महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-14, chapter-94, verse-15

आगमेनैव ते यज्ञं कुर्वन्तु यदि हेच्छसि ।
विधिदृष्टेन यज्ञेन धर्मस्ते सुमहान्भवेत् ॥१५॥

15. āgamenaiva te yajñaṁ kurvantu yadi hecchasi ,
vidhidṛṣṭena yajñena dharmaste sumahānbhavet.

15. āgamena eva te yajñam kurvantu yadi ha icchasi
vidhidṛṣṭena yajñena dharmaḥ te sumahān bhavet

15. yadi ha icchasi te āgamena eva yajñam kurvantu.
vidhidṛṣṭena yajñena te sumahān dharmaḥ bhavet.

15. If you indeed wish, let them perform the Vedic ritual (yajña) solely according to the scriptures. Through a Vedic ritual performed as prescribed by rules, your natural law (dharma) would become exceedingly great.

Words meanings summery:

• आगमेन (āgamena) - by scripture, by traditional knowledge

• एव (eva) - only, indeed, certainly, just

• ते (te) - they (referring to the people implied to perform the yajña) (they)

• यज्ञम् (yajñam) - Vedic ritual, offering, sacrifice

• कुर्वन्तु (kurvantu) - let them do, let them perform

• यदि (yadi) - if

• ह (ha) - indeed, surely (emphatic particle)

• इच्छसि (icchasi) - you wish, you desire

• विधिदृष्टेन (vidhidṛṣṭena) - by what is seen/prescribed by rules, lawfully seen

• यज्ञेन (yajñena) - by a Vedic ritual, by an offering

• धर्मः (dharmaḥ) - natural law, constitution, duty, righteousness

• ते (te) - your (genitive/dative singular)

• सुमहान् (sumahān) - very great, exceedingly mighty

• भवेत् (bhavet) - may it be, would be, should be, becomes

Words meanings and morphology

आगमेन (āgamena) - by scripture, by traditional knowledge

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of āgama

āgama - scripture, traditional doctrine, arrival, approach

From ā-gam (to come, approach).

Prefix: ā

Root: gam (class 1)

एव (eva) - only, indeed, certainly, just

(indeclinable)

ते (te) - they (referring to the people implied to perform the yajña) (they)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: This 'te' is not the dative/genitive singular of 'tvad' (you). It refers to 'they'.

यज्ञम् (yajñam) - Vedic ritual, offering, sacrifice

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of yajña

yajña - Vedic ritual, offering, sacrifice, devotion

From root yaj (to worship, sacrifice).

Root: yaj (class 1)

कुर्वन्तु (kurvantu) - let them do, let them perform

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, imperative (loṭ) of kṛ

Imperative

3rd person plural imperative active.

Root: kṛ (class 8)

यदि (yadi) - if

(indeclinable)

ह (ha) - indeed, surely (emphatic particle)

(indeclinable)

इच्छसि (icchasi) - you wish, you desire

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of iṣ

Present

2nd person singular present active.

Root: iṣ (class 4)

विधिदृष्टेन (vidhidṛṣṭena) - by what is seen/prescribed by rules, lawfully seen

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of vidhidṛṣṭa

vidhidṛṣṭa - seen by rules, prescribed by rules, lawfully seen

Tatpurusha compound. Literally 'seen by rule'.

Compound type : Tatpurusha (vidhi+dṛṣṭa)

• vidhi – rule, injunction, ordinance, method
  noun (masculine)
  From root dhā (to place, arrange) with vi prefix.
  Prefix: vi
  Root: dhā (class 3)
• dṛṣṭa – seen, perceived, observed, prescribed
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root dṛś (to see).
  Root: dṛś (class 1)

Note: Agrees with yajñena.

यज्ञेन (yajñena) - by a Vedic ritual, by an offering

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of yajña

yajña - Vedic ritual, offering, sacrifice, devotion

From root yaj (to worship, sacrifice).

Root: yaj (class 1)

धर्मः (dharmaḥ) - natural law, constitution, duty, righteousness

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dharma

dharma - natural law, intrinsic nature, constitution, duty, righteousness, virtue, custom

From root dhṛ (to uphold, support).

Root: dhṛ (class 1)

ते (te) - your (genitive/dative singular)

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of tvad

tvad - you

2nd person pronoun.

Note: Refers to the listener (implied to be Indra in context of many such stories).

सुमहान् (sumahān) - very great, exceedingly mighty

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sumahat

sumahat - very great, very mighty, immense

Intensified form of mahat with su prefix.

Compound type : karmadhāraya (su+mahat)

• su – good, well, very, excellent
  indeclinable
  Prefix indicating excellence or ease.
• mahat – great, large, mighty, important
  adjective (neuter)

Note: Agrees with dharmaḥ.

भवेत् (bhavet) - may it be, would be, should be, becomes

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhiliṅ) of bhū

Optative

3rd person singular optative active.

Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Expresses potential or desire.