महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-215, verse-23

अग्निर्भूत्वा नैगमेयश्छागवक्त्रो बहुप्रजः ।
रमयामास शैलस्थं बालं क्रीडनकैरिव ॥२३॥

23. agnirbhūtvā naigameyaśchāgavaktro bahuprajaḥ ,
ramayāmāsa śailasthaṁ bālaṁ krīḍanakairiva.

23. agniḥ bhūtvā naigameyaḥ chāgavaktraḥ bahuprajaḥ
ramayāmāsa śailasthaṃ bālaṃ krīḍanakaiḥ iva

23. Agni, having assumed the form of Naigameya – the goat-faced, prolific deity – amused the child residing on the mountain, as if with toys.

Words meanings summery:

• अग्निः (agniḥ) - fire, the god Agni

• भूत्वा (bhūtvā) - having become

• नैगमेयः (naigameyaḥ) - Naigameya (a deity, a form of Agni or Kartikeya)

• छागवक्त्रः (chāgavaktraḥ) - goat-faced

• बहुप्रजः (bahuprajaḥ) - having many offspring, very prolific

• रमयामास (ramayāmāsa) - he delighted, he pleased

• शैलस्थं (śailasthaṁ) - situated on the mountain, mountain-dwelling

• बालं (bālaṁ) - child, boy

• क्रीडनकैः (krīḍanakaiḥ) - with toys

• इव (iva) - like, as if

Words meanings and morphology

अग्निः (agniḥ) - fire, the god Agni

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of agni

agni - fire, the deity Agni

भूत्वा (bhūtvā) - having become

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Root: bhū (class 1)

नैगमेयः (naigameyaḥ) - Naigameya (a deity, a form of Agni or Kartikeya)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of naigameya

naigameya - Naigameya (name of a deity, a form of Skanda or Agni)

छागवक्त्रः (chāgavaktraḥ) - goat-faced

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of chāgavaktra

chāgavaktra - goat-faced

Compound type : bahuvrihi (chāga+vaktra)

• chāga – goat
  noun (masculine)
• vaktra – face, mouth
  noun (neuter)

बहुप्रजः (bahuprajaḥ) - having many offspring, very prolific

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bahupraja

bahupraja - having many offspring, prolific

Compound type : bahuvrihi (bahu+prajā)

• bahu – many, much
  adjective
• prajā – offspring, progeny
  noun (feminine)

रमयामास (ramayāmāsa) - he delighted, he pleased

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, Perfect (Lit) of ramayāmāsa

Root: ram (class 1)

शैलस्थं (śailasthaṁ) - situated on the mountain, mountain-dwelling

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of śailastha

śailastha - mountain-dwelling, situated on a rock/mountain

Compound type : tatpurusha (śaila+stha)

• śaila – mountain, rock
  noun (masculine)
• stha – standing, staying, situated
  adjective
  Root: sthā (class 1)

बालं (bālaṁ) - child, boy

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of bāla

bāla - child, young boy, ignorant person

क्रीडनकैः (krīḍanakaiḥ) - with toys

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, plural of krīḍanaka

krīḍanaka - toy, plaything

इव (iva) - like, as if

(indeclinable)