महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-106, verse-21

दक्षिणावयवाः केचिद्वेदैर्ये संप्रकीर्तिताः ।
वाजपेयेषु दशसु प्रादां तेनापि नाप्यहम् ॥२१॥

21. dakṣiṇāvayavāḥ kecidvedairye saṁprakīrtitāḥ ,
vājapeyeṣu daśasu prādāṁ tenāpi nāpyaham.

21. dakṣiṇāvayavāḥ kecit vedaiḥ ye samprakīrtitāḥ
vājapeyeṣu daśasu prādām tena api na api aham

21. aham daśasu vājapeyeṣu vedaiḥ ye samprakīrtitāḥ
kecit dakṣiṇāvayavāḥ prādām tena api na api

21. Some of the components of the ritual fee (dakṣiṇā) which are fully described in the Vedas for the ten Vājapeya (Vedic rituals) – even those I gave, yet even by that, I was not satisfied.

Words meanings summery:

• दक्षिणावयवाः (dakṣiṇāvayavāḥ) - parts of the ritual fee, components of the sacrificial gift

• केचित् (kecit) - some, certain ones

• वेदैः (vedaiḥ) - by the Vedas

• ये (ye) - which, who

• सम्प्रकीर्तिताः (samprakīrtitāḥ) - well-declared, thoroughly described, fully proclaimed

• वाजपेयेषु (vājapeyeṣu) - in the ten Vājapeya (Vedic rituals) (in the Vājapeya (rituals))

• दशसु (daśasu) - in ten

• प्रादाम् (prādām) - I gave, I offered

• तेन (tena) - by that (act of giving) (by that, thereby)

• अपि (api) - even, also, too

• न (na) - not, no

• अपि (api) - even, also, too

• अहम् (aham) - I

Words meanings and morphology

दक्षिणावयवाः (dakṣiṇāvayavāḥ) - parts of the ritual fee, components of the sacrificial gift

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of dakṣiṇāvayava

dakṣiṇāvayava - components of the dakṣiṇā (sacrificial fee)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dakṣiṇā+avayava)

• dakṣiṇā – ritual fee, sacrificial gift, donation; south, right (direction)
  noun (feminine)
  Root: dakṣ (class 1)
• avayava – part, component, limb, member
  noun (masculine)
  From 'ava-yu' (to separate, disjoin).
  Prefix: ava
  Root: yu (class 2)

Note: Subject of 'samprakīrtitāḥ'.

केचित् (kecit) - some, certain ones

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of ka-cid

ka-cid - someone, something, some

Indefinite pronoun formed by 'ka' (who) + 'cid' (particle).

Note: Agrees with 'dakṣiṇāvayavāḥ'.

वेदैः (vedaiḥ) - by the Vedas

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of veda

veda - knowledge, sacred knowledge, the Vedas (a collection of hymns)

From root 'vid' (to know).

Root: vid (class 2)

Note: Indicates the agent/means by which something is declared.

ये (ye) - which, who

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of yad

yad - which, what, who, that

Relative pronoun.

Note: Introduces a relative clause.

सम्प्रकीर्तिताः (samprakīrtitāḥ) - well-declared, thoroughly described, fully proclaimed

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of samprakīrtita

samprakīrtita - well-declared, thoroughly described, fully proclaimed

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root 'kīrt' (to mention, praise) with prefixes 'sam' and 'pra'.

Prefixes: sam+pra

Root: kīrt (class 10)

Note: Part of the relative clause describing the 'dakṣiṇāvayavāḥ'.

वाजपेयेषु (vājapeyeṣu) - in the ten Vājapeya (Vedic rituals) (in the Vājapeya (rituals))

(noun)

Locative, masculine, plural of vājapeya

vājapeya - a type of Vedic ritual (yajña) for power and prosperity

From 'vājapa' (drink of strength) + 'eya' suffix.

Note: Specifies the context/location of the actions.

दशसु (daśasu) - in ten

(numeral)

Note: Quantifies the Vājapeya rituals.

प्रादाम् (prādām) - I gave, I offered

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of pra-dā

Prefix: pra

Root: dā (class 3)

Note: Main verb of the sentence.

तेन (tena) - by that (act of giving) (by that, thereby)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Demonstrative pronoun.

Note: Indicates the means or cause.

अपि (api) - even, also, too

(indeclinable)

Particle.

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

Negative particle.

अपि (api) - even, also, too

(indeclinable)

Particle.

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of aham

aham - I (first person singular pronoun)

Note: Subject of the implied verb (e.g., 'was satisfied').