महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-60, verse-48

यत्स्कन्नमस्य तत्पूर्वं यदस्कन्नं तदुत्तरम् ।
बहूनि यज्ञरूपाणि नानाकर्मफलानि च ॥४८॥

48. yatskannamasya tatpūrvaṁ yadaskannaṁ taduttaram ,
bahūni yajñarūpāṇi nānākarmaphalāni ca.

48. yat skannam asya tat pūrvam yat askannam tat
uttaram bahūni yajñarūpāṇi nānākarmaphalāni ca

48. asya yat skannam,
tat pūrvam; yat askannam,
tat uttaram.
bahūni yajñarūpāṇi nānākarmaphalāni ca [santi].

48. Whatever is deficient in a (Vedic ritual) (yajña) is considered the initial (or less perfect) part, and whatever is complete is the subsequent (or superior) part. There are indeed many forms of these (Vedic) rituals (yajñas), yielding diverse results of actions (karma).

Words meanings summery:

• यत् (yat) - whatever (which, that which)

• स्कन्नम् (skannam) - deficient (spilled, dropped, failed, deficient)

• अस्य (asya) - of this (ritual) (of this)

• तत् (tat) - that

• पूर्वम् (pūrvam) - the initial (or less perfect) part (former, earlier, prior, eastern)

• यत् (yat) - whatever (which, that which)

• अस्कन्नम् (askannam) - complete (not spilled, not dropped, complete, intact)

• तत् (tat) - that

• उत्तरम् (uttaram) - the subsequent (or superior) part (latter, subsequent, higher, superior, northern)

• बहूनि (bahūni) - many

• यज्ञरूपाणि (yajñarūpāṇi) - forms of (Vedic) rituals (forms of yajña)

• नानाकर्मफलानि (nānākarmaphalāni) - diverse results of actions (karma) (various results of actions)

• च (ca) - and

Words meanings and morphology

यत् (yat) - whatever (which, that which)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, what, that, who

स्कन्नम् (skannam) - deficient (spilled, dropped, failed, deficient)

(participle)

Nominative, neuter, singular of skanna

skanna - fallen, spilt, failed, defective, aborted (Past Passive Participle)

Past Passive Participle

Past Passive Participle of root skand (to leap, fall)

Root: skand (class 1)

अस्य (asya) - of this (ritual) (of this)

(pronoun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this, this one

तत् (tat) - that

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

पूर्वम् (pūrvam) - the initial (or less perfect) part (former, earlier, prior, eastern)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of pūrva

pūrva - former, prior, earlier, eastern, preceding

यत् (yat) - whatever (which, that which)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, what, that, who

अस्कन्नम् (askannam) - complete (not spilled, not dropped, complete, intact)

(participle)

Nominative, neuter, singular of askanna

askanna - not fallen, intact, not failed, complete (Past Passive Participle)

Past Passive Participle

Past Passive Participle of root skand with negative prefix 'a'

Prefix: a

Root: skand (class 1)

तत् (tat) - that

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

उत्तरम् (uttaram) - the subsequent (or superior) part (latter, subsequent, higher, superior, northern)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of uttara

uttara - latter, subsequent, superior, higher, northern, later

बहूनि (bahūni) - many

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, plural of bahu

bahu - much, many, numerous

Note: Modifies 'yajñarūpāṇi' and 'nānākarmaphalāni' implicitly

यज्ञरूपाणि (yajñarūpāṇi) - forms of (Vedic) rituals (forms of yajña)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, plural of yajñarūpa

yajñarūpa - form of sacrifice/yajña

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (yajña+rūpa)

• yajña – Vedic ritual, sacrifice
  noun (masculine)
• rūpa – form, shape, appearance, nature
  noun (neuter)

नानाकर्मफलानि (nānākarmaphalāni) - diverse results of actions (karma) (various results of actions)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, plural of nānākarmaphala

nānākarmaphala - various results of actions, diverse fruits of deeds

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (nānā+karmaphala)

• nānā – various, diverse, manifold
  indeclinable
• karmaphala – result of action, fruit of deeds
  noun (neuter)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)