महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-51, verse-29

स्वाहाकारवषट्कारौ गोषु नित्यं प्रतिष्ठितौ ।
गावो यज्ञप्रणेत्र्यो वै तथा यज्ञस्य ता मुखम् ॥२९॥

29. svāhākāravaṣaṭkārau goṣu nityaṁ pratiṣṭhitau ,
gāvo yajñapraṇetryo vai tathā yajñasya tā mukham.

29. svāhākāravaṣaṭkārau goṣu nityaṃ pratiṣṭhitau
gāvaḥ yajñapraṇetryaḥ vai tathā yajñasya tā mukham

29. svāhākāravaṣaṭkārau nityaṃ goṣu pratiṣṭhitau
gāvaḥ vai yajñapraṇetryaḥ tathā tā yajñasya mukham

29. The sacred invocations "svāhā" and "vaṣaṭ" are always established in cows. Indeed, cows are the conductors of the Vedic ritual (yajña), and they are the very forefront of the Vedic ritual (yajña).

Words meanings summery:

• स्वाहाकारवषट्कारौ (svāhākāravaṣaṭkārau) - the sacred exclamations 'svāhā' and 'vaṣaṭ'

• गोषु (goṣu) - in cows, among cows

• नित्यं (nityaṁ) - always, constantly

• प्रतिष्ठितौ (pratiṣṭhitau) - established, resided, fixed

• गावः (gāvaḥ) - cows

• यज्ञप्रणेत्र्यः (yajñapraṇetryaḥ) - conductors of the Vedic ritual (yajña), leaders of the Vedic ritual (yajña)

• वै (vai) - indeed, certainly, verily

• तथा (tathā) - and, thus, similarly

• यज्ञस्य (yajñasya) - of the Vedic ritual (yajña)

• ता (tā) - they, referring to the cows (they (feminine))

• मुखम् (mukham) - the forefront of the ritual (mouth, face, chief part, forefront)

Words meanings and morphology

स्वाहाकारवषट्कारौ (svāhākāravaṣaṭkārau) - the sacred exclamations 'svāhā' and 'vaṣaṭ'

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of svāhākāravaṣaṭkāra

svāhākāravaṣaṭkāra - the sacred exclamations 'svāhā' and 'vaṣaṭ'

Compound type : dvandva (svāhākāra+vaṣaṭkāra)

• svāhākāra – the exclamation Svāhā
  noun (masculine)
• vaṣaṭkāra – the exclamation Vaṣaṭ
  noun (masculine)

गोषु (goṣu) - in cows, among cows

(noun)

Locative, feminine, plural of go

go - cow, bull, ox, earth, ray of light, heaven

नित्यं (nityaṁ) - always, constantly

(indeclinable)

Note: Used adverbially.

प्रतिष्ठितौ (pratiṣṭhitau) - established, resided, fixed

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of pratiṣṭhita

pratiṣṭhita - established, fixed, founded, residing, renowned

Past Passive Participle

From verb root sthā (to stand) with prefix prati.

Prefix: prati

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'svāhākāravaṣaṭkārau'.

गावः (gāvaḥ) - cows

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of go

go - cow, bull, ox, earth, ray of light, heaven

यज्ञप्रणेत्र्यः (yajñapraṇetryaḥ) - conductors of the Vedic ritual (yajña), leaders of the Vedic ritual (yajña)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of yajñapraṇetrī

yajñapraṇetrī - female conductor of a (Vedic) ritual (yajña), leader of a (Vedic) ritual (yajña)

Feminine form of praṇetṛ (leader, guide).

Compound type : tatpurusha (yajña+praṇetṛ)

• yajña – Vedic ritual, sacrifice, worship
  noun (masculine)
  Root: yaj (class 1)
• praṇetṛ – leader, guide, conductor
  noun (masculine)
  Agent noun from pra + nī.
  Prefix: pra
  Root: nī (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'gāvaḥ'.

वै (vai) - indeed, certainly, verily

(indeclinable)

तथा (tathā) - and, thus, similarly

(indeclinable)

यज्ञस्य (yajñasya) - of the Vedic ritual (yajña)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of yajña

yajña - Vedic ritual, sacrifice, worship

Root: yaj (class 1)

ता (tā) - they, referring to the cows (they (feminine))

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of tad

tad - that, those

Note: Refers to 'gāvaḥ' (cows).

मुखम् (mukham) - the forefront of the ritual (mouth, face, chief part, forefront)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of mukha

mukha - mouth, face, snout, chief, principal part, opening, entrance