महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-14, chapter-28, verse-11

यतिरुवाच ।
प्राणैर्वियोगे छागस्य यदि श्रेयः प्रपश्यसि ।
छागार्थे वर्तते यज्ञो भवतः किं प्रयोजनम् ॥११॥

11. yatiruvāca ,
prāṇairviyoge chāgasya yadi śreyaḥ prapaśyasi ,
chāgārthe vartate yajño bhavataḥ kiṁ prayojanam.

11. yatiḥ uvāca prāṇaiḥ viyogaḥ chāgasya yadi śreyaḥ prapaśyasi
chāgārthe vartate yajñaḥ bhavataḥ kim prayojanam

11. yatiḥ uvāca yadi chāgasya prāṇaiḥ viyogaḥ (eva) śreyaḥ prapaśyasi (tarhi) chāgārthe vartate (te) yajñaḥ,
bhavataḥ kim prayojanam (asti)

11. The ascetic (yati) said: "If you clearly see auspiciousness in the separation from the goat's life-breaths (prāṇa), then what purpose does your Vedic ritual (yajña) serve, which is performed for the sake of the goat?"

Words meanings summery:

• यतिः (yatiḥ) - the ascetic (ascetic, renunciant, one who strives)

• उवाच (uvāca) - said (said, spoke)

• प्राणैः (prāṇaiḥ) - from the life-breaths (prāṇa) (by the breaths, by the life-forces)

• वियोगः (viyogaḥ) - separation (separation, disjunction, absence)

• छागस्य (chāgasya) - of the goat

• यदि (yadi) - if (if, in case)

• श्रेयः (śreyaḥ) - auspiciousness (auspiciousness, good, welfare)

• प्रपश्यसि (prapaśyasi) - you clearly see (you see, you behold, you perceive)

• छागार्थे (chāgārthe) - for the sake of the goat (for the sake of the goat, for the purpose of the goat)

• वर्तते (vartate) - is performed, exists (exists, is, behaves, turns)

• यज्ञः (yajñaḥ) - the Vedic ritual (yajña) (Vedic ritual, worship, sacrifice)

• भवतः (bhavataḥ) - your (of you, your, your honor)

• किम् (kim) - what (what, why, whether)

• प्रयोजनम् (prayojanam) - purpose (purpose, object, motive, use)

Words meanings and morphology

यतिः (yatiḥ) - the ascetic (ascetic, renunciant, one who strives)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yati

yati - an ascetic, renunciant, hermit, one who strives for spiritual attainment

from root yam (to control, restrain)

Root: yam (class 1)

उवाच (uvāca) - said (said, spoke)

(verb)

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

Root: vac (class 2)

प्राणैः (prāṇaiḥ) - from the life-breaths (prāṇa) (by the breaths, by the life-forces)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of prāṇa

prāṇa - breath, life-force, vital air, respiration

from root an (to breathe) with prefix pra

Prefix: pra

Root: an (class 2)

Note: Here, instrumental of separation.

वियोगः (viyogaḥ) - separation (separation, disjunction, absence)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of viyoga

viyoga - separation, disjunction, absence, loss

from root yuj (to join) with prefix vi

Prefix: vi

Root: yuj (class 7)

छागस्य (chāgasya) - of the goat

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of chāga

chāga - goat

यदि (yadi) - if (if, in case)

(indeclinable)

श्रेयः (śreyaḥ) - auspiciousness (auspiciousness, good, welfare)

(noun)

neuter, singular of śreyas

śreyas - good, auspicious, better, best, welfare, prosperity

comparative/superlative of śrī/śasta

प्रपश्यसि (prapaśyasi) - you clearly see (you see, you behold, you perceive)

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, present (lat) of prapaś

root paś (from dṛś) with prefix pra

Prefix: pra

Root: dṛś (class 1)

छागार्थे (chāgārthe) - for the sake of the goat (for the sake of the goat, for the purpose of the goat)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of chāgārtha

chāgārtha - purpose of the goat, for the sake of the goat

compound of chāga (goat) + artha (purpose, sake)

Compound type : tatpurusha (chāga+artha)

• chāga – goat
  noun (masculine)
• artha – purpose, meaning, object, sake
  noun (masculine)

वर्तते (vartate) - is performed, exists (exists, is, behaves, turns)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (lat) of vṛt

Root: vṛt (class 1)

यज्ञः (yajñaḥ) - the Vedic ritual (yajña) (Vedic ritual, worship, sacrifice)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yajña

yajña - Vedic ritual, worship, sacrifice

from root yaj (to worship, sacrifice)

Root: yaj (class 1)

भवतः (bhavataḥ) - your (of you, your, your honor)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of bhavat

bhavat - your honor, you (polite address)

present active participle of bhū (to be)

Root: bhū (class 1)

किम् (kim) - what (what, why, whether)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kim

kim - what, which, why, whether

प्रयोजनम् (prayojanam) - purpose (purpose, object, motive, use)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of prayojana

prayojana - purpose, object, motive, use, advantage

from root yuj with prefix pra

Prefix: pra

Root: yuj (class 7)