महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-321, verse-19

एतौ हि परमं धाम कानयोराह्निकक्रिया ।
पितरौ सर्वभूतानां दैवतं च यशस्विनौ ।
कां देवतां नु यजतः पितॄन्वा कान्महामती ॥१९॥

19. etau hi paramaṁ dhāma kānayorāhnikakriyā ,
pitarau sarvabhūtānāṁ daivataṁ ca yaśasvinau ,
kāṁ devatāṁ nu yajataḥ pitṝnvā kānmahāmatī.

19. etau hi paramam dhāma kā anayoḥ
āhnikakriyā pitarau sarvabhūtānām
daivatam ca yaśasvinau kām devatām
nu yajataḥ pitṝn vā kān mahāmatī

19. etau hi paramam dhāma kā anayoḥ
āhnikakriyā sarvabhūtānām pitarau ca
yaśasvinau daivatam he mahāmatī
kām devatām nu yajataḥ vā kān pitṝn

19. These two are indeed the supreme abode. What is their daily ritual? They are the parents of all beings and glorious deities. Which deity do they, O great-minded ones, worship, or which ancestors (pitṛs)?

Words meanings summery:

• एतौ (etau) - these two

• हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for

• परमम् (paramam) - supreme, highest, best

• धाम (dhāma) - abode, dwelling, light, splendor

• का (kā) - who, what (feminine singular)

• अनयोः (anayoḥ) - of these two

• आह्निकक्रिया (āhnikakriyā) - daily ritual

• पितरौ (pitarau) - parents (father and mother), two fathers

• सर्वभूतानाम् (sarvabhūtānām) - of all beings

• दैवतम् (daivatam) - deity, divine being

• च (ca) - and, also

• यशस्विनौ (yaśasvinau) - glorious, renowned

• काम् (kām) - which (feminine singular accusative)

• देवताम् (devatām) - deity, god, goddess

• नु (nu) - indeed, now then, verily

• यजतः (yajataḥ) - they worship, they perform Vedic ritual

• पितॄन् (pitṝn) - which ancestors (pitṛs) (ancestors, fathers)

• वा (vā) - or, either

• कान् (kān) - which (masculine plural accusative)

• महामती (mahāmatī) - O great-minded ones

Words meanings and morphology

एतौ (etau) - these two

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of etad

etad - this (masculine dual)

हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for

(indeclinable)

परमम् (paramam) - supreme, highest, best

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of parama

parama - supreme, highest, best, ultimate

Note: Agreement with 'dhāma'

धाम (dhāma) - abode, dwelling, light, splendor

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of dhāman

dhāman - abode, dwelling, realm, light, splendor

Root: dhā (class 3)

का (kā) - who, what (feminine singular)

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of kim

kim - who, what, which

Note: Agreement with 'āhnikakriyā'

अनयोः (anayoḥ) - of these two

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, dual of idam

idam - this, these

आह्निकक्रिया (āhnikakriyā) - daily ritual

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of āhnikakriyā

āhnikakriyā - daily ritual, daily activity

Compound type : tatpurusha (āhnika+kriyā)

• āhnika – daily, diurnal
  adjective (neuter)
• kriyā – action, deed, ritual, activity
  noun (feminine)
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

पितरौ (pitarau) - parents (father and mother), two fathers

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of pitṛ

pitṛ - father, ancestor

सर्वभूतानाम् (sarvabhūtānām) - of all beings

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, plural of sarvabhūta

sarvabhūta - all beings, every creature

Compound type : karmadhāraya (sarva+bhūta)

• sarva – all, every
  adjective (masculine)
• bhūta – being, creature, past
  noun (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle (when adjective)
  Derived from root 'bhū'
  Root: bhū (class 1)

दैवतम् (daivatam) - deity, divine being

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of daivata

daivata - deity, divine being, a divinity

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

यशस्विनौ (yaśasvinau) - glorious, renowned

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of yaśasvin

yaśasvin - glorious, famous, renowned, celebrated

Derived from 'yaśas' (fame) with suffix '-vin'

Note: Qualifies 'pitarau' and 'daivatam' implicitly

काम् (kām) - which (feminine singular accusative)

(pronoun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of kim

kim - who, what, which

Note: Agreement with 'devatām'

देवताम् (devatām) - deity, god, goddess

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of devatā

devatā - deity, divinity, god, goddess

नु (nu) - indeed, now then, verily

(indeclinable)

यजतः (yajataḥ) - they worship, they perform Vedic ritual

(verb)

3rd person , dual, active, present (lat) of yaj

Present Tense

Root 'yaj', Aorist class 1

Root: yaj (class 1)

पितॄन् (pitṝn) - which ancestors (pitṛs) (ancestors, fathers)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of pitṛ

pitṛ - father, ancestor, forefather

वा (vā) - or, either

(indeclinable)

कान् (kān) - which (masculine plural accusative)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of kim

kim - who, what, which

Note: Agreement with 'pitṝn'

महामती (mahāmatī) - O great-minded ones

(adjective)

Vocative, masculine, dual of mahāmat

mahāmat - great-minded, intelligent, sagacious

Bahuvrihi compound: mahā (great) + mati (mind)

Compound type : bahuvrihi (mahā+mati)

• mahā – great, large
  adjective
• mati – mind, intellect, thought
  noun (feminine)
  Root: man (class 4)

Note: Vocative dual