महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-14, chapter-9, verse-16

मरुत्त उवाच ।
संवर्तोऽयं याजयिता द्विजो मे बृहस्पतेरञ्जलिरेष तस्य ।
नासौ देवं याजयित्वा महेन्द्रं मर्त्यं सन्तं याजयन्नद्य शोभेत् ॥१६॥

16. marutta uvāca ,
saṁvarto'yaṁ yājayitā dvijo me; bṛhaspaterañjalireṣa tasya ,
nāsau devaṁ yājayitvā mahendraṁ; martyaṁ santaṁ yājayannadya śobhet.

16. maruttaḥ uvāca | saṃvartaḥ ayam yājayitā
dvijaḥ me | bṛhaspateḥ añjaliḥ eṣaḥ
tasya | na asau devam yājayitvā mahendram
martyam santam yājayan adya śobhet

16. maruttaḥ uvāca ayam saṃvartaḥ me dvijaḥ
yājayitā tasya eṣaḥ añjaliḥ bṛhaspateḥ
asau (bṛhaspatiḥ) devam mahendram yājayitvā
martyam santam yājayan adya na śobhet

16. Marutta said: 'This Saṃvarta is my Brahmin ritual (yajña) officiant. His (Saṃvarta's) reverence (añjali) is directed towards Bṛhaspati. That one (Bṛhaspati), having officiated a Vedic ritual (yajña) for the great Indra, would not be suitable today to officiate for a mortal being (martya).'

Words meanings summery:

• मरुत्तः (maruttaḥ) - Marutta

• उवाच (uvāca) - said

• संवर्तः (saṁvartaḥ) - Saṃvarta (name of a sage)

• अयम् (ayam) - Refers to Saṃvarta. (this)

• याजयिता (yājayitā) - ritual officiant, one who causes to perform a Vedic ritual

• द्विजः (dvijaḥ) - Brahmin, twice-born

• मे (me) - my, to me

• बृहस्पतेः (bṛhaspateḥ) - of Bṛhaspati, for Bṛhaspati

• अञ्जलिः (añjaliḥ) - folded hands (as gesture of respect), homage

• एषः (eṣaḥ) - Refers to the añjali (homage). (this, this one)

• तस्य (tasya) - Of Saṃvarta. (of him, his)

• न (na) - not

• असौ (asau) - Refers to Bṛhaspati. (that one, he)

• देवम् (devam) - Refers to Indra, as an adjective for Mahā-Indra. (god, deity)

• याजयित्वा (yājayitvā) - Having officiated a Vedic ritual for Mahā-Indra. (having caused to perform a Vedic ritual, having officiated a Vedic ritual for)

• महेन्द्रम् (mahendram) - great Indra, Mahā-Indra

• मर्त्यम् (martyam) - mortal

• सन्तम् (santam) - being, existing

• याजयन् (yājayan) - Bṛhaspati officiating for a mortal. (causing to perform a Vedic ritual, officiating)

• अद्य (adya) - today, now

• शोभेत् (śobhet) - would be fitting, appropriate (would be suitable, would shine)

Words meanings and morphology

मरुत्तः (maruttaḥ) - Marutta

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of marutta

marutta - Marutta (name of a king)

उवाच (uvāca) - said

(verb)

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

perfect active, 3rd person singular

Perfect tense, 3rd person singular, active voice. Reduplicated.

Root: vac (class 2)

संवर्तः (saṁvartaḥ) - Saṃvarta (name of a sage)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of saṃvarta

saṁvarta - turning, rolling up, name of a sage

from root 'vṛt' with prefix 'sam'

Prefix: sam

Root: vṛt (class 1)

अयम् (ayam) - Refers to Saṃvarta. (this)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, this one

याजयिता (yājayitā) - ritual officiant, one who causes to perform a Vedic ritual

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yājayitṛ

yājayitṛ - a sacrificer (one who causes to perform a yajña), a ritual officiant

agent noun (future participle of causative verb)

Derived from the causative of root 'yaj' (to perform a yajña) with the 'tṛ' suffix, implying future action.

Root: yaj (class 1)

द्विजः (dvijaḥ) - Brahmin, twice-born

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dvija

dvija - twice-born (Brahmin, Kṣatriya, Vaiśya), bird, tooth

compound of 'dvi' (twice) and 'ja' (born)

Compound type : tatpurusha (dvi+ja)

• dvi – two, twice
  numeral
• ja – born, produced from
  adjective (masculine)
  suffix ja (from root jan, to be born)
  Root: jan (class 4)

मे (me) - my, to me

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

Enclitic genitive/dative form of asmad.

बृहस्पतेः (bṛhaspateḥ) - of Bṛhaspati, for Bṛhaspati

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of bṛhaspati

bṛhaspati - Lord of prayer or devotion, name of a Vedic deity, preceptor of the gods

compound of 'bṛhas' (prayer) and 'pati' (lord)

Compound type : tatpurusha (bṛhas+pati)

• bṛhas – prayer, devotion, hymn
  noun (neuter)
• pati – lord, master, husband
  noun (masculine)
  Root: pā (class 2)

अञ्जलिः (añjaliḥ) - folded hands (as gesture of respect), homage

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of añjali

añjali - the hollow formed by joining the palms, gesture of reverence (homage)

from root 'añj' (to anoint, to honor)

Root: añj (class 7)

एषः (eṣaḥ) - Refers to the añjali (homage). (this, this one)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of etad

etad - this, this one

तस्य (tasya) - Of Saṃvarta. (of him, his)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, that one

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

Negative particle.

असौ (asau) - Refers to Bṛhaspati. (that one, he)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of adas

adas - that (yonder), he, she, it

Remote demonstrative pronoun.

देवम् (devam) - Refers to Indra, as an adjective for Mahā-Indra. (god, deity)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of deva

deva - god, divine, celestial

from root 'div' (to shine)

Root: div (class 4)

Note: Object of 'yājayitvā'.

याजयित्वा (yājayitvā) - Having officiated a Vedic ritual for Mahā-Indra. (having caused to perform a Vedic ritual, having officiated a Vedic ritual for)

(verb)

active

absolutive (gerund)

Absolutive of the causative of root 'yaj' (to perform a yajña).

Root: yaj (class 1)

महेन्द्रम् (mahendram) - great Indra, Mahā-Indra

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of mahendra

mahendra - great Indra, the lord Indra

compound of 'mahā' (great) and 'indra' (Indra)

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+indra)

• mahā – great, large
  adjective
• indra – Indra (name of a deity)
  proper noun (masculine)

मर्त्यम् (martyam) - mortal

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of martya

martya - mortal, human, relating to mortals

derived from 'mṛ' (to die)

Root: mṛ (class 1)

सन्तम् (santam) - being, existing

(participle)

Accusative, masculine, singular of sat

sat - being, existing, good, real

present active participle

Present active participle of root 'as' (to be).

Root: as (class 2)

याजयन् (yājayan) - Bṛhaspati officiating for a mortal. (causing to perform a Vedic ritual, officiating)

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yājayat

yājayat - causing to perform a yajña, officiating

present active participle (causative)

Present active participle of causative verb 'yāj' (from 'yaj').

Root: yaj (class 1)

Note: Modifies 'asau' (Bṛhaspati).

अद्य (adya) - today, now

(indeclinable)

Adverb of time.

शोभेत् (śobhet) - would be fitting, appropriate (would be suitable, would shine)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (liṅ) of śubh

optative active, 3rd person singular

Optative mood, 3rd person singular, active voice.

Root: śubh (class 1)