महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-69, verse-46

नक्तमेव च भक्तानि पाचयेत नराधिपः ।
न दिवाग्निर्ज्वलेद्गेहे वर्जयित्वाग्निहोत्रिकम् ॥४६॥

46. naktameva ca bhaktāni pācayeta narādhipaḥ ,
na divāgnirjvaledgehe varjayitvāgnihotrikam.

46. naktaṃ eva ca bhaktāni pācayeta narādhipaḥ | na
divā agniḥ jvalet gehe varjayitvā agnihotrikam

46. narādhipaḥ naktaṃ eva ca bhaktāni pācayeta
agnihotrikam varjayitvā divā gehe agniḥ na jvalet

46. The king should only have meals cooked at night. Fire should not burn in the house during the day, except for the fire of the agnihotra (yajña) ritual.

Words meanings summery:

• नक्तं (naktaṁ) - by night, at night

• एव (eva) - only, just, indeed

• च (ca) - and, also

• भक्तानि (bhaktāni) - meals (cooked food, meals, shares)

• पाचयेत (pācayeta) - should cause to be cooked (should cause to be cooked, should cook)

• नराधिपः (narādhipaḥ) - king, ruler of men

• न (na) - not, no

• दिवा (divā) - by day, during the day

• अग्निः (agniḥ) - fire

• ज्वलेत् (jvalet) - should burn, should shine

• गेहे (gehe) - in the house, at home

• वर्जयित्वा (varjayitvā) - except for (having excluded, excepting, leaving aside)

• अग्निहोत्रिकम् (agnihotrikam) - the agnihotra (yajña) (fire) (pertaining to the agnihotra; the agnihotra (yajña))

Words meanings and morphology

नक्तं (naktaṁ) - by night, at night

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - only, just, indeed

(indeclinable)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

भक्तानि (bhaktāni) - meals (cooked food, meals, shares)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, plural of bhakta

bhakta - cooked food, meal, portion, share; devoted (as adjective)

Past Passive Participle of √bhaj 'to divide, to distribute' also 'to partake'

Root: bhaj (class 1)

Note: Object of `pācayeta`.

पाचयेत (pācayeta) - should cause to be cooked (should cause to be cooked, should cook)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhi liṅ) of pac

causative

root √pac (1P) in causative stem (pācay-)

Root: pac (class 1)

Note: Subject is `narādhipaḥ`.

नराधिपः (narādhipaḥ) - king, ruler of men

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of narādhipa

narādhipa - lord of men, king

Compound type : tatpurusha (nara+adhipa)

• nara – man, human being
  noun (masculine)
• adhipa – ruler, lord, chief
  noun (masculine)

Note: Subject of `pācayeta`.

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

दिवा (divā) - by day, during the day

(indeclinable)

अग्निः (agniḥ) - fire

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of agni

agni - fire, god of fire

Note: Subject of `jvalet`.

ज्वलेत् (jvalet) - should burn, should shine

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhi liṅ) of jval

root √jval (1P)

Root: jval (class 1)

गेहे (gehe) - in the house, at home

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of geha

geha - house, dwelling, habitation

वर्जयित्वा (varjayitvā) - except for (having excluded, excepting, leaving aside)

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Absolutive from causative stem of root √vṛj 'to avoid'

Root: vṛj (class 1)

Note: Functions adverbially, meaning 'excepting'.

अग्निहोत्रिकम् (agnihotrikam) - the agnihotra (yajña) (fire) (pertaining to the agnihotra; the agnihotra (yajña))

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of agnihotrika

agnihotrika - connected with the agnihotra, a person performing agnihotra, the agnihotra itself

from agnihotra with suffix -ika

Note: Object of `varjayitvā`. Refers to the fire of the agnihotra ritual.