महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-80, verse-34

येन देवाः पवित्रेण भुञ्जते लोकमुत्तमम् ।
यत्पवित्रं पवित्राणां तद्घृतं शिरसा वहेत् ॥३४॥

34. yena devāḥ pavitreṇa bhuñjate lokamuttamam ,
yatpavitraṁ pavitrāṇāṁ tadghṛtaṁ śirasā vahet.

34. yena devāḥ pavitreṇa bhuñjate lokam uttamam
yat pavitram pavitrāṇām tat ghṛtam śirasā vahet

34. devāḥ yena pavitreṇa uttamam lokam bhuñjate,
yat pavitrāṇām pavitram,
tat ghṛtam śirasā vahet

34. The gods enjoy the supreme realm by means of that which is purifying. One should carry on the head that ghee which is the most sacred of all purifiers.

Words meanings summery:

• येन (yena) - by means of which (purifier) (by which; by whom; by what)

• देवाः (devāḥ) - the gods (gods, deities)

• पवित्रेण (pavitreṇa) - by means of a purifier (implied to be ghee, or a general purifying principle) (by means of a purifier; by a sacred thing; by pureness)

• भुञ्जते (bhuñjate) - they (the gods) enjoy, partake of (they enjoy; they partake; they consume)

• लोकम् (lokam) - the world, realm (world, realm, sphere; people)

• उत्तमम् (uttamam) - supreme, highest (best, highest, supreme, excellent)

• यत् (yat) - which (refers to ghee, implied) (which, that, what)

• पवित्रम् (pavitram) - purifier, pure thing (purifier, sacred thing; pure, holy)

• पवित्राणाम् (pavitrāṇām) - of (all) purifiers (of purifiers; of sacred things)

• तत् (tat) - that (ghee) (that, this)

• घृतम् (ghṛtam) - clarified butter, ghee (ghee, clarified butter; water; semen)

• शिरसा (śirasā) - on the head (as a sign of reverence) (by the head; with the head; on the head)

• वहेत् (vahet) - one should carry (one should carry; one should bear)

Words meanings and morphology

येन (yena) - by means of which (purifier) (by which; by whom; by what)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of yat

yat - who, which, what, that

Note: Refers to the implied purifier or principle by which gods enjoy.

देवाः (devāḥ) - the gods (gods, deities)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of deva

deva - god, deity; divine; a learned person

पवित्रेण (pavitreṇa) - by means of a purifier (implied to be ghee, or a general purifying principle) (by means of a purifier; by a sacred thing; by pureness)

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of pavitra

pavitra - pure, holy, sacred; a purifier, filter; a symbol of purity

From root √pū (to purify) + -itra suffix.

Root: √pū (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'yena'.

भुञ्जते (bhuñjate) - they (the gods) enjoy, partake of (they enjoy; they partake; they consume)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, middle, present (lat) of √bhuj

Present Tense, Ātmanepada, 3rd Person Plural

From root √bhuj (to enjoy). The Ātmanepada form is used here.

Root: √bhuj (class 7)

लोकम् (lokam) - the world, realm (world, realm, sphere; people)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of loka

loka - world, realm, sphere, division of the universe; people, mankind

Note: Object of 'bhuñjate'.

उत्तमम् (uttamam) - supreme, highest (best, highest, supreme, excellent)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of uttama

uttama - highest, best, supreme, excellent, principal

Superlative form from 'ut' (up, out) + 'tama' suffix.

Note: Agrees with 'lokam'.

यत् (yat) - which (refers to ghee, implied) (which, that, what)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yat

yat - which, that, what; inasmuch as

Note: Starts a relative clause, referring to 'ghṛtam'.

पवित्रम् (pavitram) - purifier, pure thing (purifier, sacred thing; pure, holy)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of pavitra

pavitra - pure, holy, sacred; a purifier, filter; a symbol of purity

From root √pū (to purify) + -itra suffix.

Root: √pū (class 1)

Note: Predicate nominative to 'yat'.

पवित्राणाम् (pavitrāṇām) - of (all) purifiers (of purifiers; of sacred things)

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, plural of pavitra

pavitra - pure, holy, sacred; a purifier, filter; a symbol of purity

From root √pū (to purify) + -itra suffix.

Root: √pū (class 1)

Note: Used in a superlative sense: 'the purifier of purifiers'.

तत् (tat) - that (ghee) (that, this)

(pronoun)

neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, this, he, she, it

Note: Correlative to 'yat'; functions as the direct object of 'vahet' together with 'ghṛtam'.

घृतम् (ghṛtam) - clarified butter, ghee (ghee, clarified butter; water; semen)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of ghṛta

ghṛta - ghee, clarified butter; water; semen

Past Passive Participle (often substantivized)

Derived from root √ghṛ (to sprinkle, shine) + -ta suffix. Usually neuter noun.

Root: √ghṛ (class 3)

Note: Direct object of 'vahet'.

शिरसा (śirasā) - on the head (as a sign of reverence) (by the head; with the head; on the head)

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of śiras

śiras - head; top, summit; chief

Note: Indicates the manner or location of carrying.

वहेत् (vahet) - one should carry (one should carry; one should bear)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (liṅ) of √vah

Optative Mood, Parasmaipada, 3rd Person Singular

From root √vah (to carry). Optative suffix `-et`.

Root: √vah (class 1)

Note: Implies a general agent 'one' or 'he/she'.