महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-14, chapter-9, verse-12

अग्निरुवाच ।
आसनं सलिलं पाद्यं प्रतिनन्दामि तेऽनघ ।
इन्द्रेण तु समादिष्टं विद्धि मां दूतमागतम् ॥१२॥

12. agniruvāca ,
āsanaṁ salilaṁ pādyaṁ pratinandāmi te'nagha ,
indreṇa tu samādiṣṭaṁ viddhi māṁ dūtamāgatam.

12. agniḥ uvāca āsanam salilam pādyam pratinandāmi te
anagha indreṇa tu samādiṣṭam viddhi mām dūtam āgatam

12. Agni said: 'O sinless one, I gratefully accept your seat, water, and water for the feet. But know that I have come as a messenger, specifically instructed by Indra.'

Words meanings summery:

• अग्निः (agniḥ) - Agni (the fire god)

• उवाच (uvāca) - spoke, said

• आसनम् (āsanam) - seat, sitting place

• सलिलम् (salilam) - water

• पाद्यम् (pādyam) - water for the feet

• प्रतिनन्दामि (pratinandāmi) - I welcome, I accept with pleasure

• ते (te) - your, to you

• अनघ (anagha) - O sinless one, O faultless one

• इन्द्रेण (indreṇa) - by Indra

• तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

• समादिष्टम् (samādiṣṭam) - commanded, instructed, appointed

• विद्धि (viddhi) - know, understand

• माम् (mām) - me

• दूतम् (dūtam) - messenger, envoy

• आगतम् (āgatam) - arrived, come

Words meanings and morphology

अग्निः (agniḥ) - Agni (the fire god)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of agni

agni - fire, the god of fire

उवाच (uvāca) - spoke, said

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (liṭ) of vac

Perfect tense form of √vac

Root: vac (class 2)

आसनम् (āsanam) - seat, sitting place

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of āsana

āsana - seat, sitting, posture

सलिलम् (salilam) - water

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of salila

salila - water

पाद्यम् (pādyam) - water for the feet

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of pādya

pādya - water for washing the feet

Gerundive derived from root pād (foot) or pad (go)

प्रतिनन्दामि (pratinandāmi) - I welcome, I accept with pleasure

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of nand

Present tense 1st singular with prefix prati-

Prefix: prati

Root: nand (class 1)

ते (te) - your, to you

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

Note: Here implying 'from you' or 'which you offer'.

अनघ (anagha) - O sinless one, O faultless one

(adjective)

Vocative, masculine, singular of anagha

anagha - sinless, faultless, pure

Compound type : Nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+nagha)

• a – not, un- (negation prefix)
  indeclinable
• nagha – sin, fault, blemish
  noun (neuter)

इन्द्रेण (indreṇa) - by Indra

(proper noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of indra

indra - Indra (chief of the gods), lord

तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

(indeclinable)

समादिष्टम् (samādiṣṭam) - commanded, instructed, appointed

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of samādiṣṭa

samādiṣṭa - commanded, instructed, appointed, directed

Past Passive Participle

Formed from root diś with prefixes sam- and ā-

Prefixes: sam+ā

Root: diś (class 6)

Note: Refers to 'mām' (me), implied masculine here.

विद्धि (viddhi) - know, understand

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of vid

Imperative 2nd singular form of √vid

Root: vid (class 2)

माम् (mām) - me

(pronoun)

Accusative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me, we, us

दूतम् (dūtam) - messenger, envoy

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of dūta

dūta - messenger, envoy, ambassador

आगतम् (āgatam) - arrived, come

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of āgata

āgata - arrived, come, approached

Past Passive Participle

Formed from root gam with prefix ā-

Prefix: ā

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Modifies 'dūtam'