महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-124, verse-37

एतत्पृथिव्याममृतमेतच्चक्षुरनुत्तमम् ।
यद्ब्राह्मणमुखे कव्यमेतच्छ्रुत्वा प्रवर्तते ॥३७॥

37. etatpṛthivyāmamṛtametaccakṣuranuttamam ,
yadbrāhmaṇamukhe kavyametacchrutvā pravartate.

37. etat pṛthivyām amṛtam etat cakṣuḥ anuttamam
yat brāhmaṇamukhe kavyam etat śrutvā pravartate

37. etat pṛthivyām amṛtam asti etat ca anuttamam cakṣuḥ
asti yat brāhmaṇamukhe kavyam etat śrutvā pravartate

37. This (is) nectar on earth, and this (is) the unsurpassed vision: that the ancestral offering (kavya), when heard (chanted) from the mouth of a Brahmin, becomes effective (or: proceeds).

Words meanings summery:

• एतत् (etat) - Refers to the ancestral offering (kavya). (this, that)

• पृथिव्याम् (pṛthivyām) - on earth, in the world

• अमृतम् (amṛtam) - nectar, immortality, imperishable

• एतत् (etat) - Refers to the ancestral offering (kavya). (this, that)

• चक्षुः (cakṣuḥ) - eye, vision, sight

• अनुत्तमम् (anuttamam) - unsurpassed, best, supreme

• यत् (yat) - Introduces a subordinate clause explaining "this nectar" and "this vision". (which, that)

• ब्राह्मणमुखे (brāhmaṇamukhe) - in the mouth of a Brahmin

• कव्यम् (kavyam) - ancestral offering

• एतत् (etat) - Emphasizes 'kavyam'. (this, that)

• श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - Refers to the recitation of the offering. (having heard, having listened)

• प्रवर्तते (pravartate) - it proceeds, it takes place, it becomes effective

Words meanings and morphology

एतत् (etat) - Refers to the ancestral offering (kavya). (this, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of etad

etad - this, that

Note: Refers to the efficacy of the offering.

पृथिव्याम् (pṛthivyām) - on earth, in the world

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of pṛthivī

pṛthivī - earth, ground

अमृतम् (amṛtam) - nectar, immortality, imperishable

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of amṛta

amṛta - immortal, nectar, immortality

Past Passive Participle

Compound: a- (neg.) + mṛta (dead)

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+mṛta)

• a – not, un-, without
  indeclinable
• mṛta – dead
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root √mṛ (to die)
  Root: mṛ (class 6)

Note: Predicate of 'etat'.

एतत् (etat) - Refers to the ancestral offering (kavya). (this, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of etad

etad - this, that

Note: Refers to the efficacy of the offering.

चक्षुः (cakṣuḥ) - eye, vision, sight

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of cakṣus

cakṣus - eye, sight, vision

Note: Predicate of 'etat'.

अनुत्तमम् (anuttamam) - unsurpassed, best, supreme

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of anuttama

anuttama - unsurpassed, unequalled, best

Compound: an- (neg.) + uttama (highest)

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (an+uttama)

• an – not, un-, without
  indeclinable
• uttama – highest, best, supreme
  adjective
  Superlative of ud (up)

Note: Qualifies 'cakṣuḥ'.

यत् (yat) - Introduces a subordinate clause explaining "this nectar" and "this vision". (which, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, what, that

Note: Relative pronoun.

ब्राह्मणमुखे (brāhmaṇamukhe) - in the mouth of a Brahmin

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of brāhmaṇamukha

brāhmaṇamukha - mouth of a Brahmin

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (brāhmaṇa+mukha)

• brāhmaṇa – Brahmin, relating to Brahma
  noun (masculine)
• mukha – mouth, face, opening
  noun (neuter)

Note: Refers to the agent through whom the offering is made effective.

कव्यम् (kavyam) - ancestral offering

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kavya

kavya - ancestral offering, offering to ancestors/sages (kavya)

Note: Subject of the subordinate clause.

एतत् (etat) - Emphasizes 'kavyam'. (this, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of etad

etad - this, that

Note: Emphasizes 'kavyam'.

श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - Refers to the recitation of the offering. (having heard, having listened)

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Formed with -tvā suffix.

Root: śru (class 5)

Note: Connects to 'pravartate'.

प्रवर्तते (pravartate) - it proceeds, it takes place, it becomes effective

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of √vṛt

Prefix: pra

Root: vṛt (class 1)

Note: Subject is 'kavyam'.