महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-134, verse-27

अग्निर्दहञ्जातवेदाः सतां गृहान्विसर्जयंस्तेजसा न स्म धाक्षीत् ।
बालेषु पुत्रेषु कृपणं वदत्सु तथा वाचमवचिन्वन्ति सन्तः ॥२७॥

27. agnirdahañjātavedāḥ satāṁ gṛhā;nvisarjayaṁstejasā na sma dhākṣīt ,
bāleṣu putreṣu kṛpaṇaṁ vadatsu; tathā vācamavacinvanti santaḥ.

27. Agniḥ dahan jātavedāḥ satām gṛhān
visarjayan tejasā na sma dhākṣīt
bāleṣu putreṣu kṛpaṇam vadatsu
tathā vācam avacinuvanti santaḥ

27. Agni (jātavedāḥ), the all-knowing fire, though burning and emitting his radiant heat, would not burn the homes of virtuous people, especially when their young sons cry out piteously. Similarly, virtuous people carefully select words.

Words meanings summery:

• अग्निः (agniḥ) - The deity Agni, personified as fire (fire, god of fire)

• दहन् (dahan) - while burning (burning, consuming)

• जातवेदाः (jātavedāḥ) - Agni, in his aspect as the all-knower (all-knowing, knower of all beings, an epithet of Agni)

• सताम् (satām) - of the virtuous people (of the virtuous, of the good people)

• गृहान् (gṛhān) - the homes (homes, houses)

• विसर्जयन् (visarjayan) - emitting (heat/radiance) (emitting, releasing, sending forth)

• तेजसा (tejasā) - by its inherent radiant power (by radiance, by power, by glory)

• न (na) - would not (not, no)

• स्म (sma) - particle indicating past potential/habitual negation (particle indicating past action or emphasis)

• धाक्षीत् (dhākṣīt) - would not burn (would burn, might burn, burnt)

• बालेषु (bāleṣu) - among the young (among children, among youngsters)

• पुत्रेषु (putreṣu) - among the sons (of virtuous people) (among sons)

• कृपणम् (kṛpaṇam) - in a pitiable manner (pitiably, miserably, wretchedly)

• वदत्सु (vadatsu) - while speaking (piteously) (speaking, saying)

• तथा (tathā) - similarly (thus, so, in the same way, similarly)

• वाचम् (vācam) - words (speech, word, voice)

• अवचिनुवन्ति (avacinuvanti) - carefully select (words) (collect, gather, pick up, select)

• सन्तः (santaḥ) - virtuous people, sages (good people, virtuous ones, wise ones, existing)

Words meanings and morphology

अग्निः (agniḥ) - The deity Agni, personified as fire (fire, god of fire)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of Agni

Agni - fire, god of fire

दहन् (dahan) - while burning (burning, consuming)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dahat

dahat - burning, consuming

Present Active Participle

From root `dah` (to burn)

Root: dah (class 1)

जातवेदाः (jātavedāḥ) - Agni, in his aspect as the all-knower (all-knowing, knower of all beings, an epithet of Agni)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of jātavedas

jātavedas - knower of all born things, all-knowing, an epithet of Agni

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (jāta+vedas)

• jāta – born, produced
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  From root `jan` (to be born)
  Root: jan (class 4)
• vedas – knowledge, wealth
  noun (neuter)
  Root: vid (class 2)

सताम् (satām) - of the virtuous people (of the virtuous, of the good people)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, plural of sant

sant - being, existing, good, virtuous, wise

Present Active Participle

From root `as` (to be)

Root: as (class 2)

गृहान् (gṛhān) - the homes (homes, houses)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of gṛha

gṛha - house, home, dwelling

विसर्जयन् (visarjayan) - emitting (heat/radiance) (emitting, releasing, sending forth)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of visarjayant

visarjayant - emitting, releasing, sending forth

Present Active Participle (Causative)

From prefix `vi` + root `sṛj` (to let go, to create), causative stem `sarjay`, then participle `sarjayant`

Prefix: vi

Root: sṛj (class 6)

तेजसा (tejasā) - by its inherent radiant power (by radiance, by power, by glory)

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of tejas

tejas - radiance, brilliance, power, glory, semen

न (na) - would not (not, no)

(indeclinable)

स्म (sma) - particle indicating past potential/habitual negation (particle indicating past action or emphasis)

(indeclinable)

धाक्षीत् (dhākṣīt) - would not burn (would burn, might burn, burnt)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, aorist (luṅ) of dah

Root: dah (class 1)

बालेषु (bāleṣu) - among the young (among children, among youngsters)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, plural of bāla

bāla - child, young, foolish

पुत्रेषु (putreṣu) - among the sons (of virtuous people) (among sons)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, plural of putra

putra - son

कृपणम् (kṛpaṇam) - in a pitiable manner (pitiably, miserably, wretchedly)

(indeclinable)

Note: Accusative singular neuter of the adjective `kṛpaṇa`, used adverbially.

वदत्सु (vadatsu) - while speaking (piteously) (speaking, saying)

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, plural of vadat

vadat - speaking, saying

Present Active Participle

From root `vad` (to speak)

Root: vad (class 1)

तथा (tathā) - similarly (thus, so, in the same way, similarly)

(indeclinable)

वाचम् (vācam) - words (speech, word, voice)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of vāc

vāc - speech, word, voice

Root: vac

अवचिनुवन्ति (avacinuvanti) - carefully select (words) (collect, gather, pick up, select)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present indicative (lat) of ava-ci

Prefix: ava

Root: ci (class 5)

Note: `nu` infix indicates 5th class verb.

सन्तः (santaḥ) - virtuous people, sages (good people, virtuous ones, wise ones, existing)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sant

sant - being, existing, good, virtuous, wise

Present Active Participle

From root `as` (to be)

Root: as (class 2)