महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-6, chapter-3, verse-38

पीतलोहितनीलश्च ज्वलत्यग्निर्हुतो द्विजैः ।
वामार्चिः शावगन्धी च धूमप्रायः खरस्वनः ।
स्पर्शा गन्धा रसाश्चैव विपरीता महीपते ॥३८॥

38. pītalohitanīlaśca jvalatyagnirhuto dvijaiḥ ,
vāmārciḥ śāvagandhī ca dhūmaprāyaḥ kharasvanaḥ ,
sparśā gandhā rasāścaiva viparītā mahīpate.

38. pītalohitanīlaḥ ca jvalati agniḥ
hutaḥ dvijaiḥ vāmārciḥ śāvagandhī ca
dhūmaprāyaḥ kharasvanaḥ sparśāḥ
gandhāḥ rasāḥ ca eva viparītāḥ mahīpate

38. mahīpate dvijaiḥ hutaḥ agniḥ pītalohitanīlaḥ vāmārciḥ śāvagandhī ca dhūmaprāyaḥ kharasvanaḥ ca jvalati.
sparśāḥ gandhāḥ rasāḥ ca eva viparītāḥ

38. The fire, offered by the twice-born (dvija), blazes with yellow, red, and blue flames. Its flame turns left, it smells of corpses, is mostly smoke, and emits a harsh sound. Furthermore, O ruler of the earth, touches, smells, and tastes become distorted.

Words meanings summery:

• पीतलोहितनीलः (pītalohitanīlaḥ) - blazing with yellow, red, and blue flames (yellow-red-blue (colored))

• च (ca) - and (and, also, moreover)

• ज्वलति (jvalati) - it blazes, it burns

• अग्निः (agniḥ) - fire; the god Agni

• हुतः (hutaḥ) - offered, sacrificed, invoked (by offerings)

• द्विजैः (dvijaiḥ) - by the twice-born, by brahmins

• वामार्चिः (vāmārciḥ) - its flame turns left (an ominous sign) (having leftward flames, inauspicious flames)

• शावगन्धी (śāvagandhī) - smelling of corpses

• च (ca) - and (and, also, moreover)

• धूमप्रायः (dhūmaprāyaḥ) - mostly smoke, predominantly smoke

• खरस्वनः (kharasvanaḥ) - emits a harsh sound (harsh-sounding, with a rough sound)

• स्पर्शाः (sparśāḥ) - touches, tactile sensations

• गन्धाः (gandhāḥ) - smells, odors

• रसाः (rasāḥ) - tastes, flavors; essences

• च (ca) - and (and, also, moreover)

• एव (eva) - indeed, truly (indeed, truly, just, only)

• विपरीताः (viparītāḥ) - distorted (inverted, opposite, perverse, distorted)

• महीपते (mahīpate) - O king, O ruler of the earth

Words meanings and morphology

पीतलोहितनीलः (pītalohitanīlaḥ) - blazing with yellow, red, and blue flames (yellow-red-blue (colored))

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pītalohitanīla

pītalohitanīla - yellow, red, and blue (colors)

Compound type : dvandva (pīta+lohita+nīla)

• pīta – yellow; drunk (past passive participle of 'pā')
  adjective
• lohita – red, reddish
  adjective
• nīla – blue, dark blue, black
  adjective

Note: Adjective modifying 'agniḥ'.

च (ca) - and (and, also, moreover)

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects adjectives or clauses.

ज्वलति (jvalati) - it blazes, it burns

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (lat) of jval

Present active 3rd singular

Root 'jval' (class 1, Parasmaipada).

Root: jval (class 1)

अग्निः (agniḥ) - fire; the god Agni

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of agni

agni - fire; the sacrificial fire; the god of fire, Agni

Note: Subject of 'jvalati'.

हुतः (hutaḥ) - offered, sacrificed, invoked (by offerings)

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, singular of huta

huta - offered, sacrificed; sacrificed object; poured into fire

Past Passive Participle

From root 'hu' (to sacrifice, offer).

Root: hu (class 3)

Note: Adjective modifying 'agniḥ'.

द्विजैः (dvijaiḥ) - by the twice-born, by brahmins

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of dvija

dvija - twice-born (a term for Brahmins, Kshatriyas, Vaishyas); bird; tooth

Compound 'dvi' (twice) + 'ja' (born).

Compound type : tatpurusha (dvi+ja)

• dvi – two, twice
  numeral
• ja – born, produced from
  adjective
  From root 'jan' (to be born) + suffix '-a'.
  Root: jan (class 4)

Note: Indicates the agent of the offering ('hutaḥ').

वामार्चिः (vāmārciḥ) - its flame turns left (an ominous sign) (having leftward flames, inauspicious flames)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vāmārci

vāmārci - left-flamed (an omen where flames turn inauspiciously to the left)

Compound type : bahuvrihi (vāma+arci)

• vāma – left; reverse; adverse, bad, beautiful
  adjective
• arci – flame, ray, light
  noun (feminine)

Note: Describes 'agniḥ'.

शावगन्धी (śāvagandhī) - smelling of corpses

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śāvagandhin

śāvagandhin - smelling of a corpse, carrion-scented

From 'śāva' (corpse) + 'gandhin' (smelling).

Compound type : tatpurusha (śāva+gandhin)

• śāva – corpse, dead body
  noun (masculine)
• gandhin – smelling, having odor
  adjective (masculine)
  From 'gandha' (smell) + suffix '-in'.

Note: Describes 'agniḥ'.

च (ca) - and (and, also, moreover)

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects adjectives or clauses.

धूमप्रायः (dhūmaprāyaḥ) - mostly smoke, predominantly smoke

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dhūmaprāya

dhūmaprāya - mostly smoke, characterized by smoke, full of smoke

Compound of 'dhūma' (smoke) + 'prāya' (mostly, predominant).

Compound type : tatpurusha (dhūma+prāya)

• dhūma – smoke, vapor
  noun (masculine)
• prāya – mostly, usually, predominant; approach, nearly
  adjective (masculine)

Note: Describes 'agniḥ'.

खरस्वनः (kharasvanaḥ) - emits a harsh sound (harsh-sounding, with a rough sound)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kharasvana

kharasvana - harsh sound, rough voice

Compound of 'khara' (harsh, sharp) + 'svana' (sound).

Compound type : tatpurusha (khara+svana)

• khara – harsh, sharp, rough, cruel
  adjective
• svana – sound, noise, voice
  noun (masculine)
  From root 'svan' (to sound).
  Root: svan (class 1)

Note: Describes 'agniḥ'.

स्पर्शाः (sparśāḥ) - touches, tactile sensations

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sparśa

sparśa - touch, contact, tactile sensation

From root 'spṛś' (to touch).

Root: spṛś (class 6)

Note: Subject in the final clause.

गन्धाः (gandhāḥ) - smells, odors

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of gandha

gandha - smell, odor, fragrance

Note: Subject in the final clause.

रसाः (rasāḥ) - tastes, flavors; essences

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of rasa

rasa - taste, flavor; essence, juice, fluid; sentiment

Note: Subject in the final clause.

च (ca) - and (and, also, moreover)

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects nouns in a list.

एव (eva) - indeed, truly (indeed, truly, just, only)

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphasizes the statement.

विपरीताः (viparītāḥ) - distorted (inverted, opposite, perverse, distorted)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of viparīta

viparīta - inverted, contrary, opposite, perverse, distorted

Past Passive Participle

From 'pari-i' (to go around) with prefix 'vi-'. Or simply treated as an adjective.

Prefix: vi

Root: i (class 2)

महीपते (mahīpate) - O king, O ruler of the earth

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of mahīpati

mahīpati - lord of the earth, king, ruler

Compound type : genitive tatpurusha (mahī+pati)

• mahī – earth, ground
  noun (feminine)
• pati – lord, master, husband
  noun (masculine)

Note: Direct address to the king.