महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-260, verse-18

स्यूमरश्मिरुवाच ।
स्वर्गकामो यजेतेति सततं श्रूयते श्रुतिः ।
फलं प्रकल्प्य पूर्वं हि ततो यज्ञः प्रतायते ॥१८॥

18. syūmaraśmiruvāca ,
svargakāmo yajeteti satataṁ śrūyate śrutiḥ ,
phalaṁ prakalpya pūrvaṁ hi tato yajñaḥ pratāyate.

18. syūmaraśmiḥ uvāca | svargakāmaḥ yajeta iti satatam śrūyate
śrutiḥ | phalam prakalpya pūrvam hi tataḥ yajñaḥ pratāyate

18. syūmaraśmiḥ uvāca 'svargakāmaḥ yajeta' iti śrutiḥ satatam śrūyate hi pūrvam phalam prakalpya,
tataḥ yajñaḥ pratāyate.

18. Syūmaraśmi said: "One who desires heaven should perform a Vedic ritual (yajña)" – this scriptural statement (śruti) is constantly heard. Indeed, after first determining the desired outcome, then the Vedic ritual (yajña) is undertaken.

Words meanings summery:

• स्यूमरश्मिः (syūmaraśmiḥ) - Syūmaraśmi

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• स्वर्गकामः (svargakāmaḥ) - one desiring heaven

• यजेत (yajeta) - he should perform a Vedic ritual, he should worship

• इति (iti) - marks the end of a direct quote or statement (thus, in this way)

• सततम् (satatam) - constantly, always

• श्रूयते (śrūyate) - is heard

• श्रुतिः (śrutiḥ) - scripture, sacred tradition, Vedic text

• फलम् (phalam) - the fruit, the result, the outcome

• प्रकल्प्य (prakalpya) - having determined, having conceived

• पूर्वम् (pūrvam) - first, beforehand

• हि (hi) - indeed, for

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereafter

• यज्ञः (yajñaḥ) - Vedic ritual

• प्रतायते (pratāyate) - is undertaken, is performed

Words meanings and morphology

स्यूमरश्मिः (syūmaraśmiḥ) - Syūmaraśmi

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of syūmaraśmi

syūmaraśmi - Syūmaraśmi (a proper name)

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (liṭ) of uvāca

Perfect tense (liṭ), 3rd person singular, active voice. Formed with reduplication.

Root: vac (class 2)

स्वर्गकामः (svargakāmaḥ) - one desiring heaven

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of svargakāma

svargakāma - desirous of heaven, wishing for heaven

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (svarga+kāma)

• svarga – heaven, paradise
  noun (masculine)
• kāma – desire, wish, longing
  noun (masculine)
  Root: kam (class 1)

यजेत (yajeta) - he should perform a Vedic ritual, he should worship

(verb)

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

Optative mood (vidhi-liṅ), 3rd person singular, active voice (ātmanepada).

Root: yaj (class 1)

इति (iti) - marks the end of a direct quote or statement (thus, in this way)

(indeclinable)

सततम् (satatam) - constantly, always

(indeclinable)

Note: Used adverbially here.

श्रूयते (śrūyate) - is heard

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present (laṭ) of śrūyate

Present tense (laṭ), 3rd person singular, passive voice.

Root: śru (class 5)

श्रुतिः (śrutiḥ) - scripture, sacred tradition, Vedic text

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of śruti

śruti - hearing, sacred tradition, scripture, Vedic text

Derived from root śru (to hear).

Root: śru (class 5)

फलम् (phalam) - the fruit, the result, the outcome

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of phala

phala - fruit, result, consequence, outcome, reward

प्रकल्प्य (prakalpya) - having determined, having conceived

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (gerund)

Formed with prefix 'pra-' and root 'kḷp' (to be in order, to form) and suffix -ya.

Prefix: pra

Root: kḷp (class 10)

पूर्वम् (pūrvam) - first, beforehand

(indeclinable)

Note: Used adverbially here.

हि (hi) - indeed, for

(indeclinable)

ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereafter

(indeclinable)

यज्ञः (yajñaḥ) - Vedic ritual

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yajña

yajña - Vedic ritual, sacrifice, offering, worship

Derived from root yaj (to worship, sacrifice).

Root: yaj (class 1)

प्रतायते (pratāyate) - is undertaken, is performed

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present (laṭ) of pratāyate

Present tense (laṭ), 3rd person singular, passive voice, with prefix 'pra-'.

Prefix: pra

Root: tan (class 8)