महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-2, chapter-28, verse-29

वेदास्त्वदर्थं जाताश्च जातवेदास्ततो ह्यसि ।
यज्ञविघ्नमिमं कर्तुं नार्हस्त्वं हव्यवाहन ॥२९॥

29. vedāstvadarthaṁ jātāśca jātavedāstato hyasi ,
yajñavighnamimaṁ kartuṁ nārhastvaṁ havyavāhana.

29. vedāḥ tvat-artham jātāḥ ca jātavedāḥ tataḥ hi asi
yajña-vighnam imam kartum na arhasi tvam havyavāhana

29. havyavāhana tvat-artham vedāḥ jātāḥ ca tataḥ hi
jātavedāḥ asi tvam imam yajña-vighnam kartum na arhasi

29. O Havyavāhana (Fire-god), the Vedas came into existence for your sake; hence, you are indeed known as Jātavedas (knower of all born beings). You ought not to obstruct this Vedic ritual (yajña).

29. הווֵדוֹת נוצרו למענך, ולכן אתה ג׳ָאטַוֵדַס. אין זה ראוי לך, הו נושא המנחות, להפריע לטקס הווידי הזה.

Words meanings summery:

• वेदाः (vedāḥ) - the Vedas (sacred texts)

• त्वत्-अर्थम् (tvat-artham) - for your sake, for you

• जाताः (jātāḥ) - born, arisen, produced

• च (ca) - and

• जातवेदाः (jātavedāḥ) - an epithet of the Fire-god (knower of all born beings, possessor of wealth (an epithet of Agni))

• ततः (tataḥ) - thence, therefore, from that

• हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for

• असि (asi) - you are

• यज्ञ-विघ्नम् (yajña-vighnam) - an obstruction to this specific Vedic ritual (an obstruction to the Vedic ritual)

• इमम् (imam) - this

• कर्तुम् (kartum) - to do, to make

• न (na) - not

• अर्हसि (arhasi) - you ought, you are able, you deserve

• त्वम् (tvam) - you

• हव्यवाहन (havyavāhana) - O Fire-god, who carries the oblations to the deities (O carrier of oblations (epithet of Agni))

Words meanings and morphology

वेदाः (vedāḥ) - the Vedas (sacred texts)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of veda

veda - Veda, sacred knowledge, scripture

from root vid- 'to know'

Root: vid (class 2)

त्वत्-अर्थम् (tvat-artham) - for your sake, for you

(indeclinable)

Compound type : tatpurusha (tvad+artha)

• tvad – you (stem form)
  pronoun
• artha – purpose, meaning, wealth
  noun (masculine)

Note: Used adverbially

जाताः (jātāḥ) - born, arisen, produced

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of jāta

jāta - born, produced, become

Past Passive Participle

from root jan- 'to be born'

Root: jan (class 4)

Note: Modifies 'vedāḥ'

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

जातवेदाः (jātavedāḥ) - an epithet of the Fire-god (knower of all born beings, possessor of wealth (an epithet of Agni))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of jātavedas

jātavedas - knower of all born beings, possessor of wealth (epithet of Agni)

Compound type : bahuvrihi (jāta+vedas)

• jāta – born, produced
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  from root jan- 'to be born'
  Root: jan (class 4)
• vedas – knowledge, wealth
  noun (neuter)
  Root: vid (class 2)

ततः (tataḥ) - thence, therefore, from that

(indeclinable)

हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for

(indeclinable)

असि (asi) - you are

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, present indicative (laṭ) of as

Present Indicative

Second person singular, active voice

Root: as (class 2)

यज्ञ-विघ्नम् (yajña-vighnam) - an obstruction to this specific Vedic ritual (an obstruction to the Vedic ritual)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of yajña-vighna

yajña-vighna - obstruction to a Vedic ritual (yajña)

Compound type : tatpurusha (yajña+vighna)

• yajña – Vedic ritual, worship, sacrifice
  noun (masculine)
  from root yaj- 'to worship'
  Root: yaj (class 1)
• vighna – obstruction, impediment
  noun (masculine)

इमम् (imam) - this

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this

Note: Matches 'yajñavighnam'

कर्तुम् (kartum) - to do, to make

(indeclinable)

Infinitive

from root kṛ- 'to do'

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Infinitive of purpose

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

अर्हसि (arhasi) - you ought, you are able, you deserve

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, present indicative (laṭ) of arh

Present Indicative

Second person singular, active voice

Root: arh (class 1)

त्वम् (tvam) - you

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

हव्यवाहन (havyavāhana) - O Fire-god, who carries the oblations to the deities (O carrier of oblations (epithet of Agni))

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of havyavāhana

havyavāhana - carrier of oblations (epithet of Agni)

Compound type : upapada tatpurusha (havya+vāhana)

• havya – oblation, offering
  noun (neuter)
  Gerundive/N-stem
  From root hu- 'to offer', meaning 'that which is to be offered'
  Root: hu (class 3)
• vāhana – carrying, carrier
  noun (masculine)
  from root vah- 'to carry'
  Root: vah (class 1)

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