महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-27, verse-12

जुहुवुस्ते सुतपसो विधिवज्जातवेदसम् ।
मन्त्रैरुच्चावचैर्विप्रा येन कामेन तच्छृणु ॥१२॥

12. juhuvuste sutapaso vidhivajjātavedasam ,
mantrairuccāvacairviprā yena kāmena tacchṛṇu.

12. juhuvuḥ te sutapasaḥ vidhivat jātavedasam
mantraiḥ uccāvacaiḥ viprāḥ yena kāmena tat śṛṇu

12. Those brahmins, possessing great austerities, offered sacrifices to Agni, the fire-god, according to the prescribed rites, with various mantras. Hear now for what purpose they did this.

Words meanings summery:

• जुहुवुः (juhuvuḥ) - they offered sacrifices

• ते (te) - they

• सुतपसः (sutapasaḥ) - of great austerity, very ascetic

• विधिवत् (vidhivat) - according to rules/rites

• जातवेदसम् (jātavedasam) - to Agni (the fire-god)

• मन्त्रैः (mantraiḥ) - with mantras/sacred formulas

• उच्चावचैः (uccāvacaiḥ) - with various/diverse

• विप्राः (viprāḥ) - brahmins, learned persons

• येन (yena) - by which, with which

• कामेन (kāmena) - with desire, with wish

• तत् (tat) - that purpose or reason (that)

• शृणु (śṛṇu) - hear!

Words meanings and morphology

जुहुवुः (juhuvuḥ) - they offered sacrifices

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, perfect (liṭ) of hu

Root: hu (class 3)

ते (te) - they

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, those

Note: Refers to the sages.

सुतपसः (sutapasaḥ) - of great austerity, very ascetic

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sutapas

sutapas - having great or good austerity/penance, very ascetic

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (su+tapas)

• su – good, well, excellent, greatly
  prefix
• tapas – penance, austerity, heat, spiritual fervor
  noun (neuter)

Note: Describes the sages/brahmins.

विधिवत् (vidhivat) - according to rules/rites

(indeclinable)

From 'vidhi' (rule) + '-vat' (like)

जातवेदसम् (jātavedasam) - to Agni (the fire-god)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of jātavedas

jātavedas - Agni (fire-god, 'one who knows all born beings' or 'one by whom wealth is known')

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (jāta+vedas)

• jāta – born, produced
  adjective (masculine)
  past participle
  From root 'jan' (to be born)
  Root: jan (class 4)
• vedas – knowledge, sacred knowledge, wealth, property
  noun (neuter)
  Root: vid (class 2)

मन्त्रैः (mantraiḥ) - with mantras/sacred formulas

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of mantra

mantra - sacred text, hymn, prayer, mystical formula

Root: man (class 4)

उच्चावचैः (uccāvacaiḥ) - with various/diverse

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of uccāvac

uccāvac - high and low, various, diverse, different

Compound type : dvandva (ucca+avaca)

• ucca – high, elevated, lofty
  adjective (masculine)
• avaca – low, inferior
  adjective (masculine)
  Prefix: ava

Note: Modifies 'mantraiḥ'.

विप्राः (viprāḥ) - brahmins, learned persons

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of vipra

vipra - a brahmin, priest, inspired person, wise man

Note: Refers to the sages.

येन (yena) - by which, with which

(pronoun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, what

Note: Modifies 'kāmena'.

कामेन (kāmena) - with desire, with wish

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of kāma

kāma - desire, wish, longing, love

Root: kam (class 1)

तत् (tat) - that purpose or reason (that)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, it

शृणु (śṛṇu) - hear!

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of śru

Root: śru (class 5)