महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-5, chapter-82, verse-19

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ते तु सर्वे सुनामानमग्निमिद्धमिव प्रभुम् ।
अर्चयामासुरर्च्यं तं देशातिथिमुपस्थितम् ॥१९॥

19. te tu sarve sunāmānamagnimiddhamiva prabhum ,
arcayāmāsurarcyaṁ taṁ deśātithimupasthitam.

19. te tu sarve sunāmānam agnim iddham iva prabhum
arcayāmāsuḥ arcyam tam deśātithim upasthitam

19. All of them, indeed, worshipped that renowned lord, who was worthy of worship and had arrived as a guest of the country, just as (they would worship) a kindled fire.

Words meanings summery:

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ते (te) - they

तु (tu) - but, indeed, yet

सर्वे (sarve) - all, everyone

सुनामानम् (sunāmānam) - renowned, famous, having a good name

अग्निम् (agnim) - fire

इद्धम् (iddham) - kindled, blazing, inflamed

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

प्रभुम् (prabhum) - lord, master, mighty one

अर्चयामासुः (arcayāmāsuḥ) - they worshipped, honored

अर्च्यम् (arcyam) - worshipable, venerable, worthy of worship

तम् (tam) - him, that

देशातिथिम् (deśātithim) - guest of the country/land

उपस्थितम् (upasthitam) - arrived, present, stood near

Words meanings and morphology

ते (te) - they

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Demonstrative pronoun.

Note: Refers to the 'janāḥ puranivāsinaḥ' (people, city-dwellers) from the previous verse.

तु (tu) - but, indeed, yet

(indeclinable)

Conjunction.

Note: Adds emphasis or a slight contrast.

सर्वे (sarve) - all, everyone

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole

Universal pronoun/adjective.

Note: Modifies 'te'.

सुनामानम् (sunāmānam) - renowned, famous, having a good name

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of sunāman

sunāman - having a good name, renowned, famous

Bahuvrīhi compound: su (good) + nāman (name).

Compound type : Bahuvrīhi (su+nāman)

su – good, well, excellent
indeclinable
nāman – name, appellation
noun (neuter)
Root: jñā

Note: Modifies 'prabhum'.

अग्निम् (agnim) - fire

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of agni

agni - fire, Agni (the deity of fire)

Root: ag

Note: Object of comparison for 'prabhum'.

इद्धम् (iddham) - kindled, blazing, inflamed

(participle)

Accusative, masculine, singular of iddha

iddha - kindled, blazing, bright

Past Passive Participle

Derived from the root √indh (to kindle, inflame).

Root: indh (class 7)

Note: Modifies 'agnim'.

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

Particle of comparison.

Note: Indicates simile.

प्रभुम् (prabhum) - lord, master, mighty one

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of prabhu

prabhu - lord, master, ruler, mighty

Derived from the root √bhū (to be, become) with the upasarga pra (forth, before).

Prefix: pra

Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Refers to Viṣvaksena/Kṛṣṇa, the object of worship.

अर्चयामासुः (arcayāmāsuḥ) - they worshipped, honored

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, past perfect (lit) of √arc

Periphrastic Perfect, 3rd Person Plural, Active Voice, Parasmaipada

Periphrastic perfect tense, formed with the nominal stem arcay- (from the root √arc, to worship) and the auxiliary verb kṛ (to do) in the perfect tense (āsuḥ).

Root: arc (class 1)

Note: Main verb of the sentence.

अर्च्यम् (arcyam) - worshipable, venerable, worthy of worship

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of arcya

arcya - worshipable, venerable, to be honored, worthy of respect

Gerundive (Potential Passive Participle)

Derived from the root √arc (to worship) with the suffix -ya. Means 'fit to be worshipped'.

Root: arc (class 1)

Note: Modifies 'tam' (Viṣvaksena/Kṛṣṇa).

तम् (tam) - him, that

(pronoun)