महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-94, verse-60

अग्निहोत्रं त्रयो वेदा यज्ञाश्च सहदक्षिणाः ।
सर्वाण्येतान्यपत्यस्य कलां नार्हन्ति षोडशीम् ॥६०॥

60. agnihotraṁ trayo vedā yajñāśca sahadakṣiṇāḥ ,
sarvāṇyetānyapatyasya kalāṁ nārhanti ṣoḍaśīm.

60. agnihotram trayaḥ vedāḥ yajñāḥ ca saha-dakṣiṇāḥ
sarvāṇi etāni apatyasya kalām na arhanti ṣoḍaśīm

60. The Agnihotra ritual, the three Vedas, and yagyas complete with their sacrificial fees – all these together do not amount to a sixteenth part of what an offspring represents.

Words meanings summery:

• अग्निहोत्रम् (agnihotram) - the Agnihotra ritual, fire sacrifice

• त्रयः (trayaḥ) - three

• वेदाः (vedāḥ) - Vedas (sacred texts)

• यज्ञाः (yajñāḥ) - yagyas, sacrifices, rituals

• च (ca) - and, also

• सह-दक्षिणाः (saha-dakṣiṇāḥ) - along with sacrificial fees

• सर्वाणि (sarvāṇi) - all, every

• एतानि (etāni) - these

• अपत्यस्य (apatyasya) - of offspring, of a child

• कलाम् (kalām) - a part, a digit, a fraction

• न (na) - not, no

• अर्हन्ति (arhanti) - they are worthy, they deserve, they amount to

• षोडशीम् (ṣoḍaśīm) - a sixteenth part, relating to sixteen

Words meanings and morphology

अग्निहोत्रम् (agnihotram) - the Agnihotra ritual, fire sacrifice

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of agnihotra

agnihotra - fire sacrifice, Agnihotra ritual

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (agni+hotra)

• agni – fire
  noun (masculine)
• hotra – oblation, sacrifice, sacrificial act
  noun (neuter)
  Derived from the root 'hu' (हु) 'to offer'.
  Root: hu (class 3)

त्रयः (trayaḥ) - three

(numeral)

Note: Refers to the three Vedas (Ṛg, Yajus, Sāma).

वेदाः (vedāḥ) - Vedas (sacred texts)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of veda

veda - Veda, sacred knowledge

Derived from the root 'vid' (विद्) 'to know'.

Root: vid (class 2)

यज्ञाः (yajñāḥ) - yagyas, sacrifices, rituals

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of yajña

yajña - yagya, sacrifice, ritual

Derived from the root 'yaj' (यज्) 'to sacrifice'.

Root: yaj (class 1)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

सह-दक्षिणाः (saha-dakṣiṇāḥ) - along with sacrificial fees

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of saha-dakṣiṇa

saha-dakṣiṇa - accompanied by sacrificial fees

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (saha+dakṣiṇā)

• saha – with, accompanied by
  indeclinable
• dakṣiṇā – sacrificial fee, gift to priests
  noun (feminine)

Note: Agrees with 'yajñāḥ'.

सर्वाणि (sarvāṇi) - all, every

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, plural of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole

Note: Can be nominative or accusative plural neuter.

एतानि (etāni) - these

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, plural of etad

etad - this, these

Note: Can be nominative or accusative plural neuter.

अपत्यस्य (apatyasya) - of offspring, of a child

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of apatya

apatya - offspring, child

Derived from the root 'pat' (पत्) 'to fall' with prefix 'a' (अ) (lit. 'not falling down' or 'descending').

Prefix: a

Root: pat (class 1)

कलाम् (kalām) - a part, a digit, a fraction

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of kalā

kalā - a part, a digit, a fraction, an art, a measure

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

अर्हन्ति (arhanti) - they are worthy, they deserve, they amount to

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of arh

Root: arh (class 1)

षोडशीम् (ṣoḍaśīm) - a sixteenth part, relating to sixteen

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of ṣoḍaśī

ṣoḍaśī - a sixteenth part, relating to sixteen

Feminine form of 'ṣoḍaśa' (षोडश) 'sixteenth'. Here used as a noun.

Note: Modifies 'kalām'.