महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-2, chapter-28, verse-27

उपस्पृश्य शुचिर्भूत्वा सोऽब्रवीत्पावकं ततः ।
त्वदर्थोऽयं समारम्भः कृष्णवर्त्मन्नमोऽस्तु ते ॥२७॥

27. upaspṛśya śucirbhūtvā so'bravītpāvakaṁ tataḥ ,
tvadartho'yaṁ samārambhaḥ kṛṣṇavartmannamo'stu te.

27. upaspr̥śya śuciḥ bhūtvā saḥ abravīt pāvakam tataḥ
tvadarthaḥ ayam samārambhaḥ kr̥ṣṇavartman namaḥ astu te

27. Having purified himself with a ritual bath, he then spoke to Agni: 'O Agni (kr̥ṣṇavartman), this undertaking is for your sake. Salutations to you!'

Words meanings summery:

• उपस्प्र्̥श्य (upaspr̥śya) - having performed a ritual purification with water (having touched, having purified oneself)

• शुचिः (śuciḥ) - pure, clean

• भूत्वा (bhūtvā) - having become

• सः (saḥ) - He (Nakula, son of Madri) (he)

• अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - he said, he spoke

• पावकम् (pāvakam) - to the Fire God (Agni) (to the purifier, to Agni)

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereafter, from there

• त्वदर्थः (tvadarthaḥ) - for your sake, for your purpose

• अयम् (ayam) - this

• समारम्भः (samārambhaḥ) - undertaking, commencement, enterprise

• क्र्̥ष्णवर्त्मन् (kr̥ṣṇavartman) - O Agni, the Fire God (O Agni (whose path is dark/smoke))

• नमः (namaḥ) - salutation, obeisance

• अस्तु (astu) - let it be, may it be

• ते (te) - to you (Agni) (to you)

Words meanings and morphology

उपस्प्र्̥श्य (upaspr̥śya) - having performed a ritual purification with water (having touched, having purified oneself)

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Derived from root 'spr̥ś' (to touch) with prefix 'upa', forming an absolutive.

Prefix: upa

Root: spr̥ś (class 6)

शुचिः (śuciḥ) - pure, clean

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śuci

śuci - pure, clean, holy

Note: Used predicatively with 'bhūtvā'.

भूत्वा (bhūtvā) - having become

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Derived from root 'bhū' (to be, to become), forming an absolutive.

Root: bhū (class 1)

सः (saḥ) - He (Nakula, son of Madri) (he)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Demonstrative pronoun.

अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - he said, he spoke

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of brū

Imperfect past tense

Root 'brū' (2nd class), 3rd person singular, Imperfect (Laṅ).

Root: brū (class 2)

पावकम् (pāvakam) - to the Fire God (Agni) (to the purifier, to Agni)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of pāvaka

pāvaka - fire, Agni, purifier, pure

From root 'pū' (to purify).

Root: pū (class 1)

Note: Object of 'abravīt'.

ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereafter, from there

(indeclinable)

त्वदर्थः (tvadarthaḥ) - for your sake, for your purpose

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tvadartha

tvadartha - for your sake, for your purpose

Tatpurusha compound indicating purpose.

Compound type : Tatpurusha (tvad+artha)

• tvad – you (singular, informal)
  pronoun
  Second person pronoun, stem form in compound.
• artha – purpose, meaning, sake, wealth
  noun (masculine)

Note: Agrees with 'samārambhaḥ'.

अयम् (ayam) - this

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, here

Demonstrative pronoun.

Note: Agrees with 'samārambhaḥ'.

समारम्भः (samārambhaḥ) - undertaking, commencement, enterprise

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of samārambha

samārambha - undertaking, commencement, enterprise

From 'sam-ā-rabh' (to begin, undertake).

Prefixes: sam+ā

Root: rabh (class 1)

Note: Subject of the sentence (implied 'is').

क्र्̥ष्णवर्त्मन् (kr̥ṣṇavartman) - O Agni, the Fire God (O Agni (whose path is dark/smoke))

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of kr̥ṣṇavartman

kr̥ṣṇavartman - having a dark path (smoke), Agni

Bahuvrihi compound. Epithet for Agni.

Compound type : Bahuvrihi (kr̥ṣṇa+vartman)

• kr̥ṣṇa – dark, black, dark-blue
  adjective (masculine)
• vartman – path, road, track
  noun (neuter)

नमः (namaḥ) - salutation, obeisance

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of namas

namas - bow, adoration, reverence, salutation

Stem ending in 'as'. Often used as an indeclinable 'namas' with dative.

Root: nam (class 1)

अस्तु (astu) - let it be, may it be

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of as

Imperative mood

Root 'as' (2nd class), 3rd person singular, Imperative (Loṭ).

Root: as (class 2)

ते (te) - to you (Agni) (to you)

(pronoun)

Dative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

Second person pronoun.

Note: Dative case used with 'namaḥ'.