महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-324, verse-10

भो राजन्केन यष्टव्यमजेनाहोस्विदौषधैः ।
एतन्नः संशयं छिन्धि प्रमाणं नो भवान्मतः ॥१०॥

10. bho rājankena yaṣṭavyamajenāhosvidauṣadhaiḥ ,
etannaḥ saṁśayaṁ chindhi pramāṇaṁ no bhavānmataḥ.

10. bho rājan kena yaṣṭavyam ajena aho-svid auṣadhaiḥ |
etat naḥ saṃśayam chindhi pramāṇam naḥ bhavān mataḥ

10. bho rājan kena ajena aho-svid auṣadhaiḥ yaṣṭavyam
etat naḥ saṃśayam chindhi bhavān naḥ pramāṇam mataḥ

10. O King, by what should a Vedic ritual (yajña) be performed—by a goat or by herbs? Please resolve this doubt of ours, for you are considered our authority.

Words meanings summery:

• भो (bho) - O (vocative particle) (O, alas, indeed)

• राजन् (rājan) - O king (king, ruler)

• केन (kena) - by what (means) (by whom, by what, by which)

• यष्टव्यम् (yaṣṭavyam) - should be performed (a Vedic ritual) (that which should be sacrificed/offered, fit for ritual)

• अजेन (ajena) - by a goat (by a goat, by one unborn)

• अहो-स्विद् (aho-svid) - or else (or else, perhaps, is it that)

• औषधैः (auṣadhaiḥ) - by herbs (or plants) (by medicines, by herbs, by plants)

• एतत् (etat) - this (doubt) (this, that)

• नः (naḥ) - our (us, our, to us)

• संशयम् (saṁśayam) - doubt (doubt, suspicion, uncertainty)

• छिन्धि (chindhi) - resolve (the doubt) (cut, sever, remove, resolve)

• प्रमाणम् (pramāṇam) - authority (authority, proof, standard, measure)

• नः (naḥ) - our (us, our, to us)

• भवान् (bhavān) - your esteemed self (your honor, you (polite), lord)

• मतः (mataḥ) - considered (as) (thought, considered, agreed upon, opinion)

Words meanings and morphology

भो (bho) - O (vocative particle) (O, alas, indeed)

(indeclinable)

राजन् (rājan) - O king (king, ruler)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler, sovereign

केन (kena) - by what (means) (by whom, by what, by which)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of kim

kim - who, what, which

यष्टव्यम् (yaṣṭavyam) - should be performed (a Vedic ritual) (that which should be sacrificed/offered, fit for ritual)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yaṣṭavya

yaṣṭavya - to be worshipped, to be sacrificed, to be offered

Gerundive

Derived from root 'yaj' with the suffix '-tavya'

Root: yaj (class 1)

Note: Used here impersonally, meaning 'it should be performed/offered'.

अजेन (ajena) - by a goat (by a goat, by one unborn)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of aja

aja - goat, unborn, a name of Viṣṇu or Brahmā

अहो-स्विद् (aho-svid) - or else (or else, perhaps, is it that)

(indeclinable)

औषधैः (auṣadhaiḥ) - by herbs (or plants) (by medicines, by herbs, by plants)

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, plural of auṣadha

auṣadha - medicinal herb, plant, drug

एतत् (etat) - this (doubt) (this, that)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of etad

etad - this

नः (naḥ) - our (us, our, to us)

(pronoun)

Genitive, plural of asmad

asmad - I, we

संशयम् (saṁśayam) - doubt (doubt, suspicion, uncertainty)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of saṃśaya

saṁśaya - doubt, suspicion, uncertainty, hesitation

Prefix: sam

Root: śī (class 2)

छिन्धि (chindhi) - resolve (the doubt) (cut, sever, remove, resolve)

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of chid

Imperative 2nd person singular, active voice

Root: chid (class 7)

प्रमाणम् (pramāṇam) - authority (authority, proof, standard, measure)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of pramāṇa

pramāṇa - measure, standard, proof, authority, means of knowledge

Prefix: pra

Root: mā (class 3)

नः (naḥ) - our (us, our, to us)

(pronoun)

Genitive, plural of asmad

asmad - I, we

भवान् (bhavān) - your esteemed self (your honor, you (polite), lord)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhavat

bhavat - you, your honor, being, existing

Present Active Participle

Derived from root 'bhū' (to be/become)

Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Used as an honorific pronoun for 'you'.

मतः (mataḥ) - considered (as) (thought, considered, agreed upon, opinion)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mata

mata - thought, opinion, idea, considered, agreed upon

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root 'man' (to think)

Root: man (class 4)