महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-82, verse-2

ऋते दधिघृतेनेह न यज्ञः संप्रवर्तते ।
तेन यज्ञस्य यज्ञत्वमतोमूलं च लक्ष्यते ॥२॥

2. ṛte dadhighṛteneha na yajñaḥ saṁpravartate ,
tena yajñasya yajñatvamatomūlaṁ ca lakṣyate.

2. ṛte dadhighṛtena iha na yajñaḥ saṃpravartate
tena yajñasya yajñatvam ataḥ mūlam ca lakṣyate

2. iha dadhighṛtena ṛte yajñaḥ na saṃpravartate
tena yajñasya yajñatvam ataḥ mūlam ca lakṣyate

2. Without curd and ghee here, no (Vedic) ritual (yajña) can properly take place. Therefore, the very nature of a (Vedic) ritual (yajña) and its origin are observed to be in them (curd and ghee).

Words meanings summery:

• ऋते (ṛte) - without, except for

• दधिघृतेन (dadhighṛtena) - by/with curd and ghee

• इह (iha) - here, in this world

• न (na) - not, no

• यज्ञः (yajñaḥ) - Vedic ritual (yajña), sacrifice

• संप्रवर्तते (saṁpravartate) - can properly take place (proceeds, takes place, occurs)

• तेन (tena) - due to (curd and ghee) (by that, through that, thereby)

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

• यज्ञत्वम् (yajñatvam) - the nature of being a Vedic ritual (yajña), the essence of a sacrifice

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

• मूलम् (mūlam) - root, origin, foundation

• च (ca) - and, also

• लक्ष्यते (lakṣyate) - is observed, is seen, is perceived

Words meanings and morphology

ऋते (ṛte) - without, except for

(indeclinable)

दधिघृतेन (dadhighṛtena) - by/with curd and ghee

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of dadhighṛta

dadhighṛta - curd and ghee

Compound type : dvandva (dadhi+ghṛta)

• dadhi – curd, yogurt
  noun (neuter)
• ghṛta – ghee, clarified butter
  noun (neuter)

इह (iha) - here, in this world

(indeclinable)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

यज्ञः (yajñaḥ) - Vedic ritual (yajña), sacrifice

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yajña

yajña - Vedic ritual, sacrifice, worship

Root: yaj (class 1)

संप्रवर्तते (saṁpravartate) - can properly take place (proceeds, takes place, occurs)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of saṃpravartate

present middle

present tense, 3rd person singular, middle voice from √vṛt with sam-pra-

Prefixes: sam+pra

Root: vṛt (class 1)

तेन (tena) - due to (curd and ghee) (by that, through that, thereby)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, those (demonstrative pronoun/adjective)

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

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of yajña

yajña - Vedic ritual, sacrifice, worship

Root: yaj (class 1)

यज्ञत्वम् (yajñatvam) - the nature of being a Vedic ritual (yajña), the essence of a sacrifice

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yajñatva

yajñatva - the state or quality of being a Vedic ritual (yajña)

abstract noun formed with suffix -tva

Compound type : tatpurusha (yajña+tva)

• yajña – Vedic ritual, sacrifice
  noun (masculine)
  Root: yaj (class 1)
• tva – suffix for abstract noun (e.g., -ness, -hood)
  indeclinable (neuter)

अतः (ataḥ) - therefore, hence, from this

(indeclinable)

मूलम् (mūlam) - root, origin, foundation

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of mūla

mūla - root, origin, foundation, source

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

लक्ष्यते (lakṣyate) - is observed, is seen, is perceived

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present (laṭ) of lakṣyate

present passive

present tense, 3rd person singular, passive voice from √lakṣ

Root: lakṣ (class 10)