महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-85, verse-67

अग्निरित्येव तत्प्राहुः प्रदानं वै सुखावहम् ।
यथेष्टगुणसंपन्नं प्रवर्तकमिति स्मृतम् ॥६७॥

67. agnirityeva tatprāhuḥ pradānaṁ vai sukhāvaham ,
yatheṣṭaguṇasaṁpannaṁ pravartakamiti smṛtam.

67. agniḥ iti eva tat prāhuḥ pradānam vai sukhāvaham
yatheṣṭaguṇasampannam pravartakam iti smṛtam

67. tat pradānam agniḥ iti eva prāhuḥ vai sukhāvaham
yatheṣṭaguṇasampannam pravartakam iti smṛtam

67. That offering, they indeed refer to as 'fire'. It is certainly said to bring happiness, to be endowed with all desired qualities, and to be an initiator (of results).

Words meanings summery:

• अग्निः (agniḥ) - fire (fire, Agni)

• इति (iti) - thus, as (thus, so, this is what is said)

• एव (eva) - indeed (indeed, only, just)

• तत् (tat) - that (referring to the offering) (that, it)

• प्राहुः (prāhuḥ) - they refer to as (they say, they declare, they call)

• प्रदानम् (pradānam) - offering (offering, donation, giving)

• वै (vai) - certainly (indeed, certainly)

• सुखावहम् (sukhāvaham) - to bring happiness (bringing happiness, conducive to well-being, salutary)

• यथेष्टगुणसम्पन्नम् (yatheṣṭaguṇasampannam) - endowed with all desired qualities (endowed with desired qualities, possessing qualities as wished)

• प्रवर्तकम् (pravartakam) - initiator (of results) (initiator, promoter, causing to proceed)

• इति (iti) - thus (thus, so, this is what is said)

• स्मृतम् (smṛtam) - is remembered, is held (as a teaching) (remembered, considered, taught)

Words meanings and morphology

अग्निः (agniḥ) - fire (fire, Agni)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of agni

agni - fire, god of fire

इति (iti) - thus, as (thus, so, this is what is said)

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - indeed (indeed, only, just)

(indeclinable)

तत् (tat) - that (referring to the offering) (that, it)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, it, he, she

Note: Can be nominative or accusative singular neuter. Here nominative, as predicate of prāhuḥ.

प्राहुः (prāhuḥ) - they refer to as (they say, they declare, they call)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, perfect (liṭ) of pra-ah

with pra- prefix. Root ah (or brū, vac) is irregular. Perfect 3rd plural.

Prefix: pra

Root: ah/brū (class 2)

प्रदानम् (pradānam) - offering (offering, donation, giving)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of pradāna

pradāna - offering, donation, giving, presentation

pra- (prefix) + dāna (giving, from root dā)

Prefix: pra

Root: dā (class 3)

Note: Can be accusative also, but here predicate nominative to 'tat'.

वै (vai) - certainly (indeed, certainly)

(indeclinable)

Note: An emphatic particle.

सुखावहम् (sukhāvaham) - to bring happiness (bringing happiness, conducive to well-being, salutary)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sukhāvaha

sukhāvaha - bringing happiness, conducive to well-being, salutary

sukha (happiness) + āvaha (bringing, from ā-vaha)

Compound type : upapada-tatpuruṣa (sukha+āvaha)

• sukha – happiness, pleasure, ease
  noun (neuter)
• āvaha – bringing, causing, producing
  adjective
  agent noun/adjective
  From ā-vah 'to bring'
  Prefix: ā
  Root: vah (class 1)

Note: Qualifies `pradānam`.

यथेष्टगुणसम्पन्नम् (yatheṣṭaguṇasampannam) - endowed with all desired qualities (endowed with desired qualities, possessing qualities as wished)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yatheṣṭaguṇasampanna

yatheṣṭaguṇasampanna - endowed with desired qualities

yathā (as) + iṣṭa (desired) + guṇa (quality) + sampanna (endowed)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (yatheṣṭa+guṇa+sampanna)

• yatheṣṭa – as desired, according to wish
  adjective
  compound of yathā + iṣṭa
  from root iṣ (to wish)
  Root: iṣ (class 4)
• guṇa – quality, attribute, virtue
  noun (masculine)
• sampanna – endowed with, furnished with, accomplished
  participle
  Past Passive Participle
  from sam-pad 'to attain, to be endowed'
  Prefix: sam
  Root: pad (class 4)

Note: Qualifies `pradānam`.

प्रवर्तकम् (pravartakam) - initiator (of results) (initiator, promoter, causing to proceed)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of pravartaka

pravartaka - initiator, promoter, causing to proceed, manager

agent noun

pra- (prefix) + vartaka (causing to turn, from vṛt 'to turn')

Prefix: pra

Root: vṛt (class 1)

Note: Qualifies `pradānam`.

इति (iti) - thus (thus, so, this is what is said)

(indeclinable)

स्मृतम् (smṛtam) - is remembered, is held (as a teaching) (remembered, considered, taught)

(participle)

Nominative, neuter, singular of smṛta

smṛta - remembered, thought of, taught (in sacred tradition)

Past Passive Participle

from root smṛ 'to remember'

Root: smṛ (class 1)

Note: Often used impersonally 'it is remembered' or 'it is a tradition'.