महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-5, chapter-97, verse-3

अत्रासुरोऽग्निः सततं दीप्यते वारिभोजनः ।
व्यापारेण धृतात्मानं निबद्धं समबुध्यत ॥३॥

3. atrāsuro'gniḥ satataṁ dīpyate vāribhojanaḥ ,
vyāpāreṇa dhṛtātmānaṁ nibaddhaṁ samabudhyata.

3. atra asuraḥ agniḥ satatam dīpyate vāribhojanaḥ
vyāpāreṇa dhṛtātmānam nibaddham samabudhyata

3. Here, the demon Agni (fire), which sustains itself by consuming water, constantly burns. Through this activity (vyāpāra), he understood his self (ātman) to be both maintained and confined.

Words meanings summery:

• अत्र (atra) - here (here, in this place)

• असुरः (asuraḥ) - the demon (demon, anti-god)

• अग्निः (agniḥ) - Agni (fire deity, personified as a demon here) (fire (god))

• सततम् (satatam) - constantly (constantly, perpetually, always)

• दीप्यते (dīpyate) - burns (shines, burns, glows)

• वारिभोजनः (vāribhojanaḥ) - whose sustenance is water (lit. water-eater) (feeding on water, having water as food)

• व्यापारेण (vyāpāreṇa) - through this activity (vyāpāra) (by activity, by function, by engagement)

• धृतात्मानम् (dhṛtātmānam) - his self (ātman) was sustained (one whose self is held/sustained)

• निबद्धम् (nibaddham) - confined (bound, tied, restrained, confined)

• समबुध्यत (samabudhyata) - he understood (he understood, he knew, he perceived)

Words meanings and morphology

अत्र (atra) - here (here, in this place)

(indeclinable)

असुरः (asuraḥ) - the demon (demon, anti-god)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of asura

asura - demon, anti-god, mighty one

अग्निः (agniḥ) - Agni (fire deity, personified as a demon here) (fire (god))

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of agni

agni - fire, the god of fire

Note: Qualifies 'asuraḥ'.

सततम् (satatam) - constantly (constantly, perpetually, always)

(indeclinable)

Note: Adverb.

दीप्यते (dīpyate) - burns (shines, burns, glows)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of dīp

Present tense, 3rd person singular, Ātmanepada

Root: dīp (class 4)

Note: Intransitive verb.

वारिभोजनः (vāribhojanaḥ) - whose sustenance is water (lit. water-eater) (feeding on water, having water as food)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vāribhojana

vāribhojana - feeding on water, having water as food/sustenance

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (vāri+bhojana)

• vāri – water
  noun (neuter)
• bhojana – eating, food, meal
  noun (neuter)

Note: Qualifies 'asuraḥ agniḥ'.

व्यापारेण (vyāpāreṇa) - through this activity (vyāpāra) (by activity, by function, by engagement)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of vyāpāra

vyāpāra - activity, occupation, function, business

धृतात्मानम् (dhṛtātmānam) - his self (ātman) was sustained (one whose self is held/sustained)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of dhṛtātman

dhṛtātman - one whose self is held, maintained, supported

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (dhṛta+ātman)

• dhṛta – held, supported, sustained
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root dhṛ (to hold, support)
  Root: dhṛ (class 1)
• ātman – self, soul, spirit, essence
  noun (masculine)

Note: Participle acting as object complement to 'samabudhyata'.

निबद्धम् (nibaddham) - confined (bound, tied, restrained, confined)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of nibaddha

nibaddha - bound, tied, fixed, confined, composed

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root bandh with upasarga ni

Prefix: ni

Root: bandh (class 9)

Note: Participle acting as object complement to 'samabudhyata', coordinating with 'dhṛtātmānam'.

समबुध्यत (samabudhyata) - he understood (he understood, he knew, he perceived)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, imperfect (luṅ) of budh

Imperfect tense, 3rd person singular, Ātmanepada, with upasarga sam

Prefix: sam

Root: budh (class 4)