महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-14, chapter-93, verse-89

सक्तुप्रस्थलवैस्तैर्हि तदाहं काञ्चनीकृतः ।
न हि यज्ञो महानेष सदृशस्तैर्मतो मम ॥८९॥

89. saktuprasthalavaistairhi tadāhaṁ kāñcanīkṛtaḥ ,
na hi yajño mahāneṣa sadṛśastairmato mama.

89. saktuprasthalavaiḥ taiḥ hi tadā aham kāñcanīkṛtaḥ
na hi eṣaḥ mahān yajñaḥ sadṛśaḥ taiḥ mataḥ mama

89. hi tadā aham taiḥ saktuprasthalavaiḥ kāñcanīkṛtaḥ
na hi eṣaḥ mahān yajñaḥ taiḥ sadṛśaḥ mama mataḥ

89. For indeed, I was made golden by those very particles of barley flour then. This great Vedic ritual (yajña) is certainly not considered by me to be comparable to them.

Words meanings summery:

• सक्तुप्रस्थलवैः (saktuprasthalavaiḥ) - by particles of barley flour from a prastha (measure)

• तैः (taiḥ) - Refers to the particles of barley flour. (by them, with those)

• हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for, because

• तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

• अहम् (aham) - Refers to the speaker, Nakula. (I)

• काञ्चनीकृतः (kāñcanīkṛtaḥ) - made golden, transformed into gold

• न (na) - not, no

• हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for, because

• एषः (eṣaḥ) - this

• महान् (mahān) - great, mighty, large

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

• सदृशः (sadṛśaḥ) - comparable, similar, equal

• तैः (taiḥ) - Indicates what the Vedic ritual is compared to (the barley flour particles). (with them, to those)

• मतः (mataḥ) - considered, thought, opined

• मम (mama) - by me, my

Words meanings and morphology

सक्तुप्रस्थलवैः (saktuprasthalavaiḥ) - by particles of barley flour from a prastha (measure)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of saktuprasthalava

saktuprasthalava - particle of barley flour from a prastha

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (saktu+prastha+lava)

• saktu – barley flour, gruel
  noun (masculine)
• prastha – a measure of grain
  noun (masculine)
• lava – a particle, a drop, a small portion
  noun (masculine)

तैः (taiḥ) - Refers to the particles of barley flour. (by them, with those)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, those

Note: Refers to the particles.

हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for, because

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphatic particle.

तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

(indeclinable)

Suffix -dā added to pronoun base ta- to indicate 'at that time'

Note: Temporal adverb.

अहम् (aham) - Refers to the speaker, Nakula. (I)

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of aham

aham - I

Note: Subject of the verb implied by 'kāñcanīkṛtaḥ'.

काञ्चनीकृतः (kāñcanīkṛtaḥ) - made golden, transformed into gold

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kāñcanīkṛta

kāñcanīkṛta - made golden, turned into gold

Past Passive Participle

Formed from kāñcanīkṛ (to make golden) + kta suffix

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Predicate adjective agreeing with 'aham'.

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

Note: Negates the statement.

हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for, because

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphatic particle.

एषः (eṣaḥ) - this

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of etad

etad - this

Note: Agrees with 'yajñaḥ'.

महान् (mahān) - great, mighty, large

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahat

mahat - great, mighty, large

Note: Agrees with 'yajñaḥ'.

यज्ञः (yajñaḥ) - Vedic ritual, worship, sacrifice

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yajña

yajña - Vedic ritual, worship, sacrifice

Derived from root yaj (to worship, sacrifice)

Root: yaj (class 1)

Note: Subject of the sentence 'eṣaḥ mahān yajñaḥ na mataḥ'.

सदृशः (sadṛśaḥ) - comparable, similar, equal

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sadṛśa

sadṛśa - like, similar, equal, comparable

Derived from sa (with) + dṛś (to see)

Root: dṛś (class 1)

Note: Predicate adjective agreeing with 'yajñaḥ'.

तैः (taiḥ) - Indicates what the Vedic ritual is compared to (the barley flour particles). (with them, to those)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, those

Note: Indicates what the Vedic ritual is compared to.

मतः (mataḥ) - considered, thought, opined

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mata

mata - thought, considered, intended, opinion

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root man (to think) with kta suffix

Root: man (class 4)

Note: Predicate adjective agreeing with 'yajñaḥ'.

मम (mama) - by me, my

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of aham

aham - I

Note: Used as agent with past passive participle 'mataḥ'.