महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-14, chapter-9, verse-22

अग्निरुवाच ।
न ते वाचं रोचयते मरुत्तो बृहस्पतेरञ्जलिं प्राहिणोत्सः ।
संवर्तो मां याजयितेत्यभीक्ष्णं पुनः पुनः स मया प्रोच्यमानः ॥२२॥

22. agniruvāca ,
na te vācaṁ rocayate marutto; bṛhaspaterañjaliṁ prāhiṇotsaḥ ,
saṁvarto māṁ yājayitetyabhīkṣṇaṁ; punaḥ punaḥ sa mayā procyamānaḥ.

22. agniḥ uvāca | na te vācam rocayate
maruttaḥ bṛhaspateḥ añjalim prāhiṇot
saḥ | saṃvartaḥ mām yājayita iti
abhīkṣṇam punaḥ punaḥ saḥ mayā procyamānaḥ

22. Agni said: "Marutta does not agree with your words; instead, he has extended an oblation (añjali) to Bṛhaspati. While I was being repeatedly urged by him, he kept asserting: 'Sāṃvarta will officiate my (Vedic ritual/yajña)."'

Words meanings summery:

• अग्निः (agniḥ) - Agni (fire god)

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• न (na) - not, no

• ते (te) - your (Indra's) words (your (singular), to you (singular))

• वाचम् (vācam) - word, speech, saying

• रोचयते (rocayate) - does not agree with (pleases, approves of)

• मरुत्तः (maruttaḥ) - King Marutta (Marutta (name of a king))

• बृहस्पतेः (bṛhaspateḥ) - to Bṛhaspati (of Bṛhaspati, to Bṛhaspati)

• अञ्जलिम् (añjalim) - an oblation (folded hands (as gesture of respect), an offering)

• प्राहिणोत् (prāhiṇot) - sent, dispatched

• सः (saḥ) - he (Marutta) (he, that)

• संवर्तः (saṁvartaḥ) - Sāṃvarta

• माम् (mām) - my (ritual) (me)

• याजयित (yājayita) - will officiate my Vedic ritual (yajña) (will officiate a Vedic ritual, will cause to perform a Vedic ritual)

• इति (iti) - thus, so (quotation marker)

• अभीक्ष्णम् (abhīkṣṇam) - repeatedly, frequently

• पुनः (punaḥ) - again

• पुनः (punaḥ) - again

• सः (saḥ) - he (Marutta) (he, that)

• मया (mayā) - by me (Agni) (by me)

• प्रोच्यमानः (procyamānaḥ) - while he (Marutta) was being addressed by me (Agni) (being addressed, being told)

Words meanings and morphology

अग्निः (agniḥ) - Agni (fire god)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of agni

agni - fire, the god of fire

Root: ag

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

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

Perfect Active

Root vac (to speak), perfect tense form, 3rd person singular, parasmaipada

Root: vac (class 2)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

Negative particle

ते (te) - your (Indra's) words (your (singular), to you (singular))

(pronoun)

Dative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

Genitive or Dative singular of yuṣmad

Note: Dative with 'rocayate'.

वाचम् (vācam) - word, speech, saying

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of vāc

vāc - voice, speech, word

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Object of rocayate.

रोचयते (rocayate) - does not agree with (pleases, approves of)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of ruc

Causative Present Middle

Causative of root ruc (to shine, be pleased), present tense, 3rd person singular, ātmanepada. Often used to mean "to find pleasure in," "to approve of," taking dative for the one pleased and accusative for the object of pleasure.

Root: ruc (class 1)

मरुत्तः (maruttaḥ) - King Marutta (Marutta (name of a king))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of marutta

marutta - Marutta (name of an ancient king)

Note: Subject of rocayate.

बृहस्पतेः (bṛhaspateḥ) - to Bṛhaspati (of Bṛhaspati, to Bṛhaspati)

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of bṛhaspati

bṛhaspati - Bṛhaspati (name of a divine preceptor)

Note: Used here in dative sense (to Bṛhaspati).

अञ्जलिम् (añjalim) - an oblation (folded hands (as gesture of respect), an offering)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of añjali

añjali - the hollow of the two hands, a gesture of reverence (folded hands), an offering made with folded hands

Root: añj (class 7)

Note: Object of prāhiṇot.

प्राहिणोत् (prāhiṇot) - sent, dispatched

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, imperfect (laṅ) of hi

Imperfect Active

Root hi (to send, move), imperfect tense, 3rd person singular, parasmaipada, with prefix pra-

Prefix: pra

Root: hi (class 5)

सः (saḥ) - he (Marutta) (he, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he

Demonstrative pronoun, masculine singular nominative

Note: Refers to Marutta.

संवर्तः (saṁvartaḥ) - Sāṃvarta

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of saṃvarta

saṁvarta - Sāṃvarta (name of a sage)

Note: Subject of yājayita.

माम् (mām) - my (ritual) (me)

(pronoun)

Accusative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

Note: Object of yājayita, implying "for me" or "my ritual".

याजयित (yājayita) - will officiate my Vedic ritual (yajña) (will officiate a Vedic ritual, will cause to perform a Vedic ritual)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, future (luṭ) of yaj

Causative Future Active

Causative Future (luṭ) of root yaj (to perform Vedic ritual), 3rd person singular, parasmaipada. Means "will cause [someone] to perform a Vedic ritual" or "will officiate [a ritual] for [someone]".

Root: yaj (class 1)

Note: Refers to Sāṃvarta officiating the ritual for Marutta.

इति (iti) - thus, so (quotation marker)

(indeclinable)

Quotation marker

Note: Marks the end of Marutta's statement.

अभीक्ष्णम् (abhīkṣṇam) - repeatedly, frequently

(indeclinable)

Adverbial form

पुनः (punaḥ) - again

(indeclinable)

पुनः (punaḥ) - again

(indeclinable)

सः (saḥ) - he (Marutta) (he, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he

Demonstrative pronoun, masculine singular nominative

मया (mayā) - by me (Agni) (by me)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

Note: Agent in passive construction. Refers to Agni.

प्रोच्यमानः (procyamānaḥ) - while he (Marutta) was being addressed by me (Agni) (being addressed, being told)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of procyamāna

procyamāna - being spoken to, being addressed, being told

Present Passive Participle

Present Passive Participle of root vac (to speak), with prefix pra-. Denotes an ongoing passive action.

Prefix: pra

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Agrees with saḥ (Marutta).