महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-94, verse-8

कस्मिंश्चिच्च पुरा यज्ञे याज्येन शिबिसूनुना ।
दक्षिणार्थेऽथ ऋत्विग्भ्यो दत्तः पुत्रो निजः किल ॥८॥

8. kasmiṁścicca purā yajñe yājyena śibisūnunā ,
dakṣiṇārthe'tha ṛtvigbhyo dattaḥ putro nijaḥ kila.

8. kasmiṃścit ca purā yajñe yājyena śibisūnunā
dakṣiṇārthe atha ṛtvigbhyaḥ dattaḥ putraḥ nijaḥ kila

8. purā kasmiṃścit yajñe yājyena śibisūnunā ṛtvigbhyaḥ
dakṣiṇārthe atha nijaḥ putraḥ dattaḥ kila

8. It is said that in the past, during a certain ritual (yajña), the son of Śibi, who was the patron, then gave his own son to the officiating priests as a ritual fee.

Words meanings summery:

• कस्मिंश्चित् (kasmiṁścit) - in some, in a certain

• च (ca) - and, also

• पुरा (purā) - formerly, in the past

• यज्ञे (yajñe) - in a Vedic ritual (yajña) (in a Vedic ritual, in a sacrifice)

• याज्येन (yājyena) - by the son of Śibi, who was the patron of the ritual (by the patron of a ritual, by the sacrificer)

• शिबिसूनुना (śibisūnunā) - by the son of Śibi

• दक्षिणार्थे (dakṣiṇārthe) - for the sake of the ritual fee, for the purpose of the gift

• अथ (atha) - then, moreover, thus

• ऋत्विग्भ्यः (ṛtvigbhyaḥ) - to the officiating priests (to the priests, for the priests)

• दत्तः (dattaḥ) - was given (given, offered)

• पुत्रः (putraḥ) - son

• निजः (nijaḥ) - his own (son) (own, one's own, personal)

• किल (kila) - it is said, reputedly (indeed, certainly, it is said)

Words meanings and morphology

कस्मिंश्चित् (kasmiṁścit) - in some, in a certain

(pronoun)

Locative, masculine, singular of kimcit

kimcit - someone, something, a certain

Formed from the interrogative pronoun 'kim' and the indefinite particle 'cit'.

Note: Agrees with 'yajñe'.

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

पुरा (purā) - formerly, in the past

(indeclinable)

यज्ञे (yajñe) - in a Vedic ritual (yajña) (in a Vedic ritual, in a sacrifice)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of yajña

yajña - Vedic ritual, sacrifice, offering

From root 'yaj-' (to worship, offer).

Root: yaj (class 1)

याज्येन (yājyena) - by the son of Śibi, who was the patron of the ritual (by the patron of a ritual, by the sacrificer)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of yājya

yājya - one for whom a ritual is performed, a patron of a ritual

Gerundive

From root 'yaj-' (to worship, offer) with suffix '-ya', meaning 'to be sacrificed for'.

Root: yaj (class 1)

शिबिसूनुना (śibisūnunā) - by the son of Śibi

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of śibisūnu

śibisūnu - son of Śibi

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (śibi+sūnu)

• śibi – Śibi (name of a king)
  proper noun (masculine)
• sūnu – son
  noun (masculine)

दक्षिणार्थे (dakṣiṇārthe) - for the sake of the ritual fee, for the purpose of the gift

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of dakṣiṇārtha

dakṣiṇārtha - purpose of the ritual fee, for the sake of the gift

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dakṣiṇā+artha)

• dakṣiṇā – ritual fee, gift, donation (to priests)
  noun (feminine)
• artha – purpose, aim, sake, meaning, wealth
  noun (masculine)

Note: Used adverbially to mean 'for the purpose of'.

अथ (atha) - then, moreover, thus

(indeclinable)

ऋत्विग्भ्यः (ṛtvigbhyaḥ) - to the officiating priests (to the priests, for the priests)

(noun)

Dative, masculine, plural of ṛtvij

ṛtvij - officiating priest (at a Vedic ritual)

From 'ṛt-' (order, truth) and 'vij-' (to separate, choose).

दत्तः (dattaḥ) - was given (given, offered)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dā

dā - to give

Past Passive Participle

From root 'dā-' (to give).

Root: dā (class 3)

Note: Agrees with 'putraḥ'.

पुत्रः (putraḥ) - son

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of putra

putra - son, child

Note: Subject of the implied verb 'was given'.

निजः (nijaḥ) - his own (son) (own, one's own, personal)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nija

nija - own, belonging to oneself, native

From 'ni-' (down, in) + 'jan-' (to be born).

Root: jan (class 4)

Note: Agrees with 'putraḥ'.

किल (kila) - it is said, reputedly (indeed, certainly, it is said)

(indeclinable)