महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-214, verse-13

शिष्टानामपि सा देवी सप्तर्षीणां महात्मनाम् ।
पत्नीसरूपतां कृत्वा कामयामास पावकम् ॥१३॥

13. śiṣṭānāmapi sā devī saptarṣīṇāṁ mahātmanām ,
patnīsarūpatāṁ kṛtvā kāmayāmāsa pāvakam.

13. śiṣṭānām api sā devī saptarṣīṇām mahātmanām
patnīsarūpatām kṛtvā kāmayāmāsa pāvakam

13. That goddess, even assuming the form of the wives of the great-souled seven sages, desired Agni, the fire god.

Words meanings summery:

• शिष्टानाम् (śiṣṭānām) - of the revered, of the learned, of the disciplined

• अपि (api) - even, also, too

• सा (sā) - she, that

• देवी (devī) - goddess

• सप्तर्षीणाम् (saptarṣīṇām) - of the seven sages

• महात्मनाम् (mahātmanām) - of the great-souled, of the noble

• पत्नीसरूपताम् (patnīsarūpatām) - the state of having the form of a wife, wife-like form

• कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - having done, having made, having assumed

• कामयामास (kāmayāmāsa) - she desired, she wished

• पावकम् (pāvakam) - fire, purifier, Agni

Words meanings and morphology

शिष्टानाम् (śiṣṭānām) - of the revered, of the learned, of the disciplined

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, plural of śiṣṭa

śiṣṭa - disciplined, taught, learned, revered

Past Passive Participle

from root śiṣ- (to teach, discipline)

Root: śiṣ (class 7)

Note: describes saptarṣīṇām

अपि (api) - even, also, too

(indeclinable)

सा (sā) - she, that

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, she, he, it

देवी (devī) - goddess

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of devī

devī - goddess, divine woman

सप्तर्षीणाम् (saptarṣīṇām) - of the seven sages

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of saptarṣi

saptarṣi - the seven sages (a constellation or specific group of ancient sages)

Compound type : dvigu (saptan+ṛṣi)

• saptan – seven
  numeral
• ṛṣi – sage, seer
  noun (masculine)

महात्मनाम् (mahātmanām) - of the great-souled, of the noble

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, plural of mahātman

mahātman - great-souled, noble, magnanimous

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahat+ātman)

• mahat – great, large
  adjective
• ātman – self, soul, spirit (ātman)
  noun (masculine)

Note: describes saptarṣīṇām

पत्नीसरूपताम् (patnīsarūpatām) - the state of having the form of a wife, wife-like form

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of patnīsarūpatā

patnīsarūpatā - the state of having the form of a wife, wife-like form

formed with suffix -tā (feminine abstract noun)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (patnī+sarūpa)

• patnī – wife
  noun (feminine)
• sarūpa – similar in form, resembling
  adjective
  Prefix: sa

कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - having done, having made, having assumed

(indeclinable)

absolutive

formed from root kṛ- (to do, make) + suffix -tvā

Root: kṛ (class 8)

कामयामास (kāmayāmāsa) - she desired, she wished

(verb)

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

Perfect 3rd person singular, formed from desiderative stem of root kam- (to love, desire) with auxiliary verb ās-

Root: kam (class 1)

पावकम् (pāvakam) - fire, purifier, Agni

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of pāvaka

pāvaka - fire, purifying, Agni (god of fire)

from root pū- (to purify)

Root: pū (class 1)