महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-24, verse-12

ये भागा रक्षसां प्रोक्तास्त उक्ता भरतर्षभ ।
अत ऊर्ध्वं विसर्गस्य परीक्षां ब्राह्मणे शृणु ॥१२॥

12. ye bhāgā rakṣasāṁ proktāsta uktā bharatarṣabha ,
ata ūrdhvaṁ visargasya parīkṣāṁ brāhmaṇe śṛṇu.

12. ye bhāgāḥ rakṣasām proktāḥ te uktāḥ bharatarṣabha
ataḥ ūrdhvam visargasya parīkṣām brāhmaṇe śṛṇu

12. bharatarṣabha ye bhāgāḥ rakṣasām proktāḥ te uktāḥ
ataḥ ūrdhvam brāhmaṇe visargasya parīkṣām śṛṇu

12. O best among the Bhāratas, those portions declared for the Rākṣasas have been stated. From this point onward, listen to the detailed examination of offerings concerning a brahmin.

Words meanings summery:

• ये (ye) - those (portions) (who, which, those who)

• भागाः (bhāgāḥ) - portions (of offerings) (portions, shares, divisions)

• रक्षसाम् (rakṣasām) - for the Rākṣasas (of the Rākṣasas, for the Rākṣasas)

• प्रोक्ताः (proktāḥ) - declared (as portions) (declared, stated, proclaimed)

• ते (te) - those (portions) (those, they)

• उक्ताः (uktāḥ) - have been stated (stated, said, spoken)

• भरतर्षभ (bharatarṣabha) - O best of Bhāratas (an address to a king) (O best of Bhāratas, O bull among Bhāratas)

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

• ऊर्ध्वम् (ūrdhvam) - onward, after this (upward, above, later, after)

• विसर्गस्य (visargasya) - of the offerings (specifically, of food offerings) (of emission, of release, of abandonment, of offerings)

• परीक्षाम् (parīkṣām) - the detailed examination (examination, investigation, test)

• ब्राह्मणे (brāhmaṇe) - concerning a brahmin (in a brahmin, concerning a brahmin)

• शृणु (śṛṇu) - listen (to this) (listen, hear)

Words meanings and morphology

ये (ye) - those (portions) (who, which, those who)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of yad

yad - which, what, that

भागाः (bhāgāḥ) - portions (of offerings) (portions, shares, divisions)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of bhāga

bhāga - share, portion, division, part

From root bhaj (to divide, share) + ghaÑ suffix.

Root: bhaj (class 1)

Note: Visarga restored.

रक्षसाम् (rakṣasām) - for the Rākṣasas (of the Rākṣasas, for the Rākṣasas)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of rakṣas

rakṣas - a demon, an evil spirit, Rākṣasa

Often interpreted as 'those who harm'.

प्रोक्ताः (proktāḥ) - declared (as portions) (declared, stated, proclaimed)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of prokta

prokta - said, spoken, declared, proclaimed

Past Passive Participle

pra (prefix) + vac (root) + kta (suffix). vac changes to uk in PPP.

Prefix: pra

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Visarga restored.

ते (te) - those (portions) (those, they)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, those

Pronominal stem.

उक्ताः (uktāḥ) - have been stated (stated, said, spoken)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of ukta

ukta - said, spoken, stated, declared

Past Passive Participle

From root vac (to speak) + kta (suffix). vac changes to uk in PPP.

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Visarga restored.

भरतर्षभ (bharatarṣabha) - O best of Bhāratas (an address to a king) (O best of Bhāratas, O bull among Bhāratas)

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of bharatarṣabha

bharatarṣabha - best of Bhāratas, bull among Bhāratas

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (bharata+ṛṣabha)

• bharata – a descendant of Bharata, a king's name
  proper noun (masculine)
• ṛṣabha – bull, best, excellent
  noun (masculine)

Note: Compound word.

अतः (ataḥ) - from this point onward (hence, therefore, from this)

(indeclinable)

Adverbial suffix tas from idam (this).

Note: Visarga restored.

ऊर्ध्वम् (ūrdhvam) - onward, after this (upward, above, later, after)

(indeclinable)

विसर्गस्य (visargasya) - of the offerings (specifically, of food offerings) (of emission, of release, of abandonment, of offerings)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of visarga

visarga - emission, discharge, creation, abandonment, sending forth, an offering

vi (prefix) + sṛj (root, to create, let loose) + ghaÑ (suffix).

Prefix: vi

Root: sṛj (class 6)

परीक्षाम् (parīkṣām) - the detailed examination (examination, investigation, test)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of parīkṣā

parīkṣā - examination, investigation, test, trial

pari (prefix) + īkṣ (root, to see) + a (suffix).

Prefix: pari

Root: īkṣ (class 1)

ब्राह्मणे (brāhmaṇe) - concerning a brahmin (in a brahmin, concerning a brahmin)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of brāhmaṇa

brāhmaṇa - a brahmin, a man of the priestly class

From brahman (Vedic text, sacred knowledge, ultimate reality)

शृणु (śṛṇu) - listen (to this) (listen, hear)

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (lot) of śru

Imperative

Imperative 2nd person singular, root śru (class 5).

Root: śru (class 5)