महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-85, verse-57

तस्मादग्निपराः सर्वा देवता इति शुश्रुम ।
ब्रह्मणो हि प्रसूतोऽग्निरग्नेरपि च काञ्चनम् ॥५७॥

57. tasmādagniparāḥ sarvā devatā iti śuśruma ,
brahmaṇo hi prasūto'gniragnerapi ca kāñcanam.

57. tasmāt agniparāḥ sarvāḥ devatāḥ iti śuśruma
brahmaṇaḥ hi prasūtaḥ agniḥ agneḥ api ca kāñcanam

57. Therefore, we have heard that all deities are fire-centric. Indeed, fire was born from Brahmā, and gold also came from fire.

Words meanings summery:

• तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore, from that

• अग्निपराः (agniparāḥ) - having fire as supreme, fire-devoted, fire-centric

• सर्वाः (sarvāḥ) - all, every

• देवताः (devatāḥ) - deities, gods

• इति (iti) - indicates reported speech or conclusion (thus, so, which means)

• शुश्रुम (śuśruma) - we have heard, we hear

• ब्रह्मणः (brahmaṇaḥ) - from the deity Brahmā (from Brahmā, from brahman (the Absolute))

• हि (hi) - indeed, surely, because

• प्रसूतः (prasūtaḥ) - born, produced, generated

• अग्निः (agniḥ) - fire

• अग्नेः (agneḥ) - from fire

• अपि (api) - also, even, too

• च (ca) - and, also

• काञ्चनम् (kāñcanam) - gold

Words meanings and morphology

तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore, from that

(pronoun)

Ablative, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Used as an indeclinable meaning "therefore".

अग्निपराः (agniparāḥ) - having fire as supreme, fire-devoted, fire-centric

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of agnipara

agnipara - having fire as the chief object, devoted to fire, fire-centric

Compound type : tatpurusha (agni+para)

• agni – fire, the god of fire
  noun (masculine)
• para – supreme, highest, chief, other
  adjective

Note: Agrees with `devatāḥ`.

सर्वाः (sarvāḥ) - all, every

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole, entire

Note: Agrees with `devatāḥ`.

देवताः (devatāḥ) - deities, gods

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of devatā

devatā - deity, divinity, god, goddess

from `deva` (god) + `tā` (abstract suffix)

Note: Subject of the implied verb 'are'.

इति (iti) - indicates reported speech or conclusion (thus, so, which means)

(indeclinable)

शुश्रुम (śuśruma) - we have heard, we hear

(verb)

1st person , plural, active, perfect (liṭ) of śru

Perfect Active Indicative (1st plural)

Root `śru`, reduplicated, ending `ma`

Root: śru (class 5)

ब्रह्मणः (brahmaṇaḥ) - from the deity Brahmā (from Brahmā, from brahman (the Absolute))

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of brahman

brahman - Brahmā (the creator god), brahman (the Absolute), sacred word, prayer, a Brāhmaṇa

Note: Source of birth.

हि (hi) - indeed, surely, because

(indeclinable)

Emphatic particle or causal conjunction.

प्रसूतः (prasūtaḥ) - born, produced, generated

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of prasūta

prasūta - born, produced, generated, sprung from

Past Passive Participle

from `pra-sū` (to bring forth, generate)

Prefix: pra

Root: sū (class 2)

अग्निः (agniḥ) - fire

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of agni

agni - fire, the god of fire

अग्नेः (agneḥ) - from fire

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of agni

agni - fire, the god of fire

Note: Source of origin for gold.

अपि (api) - also, even, too

(indeclinable)

Emphasizes `kāñcanam`.

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

काञ्चनम् (kāñcanam) - gold

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kāñcana

kāñcana - gold, golden

from `kāñc` (to shine)

Note: Subject of an implied 'is born'.