महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-20, verse-5

तस्मात्पार्थ महायज्ञैर्यजस्व बहुदक्षिणैः ।
स्वाध्याययज्ञा ऋषयो ज्ञानयज्ञास्तथापरे ॥५॥

5. tasmātpārtha mahāyajñairyajasva bahudakṣiṇaiḥ ,
svādhyāyayajñā ṛṣayo jñānayajñāstathāpare.

5. tasmāt pārtha mahāyajñaiḥ yajasva bahudakṣiṇaiḥ
| svādhyāyayajñāḥ ṛṣayaḥ jñānayajñāḥ tathā apare

5. pārtha tasmāt bahudakṣiṇaiḥ mahāyajñaiḥ yajasva ṛṣayaḥ svādhyāyayajñāḥ,
tathā apare jñānayajñāḥ

5. Therefore, O Pārtha, perform great Vedic rituals (yajña) that involve numerous offerings. Some sages engage in Vedic rituals (yajña) through self-study (svādhyāya), while others perform Vedic rituals (yajña) through the pursuit of knowledge.

Words meanings summery:

• तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore, from that

• पार्थ (pārtha) - O son of Pṛthā, O Arjuna

• महायज्ञैः (mahāyajñaiḥ) - by great Vedic rituals

• यजस्व (yajasva) - perform a Vedic ritual, worship

• बहुदक्षिणैः (bahudakṣiṇaiḥ) - with many gifts, with much remuneration

• स्वाध्याययज्ञाः (svādhyāyayajñāḥ) - Vedic rituals of self-study

• ऋषयः (ṛṣayaḥ) - sages, seers

• ज्ञानयज्ञाः (jñānayajñāḥ) - Vedic rituals of knowledge

• तथा (tathā) - similarly, in that way, and

• अपरे (apare) - others

Words meanings and morphology

तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore, from that

(indeclinable)

Note: Ablative singular of 'tad' functioning as an adverb 'therefore'.

पार्थ (pārtha) - O son of Pṛthā, O Arjuna

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of pārtha

pārtha - son of Pṛthā, Arjuna

Derived from Pṛthā with -aṇ suffix (patronymic)

महायज्ञैः (mahāyajñaiḥ) - by great Vedic rituals

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of mahāyajña

mahāyajña - great Vedic ritual, great sacrifice

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+yajña)

• mahā – great, large
  adjective
• yajña – Vedic ritual, sacrifice, offering
  noun (masculine)
  From root yaj- 'to worship, sacrifice'
  Root: yaj (class 1)

यजस्व (yajasva) - perform a Vedic ritual, worship

(verb)

2nd person , singular, middle, imperative (loṭ) of yaj

imperative, middle voice

Root verb in middle voice, 2nd person singular imperative.

Root: yaj (class 1)

बहुदक्षिणैः (bahudakṣiṇaiḥ) - with many gifts, with much remuneration

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of bahudakṣiṇa

bahudakṣiṇa - having many gifts, involving much remuneration

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (bahu+dakṣiṇā)

• bahu – many, much
  adjective
• dakṣiṇā – gift, fee, donation (especially to priests for ritual)
  noun (feminine)

Note: Agrees with mahāyajñaiḥ.

स्वाध्याययज्ञाः (svādhyāyayajñāḥ) - Vedic rituals of self-study

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of svādhyāyayajña

svādhyāyayajña - Vedic ritual consisting of self-study

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (svādhyāya+yajña)

• svādhyāya – self-study, recitation of sacred texts
  noun (masculine)
  From sva 'self' + adhyāya 'reading, study'
• yajña – Vedic ritual, sacrifice, offering
  noun (masculine)
  From root yaj- 'to worship, sacrifice'
  Root: yaj (class 1)

ऋषयः (ṛṣayaḥ) - sages, seers

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of ṛṣi

ṛṣi - sage, seer, inspired poet

ज्ञानयज्ञाः (jñānayajñāḥ) - Vedic rituals of knowledge

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of jñānayajña

jñānayajña - Vedic ritual consisting of knowledge, knowledge as a Vedic ritual

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (jñāna+yajña)

• jñāna – knowledge, wisdom
  noun (neuter)
  From root jñā- 'to know'
  Root: jñā (class 9)
• yajña – Vedic ritual, sacrifice, offering
  noun (masculine)
  From root yaj- 'to worship, sacrifice'
  Root: yaj (class 1)

तथा (tathā) - similarly, in that way, and

(indeclinable)

अपरे (apare) - others

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of apara

apara - other, another, subsequent

Note: Refers to 'others' who perform jñānayajña.