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

अग्निर्यदा त्वेक एव बहुत्वं चास्य कर्मसु ।
दृश्यते भगवन्सर्वमेतदिच्छामि वेदितुम् ॥३॥

3. agniryadā tveka eva bahutvaṁ cāsya karmasu ,
dṛśyate bhagavansarvametadicchāmi veditum.

3. agniḥ yadā tu ekaḥ eva bahutvam ca asya karmasu
| dṛśyate bhagavan sarvam etat icchāmi veditum

3. O revered one, although Agni is one, his manifoldness is observed in his various functions (karma). I wish to understand all this.

Words meanings summery:

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

• यदा (yadā) - when, at which time

• तु (tu) - but, indeed, yet

• एकः (ekaḥ) - one, single, alone

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

• बहुत्वम् (bahutvam) - manifoldness, multitude, plurality

• च (ca) - and, also

• अस्य (asya) - Refers to Agni. (his, of him, of this)

• कर्मसु (karmasu) - in activities, in deeds, in functions

• दृश्यते (dṛśyate) - is seen, is observed, appears

• भगवन् (bhagavan) - Addressed to Sage Mārkaṇḍeya. (O Lord, O revered one)

• सर्वम् (sarvam) - all, every, whole

• एतत् (etat) - this (neuter, nominative/accusative)

• इच्छामि (icchāmi) - I wish, I desire, I want

• वेदितुम् (veditum) - to know, to understand

Words meanings and morphology

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

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of agni

agni - fire, god of fire; also refers to digestive fire.

Root: ag

Note: Sandhi 'ḥ' becomes 'r' before 'yadā'.

यदा (yadā) - when, at which time

(indeclinable)

Derived from pronoun 'yad'.

तु (tu) - but, indeed, yet

(indeclinable)

Note: Forms vowel sandhi 'u' + 'e' = 'v' + 'e' with 'ekaḥ' to make 'tveka'.

एकः (ekaḥ) - one, single, alone

(numeral)

Note: Forms vowel sandhi 'u' + 'e' = 'v' + 'e' with 'tu' to make 'tveka'. Sandhi 'ekaḥ eva' (visarga drops).

एव (eva) - only, just, indeed, truly

(indeclinable)

बहुत्वम् (bahutvam) - manifoldness, multitude, plurality

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of bahutva

bahutva - manifoldness, multitude, plurality, abundance

Derived from 'bahu' (many) + suffix '-tva' (abstract noun).

Note: Sandhi 'm' becomes 'ṃ' before 'ca'.

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

Note: Forms sandhi 'ca + asya = cāsya'.

अस्य (asya) - Refers to Agni. (his, of him, of this)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, this one, he, she, it

Note: Forms sandhi 'ca + asya = cāsya'.

कर्मसु (karmasu) - in activities, in deeds, in functions

(noun)

Locative, neuter, plural of karman

karman - action, deed, work, function, ritual, fate (karma)

Root: kṛ (class 8)

दृश्यते (dṛśyate) - is seen, is observed, appears

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present (laṭ) of dṛś

present passive (laṭ)

Root dṛś (1st class), present tense, 3rd person singular passive.

Root: dṛś (class 1)

भगवन् (bhagavan) - Addressed to Sage Mārkaṇḍeya. (O Lord, O revered one)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of bhagavat

bhagavat - Lord, revered, blessed, fortunate, divine

Masculine vocative singular of 'bhagavat'.

Root: bhaj (class 1)

सर्वम् (sarvam) - all, every, whole

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole, entire

Neuter accusative singular.

Note: Forms sandhi 'm' + 'e' with 'etat' to form 'sarvametad'.

एतत् (etat) - this (neuter, nominative/accusative)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of etad

etad - this, this one, that

Neuter accusative singular.

Note: Forms sandhi 'm' + 'e' with 'sarvam' to form 'sarvametad'. Forms sandhi 't' becomes 'd' before 'icchāmi'.

इच्छामि (icchāmi) - I wish, I desire, I want

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of iṣ

present active (laṭ)

Root iṣ (6th class), present tense, 1st person singular active.

Root: iṣ (class 6)

Note: The subject 'aham' (I) is implied.

वेदितुम् (veditum) - to know, to understand

(indeclinable)

infinitive

Derived from root vid with suffix -tum.

Root: vid (class 2)

Note: Expresses purpose.

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