महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-7, chapter-3, verse-17

येन येन प्रसरतो वाय्वग्नी सहितौ वने ।
तेन तेन प्रदहतो भगवन्तौ यदिच्छतः ॥१७॥

17. yena yena prasarato vāyvagnī sahitau vane ,
tena tena pradahato bhagavantau yadicchataḥ.

17. yena yena prasarataḥ vāyvagnī sahitau vane
tena tena pradahataḥ bhagavantau yat icchataḥ

17. yena yena vāyvagnī sahitau vane prasarataḥ
tena tena bhagavantau yat icchataḥ pradahataḥ

17. Wherever wind and fire (vāyvagnī) spread together through the forest, by that very path do those two mighty lords, as they desire, consume everything.

Words meanings summery:

• येन (yena) - by whichever path (by which, by means of which)

• येन (yena) - by whichever path (by which, by means of which)

• प्रसरतः (prasarataḥ) - (they two) spreading (spreading, moving forth (dual nominative/accusative of participle or verb))

• वाय्वग्नी (vāyvagnī) - wind and fire

• सहितौ (sahitau) - accompanied, together

• वने (vane) - in the forest, in the woods

• तेन (tena) - by that very path (by that, by means of that)

• तेन (tena) - by that very path (by that, by means of that)

• प्रदहतः (pradahataḥ) - they (two) burn completely, consume

• भगवन्तौ (bhagavantau) - (referring to wind and fire) the two mighty ones, divine beings (the two lords, the two powerful ones)

• यत् (yat) - what (they desire) (what, whichever, if)

• इच्छतः (icchataḥ) - they (two) wish, desire

Words meanings and morphology

येन (yena) - by whichever path (by which, by means of which)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of ya

ya - which, what, whoever

Note: Repeated for emphasis 'wherever by which... by which'.

येन (yena) - by whichever path (by which, by means of which)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of ya

ya - which, what, whoever

Note: Repeated for emphasis 'wherever by which... by which'.

प्रसरतः (prasarataḥ) - (they two) spreading (spreading, moving forth (dual nominative/accusative of participle or verb))

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of prasar

prasar - to spread, extend, move forth

Present Participle

From root sṛ (to go, move) with prefix pra. prasar + śatṛ

Prefix: pra

Root: sṛ (class 1)

Note: Qualifies vāyvagnī.

वाय्वग्नी (vāyvagnī) - wind and fire

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of vāyvagnī

vāyvagnī - wind and fire (as a dual entity)

Compound type : dvandva (vāyu+agni)

• vāyu – wind, air, the god Vāyu
  noun (masculine)
  Root: vā (class 2)
• agni – fire, sacrificial fire, the god Agni
  noun (masculine)

सहितौ (sahitau) - accompanied, together

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of sahita

sahita - accompanied, joined, together with

Past Passive Participle

From root dhā (to place) with prefix sa (together) as sa-hita, or perhaps from sah (to bear). Usually taken as sa-hita from hi.

Prefix: sa

Root: hi (class 3)

Note: Qualifies vāyvagnī.

वने (vane) - in the forest, in the woods

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of vana

vana - forest, wood, grove

Root: van (class 1)

तेन (tena) - by that very path (by that, by means of that)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, it, he, she

Note: Corresponds to yena. Repeated for emphasis.

तेन (tena) - by that very path (by that, by means of that)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, it, he, she

Note: Corresponds to yena. Repeated for emphasis.

प्रदहतः (pradahataḥ) - they (two) burn completely, consume

(verb)

3rd person , dual, active, present (laṭ) of pradah

Present Tense

From root dah (to burn) with prefix pra. Present 3rd person dual.

Prefix: pra

Root: dah (class 1)

भगवन्तौ (bhagavantau) - (referring to wind and fire) the two mighty ones, divine beings (the two lords, the two powerful ones)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of bhagavat

bhagavat - glorious, divine, lord, venerable one

From bhaga (fortune, destiny) + matup suffix (possessing).

Root: bhag

Note: Refers to vāyvagnī.

यत् (yat) - what (they desire) (what, whichever, if)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - what, which, that, if

Note: Object of icchataḥ.

इच्छतः (icchataḥ) - they (two) wish, desire

(verb)

3rd person , dual, active, present (laṭ) of iṣ

Present Tense

From root iṣ (to wish), desiderative form icch. Present 3rd person dual.

Root: iṣ (class 6)