महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-110, verse-64

यस्तु पक्षे गते भुङ्क्ते एकभक्तं जितेन्द्रियः ।
सदा द्वादश मासांस्तु जुह्वानो जातवेदसम् ।
राजसूयसहस्रस्य फलं प्राप्नोत्यनुत्तमम् ॥६४॥

64. yastu pakṣe gate bhuṅkte ekabhaktaṁ jitendriyaḥ ,
sadā dvādaśa māsāṁstu juhvāno jātavedasam ,
rājasūyasahasrasya phalaṁ prāpnotyanuttamam.

64. yaḥ tu pakṣe gate bhuṅkte ekabhaktam
jitendriyaḥ sadā dvādaśa māsān
tu juhvānaḥ jātavedasam rājasūyasahasrasya
phalam prāpnoti anuttamam

64. But the one who, having controlled his senses, partakes of a single meal after a fortnight has passed, and who always performs a `Vedic fire ritual` (homa) to Agni for twelve months, attains the unsurpassed fruit of a thousand `rājasūya` rituals.

Words meanings summery:

• यः (yaḥ) - who, which

• तु (tu) - but, on the other hand, indeed

• पक्षे (pakṣe) - in a fortnight, in a lunar half-month

• गते (gate) - gone, passed

• भुङ्क्ते (bhuṅkte) - he eats, he enjoys, he partakes

• एकभक्तम् (ekabhaktam) - a single meal

• जितेन्द्रियः (jitendriyaḥ) - having controlled senses, self-controlled

• सदा (sadā) - always, ever

• द्वादश (dvādaśa) - twelve

• मासान् (māsān) - months

• तु (tu) - but, on the other hand, indeed

• जुह्वानः (juhvānaḥ) - performing a `Vedic fire ritual` (homa), sacrificing

• जातवेदसम् (jātavedasam) - to Agni (fire god), to the one who knows all born beings

• राजसूयसहस्रस्य (rājasūyasahasrasya) - of a thousand `rājasūya` rituals

• फलम् (phalam) - the fruit, result, reward

• प्राप्नोति (prāpnoti) - he obtains, he attains, he reaches

• अनुत्तमम् (anuttamam) - unsurpassed, excellent, supreme

Words meanings and morphology

यः (yaḥ) - who, which

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yad

yad - who, which, what

Note: Subject of the relative clause.

तु (tu) - but, on the other hand, indeed

(indeclinable)

पक्षे (pakṣe) - in a fortnight, in a lunar half-month

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of pakṣa

pakṣa - wing, side, party, fortnight (lunar half-month)

Note: Locative of time: 'when a fortnight'.

गते (gate) - gone, passed

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of gata

gata - gone, past, happened

past passive participle

From `√gam` (to go).

Root: √gam (class 1)

Note: Qualifies `pakṣe`.

भुङ्क्ते (bhuṅkte) - he eats, he enjoys, he partakes

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present indicative (laṭ) of bhuj

present middle

3rd person singular, present indicative, middle voice.

Root: √bhuj (class 7)

Note: Main verb of the relative clause.

एकभक्तम् (ekabhaktam) - a single meal

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of ekabhakta

ekabhakta - a single meal, eating once a day

Compound type : karmadhāraya (eka+bhakta)

• eka – one, single, unique
  numeral
• bhakta – food, meal, portion, devoted
  noun (neuter)
  past passive participle
  From `√bhaj` (to divide, allot, serve).
  Root: √bhaj (class 1)

Note: Object of `bhuṅkte`.

जितेन्द्रियः (jitendriyaḥ) - having controlled senses, self-controlled

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of jitendriya

jitendriya - having subdued senses, self-controlled

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (jita+indriya)

• jita – conquered, subdued, won
  adjective
  past passive participle
  From `√ji` (to conquer).
  Root: √ji (class 1)
• indriya – sense organ, faculty of sense
  noun (neuter)

Note: Qualifies the implied subject `yaḥ`.

सदा (sadā) - always, ever

(indeclinable)

द्वादश (dvādaśa) - twelve

(numeral)

Note: Qualifies `māsān`.

मासान् (māsān) - months

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of māsa

māsa - month

Note: Adverbial accusative of duration.

तु (tu) - but, on the other hand, indeed

(indeclinable)

जुह्वानः (juhvānaḥ) - performing a `Vedic fire ritual` (homa), sacrificing

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of juhvāna

juhvāna - performing a `Vedic fire ritual` (homa), sacrificing, offering oblations

present middle participle

From `√hu` (to offer oblations, sacrifice), reduplicated `juhu` with `āna` suffix.

Root: √hu (class 3)

जातवेदसम् (jātavedasam) - to Agni (fire god), to the one who knows all born beings

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of jātavedas

jātavedas - Agni (fire god), one who knows all born beings

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (jāta+vedas)

• jāta – born, produced, become
  adjective
  past passive participle
  From `√jan` (to be born).
  Root: √jan (class 4)
• vedas – knowledge, sacred knowledge, wealth
  noun (neuter)
  From `√vid` (to know).
  Root: √vid (class 2)

Note: Object of the implied act of offering or `juhvānaḥ`.

राजसूयसहस्रस्य (rājasūyasahasrasya) - of a thousand `rājasūya` rituals

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of rājasūyasahasra

rājasūyasahasra - a thousand `rājasūya` rituals

Compound type : karmadhāraya (rājasūya+sahasra)

• rājasūya – royal consecration `Vedic ritual`
  noun (masculine)
• sahasra – a thousand
  numeral (neuter)

Note: Possessive, refers to `phalam`.

फलम् (phalam) - the fruit, result, reward

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of phala

phala - fruit, result, consequence, reward

Note: Object of `prāpnoti`.

प्राप्नोति (prāpnoti) - he obtains, he attains, he reaches

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present indicative (laṭ) of prāp

present active

3rd person singular, present indicative. From `prā` + `√āp` (to obtain).

Prefixes: pra+ā

Root: √āp (class 5)

Note: Main verb of the principal clause.

अनुत्तमम् (anuttamam) - unsurpassed, excellent, supreme

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of anuttama

anuttama - unsurpassed, unequalled, supreme, excellent

Negative of `uttama` (best).

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+uttama)

• a – not, non
  indeclinable
• uttama – best, highest, supreme
  adjective
  Superlative of `ud`.
  Prefix: ut

Note: Qualifies `phalam`.