महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-261, verse-14

अर्चिष्मन्तो बर्हिषदः क्रव्यादाः पितरः स्मृताः ।
मृतस्याप्यनुमन्यन्ते मन्त्रा मन्त्राश्च कारणम् ॥१४॥

14. arciṣmanto barhiṣadaḥ kravyādāḥ pitaraḥ smṛtāḥ ,
mṛtasyāpyanumanyante mantrā mantrāśca kāraṇam.

14. arciṣmantaḥ barhiṣadaḥ kravyādāḥ pitaraḥ smṛtāḥ |
mṛtasya api anumanyante mantrāḥ mantrāḥ ca kāraṇam

14. arciṣmantaḥ barhiṣadaḥ kravyādāḥ
pitaraḥ smṛtāḥ mṛtasya api
mantrāḥ kāraṇam (bhavanti) (tathā)
(pitaraḥ) mantrāḥ ca anumanyante

14. The radiant Pitṛs, those seated on the sacred grass, and the flesh-eating Pitṛs are traditionally remembered as ancestors. For the deceased, the sacred hymns (mantrāḥ) are the primary cause for their benefit, and through these very hymns, the Pitṛs grant their approval.

Words meanings summery:

• अर्चिष्मन्तः (arciṣmantaḥ) - the class of Pitṛs (ancestors) known as 'radiant' (radiant, glorious, flaming, possessing light)

• बर्हिषदः (barhiṣadaḥ) - the class of Pitṛs (ancestors) known as 'Barhiṣads' (those seated on the sacred grass)

• क्रव्यादाः (kravyādāḥ) - the class of Pitṛs (ancestors) known as 'Kravyāds' (flesh-eaters, carnivores)

• पितरः (pitaraḥ) - the Pitṛs (ancestors), who are deified progenitors (ancestors, forefathers)

• स्मृताः (smṛtāḥ) - are considered or known (in tradition) (remembered, considered, traditionally known)

• मृतस्य (mṛtasya) - of the dead, belonging to the deceased

• अपि (api) - even, also, too

• अनुमन्यन्ते (anumanyante) - the Pitṛs grant their approval (they approve, they assent, they permit)

• मन्त्राः (mantrāḥ) - Vedic hymns used in rituals for the deceased (sacred hymns, Vedic chants, incantations)

• मन्त्राः (mantrāḥ) - Vedic hymns that receive the Pitṛs' approval (sacred hymns, Vedic chants, incantations)

• च (ca) - and, also

• कारणम् (kāraṇam) - the primary cause for benefit (cause, reason, instrument)

Words meanings and morphology

अर्चिष्मन्तः (arciṣmantaḥ) - the class of Pitṛs (ancestors) known as 'radiant' (radiant, glorious, flaming, possessing light)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of arciṣmat

arciṣmat - possessing flames or light, radiant

from arciṣ (flame, ray) + matup suffix (possessing)

बर्हिषदः (barhiṣadaḥ) - the class of Pitṛs (ancestors) known as 'Barhiṣads' (those seated on the sacred grass)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of barhiṣad

barhiṣad - seated on barhis (sacred grass)

क्रव्यादाः (kravyādāḥ) - the class of Pitṛs (ancestors) known as 'Kravyāds' (flesh-eaters, carnivores)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of kravyāda

kravyāda - flesh-eater

पितरः (pitaraḥ) - the Pitṛs (ancestors), who are deified progenitors (ancestors, forefathers)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of pitṛ

pitṛ - father, ancestor, progenitor

स्मृताः (smṛtāḥ) - are considered or known (in tradition) (remembered, considered, traditionally known)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of smṛta

smṛta - remembered, recollected, thought of

Past Passive Participle

Root: smṛ (class 1)

मृतस्य (mṛtasya) - of the dead, belonging to the deceased

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of mṛta

mṛta - dead, deceased

Past Passive Participle

Root: mṛ (class 6)

अपि (api) - even, also, too

(indeclinable)

अनुमन्यन्ते (anumanyante) - the Pitṛs grant their approval (they approve, they assent, they permit)

(verb)

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

Prefix: anu

Root: man (class 4)

मन्त्राः (mantrāḥ) - Vedic hymns used in rituals for the deceased (sacred hymns, Vedic chants, incantations)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of mantra

mantra - sacred utterance, hymn, incantation

मन्त्राः (mantrāḥ) - Vedic hymns that receive the Pitṛs' approval (sacred hymns, Vedic chants, incantations)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of mantra

mantra - sacred utterance, hymn, incantation

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

कारणम् (kāraṇam) - the primary cause for benefit (cause, reason, instrument)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kāraṇa

kāraṇa - cause, reason, instrument