महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-122, verse-19

मयाटन्त्येह वल्मीके दृष्टं सत्त्वमभिज्वलत् ।
खद्योतवदभिज्ञातं तन्मया विद्धमन्तिकात् ॥१९॥

19. mayāṭantyeha valmīke dṛṣṭaṁ sattvamabhijvalat ,
khadyotavadabhijñātaṁ tanmayā viddhamantikāt.

19. mayā aṭantyā iha valmīke dṛṣṭam sattvam abhijvalat
khadyotavat abhijñātam tat mayā viddham antikāt

19. While I was wandering here, I saw a brightly shining being within an anthill. I recognized it as something like a firefly, and then I pierced it from nearby.

Words meanings summery:

• मया (mayā) - by me

• अटन्त्या (aṭantyā) - by me, while I was wandering (by the wandering one, while wandering)

• इह (iha) - here

• वल्मीके (valmīke) - in an anthill

• दृष्टम् (dṛṣṭam) - seen, observed

• सत्त्वम् (sattvam) - a being or creature (being, entity, existence, goodness)

• अभिज्वलत् (abhijvalat) - shining brightly, blazing

• खद्योतवत् (khadyotavat) - like a firefly, as a glow-worm

• अभिज्ञातम् (abhijñātam) - recognized, known, understood

• तत् (tat) - that

• मया (mayā) - by me

• विद्धम् (viddham) - pierced, struck, hit

• अन्तिकात् (antikāt) - from nearby, from proximity

Words meanings and morphology

मया (mayā) - by me

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of mad

mad - I, me

अटन्त्या (aṭantyā) - by me, while I was wandering (by the wandering one, while wandering)

(participle)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of aṭantī

aṭantī - wandering (feminine)

Present Active Participle

Derived from root 'aṭ' (to wander), feminine form

Root: aṭ (class 1)

Note: Used adverbially here in conjunction with 'mayā' (by me).

इह (iha) - here

(indeclinable)

वल्मीके (valmīke) - in an anthill

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of valmīka

valmīka - anthill, termite mound

दृष्टम् (dṛṣṭam) - seen, observed

(participle)

Nominative, neuter, singular of dṛṣṭa

dṛṣṭa - seen, perceived, observed

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root 'dṛś' (to see)

Root: dṛś (class 1)

सत्त्वम् (sattvam) - a being or creature (being, entity, existence, goodness)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sattva

sattva - being, existence, reality, essential nature, goodness, creature, courage

अभिज्वलत् (abhijvalat) - shining brightly, blazing

(participle)

Nominative, neuter, singular of abhijvalat

abhijvalat - shining brightly, blazing, glowing

Present Active Participle

Derived from root 'jval' (to shine, blaze) with prefix 'abhi'

Prefix: abhi

Root: jval (class 1)

खद्योतवत् (khadyotavat) - like a firefly, as a glow-worm

(indeclinable)

Derived from 'khadyota' (firefly) with suffix '-vat' (like)

अभिज्ञातम् (abhijñātam) - recognized, known, understood

(participle)

Nominative, neuter, singular of abhijñāta

abhijñāta - known, recognized, understood

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root 'jñā' (to know) with prefix 'abhi'

Prefix: abhi

Root: jñā (class 9)

तत् (tat) - that

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, it

मया (mayā) - by me

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of mad

mad - I, me

विद्धम् (viddham) - pierced, struck, hit

(participle)

Nominative, neuter, singular of viddha

viddha - pierced, struck, hit, wounded

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root 'vyadh' (to pierce, strike)

Root: vyadh (class 4)

अन्तिकात् (antikāt) - from nearby, from proximity

(indeclinable)