महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-255, verse-11

अग्नौ प्रास्ताहुतिर्ब्रह्मन्नादित्यमुपतिष्ठति ।
आदित्याज्जायते वृष्टिर्वृष्टेरन्नं ततः प्रजाः ॥११॥

11. agnau prāstāhutirbrahmannādityamupatiṣṭhati ,
ādityājjāyate vṛṣṭirvṛṣṭerannaṁ tataḥ prajāḥ.

11. agnau prāstā āhutiḥ brahman ādityam upatiṣṭhati
ādityāt jāyate vṛṣṭiḥ vṛṣṭeḥ annam tataḥ prajāḥ

11. brahman agnau prāstā āhutiḥ ādityam upatiṣṭhati ādityāt
vṛṣṭiḥ jāyate vṛṣṭeḥ annam (jāyate) tataḥ prajāḥ (jāyante)

11. O Brahmin, an oblation offered into the fire reaches the sun (Āditya). From the sun, rain is produced; from rain, food; and then, from food, living beings (prajā) [are nourished].

Words meanings summery:

• अग्नौ (agnau) - in the fire

• प्रास्ता (prāstā) - offered, cast (into)

• आहुतिः (āhutiḥ) - oblation, offering

• ब्रह्मन् (brahman) - O Brahmin

• आदित्यम् (ādityam) - to the sun god (Āditya)

• उपतिष्ठति (upatiṣṭhati) - reaches, approaches, attends

• आदित्यात् (ādityāt) - from the sun god (Āditya)

• जायते (jāyate) - is born, arises, is produced

• वृष्टिः (vṛṣṭiḥ) - rain

• वृष्टेः (vṛṣṭeḥ) - from rain

• अन्नम् (annam) - food, grain

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereafter

• प्रजाः (prajāḥ) - living beings, progeny, creatures

Words meanings and morphology

अग्नौ (agnau) - in the fire

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of agni

agni - fire, god of fire

प्रास्ता (prāstā) - offered, cast (into)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of prāsta

prāsta - thrown forward, offered, cast, hurled

Past Passive Participle

Root as (to throw) with prefix pra

Prefix: pra

Root: as (class 4)

Note: Modifies 'āhutiḥ'

आहुतिः (āhutiḥ) - oblation, offering

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of āhuti

āhuti - oblation, offering, sacrifice, invocation

Prefix: ā

Root: hu (class 3)

ब्रह्मन् (brahman) - O Brahmin

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of brahman

brahman - Brahmin, one who knows Brahman, the ultimate reality (brahman)

आदित्यम् (ādityam) - to the sun god (Āditya)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of āditya

āditya - the sun god, a son of Aditi, a deity

उपतिष्ठति (upatiṣṭhati) - reaches, approaches, attends

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (lat) of upasthā

Prefix: upa

Root: sthā (class 1)

आदित्यात् (ādityāt) - from the sun god (Āditya)

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of āditya

āditya - the sun god, a son of Aditi, a deity

जायते (jāyate) - is born, arises, is produced

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (lat) of jan

Root: jan (class 4)

वृष्टिः (vṛṣṭiḥ) - rain

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of vṛṣṭi

vṛṣṭi - rain, shower, raining

Root: vṛṣ (class 1)

वृष्टेः (vṛṣṭeḥ) - from rain

(noun)

Ablative, feminine, singular of vṛṣṭi

vṛṣṭi - rain, shower, raining

Root: vṛṣ (class 1)

अन्नम् (annam) - food, grain

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of anna

anna - food, grain, cooked rice

Past Passive Participle

Root ad (to eat)

Root: ad (class 2)

ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereafter

(indeclinable)

प्रजाः (prajāḥ) - living beings, progeny, creatures

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of prajā

prajā - progeny, offspring, creature, living being, subjects, people

Prefix: pra

Root: jan (class 4)