महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-130, verse-19

जिज्ञासमानौ वरदौ महात्मानमुशीनरम् ।
इन्द्रः श्येनः कपोतोऽग्निर्भूत्वा यज्ञेऽभिजग्मतुः ॥१९॥

19. jijñāsamānau varadau mahātmānamuśīnaram ,
indraḥ śyenaḥ kapoto'gnirbhūtvā yajñe'bhijagmatuḥ.

19. jijñāsamānau varadau mahātmānam uśīnaram indraḥ
śyenaḥ kapotaḥ agniḥ bhūtvā yajñe abhijagmatuḥ

19. varadau indraḥ agniḥ mahātmānam uśīnaram jijñāsamānau
śyenaḥ kapotaḥ bhūtvā yajñe abhijagmatuḥ

19. The two givers of boons, Indra and Agni, desiring to test the great-souled Uśīnara, having taken the forms of a hawk (Indra) and a pigeon (Agni), approached him at the Vedic ritual (yajña).

Words meanings summery:

• जिज्ञासमानौ (jijñāsamānau) - desiring to know, wishing to investigate, seeking to test

• वरदौ (varadau) - the two givers of boons

• महात्मानम् (mahātmānam) - the great-souled one, the noble one

• उशीनरम् (uśīnaram) - Uśīnara (name of a king)

• इन्द्रः (indraḥ) - Indra (name of a deity)

• श्येनः (śyenaḥ) - hawk, falcon

• कपोतः (kapotaḥ) - pigeon, dove

• अग्निः (agniḥ) - Agni (name of the god of fire), fire

• भूत्वा (bhūtvā) - having become, having been

• यज्ञे (yajñe) - in the Vedic ritual, at the sacrifice

• अभिजग्मतुः (abhijagmatuḥ) - they two approached, they two went towards

Words meanings and morphology

जिज्ञासमानौ (jijñāsamānau) - desiring to know, wishing to investigate, seeking to test

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of jijñāsamāna

jijñāsamāna - desiring to know, seeking

Present Middle Participle

From desiderative stem of root JÑĀ (to know).

Root: jñā (class 9)

Note: Nominative dual masculine, from the desiderative of √jñā.

वरदौ (varadau) - the two givers of boons

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of varada

varada - boon-giver, bestowing boons

kṛt suffix 'da' (giver)

From vara (boon) and root DĀ (to give).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vara+da)

• vara – boon, blessing, choice
  noun (masculine)
  Root: vṛ (class 1)
• da – giving, giver
  adjective
  kṛt suffix 'da'
  From root DĀ (to give).
  Root: dā (class 3)

Note: Nominative dual masculine, referring to Indra and Agni.

महात्मानम् (mahātmānam) - the great-souled one, the noble one

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of mahātman

mahātman - great-souled, noble, magnificent

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahat+ātman)

• mahat – great, large
  adjective
• ātman – self, soul, spirit
  noun (masculine)

Note: Accusative singular masculine, referring to Uśīnara.

उशीनरम् (uśīnaram) - Uśīnara (name of a king)

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of uśīnara

uśīnara - name of a famous king

Note: Accusative singular of Uśīnara.

इन्द्रः (indraḥ) - Indra (name of a deity)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of indra

indra - chief of the gods, king of Svarga

Note: Nominative singular of Indra.

श्येनः (śyenaḥ) - hawk, falcon

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śyena

śyena - hawk, falcon, eagle

Note: Nominative singular of śyena.

कपोतः (kapotaḥ) - pigeon, dove

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kapota

kapota - pigeon, dove

Note: Nominative singular of kapota.

अग्निः (agniḥ) - Agni (name of the god of fire), fire

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of agni

agni - fire, the god of fire

Note: Nominative singular of Agni.

भूत्वा (bhūtvā) - having become, having been

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (gerund)

Derived from root BHŪ.

Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Absolutive (gerund) form of root bhū.

यज्ञे (yajñe) - in the Vedic ritual, at the sacrifice

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of yajña

yajña - Vedic ritual, sacrifice, worship

Root: yaj (class 1)

Note: Locative singular of yajña.

अभिजग्मतुः (abhijagmatuḥ) - they two approached, they two went towards

(verb)

3rd person , dual, active, perfect indicative (liṭ) of abhigam

Perfect tense

From root GAM (to go) with prefix ABHI-.

Prefix: abhi

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: 3rd person dual, perfect active (parasmaipada) of the root gam with prefix abhi.