महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-9, chapter-46, verse-14

अग्निः प्रनष्टो भगवान्कारणं च न विद्महे ।
सर्वलोकक्षयो मा भूत्संपादयतु नोऽनलम् ॥१४॥

14. agniḥ pranaṣṭo bhagavānkāraṇaṁ ca na vidmahe ,
sarvalokakṣayo mā bhūtsaṁpādayatu no'nalam.

14. agniḥ pranaṣṭaḥ bhagavān kāraṇam ca na vidmahe
sarvalokakṣayaḥ mā bhūt saṃpādayatu naḥ analam

14. bhagavān agniḥ pranaṣṭaḥ,
ca kāraṇam na vidmahe.
sarvalokakṣayaḥ mā bhūt,
naḥ analam saṃpādayatu.

14. The divine Agni has disappeared, and we do not know the reason. May there not be the destruction of all worlds; may he bring forth fire for us.

Words meanings summery:

• अग्निः (agniḥ) - fire, the fire god Agni

• प्रनष्टः (pranaṣṭaḥ) - disappeared, lost, perished

• भगवान् (bhagavān) - the divine Agni (divine, worshipful, glorious, blessed lord)

• कारणम् (kāraṇam) - cause, reason, instrument

• च (ca) - and, also

• न (na) - not, no

• विद्महे (vidmahe) - we know

• सर्वलोकक्षयः (sarvalokakṣayaḥ) - the cosmic destruction (pralaya) (destruction of all worlds)

• मा (mā) - not, may not (prohibitive particle)

• भूत् (bhūt) - may it be, let it be (with 'mā', may it not be)

• संपादयतु (saṁpādayatu) - may he accomplish, may he bring about

• नः (naḥ) - for us, to us, our

• अनलम् (analam) - fire

Words meanings and morphology

अग्निः (agniḥ) - fire, the fire god Agni

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of agni

agni - fire, the fire god Agni

Note: Refers to the deity Agni.

प्रनष्टः (pranaṣṭaḥ) - disappeared, lost, perished

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pranaṣṭa

pranaṣṭa - disappeared, lost, perished, destroyed

Past Passive Participle

From √naś (to perish) with prefix 'pra'.

Prefix: pra

Root: naś (class 4)

Note: Agrees with 'agniḥ'.

भगवान् (bhagavān) - the divine Agni (divine, worshipful, glorious, blessed lord)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhagavat

bhagavat - divine, worshipful, glorious, blessed; a lord, god

Possessive adjective from 'bhaga' (fortune, good luck).

Note: Agrees with 'agniḥ'.

कारणम् (kāraṇam) - cause, reason, instrument

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of kāraṇa

kāraṇa - cause, reason, motive, instrument

From √kṛ (to do, make).

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Object of 'vidmahe'.

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

Note: Negates the verb 'vidmahe'.

विद्महे (vidmahe) - we know

(verb)

1st person , plural, middle, present (laṭ) of vid

Present tense, 1st person plural, middle voice

From √vid (to know), an athematic verb (Ad-class).

Root: vid (class 2)

सर्वलोकक्षयः (sarvalokakṣayaḥ) - the cosmic destruction (pralaya) (destruction of all worlds)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sarvalokakṣaya

sarvalokakṣaya - destruction of all worlds, cosmic dissolution

Compound of 'sarva' (all), 'loka' (world), and 'kṣaya' (destruction).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sarva+loka+kṣaya)

• sarva – all, every, whole
  adjective
• loka – world, realm, people
  noun (masculine)
  Root: lok (class 1)
• kṣaya – destruction, loss, decay, end
  noun (masculine)
  From √kṣi (to destroy, perish).
  Root: kṣi (class 1)

Note: Subject of the prohibitive 'mā bhūt'.

मा (mā) - not, may not (prohibitive particle)

(indeclinable)

Note: Used with the injunctive 'bhūt'.

भूत् (bhūt) - may it be, let it be (with 'mā', may it not be)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, injunctive (luṅ (without augment)) of bhū

Injunctive, 3rd person singular

Strong root form used with prohibitive 'mā'. The form 'bhūt' is technically an aorist injunctive.

Root: bhū (class 1)

संपादयतु (saṁpādayatu) - may he accomplish, may he bring about

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of saṃpādaya

Imperative, 3rd person singular, active voice

Causative of √pad (to go, move) with prefixes 'sam' and 'ā'.

Prefixes: sam+ā

Root: pad (class 4)

Note: Implied subject (Brahmā from the previous verse).

नः (naḥ) - for us, to us, our

(pronoun)

Dative, plural of asmad

asmad - we, us, our

Note: Enclitic form, used here in dative sense ('for us').

अनलम् (analam) - fire

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of anala

anala - fire, the fire god

Compound of 'an-' (not) and 'ala' (stopping, sufficient); that which cannot be stopped.

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (an+ala)

• an – not, un-, without
  indeclinable
  Negative prefix
• ala – stopping, sufficient, capable
  adjective

Note: Object of 'saṃpādayatu'.