महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-2, chapter-28, verse-32

तमभ्येत्य शनैर्वह्निरुवाच कुरुनन्दनम् ।
सहदेवं नृणां देवं सान्त्वपूर्वमिदं वचः ॥३२॥

32. tamabhyetya śanairvahniruvāca kurunandanam ,
sahadevaṁ nṛṇāṁ devaṁ sāntvapūrvamidaṁ vacaḥ.

32. tam abhyetya śanaiḥ vahniḥ uvāca kurunandanam
sahadevam nṛṇām devam sāntvapūrvam idam vacaḥ

32. Approaching him slowly, the fire (Agni) addressed Sahadeva, the delight of the Kurus and a god among men, with these consoling words.

Words meanings summery:

• तम् (tam) - him, that one

• अभ्येत्य (abhyetya) - having approached, having come near

• शनैः (śanaiḥ) - slowly, gently, gradually

• वह्निः (vahniḥ) - the fire god (Agni) (fire)

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• कुरुनन्दनम् (kurunandanam) - referring to Sahadeva (to the delight of the Kurus)

• सहदेवम् (sahadevam) - Sahadeva

• नृणाम् (nṛṇām) - of men, among men

• देवम् (devam) - god, deity

• सान्त्वपूर्वम् (sāntvapūrvam) - consoling (words) (preceded by consolation, consoling)

• इदम् (idam) - this

• वचः (vacaḥ) - word, speech, saying

Words meanings and morphology

तम् (tam) - him, that one

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

अभ्येत्य (abhyetya) - having approached, having come near

(indeclinable)

absolutive (gerund)

Formed from root i (to go) with prefix abhi.

Prefix: abhi

Root: i (class 2)

Note: Absolutive (gerund) form of root i with prefix abhi.

शनैः (śanaiḥ) - slowly, gently, gradually

(indeclinable)

वह्निः (vahniḥ) - the fire god (Agni) (fire)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vahni

vahni - fire, Agni (the fire god)

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

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

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Root vac.

कुरुनन्दनम् (kurunandanam) - referring to Sahadeva (to the delight of the Kurus)

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of kurunandana

kurunandana - delight of the Kurus, son of Kuru

Compound type : tatpurusha (kuru+nandana)

• kuru – Kuru (name of an ancient king and his dynasty)
  proper noun (masculine)
• nandana – delight, son, gladdening
  noun (masculine)

Note: Epithet for Sahadeva.

सहदेवम् (sahadevam) - Sahadeva

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of sahadeva

sahadeva - Sahadeva (name of one of the Pāṇḍava brothers)

नृणाम् (nṛṇām) - of men, among men

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of nṛ

nṛ - man, hero, person

Note: Strong stem nṛ.

देवम् (devam) - god, deity

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of deva

deva - god, deity, divine, celestial being

सान्त्वपूर्वम् (sāntvapūrvam) - consoling (words) (preceded by consolation, consoling)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of sāntvapūrva

sāntvapūrva - preceded by consolation, containing conciliatory words

Compound type : tatpurusha (sāntva+pūrva)

• sāntva – consolation, gentle words, conciliation
  noun (neuter)
• pūrva – preceded by, former, previous
  adjective (masculine/feminine/neuter)

Note: Compound modifying vacaḥ.

इदम् (idam) - this

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this

वचः (vacaḥ) - word, speech, saying

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vacas

vacas - word, speech, saying

Note: s-stem noun.