महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-14, chapter-25, verse-15

कर्मानुमन्ता ब्रह्मा मे कर्ताध्वर्युः कृतस्तुतिः ।
कृतप्रशास्ता तच्छास्त्रमपवर्गोऽस्य दक्षिणा ॥१५॥

15. karmānumantā brahmā me kartādhvaryuḥ kṛtastutiḥ ,
kṛtapraśāstā tacchāstramapavargo'sya dakṣiṇā.

15. karmānumantā brahmā me kartā adhvaryuḥ kṛtastutiḥ
kṛtapraśāstā tat śāstram apavargaḥ asya dakṣiṇā

15. me brahmā karmānumantā adhvaryuḥ kartā kṛtastutiḥ
kṛtapraśāstā tat śāstram asya dakṣiṇā apavargaḥ

15. My Brahmā priest is the approver of actions (karma). The Adhvaryu is the performer, whose praises are sung. The Praśāstā is the instructor, whose precepts are followed. That teaching (śāstra) is its guiding principle, and final liberation (apavarga) is its fee (dakṣiṇā).

Words meanings summery:

• कर्मानुमन्ता (karmānumantā) - the approver of actions (karma)

• ब्रह्मा (brahmā) - the Brahmā priest (the chief priest in a Vedic ritual)

• मे (me) - my, for me

• कर्ता (kartā) - the performer of the ritual actions (referring to the Adhvaryu priest) (the doer, the performer)

• अध्वर्युः (adhvaryuḥ) - the Adhvaryu priest (who performs the actual ritual actions)

• कृतस्तुतिः (kṛtastutiḥ) - whose praises have been made/sung

• कृतप्रशास्ता (kṛtapraśāstā) - whose commands have been given/precepts followed; the Praśāstā priest

• तत् (tat) - that

• शास्त्रम् (śāstram) - scripture, teaching, rule, guiding principle

• अपवर्गः (apavargaḥ) - final liberation (mokṣa), conclusion, emancipation

• अस्य (asya) - of this (Vedic ritual/yajña) (of this)

• दक्षिणा (dakṣiṇā) - sacrificial fee, gift, donation (to priests)

Words meanings and morphology

कर्मानुमन्ता (karmānumantā) - the approver of actions (karma)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of karmānumantṛ

karmānumantṛ - approver of actions, one who assents to actions

Compound type : tatpurusha (karma+anumantṛ)

• karma – action, deed, work, ritual action
  noun (neuter)
• anumantṛ – approver, one who assents, sanctioner
  noun (masculine)
  agent noun
  Derived from root man with prefix anu and agent suffix -tṛ
  Prefix: anu
  Root: man (class 4)

ब्रह्मा (brahmā) - the Brahmā priest (the chief priest in a Vedic ritual)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of brahman

brahman - a priest, the chief priest; the creator god Brahmā; the Absolute

मे (me) - my, for me

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me, my (first person pronoun)

Note: Can also be dative singular.

कर्ता (kartā) - the performer of the ritual actions (referring to the Adhvaryu priest) (the doer, the performer)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kartṛ

kartṛ - doer, agent, performer, creator

agent noun

Derived from root kṛ with agent suffix -tṛ

Root: kṛ (class 8)

अध्वर्युः (adhvaryuḥ) - the Adhvaryu priest (who performs the actual ritual actions)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of adhvaryu

adhvaryu - a class of priests, particularly those performing the practical part of the (Vedic ritual)

कृतस्तुतिः (kṛtastutiḥ) - whose praises have been made/sung

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kṛtastuti

kṛtastuti - one whose praise has been sung or performed

Compound type : bahuvrihi (kṛta+stuti)

• kṛta – done, made, performed
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  P.P.P. from root kṛ
  Root: kṛ (class 8)
• stuti – praise, eulogy, hymn
  noun (feminine)

कृतप्रशास्ता (kṛtapraśāstā) - whose commands have been given/precepts followed; the Praśāstā priest

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kṛtapraśāstṛ

kṛtapraśāstṛ - one whose commands have been given; the Praśāstā priest (a ritual priest)

Compound type : bahuvrihi (kṛta+praśāstṛ)

• kṛta – done, made, performed
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  P.P.P. from root kṛ
  Root: kṛ (class 8)
• praśāstṛ – commander, instructor; a Vedic priest (Praśāstā)
  noun (masculine)
  agent noun
  Derived from root śās with prefix pra and agent suffix -tṛ
  Prefix: pra
  Root: śās (class 2)

तत् (tat) - that

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, those (demonstrative pronoun)

Note: Can also be accusative neuter singular.

शास्त्रम् (śāstram) - scripture, teaching, rule, guiding principle

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of śāstra

śāstra - sacred book, scientific treatise, doctrine, instruction, rule

अपवर्गः (apavargaḥ) - final liberation (mokṣa), conclusion, emancipation

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of apavarga

apavarga - final liberation (mokṣa), emancipation, completion, end

अस्य (asya) - of this (Vedic ritual/yajña) (of this)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, these (demonstrative pronoun)

Note: Can refer to masculine or neuter singular.

दक्षिणा (dakṣiṇā) - sacrificial fee, gift, donation (to priests)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of dakṣiṇā

dakṣiṇā - sacrificial fee, gift, reward; the south, right (direction)