महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-256, verse-7

श्रद्धावृद्धं वाङ्मनसी न यज्ञस्त्रातुमर्हति ।
अत्र गाथा ब्रह्मगीताः कीर्तयन्ति पुराविदः ॥७॥

7. śraddhāvṛddhaṁ vāṅmanasī na yajñastrātumarhati ,
atra gāthā brahmagītāḥ kīrtayanti purāvidaḥ.

7. śraddhāvṛddham vāṅmanasī na yajñaḥ trātum arhati
atra gāthāḥ brahmagītāḥ kīrtayanti purāvidaḥ

7. śraddhāvṛddham vāṅmanasī na yajñaḥ trātum arhati
atra purāvidaḥ brahmagītāḥ gāthāḥ kīrtayanti

7. Speech and mind, truly augmented by faith (śraddhā), cannot be saved by a mere ritual (yajña). In this regard, ancient scholars (purāvidaḥ) recite verses (gāthāḥ) sung by Brahman (brahman).

Words meanings summery:

• श्रद्धावृद्धम् (śraddhāvṛddham) - augmented by faith, increased by faith, developed by faith

• वाङ्मनसी (vāṅmanasī) - speech and mind

• न (na) - not, no

• यज्ञः (yajñaḥ) - ritual, Vedic ceremony

• त्रातुम् (trātum) - to save, to protect

• अर्हति (arhati) - is able, deserves, ought

• अत्र (atra) - here, in this matter, concerning this

• गाथाः (gāthāḥ) - verses, songs, ancient tales

• ब्रह्मगीताः (brahmagītāḥ) - sung by Brahman, related to Brahman

• कीर्तयन्ति (kīrtayanti) - they praise, they recite, they proclaim

• पुराविदः (purāvidaḥ) - knowers of ancient lore, ancient scholars

Words meanings and morphology

श्रद्धावृद्धम् (śraddhāvṛddham) - augmented by faith, increased by faith, developed by faith

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of śraddhāvṛddha

śraddhāvṛddha - increased by faith, grown by faith

Compound formed from śraddhā and vṛddha (past passive participle of vṛdh).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (śraddhā+vṛddha)

• śraddhā – faith, trust, confidence
  noun (feminine)
• vṛddha – grown, increased, old, aged
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root vṛdh (to grow)
  Root: vṛdh (class 1)

Note: Adverbial accusative, or modifying an implied object. Here, taken as referring to the quality of speech and mind.

वाङ्मनसी (vāṅmanasī) - speech and mind

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, dual of vāṅmanas

vāṅmanas - speech and mind

Dvandva compound of vāk (speech) and manas (mind).

Compound type : dvandva (vāk+manas)

• vāk – speech, voice, word
  noun (feminine)
• manas – mind, intellect, thought
  noun (neuter)

Note: Can also be accusative dual. Here taken as nominative dual, subject of an implied clause.

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

यज्ञः (yajñaḥ) - ritual, Vedic ceremony

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yajña

yajña - Vedic or sacred ritual, ceremony

From root yaj (to worship, sacrifice)

Root: yaj (class 1)

त्रातुम् (trātum) - to save, to protect

(indeclinable)

infinitive

Infinitive form of root trā (to protect, save)

Root: trā (class 2)

अर्हति (arhati) - is able, deserves, ought

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of arh

Root: arh (class 1)

अत्र (atra) - here, in this matter, concerning this

(indeclinable)

गाथाः (gāthāḥ) - verses, songs, ancient tales

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of gāthā

gāthā - verse, song, stanza

ब्रह्मगीताः (brahmagītāḥ) - sung by Brahman, related to Brahman

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of brahmagīta

brahmagīta - sung by Brahman, revealed by Brahman, relating to Brahman

Compound of brahman and gīta (past passive participle of gai).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (brahman+gīta)

• brahman – the Absolute, the Supreme Reality, a priest
  noun (neuter)
• gīta – sung, chanted
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root gai (to sing)
  Root: gai (class 1)

Note: Modifies gāthāḥ.

कीर्तयन्ति (kīrtayanti) - they praise, they recite, they proclaim

(verb)

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

Causative of kṛt, or root kīrt (denom.)

Root: kṛt (class 10)

पुराविदः (purāvidaḥ) - knowers of ancient lore, ancient scholars

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of purāvid

purāvid - knower of ancient lore, expert in ancient texts, ancient scholar

Compound of purā (anciently) and vid (knower).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (purā+vid)

• purā – formerly, anciently, in the past
  indeclinable
• vid – knower, learned
  noun (masculine)
  From root vid (to know)
  Root: vid (class 2)