महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-14, chapter-9, verse-4

बृहस्पतिरुवाच ।
मरुत्तमाहुर्मघवन्यक्ष्यमाणं महायज्ञेनोत्तमदक्षिणेन ।
तं संवर्तो याजयितेति मे श्रुतं तदिच्छामि न स तं याजयेत ॥४॥

4. bṛhaspatiruvāca ,
maruttamāhurmaghavanyakṣyamāṇaṁ; mahāyajñenottamadakṣiṇena ,
taṁ saṁvarto yājayiteti me śrutaṁ; tadicchāmi na sa taṁ yājayeta.

4. bṛhaspatiḥ uvāca maruttam āhuḥ maghavan
yakṣyamāṇam mahāyajñena uttamadakṣiṇena
tam saṃvartaḥ yājayitā iti me
śrutam tat icchāmi na saḥ tam yājayeta

4. bṛhaspatiḥ uvāca he maghavan,
maruttam uttamadakṣiṇena mahāyajñena yakṣyamāṇam āhuḥ.
saṃvartaḥ tam yājayitā iti me śrutam (asti).
tat (idam) icchāmi,
saḥ tam na yājayeta.

4. Bṛhaspati said: "O Maghavan (Indra), they say that Marutta is about to perform a great Vedic ritual (mahāyajña) with excellent priestly fees. I have heard that Saṃvarta will officiate for him. Therefore, I do not wish that he should officiate for him."

Words meanings summery:

• बृहस्पतिः (bṛhaspatiḥ) - Bṛhaspati (preceptor of the gods)

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• मरुत्तम् (maruttam) - Marutta (a legendary king)

• आहुः (āhuḥ) - they say, they declare

• मघवन् (maghavan) - O Indra (O Indra (lit. 'rich in bounty'))

• यक्ष्यमाणम् (yakṣyamāṇam) - Marutta, who is about to perform a Vedic ritual (one who is about to perform a Vedic ritual)

• महायज्ञेन (mahāyajñena) - by a great Vedic ritual

• उत्तमदक्षिणेन (uttamadakṣiṇena) - with excellent priestly fees

• तम् (tam) - Marutta (him, that)

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

• याजयिता (yājayitā) - Saṃvarta will officiate for Marutta (will officiate (as a priest) for him)

• इति (iti) - thus, so, indicating quoted speech

• मे (me) - by me (Bṛhaspati) (by me, my)

• श्रुतम् (śrutam) - it has been heard by me (heard, it has been heard)

• तत् (tat) - Therefore (referring to the previous statement) (that, therefore)

• इच्छामि (icchāmi) - I wish, I desire

• न (na) - not

• सः (saḥ) - Samvarta (he)

• तम् (tam) - Marutta (him)

• याजयेत (yājayeta) - Saṃvarta should officiate for Marutta (he should officiate (for him))

Words meanings and morphology

बृहस्पतिः (bṛhaspatiḥ) - Bṛhaspati (preceptor of the gods)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bṛhaspati

bṛhaspati - Bṛhaspati

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

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

Root: vac (class 2)

मरुत्तम् (maruttam) - Marutta (a legendary king)

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of marutta

marutta - Marutta (name of a king)

आहुः (āhuḥ) - they say, they declare

(verb)

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

Root: vac (class 2)

मघवन् (maghavan) - O Indra (O Indra (lit. 'rich in bounty'))

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of maghavan

maghavan - bountiful, Indra

यक्ष्यमाणम् (yakṣyamāṇam) - Marutta, who is about to perform a Vedic ritual (one who is about to perform a Vedic ritual)

(verbal derivative)

महायज्ञेन (mahāyajñena) - by a great Vedic ritual

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of mahāyajña

mahāyajña - great Vedic ritual

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+yajña)

• mahā – great, large
  adjective
• yajña – Vedic ritual, worship, sacrifice
  noun (masculine)
  Root: yaj (class 1)

उत्तमदक्षिणेन (uttamadakṣiṇena) - with excellent priestly fees

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of uttamadakṣiṇa

uttamadakṣiṇa - having excellent priestly fees

Compound type : bahuvrihi (uttama+dakṣiṇā)

• uttama – excellent, best, highest
  adjective
• dakṣiṇā – priestly fee, gift, donation
  noun (feminine)

तम् (tam) - Marutta (him, that)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he

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

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of saṃvarta

saṁvarta - Samvarta (name of a sage)

याजयिता (yājayitā) - Saṃvarta will officiate for Marutta (will officiate (as a priest) for him)

(verbal derivative)

इति (iti) - thus, so, indicating quoted speech

(indeclinable)

मे (me) - by me (Bṛhaspati) (by me, my)

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me

Note: Here functioning as the agent in the passive construction 'me śrutam'.

श्रुतम् (śrutam) - it has been heard by me (heard, it has been heard)

(verbal derivative)

तत् (tat) - Therefore (referring to the previous statement) (that, therefore)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that

इच्छामि (icchāmi) - I wish, I desire

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of iṣ

Root: iṣ (class 6)

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

सः (saḥ) - Samvarta (he)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he

तम् (tam) - Marutta (him)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he

याजयेत (yājayeta) - Saṃvarta should officiate for Marutta (he should officiate (for him))

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative of yāj

optative

Optative mood of the causative stem of root yaj.

Root: yaj (class 1)