महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-261, verse-19

कपिल उवाच ।
दर्शं च पौर्णमासं च अग्निहोत्रं च धीमताम् ।
चातुर्मास्यानि चैवासंस्तेषु यज्ञः सनातनः ॥१९॥

19. kapila uvāca ,
darśaṁ ca paurṇamāsaṁ ca agnihotraṁ ca dhīmatām ,
cāturmāsyāni caivāsaṁsteṣu yajñaḥ sanātanaḥ.

19. kapilaḥ uvāca darśam ca paurṇamāsam ca agnihotram ca
dhīmatām cāturmāsyāni ca eva āsan teṣu yajñaḥ sanātanaḥ

19. kapilaḥ uvāca dhīmatām darśam ca,
paurṇamāsam ca,
agnihotram ca,
cāturmāsyāni ca eva teṣu āsan (yataḥ) sanātanaḥ yajñaḥ (asti).

19. Kapila said: For the wise, the Darśa (new moon ritual), the Paurṇamāsa (full moon ritual), the Agnihotra (Vedic fire ritual), and the Cāturmāsyas (quadrennial rituals) were indeed present, and it is among these that the eternal Vedic ritual (yajña) resides.

Words meanings summery:

• कपिलः (kapilaḥ) - The sage Kapila (Kapila (a sage), tawny, brownish)

• उवाच (uvāca) - said (spoke, said)

• दर्शम् (darśam) - the Darśa (new moon ritual) (sight, appearance, the New Moon sacrifice)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• पौर्णमासम् (paurṇamāsam) - the Paurṇamāsa (full moon ritual) (relating to the full moon, the Full Moon sacrifice)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• अग्निहोत्रम् (agnihotram) - the Agnihotra (Vedic fire ritual) (the fire ritual, offering to Agni)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• धीमताम् (dhīmatām) - for the wise (of the intelligent, of the wise, of the thoughtful)

• चातुर्मास्यानि (cāturmāsyāni) - the Cāturmāsyas (quadrennial rituals) (of four months, the quadrimester sacrifices)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• एव (eva) - indeed (indeed, certainly, only, just)

• आसन् (āsan) - were present (they were, they existed)

• तेषु (teṣu) - among these (in them, among them)

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

• सनातनः (sanātanaḥ) - eternal (eternal, everlasting, perpetual)

Words meanings and morphology

कपिलः (kapilaḥ) - The sage Kapila (Kapila (a sage), tawny, brownish)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kapila

kapila - name of a famous sage, tawny, brownish, reddish

उवाच (uvāca) - said (spoke, said)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of vac

Perfect tense form

Root: vac (class 2)

दर्शम् (darśam) - the Darśa (new moon ritual) (sight, appearance, the New Moon sacrifice)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of darśa

darśa - seeing, appearance, spectacle, the New Moon sacrifice (Darśa)

From root dṛś 'to see'

Root: dṛś (class 1)

Note: Refers to the Darśa ritual.

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

पौर्णमासम् (paurṇamāsam) - the Paurṇamāsa (full moon ritual) (relating to the full moon, the Full Moon sacrifice)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of paurṇamāsa

paurṇamāsa - relating to the full moon, the Full Moon sacrifice (Paurṇamāsa)

From pūrṇamāsa 'full moon'

Note: Refers to the Paurṇamāsa ritual.

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

अग्निहोत्रम् (agnihotram) - the Agnihotra (Vedic fire ritual) (the fire ritual, offering to Agni)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of agnihotra

agnihotra - the fire ritual, daily sacrifice to Agni (Agnihotra)

Compound of agni 'fire' and hotra 'offering'

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (agni+hotra)

• agni – fire, god of fire
  noun (masculine)
• hotra – offering, oblation, the act of sacrificing
  noun (neuter)
  From root hu 'to sacrifice'
  Root: hu (class 3)

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

धीमताम् (dhīmatām) - for the wise (of the intelligent, of the wise, of the thoughtful)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, plural of dhīmat

dhīmat - intelligent, wise, thoughtful, sagacious

From dhī 'thought, intellect' + -mat (possessive suffix)

Note: Can be translated as 'for the wise' in context.

चातुर्मास्यानि (cāturmāsyāni) - the Cāturmāsyas (quadrennial rituals) (of four months, the quadrimester sacrifices)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, plural of cāturmāsya

cāturmāsya - lasting four months, quadrennial, the series of three sacrifices performed every four months (Cāturmāsyas)

From catur 'four' + māsa 'month'

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (catur+māsa)

• catur – four
  numeral
• māsa – month
  noun (masculine)

Note: Refers to the Cāturmāsya rituals.

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - indeed (indeed, certainly, only, just)

(indeclinable)

आसन् (āsan) - were present (they were, they existed)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, imperfect (laṅ) of as

Imperfect tense form

Root: as (class 2)

तेषु (teṣu) - among these (in them, among them)

(pronoun)

Locative, neuter, plural of tad

tad - that, those, he, she, it

Note: Refers to the rituals mentioned.

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

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yajña

yajña - Vedic ritual, sacrifice, worship, offering (yajña)

From root yaj 'to worship, sacrifice'

Root: yaj (class 1)

सनातनः (sanātanaḥ) - eternal (eternal, everlasting, perpetual)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sanātana

sanātana - eternal, perpetual, ancient, everlasting

From sanā 'always, eternally'

Note: Agrees with yajñaḥ.