महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-109, verse-7

पिता ह्यग्निर्गार्हपत्यो माताग्निर्दक्षिणः स्मृतः ।
गुरुराहवनीयस्तु साग्नित्रेता गरीयसी ॥७॥

7. pitā hyagnirgārhapatyo mātāgnirdakṣiṇaḥ smṛtaḥ ,
gururāhavanīyastu sāgnitretā garīyasī.

7. pitā hi agniḥ gārhapatyaḥ mātā agniḥ dakṣiṇaḥ
smṛtaḥ guruḥ āhavanīyaḥ tu sa-agnitretā garīyasī

7. pitā hi gārhapatyaḥ agniḥ,
mātā dakṣiṇaḥ agniḥ smṛtaḥ,
tu guruḥ āhavanīyaḥ,
sa-agnitretā garīyasī

7. Indeed, the father is the Gārhapatya household fire, and the mother is considered the Dakṣiṇa (southern) fire. However, the spiritual teacher (guru) is the Āhavanīya (sacrificial) fire. This set of three fires (Agnitreta) is exceedingly venerable.

Words meanings summery:

• पिता (pitā) - father

• हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for

• अग्निः (agniḥ) - fire

• गार्हपत्यः (gārhapatyaḥ) - the Gārhapatya, one of the three sacred fires (household fire)

• माता (mātā) - mother

• अग्निः (agniḥ) - fire

• दक्षिणः (dakṣiṇaḥ) - the Dakṣiṇa, the southern sacrificial fire (southern, right, skillful)

• स्मृतः (smṛtaḥ) - remembered, considered, traditionally known

• गुरुः (guruḥ) - teacher, spiritual preceptor

• आहवनीयः (āhavanīyaḥ) - the Āhavanīya, one of the three sacred fires, used for offerings (sacrificial fire)

• तु (tu) - but, however, indeed

• स-अग्नित्रेता (sa-agnitretā) - referring to the system of three sacred fires (Agnitreta) as a collective entity (with the three fires)

• गरीयसी (garīyasī) - greater, more venerable, more important

Words meanings and morphology

पिता (pitā) - father

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pitṛ

pitṛ - father

हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for

(indeclinable)

अग्निः (agniḥ) - fire

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of agni

agni - fire, god of fire

गार्हपत्यः (gārhapatyaḥ) - the Gārhapatya, one of the three sacred fires (household fire)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of gārhapatya

gārhapatya - relating to the master of a house, household fire

Derived from gṛhapati (master of a house)

माता (mātā) - mother

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of mātṛ

mātṛ - mother

अग्निः (agniḥ) - fire

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of agni

agni - fire, god of fire

दक्षिणः (dakṣiṇaḥ) - the Dakṣiṇa, the southern sacrificial fire (southern, right, skillful)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dakṣiṇa

dakṣiṇa - southern, right (hand), skillful, able

स्मृतः (smṛtaḥ) - remembered, considered, traditionally known

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of smṛta

smṛta - remembered, thought of, traditional, lawful

Past Passive Participle

From root smṛ (to remember)

Root: smṛ (class 1)

गुरुः (guruḥ) - teacher, spiritual preceptor

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of guru

guru - teacher, spiritual preceptor, venerable person, heavy, weighty

आहवनीयः (āhavanīyaḥ) - the Āhavanīya, one of the three sacred fires, used for offerings (sacrificial fire)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of āhavanīya

āhavanīya - to be offered; the sacrificial fire (esp. the eastern one)

Gerundive

From root hu (to offer) with prefix ā

Prefix: ā

Root: hu (class 3)

तु (tu) - but, however, indeed

(indeclinable)

स-अग्नित्रेता (sa-agnitretā) - referring to the system of three sacred fires (Agnitreta) as a collective entity (with the three fires)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of sa-agnitreta

sa-agnitreta - having the three fires, accompanied by the three fires

Bahuvrihi compound, literally 'having the Agnitreta'

Compound type : bahuvrihi (sa+agnitreta)

• sa – with, together with
  indeclinable
• agnitreta – the three fires (Gārhapatya, Dakṣiṇa, Āhavanīya)
  noun (feminine)
  Dvigu compound (a type of Tatpurusha) formed from agni (fire) and traya (three)

गरीयसी (garīyasī) - greater, more venerable, more important

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of garīyas

garīyas - heavier, more important, more venerable (comparative of guru)

Comparative form of guru (heavy, great)