महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-14, chapter-57, verse-49

ते धूमरक्तनयना वह्नितेजोभितापिताः ।
आजग्मुर्निश्चयं ज्ञातुं भार्गवस्यातितेजसः ॥४९॥

49. te dhūmaraktanayanā vahnitejobhitāpitāḥ ,
ājagmurniścayaṁ jñātuṁ bhārgavasyātitejasaḥ.

49. te dhūmaraktanayanāḥ vahni-tejaḥ abhitāpitāḥ
ājagmuḥ niścayam jñātum bhārgavasya atitejasas

49. dhūmaraktanayanāḥ vahni-tejaḥ abhitāpitāḥ te
atitejasas bhārgavasya niścayam jñātum ājagmuḥ

49. With their eyes reddened by smoke and scorched by the intense heat of the fire, they came to ascertain the resolve of the supremely powerful Bhārgava.

Words meanings summery:

• ते (te) - they, those

• धूमरक्तनयनाः (dhūmaraktanayanāḥ) - whose eyes are red from smoke

• वह्नि-तेजः (vahni-tejaḥ) - fire's brilliance, heat of the fire, fire-energy

• अभितापिताः (abhitāpitāḥ) - scorched, greatly heated, tormented

• आजग्मुः (ājagmuḥ) - they came, they arrived

• निश्चयम् (niścayam) - decision, ascertainment, resolve

• ज्ञातुम् (jñātum) - to know, to ascertain, to understand

• भार्गवस्य (bhārgavasya) - of Paraśurāma, who is referred to as Bhārgava (of Bhārgava, of the descendant of Bhṛgu)

• अतितेजसस् (atitejasas) - of the supremely/immensely powerful, of the very brilliant

Words meanings and morphology

ते (te) - they, those

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, those

धूमरक्तनयनाः (dhūmaraktanayanāḥ) - whose eyes are red from smoke

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of dhūmaraktanayana

dhūmaraktanayana - whose eyes are reddened by smoke

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (dhūma+rakta+nayana)

• dhūma – smoke, vapor
  noun (masculine)
• rakta – red, dyed, colored, impassioned
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root 'rañj' (to color, dye) with 'kta' suffix.
  Root: rañj (class 1)
• nayana – eye; leading, guiding
  noun (neuter)
  Root: nī

Note: Qualifies 'te'.

वह्नि-तेजः (vahni-tejaḥ) - fire's brilliance, heat of the fire, fire-energy

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of vahni-tejas

vahni-tejas - the brilliance or energy of fire

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (vahni+tejas)

• vahni – fire, sacrificial fire
  noun (masculine)
• tejas – brilliance, radiance, energy, power, heat
  noun (neuter)

Note: Used here as the cause/instrument for 'abhitāpitāḥ'.

अभितापिताः (abhitāpitāḥ) - scorched, greatly heated, tormented

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of abhitāpita

abhitāpita - scorched, intensely heated, tormented

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root 'tap' (to heat, suffer) with 'abhi' prefix and 'kta' suffix.

Prefix: abhi

Root: tap (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'te'.

आजग्मुः (ājagmuḥ) - they came, they arrived

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, perfect (liṭ) of gam

Prefix: ā

Root: gam (class 1)

निश्चयम् (niścayam) - decision, ascertainment, resolve

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of niścaya

niścaya - decision, ascertainment, certainty, resolve

Prefix: nis

Root: ci

Note: Object of the infinitive 'jñātum'.

ज्ञातुम् (jñātum) - to know, to ascertain, to understand

(verbal derivative)

Note: Infinitive expressing purpose.

भार्गवस्य (bhārgavasya) - of Paraśurāma, who is referred to as Bhārgava (of Bhārgava, of the descendant of Bhṛgu)

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of bhārgava

bhārgava - descendant of Bhṛgu; epithet of Paraśurāma, Śukra (Venus), etc.

अतितेजसस् (atitejasas) - of the supremely/immensely powerful, of the very brilliant

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of atitejas

atitejas - supremely powerful, immensely brilliant, very energetic

Compound type : karmadhāraya (ati+tejas)

• ati – very, exceedingly, beyond, over
  indeclinable
• tejas – brilliance, energy, power, heat
  noun (neuter)

Note: Qualifies 'bhārgavasya'.