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.

60. טקס האש היומי (אַגְנִיהוֹטְרַה), שלוש הוֵדוֹת והטקסים הוודיים בצירוף מתנות הכוהנים, כל אלה אינם שווים אפילו חלק אחד משישה עשר מערכו של צאצא.

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'.

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