महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-298, verse-20

अरणीसहितं चेदं ब्राह्मणाय प्रयच्छत ।
जिज्ञासार्थं मया ह्येतदाहृतं मृगरूपिणा ॥२०॥

20. araṇīsahitaṁ cedaṁ brāhmaṇāya prayacchata ,
jijñāsārthaṁ mayā hyetadāhṛtaṁ mṛgarūpiṇā.

20. araṇīsahitām ca idam brāhmaṇāya prayacchata
jijñāsārtham mayā hi etat āhṛtam mṛgarūpiṇā

20. And give this (fire-sticks) along with the `araṇī` to the brahmin. Indeed, this was taken by me, who was in the form of a deer, for the purpose of testing.

Words meanings summery:

• अरणीसहिताम् (araṇīsahitām) - accompanied by the fire-sticks

• च (ca) - and, also

• इदम् (idam) - this

• ब्राह्मणाय (brāhmaṇāya) - to the brahmin

• प्रयच्छत (prayacchata) - give

• जिज्ञासार्थम् (jijñāsārtham) - for the purpose of inquiry/testing

• मया (mayā) - by me

• हि (hi) - indeed, certainly

• एतत् (etat) - this

• आहृतम् (āhṛtam) - brought, taken

• मृगरूपिणा (mṛgarūpiṇā) - by one in the form of a deer

Words meanings and morphology

अरणीसहिताम् (araṇīsahitām) - accompanied by the fire-sticks

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of araṇīsahita

araṇīsahita - accompanied by the two fire-sticks

Compound type : bahuvrihi (araṇī+sahita)

• araṇī – fire-stick (for kindling fire)
  noun (feminine)
• sahita – accompanied by, together with
  adjective (neuter)
  Prefix: sa
  Root: dhā

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

इदम् (idam) - this

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this, this here

ब्राह्मणाय (brāhmaṇāya) - to the brahmin

(noun)

Dative, masculine, singular of brāhmaṇa

brāhmaṇa - a Brahmin, one belonging to the priestly class

प्रयच्छत (prayacchata) - give

(verb)

2nd person , plural, active, imperative (loṭ) of pra-yacch

yachati is a special form from root dā

Prefix: pra

Root: dā (class 1)

जिज्ञासार्थम् (jijñāsārtham) - for the purpose of inquiry/testing

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of jijñāsārtha

jijñāsārtha - for the sake of knowing, for the purpose of inquiry

Compound type : tatpurusha (jijñāsā+artha)

• jijñāsā – desire to know, inquiry, curiosity
  noun (feminine)
  Desiderative form of jñā
  Root: jñā
• artha – purpose, meaning, wealth
  noun (masculine/neuter)

Note: Used adverbially to denote purpose.

मया (mayā) - by me

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of aham

aham - I

हि (hi) - indeed, certainly

(indeclinable)

एतत् (etat) - this

(pronoun)

neuter, singular of etad

etad - this, that

आहृतम् (āhṛtam) - brought, taken

(adjective)

neuter, singular of āhṛta

āhṛta - brought, offered, taken away

Past Passive Participle

Prefix: ā

Root: hṛ

मृगरूपिणा (mṛgarūpiṇā) - by one in the form of a deer

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of mṛgarūpin

mṛgarūpin - one having the form of a deer, deer-shaped

Compound type : bahuvrihi (mṛga+rūpin)

• mṛga – deer, wild animal
  noun (masculine)
• rūpin – having the form of, characterized by
  adjective (masculine)
  Derived from rūpa + -in suffix