महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-14, chapter-28, verse-7

प्रोक्ष्यमाणं पशुं दृष्ट्वा यज्ञकर्मण्यथाब्रवीत् ।
यतिरध्वर्युमासीनो हिंसेयमिति कुत्सयन् ॥७॥

7. prokṣyamāṇaṁ paśuṁ dṛṣṭvā yajñakarmaṇyathābravīt ,
yatiradhvaryumāsīno hiṁseyamiti kutsayan.

7. prokṣyamāṇam paśum dṛṣṭvā yajñakarmaṇi atha abravīt
yatiḥ adhvaryum āsīnaḥ hiṃsā iyam iti kutsayan

7. yatiḥ āsīnaḥ prokṣyamāṇam paśum dṛṣṭvā,
yajñakarmaṇi adhvaryum abravīt,
iyam hiṃsā iti kutsayan.

7. Having seen an animal being consecrated in the context of a Vedic ritual (yajña), the renunciant (yati), while seated, then spoke to the adhvaryu priest, criticizing, "This is violence!"

Words meanings summery:

• प्रोक्ष्यमाणम् (prokṣyamāṇam) - being consecrated, being sprinkled

• पशुम् (paśum) - sacrificial animal (animal, beast, cattle)

• दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen

• यज्ञकर्मणि (yajñakarmaṇi) - in the Vedic ritual, in the act of sacrifice

• अथ (atha) - then, now, thereupon

• अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - he said, he spoke

• यतिः (yatiḥ) - the renunciant, the ascetic

• अध्वर्युम् (adhvaryum) - to the adhvaryu priest

• आसीनः (āsīnaḥ) - seated, sitting

• हिंसा (hiṁsā) - violence, injury

• इयम् (iyam) - this

• इति (iti) - thus, so, indicating a quote

• कुत्सयन् (kutsayan) - reproaching, blaming, condemning

Words meanings and morphology

प्रोक्ष्यमाणम् (prokṣyamāṇam) - being consecrated, being sprinkled

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of prokṣyamāṇa

prokṣyamāṇa - being consecrated, being sprinkled, being purified with water

Present Passive Participle

From root 'pr-ukṣ' (to sprinkle, consecrate) with Śānac suffix in passive voice.

Prefix: pra

Root: ukṣ (class 1)

पशुम् (paśum) - sacrificial animal (animal, beast, cattle)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of paśu

paśu - animal, cattle, beast, sacrificial animal

Root: paś

Note: Object of 'dṛṣṭvā'.

दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Formed with ktvā suffix.

Root: dṛś (class 1)

Note: Acts as an adverb modifying 'abravīt'.

यज्ञकर्मणि (yajñakarmaṇi) - in the Vedic ritual, in the act of sacrifice

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of yajñakarman

yajñakarman - act of Vedic ritual, sacrificial action

Compound of 'yajña' and 'karman'.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (yajña+karman)

• yajña – Vedic ritual, sacrifice, offering
  noun (masculine)
  From root 'yaj' (to sacrifice, worship).
  Root: yaj (class 1)
• karman – action, deed, work, ritual action
  noun (neuter)
  From root 'kṛ' (to do).
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

अथ (atha) - then, now, thereupon

(indeclinable)

Particle indicating sequence or commencement.

अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - he said, he spoke

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, imperfect past (laṅ) of brū

Imperfect past, 3rd person singular. From root 'brū' (to speak).

Root: brū (class 2)

Note: Subject is 'yatiḥ'.

यतिः (yatiḥ) - the renunciant, the ascetic

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yati

yati - ascetic, renunciant, one who has controlled his senses, sage

From root 'yam' (to restrain).

Root: yam (class 1)

अध्वर्युम् (adhvaryum) - to the adhvaryu priest

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of adhvaryu

adhvaryu - a priest of the Yajurveda, officiator of a Vedic ritual

Note: Treated as dative (to whom he spoke).

आसीनः (āsīnaḥ) - seated, sitting

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of āsīna

āsīna - seated, sitting, dwelling

Past Active Participle

From root 'ās' (to sit) with Kānac suffix (used for atmanepada verbs for past participles).

Root: ās (class 2)

Note: Describes the state of the renunciant.

हिंसा (hiṁsā) - violence, injury

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of hiṃsā

hiṁsā - injury, harm, violence, destruction

From root 'hiṃs' (to injure).

Root: hiṃs (class 7)

Note: Subject of implied 'is' ('asti').

इयम् (iyam) - this

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of idam

idam - this, this one, she, it

Demonstrative pronoun.

Note: Refers to the act of consecrating the animal.

इति (iti) - thus, so, indicating a quote

(indeclinable)

Particle.

कुत्सयन् (kutsayan) - reproaching, blaming, condemning

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kutsayat

kutsayat - reproaching, blaming, condemning, reviling

Present Active Participle

From causal form of root 'kuts' (to despise, blame) with Śatṛ suffix.

Root: kuts (class 10)

Note: Describes the manner of speaking.