महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-207, verse-16

अङ्गिरा उवाच ।
कुरु पुण्यं प्रजास्वर्ग्यं भवाग्निस्तिमिरापहः ।
मां च देव कुरुष्वाग्ने प्रथमं पुत्रमञ्जसा ॥१६॥

16. aṅgirā uvāca ,
kuru puṇyaṁ prajāsvargyaṁ bhavāgnistimirāpahaḥ ,
māṁ ca deva kuruṣvāgne prathamaṁ putramañjasā.

16. aṅgirā uvāca kuru puṇyam prajāsvargyam bhava agniḥ
timirāpahaḥ mām ca deva kuruṣva agne prathamam putram añjasā

16. Aṅgirā said: "Perform a virtuous deed that brings heaven to progeny; be Agni, the remover of darkness. And, O divine Agni, please truly make me your first son."

Words meanings summery:

• अङ्गिरा (aṅgirā) - The sage Aṅgirā, the speaker. (Aṅgirā (a name of a sage))

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• कुरु (kuru) - do, make, perform

• पुण्यम् (puṇyam) - merit, virtue, auspicious deed

• प्रजास्वर्ग्यम् (prajāsvargyam) - That which brings heaven to descendants. (leading to progeny's heaven, beneficial for progeny's heaven)

• भव (bhava) - be, become

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

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

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

• च (ca) - and, also

• देव (deva) - Addressed to Agni. (O god, O divine one)

• कुरुष्व (kuruṣva) - make (me your son) (make, do, perform (for oneself))

• अग्ने (agne) - O Agni, O fire

• प्रथमम् (prathamam) - first, foremost

• पुत्रम् (putram) - son

• अञ्जसा (añjasā) - truly, without delay (truly, indeed, quickly, properly)

Words meanings and morphology

अङ्गिरा (aṅgirā) - The sage Aṅgirā, the speaker. (Aṅgirā (a name of a sage))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of aṅgiras

aṅgiras - a Vedic sage, a class of celestial beings, a name of 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)

कुरु (kuru) - do, make, perform

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of kṛ

Imperative, 2nd person singular, active voice. Root 'kṛ' (to do).

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Command to Agni.

पुण्यम् (puṇyam) - merit, virtue, auspicious deed

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of puṇya

puṇya - meritorious, virtuous, sacred; merit, virtue, auspicious deed

Note: Object of 'kuru'.

प्रजास्वर्ग्यम् (prajāsvargyam) - That which brings heaven to descendants. (leading to progeny's heaven, beneficial for progeny's heaven)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of prajāsvargya

prajāsvargya - leading to progeny's heaven, beneficial for progeny's heaven

Compound 'prajā' (progeny) + 'svargya' (leading to heaven).

Compound type : tatpurusha (prajā+svargya)

• prajā – progeny, offspring, subjects, people
  noun (feminine)
• svargya – leading to heaven, heavenly
  adjective (neuter)
  From 'svarga' (heaven).

Note: Qualifies 'puṇyam'.

भव (bhava) - be, become

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of bhū

Imperative, 2nd person singular, active voice. Root 'bhū' (to be).

Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Command to Agni.

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

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of agni

agni - fire, the god of fire (Agni)

Note: Predicate nominative for the implied subject 'you'.

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 'agniḥ'.

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

(pronoun)

Accusative, singular of aham

aham - I

Note: Object of 'kuruṣva'.

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects clauses.

देव (deva) - Addressed to Agni. (O god, O divine one)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of deva

deva - god, divine being

कुरुष्व (kuruṣva) - make (me your son) (make, do, perform (for oneself))

(verb)

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

Imperative, 2nd person singular, middle voice. Root 'kṛ' (to do).

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Command to Agni.

अग्ने (agne) - O Agni, O fire

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of agni

agni - fire, the god of fire (Agni)

प्रथमम् (prathamam) - first, foremost

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of prathama

prathama - first, foremost, primary

Note: Qualifies 'putram'.

पुत्रम् (putram) - son

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of putra

putra - son, child

Note: Predicate accusative for 'mām' (direct object of 'kuruṣva').

अञ्जसा (añjasā) - truly, without delay (truly, indeed, quickly, properly)

(indeclinable)

Note: Modifies 'kuruṣva'.