महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-255, verse-28

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प्रयुञ्जते यानि यज्ञे सदा प्राज्ञा द्विजर्षभ ।
तेन ते देवयानेन पथा यान्ति महामुने ॥२८॥

28. prayuñjate yāni yajñe sadā prājñā dvijarṣabha ,
tena te devayānena pathā yānti mahāmune.

28. prayuñjate yāni yajñe sadā prājñāḥ dvijarṣabha
tena te devayānena pathā yānti mahāmune

28. dvijarṣabha mahāmune prājñāḥ yāni yajñe sadā
prayuñjate te tena devayānena pathā yānti

28. O best among the twice-born, O great sage, those wise individuals who always perform certain rites in a Vedic ritual (yajña) proceed by that path, the path of the gods.

Words meanings summery:

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प्रयुञ्जते (prayuñjate) - they employ, they perform, they use

यानि (yāni) - which (rites or actions) (which, what (neuter plural))

यज्ञे (yajñe) - in the sacrifice, in the ritual

सदा (sadā) - always, ever, constantly

प्राज्ञाः (prājñāḥ) - wise ones, intelligent people

द्विजर्षभ (dvijarṣabha) - O best among the twice-born

तेन (tena) - by that (path) (by that, with that)

ते (te) - those (wise ones) (they, those)

देवयानेन (devayānena) - by the path of the gods

पथा (pathā) - by the path, by the way

यान्ति (yānti) - they go, they proceed

महामुने (mahāmune) - O great sage

Words meanings and morphology

प्रयुञ्जते (prayuñjate) - they employ, they perform, they use

(verb)

3rd person , plural, middle, present (laṭ) of prayuñj

Present Tense

Conjugated form of the verb root 'yuj' with prefix 'pra'.

Prefix: pra

Root: yuj (class 7)

यानि (yāni) - which (rites or actions) (which, what (neuter plural))

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, plural of yat

yat - which, what

Note: Can be nominative or accusative, here it's accusative as object of 'prayuñjate'.

यज्ञे (yajñe) - in the sacrifice, in the ritual

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of yajña

yajña - sacrifice, ritual, worship

Derived from root 'yaj' (to worship, sacrifice).

Root: yaj (class 1)

सदा (sadā) - always, ever, constantly

(indeclinable)

प्राज्ञाः (prājñāḥ) - wise ones, intelligent people

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of prājña

prājña - wise, intelligent, knowing, expert

Derived from 'prajñā' (wisdom, knowledge).

Root: jñā (class 9)

Note: Acts as the subject of 'yānti'.

द्विजर्षभ (dvijarṣabha) - O best among the twice-born

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of dvijarṣabha

dvijarṣabha - best among the twice-born (Brahmins, Ksatriyas, Vaishyas)

Tatpurusha compound: dvija + ṛṣabha.

Compound type : Tatpurusha (dvija+ṛṣabha)

dvija – twice-born (a Brahmin, a Ksatriya, a Vaishya; also a bird, a tooth)
noun (masculine)
Derived from 'dvi' (two) and 'jan' (to be born).
Root: jan (class 4)
ṛṣabha – bull, best, excellent, chief
noun (masculine)

Note: Addressing the listener.

तेन (tena) - by that (path) (by that, with that)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Agrees with 'pathā' (path).

ते (te) - those (wise ones) (they, those)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Subject of 'yānti', referring to 'prājñāḥ'.

देवयानेन (devayānena) - by the path of the gods

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of devayāna

devayāna - path of the gods, divine vehicle

Tatpurusha compound: deva + yāna.

Compound type : Tatpurusha (deva+yāna)

deva – god, divine, celestial
noun (masculine)
Root: div (class 4)
yāna – going, moving, vehicle, path
noun (neuter)
Derived from root 'yā' (to go).
Root: yā (class 2)

Note: Agrees with 'pathā'.

पथा (pathā) - by the path, by the way

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of path

path - path, road, way, course

Root 'path' means to go.

Root: path

यान्ति (yānti) - they go, they proceed

(verb)

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

Present Tense

Conjugated form of the verb root 'yā'.