action, activity, ritual, rite
  noun (feminine)
  From root 'kṛ' (to do)
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

अपि (api) - also, even, too

(indeclinable)