महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-116, verse-50

हविर्यत्संस्कृतं मन्त्रैः प्रोक्षिताभ्युक्षितं शुचि ।
वेदोक्तेन प्रमाणेन पितॄणां प्रक्रियासु च ।
अतोऽन्यथा वृथामांसमभक्ष्यं मनुरब्रवीत् ॥५०॥

50. haviryatsaṁskṛtaṁ mantraiḥ prokṣitābhyukṣitaṁ śuci ,
vedoktena pramāṇena pitṝṇāṁ prakriyāsu ca ,
ato'nyathā vṛthāmāṁsamabhakṣyaṁ manurabravīt.

50. haviḥ yat saṃskṛtam mantraiḥ
prokṣitābhyukṣitam śuci vedoktena pramāṇena
pitṝṇām prakriyāsu ca ataḥ anyathā
vṛthāmāṃsam abhakṣyam manuḥ abravīt

50. yat haviḥ mantraiḥ saṃskṛtam prokṣitābhyukṣitam śuci vedoktena pramāṇena pitṝṇām prakriyāsu ca,
ataḥ anyathā manuḥ vṛthāmāṃsam abhakṣyam abravīt

50. That oblation (havis) which has been sanctified with sacred incantations (mantra), sprinkled, consecrated, and made pure; and which conforms to the standard declared in the Vedas for ancestral rites – Manu has declared that any meat prepared otherwise is useless and unfit for consumption.

Words meanings summery:

• हविः (haviḥ) - oblation, sacrificial offering

• यत् (yat) - which, what

• संस्कृतम् (saṁskṛtam) - prepared, sanctified, purified

• मन्त्रैः (mantraiḥ) - with sacred incantations (mantra) (by mantras, by sacred incantations)

• प्रोक्षिताभ्युक्षितम् (prokṣitābhyukṣitam) - sprinkled and consecrated (by sprinkling over) (sprinkled and consecrated)

• शुचि (śuci) - made pure (pure, clean)

• वेदोक्तेन (vedoktena) - declared in the Vedas

• प्रमाणेन (pramāṇena) - by the standard, by the authority

• पितॄणाम् (pitṝṇām) - of ancestors, for ancestors

• प्रक्रियासु (prakriyāsu) - in ancestral rites (in the rites, in the procedures)

• च (ca) - and

• अतः (ataḥ) - therefore, hence, from this

• अन्यथा (anyathā) - if prepared otherwise (otherwise, in a different way)

• वृथामांसम् (vṛthāmāṁsam) - useless meat, meat obtained in vain

• अभक्ष्यम् (abhakṣyam) - uneatable, not to be eaten

• मनुः (manuḥ) - Manu (proper noun)

• अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - declared, spoke

Words meanings and morphology

हविः (haviḥ) - oblation, sacrificial offering

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of havis

havis - oblation, sacrificial offering, butter, ghee

यत् (yat) - which, what

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, what, that

संस्कृतम् (saṁskṛtam) - prepared, sanctified, purified

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of saṃskṛta

saṁskṛta - prepared, purified, consecrated, refined, accomplished

Past Passive Participle

Past Passive Participle of root kṛ (to do, make) with prefix sam

Prefix: sam

Root: kṛ (class 8)

मन्त्रैः (mantraiḥ) - with sacred incantations (mantra) (by mantras, by sacred incantations)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of mantra

mantra - sacred incantation, hymn, sacred formula, counsel

प्रोक्षिताभ्युक्षितम् (prokṣitābhyukṣitam) - sprinkled and consecrated (by sprinkling over) (sprinkled and consecrated)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of prokṣitābhyukṣita

prokṣitābhyukṣita - sprinkled and consecrated (with water)

Compound type : dvandva (prokṣita+abhyukṣita)

• prokṣita – sprinkled, consecrated by sprinkling
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  Past Passive Participle of pra + ukṣ (to sprinkle)
  Prefix: pra
  Root: ukṣ (class 1)
• abhyukṣita – sprinkled over, consecrated by sprinkling
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  Past Passive Participle of abhi + ukṣ (to sprinkle)
  Prefix: abhi
  Root: ukṣ (class 1)

शुचि (śuci) - made pure (pure, clean)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of śuci

śuci - pure, clean, bright, holy

वेदोक्तेन (vedoktena) - declared in the Vedas

(adjective)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of vedokta

vedokta - declared in the Vedas, stated in the Vedas

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (veda+ukta)

• veda – Veda, sacred knowledge
  noun (masculine)
• ukta – said, spoken, declared
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  Past Passive Participle of root vac (to speak)
  Root: vac (class 2)

प्रमाणेन (pramāṇena) - by the standard, by the authority

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of pramāṇa

pramāṇa - measure, standard, authority, valid means of knowledge, proof

Root: mā (class 3)

पितॄणाम् (pitṝṇām) - of ancestors, for ancestors

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of pitṛ

pitṛ - father, ancestor

प्रक्रियासु (prakriyāsu) - in ancestral rites (in the rites, in the procedures)

(noun)

Locative, feminine, plural of prakriyā

prakriyā - rite, ritual, procedure, method, treatment

Root: kṛ (class 8)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

अतः (ataḥ) - therefore, hence, from this

(indeclinable)

अन्यथा (anyathā) - if prepared otherwise (otherwise, in a different way)

(indeclinable)

वृथामांसम् (vṛthāmāṁsam) - useless meat, meat obtained in vain

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of vṛthāmāṃsa

vṛthāmāṁsa - useless meat, meat obtained in vain

Compound type : karmadhāraya (vṛthā+māṃsa)

• vṛthā – in vain, uselessly, fruitlessly
  indeclinable
• māṃsa – meat, flesh
  noun (neuter)

अभक्ष्यम् (abhakṣyam) - uneatable, not to be eaten

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of abhakṣya

abhakṣya - not to be eaten, uneatable

Gerundive

Negated gerundive (kṛtya) formed from root bhakṣ (to eat)

Root: bhakṣ (class 10)

मनुः (manuḥ) - Manu (proper noun)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of manu

manu - Manu, the progenitor of mankind, author of legal codes

अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - declared, spoke

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of brū

Root: brū (class 2)