महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-91, verse-23

कृत्वाग्निकरणं पूर्वं मन्त्रपूर्वं तपोधन ।
ततोऽर्यम्णे च सोमाय वरुणाय च नित्यशः ॥२३॥

23. kṛtvāgnikaraṇaṁ pūrvaṁ mantrapūrvaṁ tapodhana ,
tato'ryamṇe ca somāya varuṇāya ca nityaśaḥ.

23. kṛtvā agnikaraṇam pūrvam mantrapūrvam tapodhana
tataḥ aryamṇe ca somāya varuṇāya ca nityaśaḥ

23. tapodhana,
pūrvam mantrapūrvam agnikaraṇam kṛtvā,
tataḥ nityaśaḥ aryamṇe ca somāya ca varuṇāya ca.

23. O ascetic whose wealth is austerity, having first performed the fire ritual (agnikaraṇa) accompanied by sacred incantations (mantras), then always (make offerings) to Aryaman, to Soma, and to Varuṇa.

Words meanings summery:

• कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - having done, having performed

• अग्निकरणम् (agnikaraṇam) - fire ritual, lighting the fire, performance of fire rites

• पूर्वम् (pūrvam) - first, before, prior

• मन्त्रपूर्वम् (mantrapūrvam) - preceded by mantras, accompanied by sacred incantations

• तपोधन (tapodhana) - O ascetic, O one whose wealth is penance

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereafter, thence

• अर्यम्णे (aryamṇe) - to Aryaman

• च (ca) - and, also

• सोमाय (somāya) - to Soma

• वरुणाय (varuṇāya) - to Varuṇa

• च (ca) - and, also

• नित्यशः (nityaśaḥ) - constantly, always, perpetually

Words meanings and morphology

कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - having done, having performed

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Absolutive form from root kṛ

Root: kṛ (class 8)

अग्निकरणम् (agnikaraṇam) - fire ritual, lighting the fire, performance of fire rites

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of agnikaraṇa

agnikaraṇa - fire ritual, act of consecrating or lighting the fire

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (agni+karaṇa)

• agni – fire, sacrificial fire, deity Agni
  noun (masculine)
• karaṇa – making, doing, action, instrument
  noun (neuter)
  From root kṛ (to do, make)
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

पूर्वम् (pūrvam) - first, before, prior

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of pūrva

pūrva - former, earlier, preceding, first

Note: Used adverbially here, modifying the action of 'kṛtvā'.

मन्त्रपूर्वम् (mantrapūrvam) - preceded by mantras, accompanied by sacred incantations

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of mantrapūrva

mantrapūrva - preceded by sacred incantations, beginning with mantras

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (mantra+pūrva)

• mantra – sacred incantation, hymn, sacred text, thought
  noun (masculine)
  From root man (to think) + -tra suffix
  Root: man (class 4)
• pūrva – prior, preceding, earlier
  adjective (masculine)

Note: Used adverbially here, modifying the action of 'agnikaraṇam' and 'kṛtvā'.

तपोधन (tapodhana) - O ascetic, O one whose wealth is penance

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of tapodhana

tapodhana - one whose wealth is austerity or penance; an ascetic

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (tapas+dhana)

• tapas – austerity, penance, heat, spiritual fervor
  noun (neuter)
• dhana – wealth, riches, property
  noun (neuter)

ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereafter, thence

(indeclinable)

अर्यम्णे (aryamṇe) - to Aryaman

(proper noun)

Dative, masculine, singular of aryaman

aryaman - Aryaman (a Vedic deity, one of the Ādityas, associated with marriage and patronage)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

सोमाय (somāya) - to Soma

(proper noun)

Dative, masculine, singular of soma

soma - Soma (a Vedic deity, associated with the moon and a ritual drink); the moon; the Soma plant

वरुणाय (varuṇāya) - to Varuṇa

(proper noun)

Dative, masculine, singular of varuṇa

varuṇa - Varuṇa (a Vedic deity, god of cosmic order and ocean)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

नित्यशः (nityaśaḥ) - constantly, always, perpetually

(indeclinable)

From nitya + śas suffix