महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-14, chapter-94, verse-7

वैशंपायन उवाच ।
यज्ञस्य विधिमग्र्यं वै फलं चैव नरर्षभ ।
गदतः शृणु मे राजन्यथावदिह भारत ॥७॥

7. vaiśaṁpāyana uvāca ,
yajñasya vidhimagryaṁ vai phalaṁ caiva nararṣabha ,
gadataḥ śṛṇu me rājanyathāvadiha bhārata.

7. vaiśaṃpāyana uvāca yajñasya vidhim agryam vai phalam ca
eva nararṣabha gadataḥ śṛṇu me rājan yathāvat iha bhārata

7. vaiśaṃpāyana uvāca nararṣabha rājan bhārata iha me
gadataḥ yajñasya agryam vidhim ca phalam eva yathāvat śṛṇu

7. Vaiśampāyana said: O best among men, O King, O Bhārata, listen to me here as I properly explain the foremost procedure of the (Vedic ritual) (yajña) and its fruit.

Words meanings summery:

• वैशंपायन (vaiśaṁpāyana) - Vaiśampāyana

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• यज्ञस्य (yajñasya) - of the (Vedic ritual)

• विधिम् (vidhim) - procedure, method, rule

• अग्र्यम् (agryam) - foremost, excellent, chief

• वै (vai) - indeed, verily, certainly

• फलम् (phalam) - fruit, result, consequence

• च (ca) - and

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, just

• नरर्षभ (nararṣabha) - O best among men (referring to King Janamejaya) (O best among men)

• गदतः (gadataḥ) - as I am speaking (speaking, explaining, describing)

• शृणु (śṛṇu) - listen, hear

• मे (me) - to me, my

• राजन् (rājan) - O King (referring to Janamejaya) (O King)

• यथावत् (yathāvat) - properly, exactly, as it should be

• इह (iha) - here, in this world

• भारत (bhārata) - O Bhārata (descendant of Bharata, referring to Janamejaya) (O Bhārata)

Words meanings and morphology

वैशंपायन (vaiśaṁpāyana) - Vaiśampāyana

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vaiśaṃpāyana

vaiśaṁpāyana - name of a sage, a disciple of Vyāsa

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

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

perfect active

root √vac, perfect 3rd singular active

Root: vac (class 2)

यज्ञस्य (yajñasya) - of the (Vedic ritual)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of yajña

yajña - (Vedic ritual), sacrifice, worship, offering

from √yaj 'to worship'

Root: yaj (class 1)

विधिम् (vidhim) - procedure, method, rule

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of vidhi

vidhi - rule, precept, injunction, method, procedure

from √dhā with vi- prefix

Prefix: vi

Root: dhā (class 3)

अग्र्यम् (agryam) - foremost, excellent, chief

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of agrya

agrya - foremost, chief, excellent, best

Note: agrees with 'vidhim'

वै (vai) - indeed, verily, certainly

(indeclinable)

फलम् (phalam) - fruit, result, consequence

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of phala

phala - fruit, result, consequence, reward

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - indeed, only, just

(indeclinable)

नरर्षभ (nararṣabha) - O best among men (referring to King Janamejaya) (O best among men)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of nararṣabha

nararṣabha - best among men

Compound type : tatpurusha (nara+ṛṣabha)

• nara – man, human
  noun (masculine)
• ṛṣabha – bull, best, chief
  noun (masculine)

गदतः (gadataḥ) - as I am speaking (speaking, explaining, describing)

(participle)

Genitive, masculine, singular of gadat

gadat - speaking, saying

present active participle

from √gad 'to speak', present participle, masculine genitive singular

Root: gad (class 1)

Note: agrees with 'me' (to me who is speaking)

शृणु (śṛṇu) - listen, hear

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (lot) of śru

imperative active

root √śru 'to hear', 2nd singular imperative active

Root: śru (class 5)

मे (me) - to me, my

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me

Note: enclitic form for genitive or dative singular

राजन् (rājan) - O King (referring to Janamejaya) (O King)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler

यथावत् (yathāvat) - properly, exactly, as it should be

(indeclinable)

इह (iha) - here, in this world

(indeclinable)

भारत (bhārata) - O Bhārata (descendant of Bharata, referring to Janamejaya) (O Bhārata)

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of bhārata

bhārata - descendant of Bharata, an Indian