महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-121, verse-5

तेष्वेव चास्य यज्ञेषु प्रयोगाः सप्त विश्रुताः ।
सप्तैकैकस्य यूपस्य चषालाश्चोपरि स्थिताः ॥५॥

5. teṣveva cāsya yajñeṣu prayogāḥ sapta viśrutāḥ ,
saptaikaikasya yūpasya caṣālāścopari sthitāḥ.

5. teṣu eva ca asya yajñeṣu prayogāḥ sapta viśrutāḥ
sapta ekaikasya yūpasya caṣālāḥ ca upari sthitāḥ

5. And in those very Vedic rituals (yajña) of his, seven well-known ritual procedures were performed. Moreover, seven caps (caṣālā) were placed on top of each sacrificial post.

Words meanings summery:

• तेषु (teṣu) - in those (sacrifices) (in those)

• एव (eva) - only, indeed, just

• च (ca) - and, also

• अस्य (asya) - his (referring to King Āmūrtarayas) (his, of this)

• यज्ञेषु (yajñeṣu) - in the `yajña` rituals (in sacrifices)

• प्रयोगाः (prayogāḥ) - ritual procedures (applications, procedures, usages)

• सप्त (sapta) - seven

• विश्रुताः (viśrutāḥ) - well-known, famous, celebrated

• सप्त (sapta) - seven

• एकैकस्य (ekaikasya) - of each one, of every single one

• यूपस्य (yūpasya) - of the sacrificial post

• चषालाः (caṣālāḥ) - caps, rings (on a sacrificial post)

• च (ca) - and, also

• उपरि (upari) - above, on top of, over

• स्थिताः (sthitāḥ) - situated, standing, placed

Words meanings and morphology

तेषु (teṣu) - in those (sacrifices) (in those)

(pronoun)

Locative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to the sacrifices mentioned earlier.

एव (eva) - only, indeed, just

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphatic particle.

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects this sentence to the previous context.

अस्य (asya) - his (referring to King Āmūrtarayas) (his, of this)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, he, she, it

Note: Refers to King Āmūrtarayas.

यज्ञेषु (yajñeṣu) - in the `yajña` rituals (in sacrifices)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, plural of yajña

yajña - sacrifice, ritual, worship (yajña)

Root: yaj (class 1)

Note: Agrees with `teṣu`.

प्रयोगाः (prayogāḥ) - ritual procedures (applications, procedures, usages)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of prayoga

prayoga - application, use, employment, ritual procedure

From pra- + root √yuj (to join, connect)

Prefix: pra

Root: yuj (class 7)

Note: Subject of the first part of the sentence.

सप्त (sapta) - seven

(numeral)

Note: Agrees with `prayogāḥ`.

विश्रुताः (viśrutāḥ) - well-known, famous, celebrated

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of viśruta

viśruta - well-known, famous, celebrated

Past Passive Participle

From vi- + root √śru (to hear)

Prefix: vi

Root: śru (class 5)

Note: Agrees with `prayogāḥ`.

सप्त (sapta) - seven

(numeral)

Note: Agrees with `caṣālāḥ`.

एकैकस्य (ekaikasya) - of each one, of every single one

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of ekaika

ekaika - each one, every single one

Reduplication of eka (one)

Compound type : dvandva (eka+eka)

• eka – one, single
  numeral (masculine)

Note: Agrees with `yūpasya`.

यूपस्य (yūpasya) - of the sacrificial post

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of yūpa

yūpa - sacrificial post

Note: Possession or relation.

चषालाः (caṣālāḥ) - caps, rings (on a sacrificial post)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of caṣāla

caṣāla - sacrificial post cap, wooden ring on a sacrificial post

Note: Subject of the second part of the sentence.

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects the two clauses.

उपरि (upari) - above, on top of, over

(indeclinable)

Note: Adverb of place.

स्थिताः (sthitāḥ) - situated, standing, placed

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sthita

sthita - situated, standing, placed, remaining

Past Passive Participle

From root √sthā (to stand)

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Agrees with `caṣālāḥ`.