महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-207, verse-13

त्वमग्ने प्रथमः सृष्टो ब्रह्मणा तिमिरापहः ।
स्वस्थानं प्रतिपद्यस्व शीघ्रमेव तमोनुद ॥१३॥

13. tvamagne prathamaḥ sṛṣṭo brahmaṇā timirāpahaḥ ,
svasthānaṁ pratipadyasva śīghrameva tamonuda.

13. tvam agne prathamaḥ sṛṣṭaḥ brahmaṇā timirāpahaḥ
svasthānam pratipadyasva śīghram eva tamonuda

13. O Agni, you were the first to be created by Brahmā, the remover of darkness. O dispeller of gloom, quickly regain your own abode.

Words meanings summery:

• त्वम् (tvam) - you

• अग्ने (agne) - O Agni, O fire

• प्रथमः (prathamaḥ) - first, foremost

• सृष्टः (sṛṣṭaḥ) - created, brought forth

• ब्रह्मणा (brahmaṇā) - by the creator god Brahmā (by Brahmā, by the Absolute Reality (brahman))

• तिमिरापहः (timirāpahaḥ) - remover of darkness, dispeller of gloom

• स्वस्थानम् (svasthānam) - one's own place, proper place, abode

• प्रतिपद्यस्व (pratipadyasva) - attain, regain, assume

• शीघ्रम् (śīghram) - quickly, swiftly

• एव (eva) - indeed, certainly, just, only

• तमोनुद (tamonuda) - O remover of darkness, O dispeller of gloom

Words meanings and morphology

त्वम् (tvam) - you

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of tvam

tvam - you

Note: Also accusative singular, but nominative makes more sense here as the subject.

अग्ने (agne) - O Agni, O fire

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of agni

agni - fire, the god of fire (Agni)

प्रथमः (prathamaḥ) - first, foremost

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of prathama

prathama - first, foremost, primary

Note: Qualifies 'tvam' and 'sṛṣṭaḥ'.

सृष्टः (sṛṣṭaḥ) - created, brought forth

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sṛṣṭa

sṛṣṭa - created, released, produced

Past Passive Participle

From root 'sṛj' (to create, emit)

Root: sṛj (class 6)

Note: Qualifies 'tvam'.

ब्रह्मणा (brahmaṇā) - by the creator god Brahmā (by Brahmā, by the Absolute Reality (brahman))

(proper noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of brahman

brahman - Brahmā (the creator god), the Absolute Reality (brahman)

तिमिरापहः (timirāpahaḥ) - remover of darkness, dispeller of gloom

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of timirāpaha

timirāpaha - remover of darkness

Compound 'timira' + 'apaha'

Compound type : tatpurusha (timira+apaha)

• timira – darkness, gloom
  noun (neuter)
• apaha – removing, dispelling
  adjective (masculine)
  From root 'hṛ' with prefix 'apa' (to remove)
  Prefix: apa
  Root: hṛ (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'tvam' and 'sṛṣṭaḥ'.

स्वस्थानम् (svasthānam) - one's own place, proper place, abode

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of svasthāna

svasthāna - one's own place, proper place, abode

Compound 'sva' + 'sthāna'

Compound type : tatpurusha (sva+sthāna)

• sva – own, self
  pronoun (neuter)
• sthāna – place, abode, position
  noun (neuter)
  From root 'sthā' (to stand)
  Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Object of 'pratipadyasva'.

प्रतिपद्यस्व (pratipadyasva) - attain, regain, assume

(verb)

2nd person , singular, middle, imperative (loṭ) of pratipad

From root 'pad' (to go) with prefix 'prati'

Prefix: prati

Root: pad (class 4)

Note: Forms a command to Agni.

शीघ्रम् (śīghram) - quickly, swiftly

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - indeed, certainly, just, only

(indeclinable)

तमोनुद (tamonuda) - O remover of darkness, O dispeller of gloom

(adjective)

Vocative, masculine, singular of tamonuda

tamonuda - remover of darkness, dispeller of gloom

Compound 'tamas' + 'nuda'

Compound type : tatpurusha (tamas+nuda)

• tamas – darkness, ignorance, gloom
  noun (neuter)
• nuda – pushing away, removing, dispelling
  adjective (masculine)
  From root 'nud' (to push, remove)
  Root: nud (class 6)

Note: Addressed to Agni.