महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-159, verse-20

न वै कन्या न युवतिर्नामन्त्रो न च बालिशः ।
परिवेष्टाग्निहोत्रस्य भवेन्नासंस्कृतस्तथा ।
नरके निपतन्त्येते जुह्वानाः स च यस्य तत् ॥२०॥

20. na vai kanyā na yuvatirnāmantro na ca bāliśaḥ ,
pariveṣṭāgnihotrasya bhavennāsaṁskṛtastathā ,
narake nipatantyete juhvānāḥ sa ca yasya tat.

20. na vai kanyā na yuvatiḥ na amantraḥ na
ca bāliśaḥ | pariveṣṭā agnihotrasya
bhavet na asaṁskṛtaḥ tathā | narake
nipatanti ete juhvānāḥ saḥ ca yasya tat

20. na vai kanyā,
na yuvatiḥ,
na amantraḥ,
na ca bāliśaḥ tathā na asaṁskṛtaḥ agnihotrasya pariveṣṭā bhavet ete juhvānāḥ narake nipatanti saḥ ca yasya tat (bhavati)

20. Neither a young girl, nor a young woman, nor one ignorant of sacred verses (mantra), nor a fool, nor one uninitiated (asaṃskṛta) should serve as the officiant of the Agnihotra sacrifice. These individuals, if they perform oblations, fall into hell, as does the person for whom such a sacrifice is performed.

Words meanings summery:

• न (na) - not, neither

• वै (vai) - indeed, verily (emphatic particle)

• कन्या (kanyā) - a young girl (a girl, maiden, daughter)

• न (na) - nor, not

• युवतिः (yuvatiḥ) - a young woman

• न (na) - nor, not

• अमन्त्रः (amantraḥ) - one ignorant of sacred verses (mantra), without sacred verses

• न (na) - nor, not

• च (ca) - and

• बालिशः (bāliśaḥ) - a fool, ignorant person

• परिवेष्टा (pariveṣṭā) - attendant, officiant, server

• अग्निहोत्रस्य (agnihotrasya) - of the Agnihotra (sacrifice)

• भवेत् (bhavet) - should be, may be

• न (na) - not

• असंस्कृतः (asaṁskṛtaḥ) - uninitiated, unsanctified, unpurified

• तथा (tathā) - similarly, in that manner, also

• नरके (narake) - in hell, to hell

• निपतन्ति (nipatanti) - they fall down, they descend

• एते (ete) - these (persons)

• जुह्वानाः (juhvānāḥ) - those who are offering, making oblations

• सः (saḥ) - he (that person)

• च (ca) - and, also

• यस्य (yasya) - for whom, of whom

• तत् (tat) - that (sacrifice/action)

Words meanings and morphology

न (na) - not, neither

(indeclinable)

वै (vai) - indeed, verily (emphatic particle)

(indeclinable)

कन्या (kanyā) - a young girl (a girl, maiden, daughter)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of kanyā

kanyā - girl, maiden, virgin, daughter

न (na) - nor, not

(indeclinable)

युवतिः (yuvatiḥ) - a young woman

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of yuvati

yuvati - young woman, maiden

न (na) - nor, not

(indeclinable)

अमन्त्रः (amantraḥ) - one ignorant of sacred verses (mantra), without sacred verses

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of amantra

amantra - without a sacred verse, ignorant of sacred verses (mantra), not entitled to use mantras

compound of 'a' (negation) and 'mantra' (sacred verse)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (a+mantra)

• a – not, non
  indeclinable
  negative prefix
• mantra – sacred utterance, hymn, incantation, formula
  noun (masculine)
  from √man (to think)
  Root: man (class 4)

न (na) - nor, not

(indeclinable)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

बालिशः (bāliśaḥ) - a fool, ignorant person

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bāliśa

bāliśa - childish, foolish, ignorant, simple-minded

from 'bāla' (child)

परिवेष्टा (pariveṣṭā) - attendant, officiant, server

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pariveṣṭṛ

pariveṣṭṛ - attendant, server, officiant

agent noun from pari + √viṣ (to serve, surround)

Prefix: pari

Root: viṣ (class 3)

अग्निहोत्रस्य (agnihotrasya) - of the Agnihotra (sacrifice)

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of agnihotra

agnihotra - Agnihotra sacrifice (daily fire offering)

compound of 'agni' (fire) and 'hotra' (offering)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (agni+hotra)

• agni – fire, god of fire
  noun (masculine)
• hotra – oblation, offering, sacrifice
  noun (neuter)
  from √hu (to offer)
  Root: hu (class 3)

भवेत् (bhavet) - should be, may be

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhi liṅ) of bhū

Optative

Optative 3rd person singular, active voice, from √bhū (to be)

Root: bhū (class 1)

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

असंस्कृतः (asaṁskṛtaḥ) - uninitiated, unsanctified, unpurified

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of asaṁskṛta

asaṁskṛta - unprepared, unpurified, uninitiated, uncultured

compound of 'a' (negation) and 'saṁskṛta' (purified, initiated)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (a+saṁskṛta)

• a – not, non
  indeclinable
  negative prefix
• saṁskṛta – purified, consecrated, initiated, adorned
  Past Passive Participle (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  from sam + √kṛ (to do, make)
  Prefix: sam
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

तथा (tathā) - similarly, in that manner, also

(indeclinable)

नरके (narake) - in hell, to hell

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of naraka

naraka - hell, underworld

निपतन्ति (nipatanti) - they fall down, they descend

(verb)

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

Present Active

Present tense, 3rd person plural, active voice, from ni + √pat (to fall)

Prefix: ni

Root: pat (class 1)

एते (ete) - these (persons)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of etad

etad - this, these

जुह्वानाः (juhvānāḥ) - those who are offering, making oblations

(Present Middle Participle)

Note: Agrees with ete

सः (saḥ) - he (that person)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

यस्य (yasya) - for whom, of whom

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of yad

yad - who, which, what

तत् (tat) - that (sacrifice/action)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it