महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-88, verse-13

आजेन वापि लौहेन मघास्वेव यतव्रतः ।
हस्तिच्छायासु विधिवत्कर्णव्यजनवीजितम् ॥१३॥

13. ājena vāpi lauhena maghāsveva yatavrataḥ ,
hasticchāyāsu vidhivatkarṇavyajanavījitam.

13. ājena vā api lauhena maghāsu eva yatavrataḥ
hasticchāyāsu vidhivat karṇavyajanavījitam

13. yatavrataḥ ājena vā api lauhena maghāsu eva
hasticchāyāsu vidhivat karṇavyajanavījitam

13. A person observing a vow should perform a ritual, either with materials made from goats or with iron, specifically during the Maghā (nakṣatra) and appropriately during the Hastichhāyā period, while being fanned by ear-shaped fans.

Words meanings summery:

• आजेन (ājena) - with that of goat, by means of goat-derived (materials)

• वा (vā) - or, either

• अपि (api) - also, even, and, moreover

• लौहेन (lauhena) - with iron, by means of iron (objects/materials)

• मघासु (maghāsu) - in the Maghā (constellation)

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

• यतव्रतः (yatavrataḥ) - one who has undertaken a vow, disciplined

• हस्तिच्छायासु (hasticchāyāsu) - during the auspicious Hastichhāyā period, often associated with rituals for ancestors (during the Hastichhāyā (period))

• विधिवत् (vidhivat) - according to rule, properly, duly, appropriately

• कर्णव्यजनवीजितम् (karṇavyajanavījitam) - fanned by ear-shaped fans

Words meanings and morphology

आजेन (ājena) - with that of goat, by means of goat-derived (materials)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of āja

āja - relating to a goat, made of goat, goat-derived

derived from 'aja' (goat)

वा (vā) - or, either

(indeclinable)

अपि (api) - also, even, and, moreover

(indeclinable)

लौहेन (lauhena) - with iron, by means of iron (objects/materials)

(adjective)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of lauha

lauha - made of iron, iron (metal)

derived from 'loha' (iron)

मघासु (maghāsu) - in the Maghā (constellation)

(proper noun)

Locative, feminine, plural of maghā

maghā - name of a lunar mansion (nakṣatra), consisting of five stars, identified with Regulus

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

(indeclinable)

यतव्रतः (yatavrataḥ) - one who has undertaken a vow, disciplined

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yatavrata

yatavrata - one who has undertaken or fulfilled a vow, disciplined, ascetic

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (yata+vrata)

• yata – restrained, controlled, disciplined
  past passive participle
  Past Passive Participle
  Root: yam (class 1)
• vrata – vow, sacred observance, religious practice
  noun (neuter)

हस्तिच्छायासु (hasticchāyāsu) - during the auspicious Hastichhāyā period, often associated with rituals for ancestors (during the Hastichhāyā (period))

(noun)

Locative, feminine, plural of hasticchāyā

hasticchāyā - an auspicious period (typically in the afternoon, when the shadow of an elephant appears clear, or related to a specific conjunction of stars), elephant's shadow

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (hastin+chāyā)

• hastin – elephant
  noun (masculine)
• chāyā – shadow, shade, reflection
  noun (feminine)

विधिवत् (vidhivat) - according to rule, properly, duly, appropriately

(indeclinable)

कर्णव्यजनवीजितम् (karṇavyajanavījitam) - fanned by ear-shaped fans

(past passive participle)

Compound type : tṛtīyā-tatpuruṣa (karṇavyajana+vījita)

• karṇavyajana – ear-shaped fan
  noun (neuter)
• vījita – fanned
  past passive participle (neuter)
  Past Passive Particāple
  Root: vīj (class 1)