महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-207, verse-14

अग्निरुवाच ।
नष्टकीर्तिरहं लोके भवाञ्जातो हुताशनः ।
भवन्तमेव ज्ञास्यन्ति पावकं न तु मां जनाः ॥१४॥

14. agniruvāca ,
naṣṭakīrtirahaṁ loke bhavāñjāto hutāśanaḥ ,
bhavantameva jñāsyanti pāvakaṁ na tu māṁ janāḥ.

14. agniḥ uvāca naṣṭakīrtiḥ aham loke bhavān jātaḥ hutāśanaḥ
bhavantam eva jñāsyanti pāvakam na tu mām janāḥ

14. Agni said: "My fame in the world is lost. You have become the sacrificial fire (hutāśana). People will know you alone as the purifier (pāvaka), but not me."

Words meanings summery:

• अग्निः (agniḥ) - The god Agni (fire god) (Agni, fire)

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• नष्टकीर्तिः (naṣṭakīrtiḥ) - one whose fame is lost, disgraced

• अहम् (aham) - I

• लोके (loke) - in the world, in this realm

• भवान् (bhavān) - Refers to Aṅgirā, who is addressed by Agni. (your honor, you (polite))

• जातः (jātaḥ) - have become, have appeared as (born, become, originated)

• हुताशनः (hutāśanaḥ) - The sacred fire that consumes offerings (a name for Agni) (sacrificial fire, one who eats offerings)

• भवन्तम् (bhavantam) - Refers to Aṅgirā. (you (polite, accusative))

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

• ज्ञास्यन्ति (jñāsyanti) - they will know, they will recognize

• पावकम् (pāvakam) - Refers to Agni in his capacity as purifier (a name of Agni) (the purifier, fire)

• न (na) - not, no

• तु (tu) - but, on the other hand, however

• माम् (mām) - Refers to Agni (the speaker). (me (accusative))

• जनाः (janāḥ) - people, persons

Words meanings and morphology

अग्निः (agniḥ) - The god Agni (fire god) (Agni, fire)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of agni

agni - fire, the god of fire (Agni)

Note: Subject of 'uvāca'.

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

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

Perfect tense, 3rd person singular, active voice. Root 'vac' (to speak), irregular perfect form.

Root: vac (class 2)

नष्टकीर्तिः (naṣṭakīrtiḥ) - one whose fame is lost, disgraced

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of naṣṭakīrti

naṣṭakīrti - one whose fame is lost

Bahuvrīhi compound 'naṣṭa' + 'kīrti'

Compound type : bahuvrihi (naṣṭa+kīrti)

• naṣṭa – lost, ruined, destroyed
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root 'naś' (to perish)
  Root: naś (class 4)
• kīrti – fame, glory, reputation
  noun (feminine)

Note: Qualifies 'aham'.

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of aham

aham - I

Note: Subject of the implicit verb 'am'.

लोके (loke) - in the world, in this realm

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of loka

loka - world, realm, people

Note: Indicates location.

भवान् (bhavān) - Refers to Aṅgirā, who is addressed by Agni. (your honor, you (polite))

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhavant

bhavant - your honor, you (polite address)

Present Active Participle (honorific)

From root 'bhū' (to be) with suffix 'śatṛ', acting as an honorific pronoun.

Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Subject of 'jātaḥ'.

जातः (jātaḥ) - have become, have appeared as (born, become, originated)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of jāta

jāta - born, produced, become

Past Passive Participle

From root 'jan' (to be born)

Root: jan (class 4)

Note: Qualifies 'bhavān'.

हुताशनः (hutāśanaḥ) - The sacred fire that consumes offerings (a name for Agni) (sacrificial fire, one who eats offerings)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of hutāśana

hutāśana - sacrificial fire, one who eats offerings (a name of Agni)

Compound 'huta' (offered) + 'aśana' (eating).

Compound type : tatpurusha (huta+aśana)

• huta – offered, sacrificed
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root 'hu' (to offer)
  Root: hu (class 3)
• aśana – eating, food
  noun (masculine)
  From root 'aś' (to eat)
  Root: aś (class 9)

Note: Predicate nominative for 'bhavān'.

भवन्तम् (bhavantam) - Refers to Aṅgirā. (you (polite, accusative))

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of bhavant

bhavant - your honor, you (polite address)

Present Active Participle (honorific)

From root 'bhū' (to be) with suffix 'śatṛ', acting as an honorific pronoun.

Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Object of 'jñāsyanti'.

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

(indeclinable)

ज्ञास्यन्ति (jñāsyanti) - they will know, they will recognize

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, future (lṛṭ) of jñā

Future tense, 3rd person plural, active voice. Root 'jñā' (to know).

Root: jñā (class 9)

Note: Subject is 'janāḥ'.

पावकम् (pāvakam) - Refers to Agni in his capacity as purifier (a name of Agni) (the purifier, fire)

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of pāvaka

pāvaka - purifier, pure, fire (a name of Agni)

From root 'pū' (to purify).

Root: pū (class 1)

Note: Predicate accusative for 'bhavantam'.

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

तु (tu) - but, on the other hand, however

(indeclinable)

माम् (mām) - Refers to Agni (the speaker). (me (accusative))

(pronoun)

Accusative, singular of aham

aham - I

Note: Object of 'jñāsyanti' (implied negation).

जनाः (janāḥ) - people, persons

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of jana

jana - person, people, man

Note: Subject of 'jñāsyanti'.