महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-79, verse-6

अजोऽग्निर्वरुणो मेषः सूर्योऽश्वः पृथिवी विराट् ।
धेनुर्यज्ञश्च सोमश्च न विक्रेयाः कथंचन ॥६॥

6. ajo'gnirvaruṇo meṣaḥ sūryo'śvaḥ pṛthivī virāṭ ,
dhenuryajñaśca somaśca na vikreyāḥ kathaṁcana.

6. ajaḥ agniḥ varuṇaḥ meṣaḥ sūryaḥ aśvaḥ pṛthivī virāṭ
| dhenuḥ yajñaḥ ca somaḥ ca na विक्रेयाः kathaṃcana

6. ajaḥ,
agniḥ,
varuṇaḥ,
meṣaḥ,
sūryaḥ,
aśvaḥ,
pṛthivī,
virāṭ,
dhenuḥ,
yajñaḥ ca,
somaḥ ca na kathaṃcana vikreyāḥ

6. A goat, (the element of) fire (Agni), (the god) Varuna, a ram, (the god) Surya, a horse, the Earth, the universal being (Virāṭ), a cow, a sacred ritual (yajña), and the Soma (plant/drink) should never be sold by any means.

Words meanings summery:

• अजः (ajaḥ) - In this context, likely refers to a goat (animal) as an item not to be traded. (goat; unborn)

• अग्निः (agniḥ) - Refers to the sacred fire, not to be sold. (fire; the god Agni)

• वरुणः (varuṇaḥ) - Varuna (a Vedic deity, god of waters and cosmic order)

• मेषः (meṣaḥ) - ram, sheep

• सूर्यः (sūryaḥ) - Refers to the celestial body and its deity. (sun; the sun god Surya)

• अश्वः (aśvaḥ) - horse

• पृथिवी (pṛthivī) - Refers to the planet Earth, considered sacred. (Earth, the earth goddess)

• विराट् (virāṭ) - Often refers to the universal, all-pervading form or aspect of a deity, or a vast sovereign entity like Earth. Here in context with Prithivi, it suggests a cosmic or supreme entity, not to be sold. (universal form, sovereign, the cosmic being)

• धेनुः (dhenuḥ) - Cows are highly sacred in Hinduism. (cow (especially one yielding milk))

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

• च (ca) - and

• सोमः (somaḥ) - Soma is a highly revered entity in Vedic rituals. (Soma (a sacred plant, its juice, a divine drink, the moon))

• च (ca) - and

• न (na) - not, no

• विक्रेयाः (vikreyāḥ) - should not be sold, are not to be sold

• कथंचन (kathaṁcana) - by any means, in any way, never

Words meanings and morphology

अजः (ajaḥ) - In this context, likely refers to a goat (animal) as an item not to be traded. (goat; unborn)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of aja

aja - goat, unborn, Shiva, Brahma

अग्निः (agniḥ) - Refers to the sacred fire, not to be sold. (fire; the god Agni)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of agni

agni - fire, the god Agni

वरुणः (varuṇaḥ) - Varuna (a Vedic deity, god of waters and cosmic order)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of varuṇa

varuṇa - Varuna (a deity)

मेषः (meṣaḥ) - ram, sheep

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of meṣa

meṣa - ram, sheep

सूर्यः (sūryaḥ) - Refers to the celestial body and its deity. (sun; the sun god Surya)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sūrya

sūrya - sun, the sun god

अश्वः (aśvaḥ) - horse

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of aśva

aśva - horse

पृथिवी (pṛthivī) - Refers to the planet Earth, considered sacred. (Earth, the earth goddess)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of pṛthivī

pṛthivī - Earth, the earth goddess

विराट् (virāṭ) - Often refers to the universal, all-pervading form or aspect of a deity, or a vast sovereign entity like Earth. Here in context with Prithivi, it suggests a cosmic or supreme entity, not to be sold. (universal form, sovereign, the cosmic being)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of virāj

virāj - universal form, sovereign, cosmic being, resplendent

From √rāj (to shine, rule) with prefix vi-

Prefix: vi

Root: rāj (class 1)

Note: The form `virāṭ` is nominative singular, common gender, but can be feminine in this context.

धेनुः (dhenuḥ) - Cows are highly sacred in Hinduism. (cow (especially one yielding milk))

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of dhenu

dhenu - cow, milch-cow

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

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yajña

yajña - sacrifice, ritual, worship

Derived from √yaj (to sacrifice, worship)

Root: yaj (class 1)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

सोमः (somaḥ) - Soma is a highly revered entity in Vedic rituals. (Soma (a sacred plant, its juice, a divine drink, the moon))

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of soma

soma - Soma (sacred plant, juice, drink, moon god)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

विक्रेयाः (vikreyāḥ) - should not be sold, are not to be sold

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of vikreya

vikreya - salable, to be sold

Gerundive (Karmaṇi Kṛtya)

Future Passive Participle, from √krī (to buy) with prefix vi-

Prefix: vi

Root: krī (class 9)

Note: Functions as a predicate, 'are not to be sold'.

कथंचन (kathaṁcana) - by any means, in any way, never

(indeclinable)

Formed from 'katham' (how) and 'cana' (even)