महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-260, verse-26

ऋचो यजूंषि सामानि यजमानश्च षोडशः ।
अग्निर्ज्ञेयो गृहपतिः स सप्तदश उच्यते ।
अङ्गान्येतानि यज्ञस्य यज्ञो मूलमिति श्रुतिः ॥२६॥

26. ṛco yajūṁṣi sāmāni yajamānaśca ṣoḍaśaḥ ,
agnirjñeyo gṛhapatiḥ sa saptadaśa ucyate ,
aṅgānyetāni yajñasya yajño mūlamiti śrutiḥ.

26. ṛcaḥ yajūṃṣi sāmāni yajamānaḥ ca
ṣoḍaśaḥ | agniḥ jñeyaḥ gṛhapatiḥ
saḥ saptadaśa ucyate | aṅgāni etāni
yajñasya yajñaḥ mūlam iti śrutiḥ

26. ṛcaḥ yajūṃṣi sāmāni ca yajamānaḥ
ṣoḍaśaḥ agniḥ gṛhapatiḥ jñeyaḥ
saḥ saptadaśaḥ ucyate etāni yajñasya
aṅgāni yajñaḥ mūlam iti śrutiḥ

26. The Ṛc (Rig) verses, Yajus (Yajur) formulas, Sāman (Sama) chants, and the performer (yajamāna) constitute the sixteenth (component). Agni, the master of the house (gṛhapati), should be understood; he is declared the seventeenth. These are the components of the Vedic ritual (yajña); the revealed scripture (śruti) states that the Vedic ritual (yajña) is the very foundation.

Words meanings summery:

• ऋचः (ṛcaḥ) - Rig Veda verses (Rig verses, hymns)

• यजूंषि (yajūṁṣi) - Yajur Veda formulas (Yajur mantras, sacrificial formulas)

• सामानि (sāmāni) - Sama Veda chants (Sama chants, melodies)

• यजमानः (yajamānaḥ) - sacrificer, patron of a ritual

• च (ca) - and, also

• षोडशः (ṣoḍaśaḥ) - sixteenth

• अग्निः (agniḥ) - the deity Agni (fire, the deity Agni)

• ज्ञेयः (jñeyaḥ) - should be understood or recognized (to be known, understandable)

• गृहपतिः (gṛhapatiḥ) - master of the house, householder

• सः (saḥ) - he (Agni) (he, that)

• सप्तदश (saptadaśa) - seventeenth

• उच्यते (ucyate) - is said, is called

• अङ्गानि (aṅgāni) - components (limbs, parts, components)

• एतानि (etāni) - these

• यज्ञस्य (yajñasya) - of the Vedic ritual (yajña) (of the Vedic ritual, of the sacrifice)

• यज्ञः (yajñaḥ) - the Vedic ritual (yajña) (Vedic ritual, sacrifice)

• मूलम् (mūlam) - the very foundation (root, origin, foundation)

• इति (iti) - thus (introducing a statement) (thus, so, indicating direct speech or thought)

• श्रुतिः (śrutiḥ) - revealed scripture (śruti) (hearing, what is heard, revealed scripture)

Words meanings and morphology

ऋचः (ṛcaḥ) - Rig Veda verses (Rig verses, hymns)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of ṛc

ṛc - praise, hymn, verse, especially from the Rig Veda

Root: ṛc (class 6)

यजूंषि (yajūṁṣi) - Yajur Veda formulas (Yajur mantras, sacrificial formulas)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, plural of yajus

yajus - sacrificial formula, prose mantra, especially from the Yajur Veda

Root: yaj (class 1)

सामानि (sāmāni) - Sama Veda chants (Sama chants, melodies)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, plural of sāman

sāman - song, melody, chant, especially from the Sama Veda

Root: sā (class 3)

यजमानः (yajamānaḥ) - sacrificer, patron of a ritual

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yajamāna

yajamāna - sacrificer, host of a ritual, patron

Present Middle Participle

Present Middle Participle of root 'yaj'

Root: yaj (class 1)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

षोडशः (ṣoḍaśaḥ) - sixteenth

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ṣoḍaśa

ṣoḍaśa - sixteenth

Note: Refers to the items from the previous verse plus these, totaling to the sixteenth.

अग्निः (agniḥ) - the deity Agni (fire, the deity Agni)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of agni

agni - fire, the Vedic deity Agni

Root: ag

ज्ञेयः (jñeyaḥ) - should be understood or recognized (to be known, understandable)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of jñeya

jñeya - to be known, knowable, to be understood

Gerundive

Gerundive (kṛtya) from root 'jñā'

Root: jñā (class 9)

गृहपतिः (gṛhapatiḥ) - master of the house, householder

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of gṛhapati

gṛhapati - master of the house, householder, lord of the household

Compound type : tatpurusha (gṛha+pati)

• gṛha – house, home
  noun (masculine)
  Root: gṛh
• pati – master, lord, husband
  noun (masculine)
  Root: pā

Note: Epithet for Agni in ritual contexts.

सः (saḥ) - he (Agni) (he, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to Agni.

सप्तदश (saptadaśa) - seventeenth

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of saptadaśa

saptadaśa - seventeenth

उच्यते (ucyate) - is said, is called

(verb)

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

Present Passive

Present, Passive, 3rd Person, Singular

Root: vac (class 2)

अङ्गानि (aṅgāni) - components (limbs, parts, components)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, plural of aṅga

aṅga - limb, body part, component, subsidiary part

एतानि (etāni) - these

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, plural of etad

etad - this, these

यज्ञस्य (yajñasya) - of the Vedic ritual (yajña) (of the Vedic ritual, of the sacrifice)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of yajña

yajña - Vedic ritual, sacrifice, worship

Root: yaj (class 1)

यज्ञः (yajñaḥ) - the Vedic ritual (yajña) (Vedic ritual, sacrifice)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yajña

yajña - Vedic ritual, sacrifice, worship

Root: yaj (class 1)

मूलम् (mūlam) - the very foundation (root, origin, foundation)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of mūla

mūla - root, origin, foundation, base

इति (iti) - thus (introducing a statement) (thus, so, indicating direct speech or thought)

(indeclinable)

Root: i (class 2)

श्रुतिः (śrutiḥ) - revealed scripture (śruti) (hearing, what is heard, revealed scripture)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of śruti

śruti - hearing, ear, sacred tradition, revealed scripture (Vedas)

Root: śru (class 5)