महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-212, verse-27

एवमेते महात्मानः कीर्तितास्तेऽग्नयो मया ।
अप्रमेया यथोत्पन्नाः श्रीमन्तस्तिमिरापहाः ॥२७॥

27. evamete mahātmānaḥ kīrtitāste'gnayo mayā ,
aprameyā yathotpannāḥ śrīmantastimirāpahāḥ.

27. evam ete mahātmānaḥ kīrtitāḥ te agnayaḥ mayā
aprameyāḥ yathā utpannāḥ śrīmantaḥ timirāpahāḥ

27. Thus, these great beings (mahātman), the fires (agni), have been recounted by me. They are immeasurable in how they originated, glorious, and dispelling of darkness.

Words meanings summery:

• एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner

• एते (ete) - these

• महात्मानः (mahātmānaḥ) - great-souled ones, great beings

• कीर्तिताः (kīrtitāḥ) - celebrated, praised, recounted

• ते (te) - those, them

• अग्नयः (agnayaḥ) - fires, fire gods

• मया (mayā) - by me

• अप्रमेयाः (aprameyāḥ) - immeasurable, incomprehensible

• यथा (yathā) - as, just as, in the manner that

• उत्पन्नाः (utpannāḥ) - in how they originated (originated, produced, born)

• श्रीमन्तः (śrīmantaḥ) - glorious, prosperous, endowed with beauty

• तिमिरापहाः (timirāpahāḥ) - darkness-dispelling, removing gloom

Words meanings and morphology

एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner

(indeclinable)

एते (ete) - these

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of etad

etad - this, these

Note: Refers to the fires.

महात्मानः (mahātmānaḥ) - great-souled ones, great beings

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of mahātman

mahātman - great-souled, noble, illustrious person

Compound of mahā (great) and ātman (soul)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahā+ātman)

• mahā – great, large
  adjective (feminine)
• ātman – self, soul, spirit, essential nature
  noun (masculine)
  Root: at (class 1)

कीर्तिताः (kīrtitāḥ) - celebrated, praised, recounted

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of kīrtita

kīrtita - praised, celebrated, mentioned

Past Passive Participle

From root kīrt (to mention, praise)

Root: kīrt (class 10)

Note: Agrees with `agnayaḥ`.

ते (te) - those, them

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, those

Note: Refers to the fires.

अग्नयः (agnayaḥ) - fires, fire gods

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of agni

agni - fire, god of fire

मया (mayā) - by me

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me

अप्रमेयाः (aprameyāḥ) - immeasurable, incomprehensible

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of aprameya

aprameya - immeasurable, incomprehensible, unquantifiable

Gerundive/Future Passive Participle (negative)

Negative of prameya (measurable), formed with 'a-' prefix

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+prameya)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
  Negative prefix
• prameya – measurable, provable, an object of knowledge
  adjective (masculine)
  Gerundive/Future Passive Particulations
  From root mā (to measure) with prefix pra
  Prefix: pra
  Root: mā (class 2)

Note: Agrees with `agnayaḥ`.

यथा (yathā) - as, just as, in the manner that

(indeclinable)

Note: Corresponds to `utpannāḥ`.

उत्पन्नाः (utpannāḥ) - in how they originated (originated, produced, born)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of utpanna

utpanna - produced, arisen, born, manifested

Past Passive Participle

From root pad (to go) with prefix ut

Prefix: ut

Root: pad (class 4)

Note: Agrees with `agnayaḥ`.

श्रीमन्तः (śrīmantaḥ) - glorious, prosperous, endowed with beauty

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of śrīmat

śrīmat - beautiful, glorious, prosperous, fortunate

Possessive suffix -mat added to śrī

Note: Agrees with `agnayaḥ`.

तिमिरापहाः (timirāpahāḥ) - darkness-dispelling, removing gloom

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of timirāpaha

timirāpaha - darkness-removing, destroying darkness

Compound of timira (darkness) and apaha (removing)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (timira+apaha)

• timira – darkness, gloom
  noun (neuter)
• apaha – removing, destroying, taking away
  adjective (masculine)
  From root hṛ (to take) with prefix apa
  Prefix: apa
  Root: hṛ (class 1)

Note: Agrees with `agnayaḥ`.