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13,82

महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-82, verse-18

जनयन्ति च धान्यानि बीजानि विविधानि च ।
ततो यज्ञाः प्रवर्तन्ते हव्यं कव्यं च सर्वशः ॥१८॥
18. janayanti ca dhānyāni bījāni vividhāni ca ,
tato yajñāḥ pravartante havyaṁ kavyaṁ ca sarvaśaḥ.
18. janayanti ca dhānyāni bījāni vividhāni ca tataḥ
yajñāḥ pravartante havyam kavyam ca sarvaśaḥ
18. (gāvaḥ) dhānyāni vividhāni ca bījāni janayanti.
tataḥ yajñāḥ havyam kavyam ca sarvaśaḥ pravartante.
18. And they produce grains and various seeds. From that, Vedic rituals (yajña) proceed, along with offerings to the gods and offerings to the ancestors, in every respect.

Words meanings summery:

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  • जनयन्ति (janayanti) - they (cows/agriculture) produce (they produce, they generate, they give birth to)
  • (ca) - and (and, also)
  • धान्यानि (dhānyāni) - grains (grains, corn, cereals)
  • बीजानि (bījāni) - seeds (seeds, germ)
  • विविधानि (vividhāni) - various (various, diverse, manifold)
  • (ca) - and (and, also)
  • ततः (tataḥ) - from that (agriculture/products) (thence, therefrom, then, therefore)
  • यज्ञाः (yajñāḥ) - Vedic rituals (yajña) (Vedic rituals, sacrifices)
  • प्रवर्तन्ते (pravartante) - they proceed, they take place (they proceed, they take place, they begin)
  • हव्यम् (havyam) - offerings to gods (offering to gods, oblation)
  • कव्यम् (kavyam) - offerings to ancestors (offering to ancestors, food for ancestors)
  • (ca) - and (and, also)
  • सर्वशः (sarvaśaḥ) - in every respect, completely (entirely, completely, in every respect)

Words meanings and morphology

जनयन्ति (janayanti) - they (cows/agriculture) produce (they produce, they generate, they give birth to)
(verb)
3rd person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of jan
Causal stem, present active personal ending
Root 'jan' (4th class, Divādi), causal form (णिच्) 'janaya', then present tense.
Root: jan (class 4)
Note: Subject is implied (cows through their calves' agriculture).
(ca) - and (and, also)
(indeclinable)
Note: Connects 'janayanti' with the following noun phrase.
धान्यानि (dhānyāni) - grains (grains, corn, cereals)
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, plural of dhānya
dhānya - grain, corn, cereal
Derived from dhāna (producing, yielding)
Root: dhā (class 3)
Note: Object of 'janayanti'.
बीजानि (bījāni) - seeds (seeds, germ)
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, plural of bīja
bīja - seed, germ, origin, element
Note: Object of 'janayanti'.
विविधानि (vividhāni) - various (various, diverse, manifold)
(adjective)
Accusative, neuter, plural of vividha
vividha - various, diverse, manifold, different kinds
Prefixes: vi+vi
Root: dhā (class 3)
Note: Qualifies 'bījāni'.
(ca) - and (and, also)
(indeclinable)
Note: Connects 'dhānyāni' and 'bījāni'.
ततः (tataḥ) - from that (agriculture/products) (thence, therefrom, then, therefore)
(indeclinable)
Note: Indicates cause or source.
यज्ञाः (yajñāḥ) - Vedic rituals (yajña) (Vedic rituals, sacrifices)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of yajña
yajña - Vedic ritual, sacrifice, worship
Derived from root yaj (to worship, sacrifice)
Root: yaj (class 1)
Note: Subject of 'pravartante'.
प्रवर्तन्ते (pravartante) - they proceed, they take place (they proceed, they take place, they begin)
(verb)
3rd person , plural, middle, present (laṭ) of pravṛt
Present middle personal ending
Root 'vṛt' (1st class, Bhvādi) with upasarga 'pra'.
Prefix: pra
Root: vṛt (class 1)
Note: Third person plural present middle (ātmanepada) of pra-vṛt.
हव्यम् (havyam) - offerings to gods (offering to gods, oblation)
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of havya
havya - oblation, offering to gods, sacrificial food
Gerundive
Gerundive of root hu (to offer), meaning 'that which is to be offered'.
Root: hu (class 3)
Note: Refers to objects produced and offered.
कव्यम् (kavyam) - offerings to ancestors (offering to ancestors, food for ancestors)
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of kavya
kavya - offering to ancestors, food for Manes, sacred to ancestors
Derived from kavi (poet, wise man, ancestor), signifying connection to ancestors.
Note: Refers to objects produced and offered.
(ca) - and (and, also)
(indeclinable)
Note: Connects the items.
सर्वशः (sarvaśaḥ) - in every respect, completely (entirely, completely, in every respect)
(indeclinable)
Adverb derived from 'sarva' (all) with suffix '-śas'.
Note: Qualifies 'pravartante'.