महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-236, verse-24

सद्यस्क्रांश्च यजेद्यज्ञानिष्टीश्चैवेह सर्वदा ।
सदैव याजिनां यज्ञादात्मनीज्या निवर्तते ॥२४॥

24. sadyaskrāṁśca yajedyajñāniṣṭīścaiveha sarvadā ,
sadaiva yājināṁ yajñādātmanījyā nivartate.

24. sadyaskrān ca yajet yajñān iṣṭīḥ ca eva iha sarvadā
| sadā eva yājinām yajñāt ātmani ijyā nivartate

24. iha sarvadā sadyaskrān yajñān iṣṭīḥ ca eva ca
yajet sadā eva yājinām yajñāt ātmani ijyā nivartate

24. One should always perform here sadyaskrā sacrifices (yielding immediate results), as well as regular Vedic rituals (yajña) and special rites (iṣṭi). However, for those whose worship is in the self (ātman), the need for sacrifices (yajñāt) performed by (other) sacrificers (yājinām) always ceases.

Words meanings summery:

• सद्यस्क्रान् (sadyaskrān) - immediate (sacrifices) (immediate, instantly effective (masculine plural accusative))

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• यजेत् (yajet) - one should perform (sacrifices) (one should sacrifice, one should worship)

• यज्ञान् (yajñān) - regular sacrifices (yajña) (sacrifices, acts of worship (plural accusative))

• इष्टीः (iṣṭīḥ) - special rites (iṣṭi) (offerings, special rites (plural accusative))

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• एव (eva) - as well as, indeed (indeed, only, just, exactly)

• इह (iha) - here (in this context/world) (here, in this world)

• सर्वदा (sarvadā) - always (always, at all times)

• सदा (sadā) - always (always, ever)

• एव (eva) - indeed (indeed, only, just, exactly)

• याजिनाम् (yājinām) - of (other) sacrificers (of sacrificers, of worshippers)

• यज्ञात् (yajñāt) - from (external) sacrifices (from sacrifice, from ritual)

• आत्मनि (ātmani) - in the self (ātman) (in the self, on the self)

• इज्या (ijyā) - worship, ritual activity (worship, sacrifice, adoration)

• निवर्तते (nivartate) - ceases, turns away (from external rituals) (turns away, ceases, stops, returns)

Words meanings and morphology

सद्यस्क्रान् (sadyaskrān) - immediate (sacrifices) (immediate, instantly effective (masculine plural accusative))

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of sadyaskra

sadyaskra - yielding immediate results, instantly effective

From sadyaḥ (immediately) + kra (making, doing), from √kṛ

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sadyaḥ+kra)

• sadyaḥ – immediately, instantly, at once
  indeclinable
• kra – maker, doer
  noun (masculine)
  From √kṛ (to do, make)
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Qualifies an implicit 'yajñān' or 'iṣṭīḥ'.

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

यजेत् (yajet) - one should perform (sacrifices) (one should sacrifice, one should worship)

(verb)

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

Root: yaj (class 1)

Note: An injunction.

यज्ञान् (yajñān) - regular sacrifices (yajña) (sacrifices, acts of worship (plural accusative))

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of yajña

yajña - sacrifice, worship, ritual, offering

From √yaj (to sacrifice)

Root: yaj (class 1)

Note: Object of 'yajet'.

इष्टीः (iṣṭīḥ) - special rites (iṣṭi) (offerings, special rites (plural accusative))

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, plural of iṣṭi

iṣṭi - sacrifice, offering, special rite

From √yaj (to sacrifice)

Root: yaj (class 1)

Note: Object of 'yajet'.

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - as well as, indeed (indeed, only, just, exactly)

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphasizes 'ca'. 'caiva' means "and indeed".

इह (iha) - here (in this context/world) (here, in this world)

(indeclinable)

सर्वदा (sarvadā) - always (always, at all times)

(indeclinable)

From sarva (all) + -dā (suffix for time)

Note: Modifies 'yajet'.

सदा (sadā) - always (always, ever)

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphasizes 'eva'. 'sadaiva' = 'sadā eva'.

एव (eva) - indeed (indeed, only, just, exactly)

(indeclinable)

याजिनाम् (yājinām) - of (other) sacrificers (of sacrificers, of worshippers)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of yājin

yājin - sacrificer, worshipper, one who performs rituals

From √yaj (to sacrifice)

Root: yaj (class 1)

Note: Possessive, modifies 'yajñāt'.

यज्ञात् (yajñāt) - from (external) sacrifices (from sacrifice, from ritual)

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of yajña

yajña - sacrifice, worship, ritual, offering

From √yaj (to sacrifice)

Root: yaj (class 1)

Note: Indicates source or separation.

आत्मनि (ātmani) - in the self (ātman) (in the self, on the self)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of ātman

ātman - self, soul, essence, breath, mind

इज्या (ijyā) - worship, ritual activity (worship, sacrifice, adoration)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of ijyā

ijyā - worship, sacrifice, adoration, act of sacrificing

From √yaj (to sacrifice)

Root: yaj (class 1)

Note: Subject of 'nivartate'.

निवर्तते (nivartate) - ceases, turns away (from external rituals) (turns away, ceases, stops, returns)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of nivṛt

Prefix: ni

Root: vṛt (class 1)

Note: Its meaning here is that external rituals become irrelevant or unnecessary.