महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-96, verse-44

शक्र उवाच ।
अध्वर्यवे दुहितरं ददातु च्छन्दोगे वा चरितब्रह्मचर्ये ।
आथर्वणं वेदमधीत्य विप्रः स्नायीत यः पुष्करमाददाति ॥४४॥

44. śakra uvāca ,
adhvaryave duhitaraṁ dadātu; cchandoge vā caritabrahmacarye ,
ātharvaṇaṁ vedamadhītya vipraḥ; snāyīta yaḥ puṣkaramādadāti.

44. śakra uvāca adhvaryave duhitaram
dadātu chandoge vā caritabrahmacarye
ātharvaṇam vedam adhītya
vipraḥ snāyīta yaḥ puṣkaram ādadāti

44. śakra uvāca caritabrahmacarye
adhvaryave vā chandoge duhitaram
dadātu yaḥ vipraḥ ātharvaṇam vedam
adhītya puṣkaram ādadāti snāyīta

44. Shakra said: "Let one give his daughter to an Adhvaryu priest, or to a Chandoga priest who has observed the vow of celibacy (brahmacarya). A brahmin who, having studied the Atharva Veda, and who takes a lotus, should perform the ceremonial bath (snātaka)."

Words meanings summery:

• शक्र (śakra) - Indra, the king of gods (Indra, mighty, powerful)

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• अध्वर्यवे (adhvaryave) - To a priest who officiates Yajur Veda rituals. (to an Adhvaryu (priest))

• दुहितरम् (duhitaram) - daughter

• ददातु (dadātu) - let one give, he should give

• छन्दोगे (chandoge) - To a priest who sings Sama Veda chants. (to a Chandoga (priest))

• वा (vā) - or

• चरितब्रह्मचर्ये (caritabrahmacarye) - to one who has observed celibacy, to one whose vow of celibacy is completed

• आथर्वणम् (ātharvaṇam) - Atharva (Veda), related to Atharvan

• वेदम् (vedam) - Veda (sacred knowledge)

• अधीत्य (adhītya) - having studied, having learnt

• विप्रः (vipraḥ) - brahmin, inspired person

• स्नायीत (snāyīta) - Refers to performing the ceremonial bath marking the end of Vedic studentship (snātaka). (he should bathe, he should perform the snātaka ceremony)

• यः (yaḥ) - who, which

• पुष्करम् (puṣkaram) - Lotus flower, likely as a symbolic item in a ritual or a mark of honor. (lotus, water, sky, a specific sacred lake/pond)

• आददाति (ādadāti) - He takes or receives a lotus. (he takes, he receives, he offers)

Words meanings and morphology

शक्र (śakra) - Indra, the king of gods (Indra, mighty, powerful)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śakra

śakra - Indra, powerful, mighty

Note: An epithet of Indra.

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of vac

perfect active

Root 'vac', 3rd person singular, perfect active, Parasmaipada

Root: vac (class 2)

अध्वर्यवे (adhvaryave) - To a priest who officiates Yajur Veda rituals. (to an Adhvaryu (priest))

(noun)

Dative, masculine, singular of adhvaryu

adhvaryu - Adhvaryu priest (officiant of Yajur Veda rituals)

दुहितरम् (duhitaram) - daughter

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of duhitar

duhitar - daughter

Root: duh (class 2)

ददातु (dadātu) - let one give, he should give

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of dā

imperative active

Root 'dā', 3rd person singular, imperative active, Parasmaipada

Root: dā (class 3)

छन्दोगे (chandoge) - To a priest who sings Sama Veda chants. (to a Chandoga (priest))

(noun)

Dative, masculine, singular of chandoga

chandoga - Chandoga priest (singer of Sama Veda chants)

वा (vā) - or

(indeclinable)

चरितब्रह्मचर्ये (caritabrahmacarye) - to one who has observed celibacy, to one whose vow of celibacy is completed

(adjective)

Dative, masculine, singular of caritabrahmacarya

caritabrahmacarya - one who has practiced celibacy, whose vow of celibacy is completed

Compound type : bahuvrihi (carita+brahmacarya)

• carita – practiced, observed, performed (past passive participle of car)
  adjective (masculine)
  past passive participle
  From root 'car' (to move, to practice)
  Root: car (class 1)
• brahmacarya – celibacy, Vedic studentship, study of the Veda
  noun (neuter)

Note: Agrees with 'adhvaryave' or 'chandoge'.

आथर्वणम् (ātharvaṇam) - Atharva (Veda), related to Atharvan

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of ātharvaṇa

ātharvaṇa - relating to the Atharvan, of the Atharva Veda

Note: Agrees with 'vedam'.

वेदम् (vedam) - Veda (sacred knowledge)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of veda

veda - Veda, sacred knowledge, knowledge

Root: vid (class 2)

अधीत्य (adhītya) - having studied, having learnt

(indeclinable)

absolutive (gerund)

From root 'i' (to go) with prefix 'adhi'

Prefix: adhi

Root: i (class 2)

विप्रः (vipraḥ) - brahmin, inspired person

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vipra

vipra - brahmin, inspired, wise, priest

Root: vip (class 1)

स्नायीत (snāyīta) - Refers to performing the ceremonial bath marking the end of Vedic studentship (snātaka). (he should bathe, he should perform the snātaka ceremony)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, optative (liṅ) of snā

optative active

Root 'snā', 3rd person singular, optative active, Ātmanepada (irregular)

Root: snā (class 2)

यः (yaḥ) - who, which

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yad

yad - who, which

Note: Relative pronoun, refers to 'vipraḥ'.

पुष्करम् (puṣkaram) - Lotus flower, likely as a symbolic item in a ritual or a mark of honor. (lotus, water, sky, a specific sacred lake/pond)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of puṣkara

puṣkara - lotus, water, sky, a specific sacred lake/pond

आददाति (ādadāti) - He takes or receives a lotus. (he takes, he receives, he offers)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of ādadāti

present active

Root 'dā' with prefix 'ā', 3rd person singular, present active, Parasmaipada (irregular)

Prefix: ā

Root: dā (class 3)

Note: Agrees with 'yaḥ'.