महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-134, verse-14

अष्टावक्र उवाच ।
अष्टौ शाणाः शतमानं वहन्ति तथाष्टपादः शरभः सिंहघाती ।
अष्टौ वसूञ्शुश्रुम देवतासु यूपश्चाष्टास्रिर्विहितः सर्वयज्ञः ॥१४॥

14. aṣṭāvakra uvāca ,
aṣṭau śāṇāḥ śatamānaṁ vahanti; tathāṣṭapādaḥ śarabhaḥ siṁhaghātī ,
aṣṭau vasūñśuśruma devatāsu; yūpaścāṣṭāsrirvihitaḥ sarvayajñaḥ.

14. aṣṭāvakraḥ uvāca | aṣṭau śāṇāḥ śatamānaṃ
vahanti tathā aṣṭapādaḥ śarabhaḥ
siṃhaghātī | aṣṭau vasūn śuśruma devatāsu
yūpaḥ ca aṣṭāsriḥ vihitaḥ sarvayajñaḥ

14. aṣṭāvakraḥ uvāca aṣṭau śāṇāḥ śatamānaṃ
vahanti tathā aṣṭapādaḥ siṃhaghātī
śarabhaḥ devatāsu aṣṭau vasūn śuśruma
ca sarvayajñaḥ yūpaḥ aṣṭāsriḥ vihitaḥ

14. Aṣṭāvakra said: Eight *śāṇa* units constitute a *śatamāna* unit. Similarly, the eight-footed Sharabha is a lion-killer. We have heard of eight Vasus among the deities. And the sacrificial post (yūpa), which embodies the entire Vedic ritual (yajña), is prescribed to be eight-angled.

Words meanings summery:

• अष्टावक्रः (aṣṭāvakraḥ) - Aṣṭāvakra (proper name)

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• अष्टौ (aṣṭau) - eight

• शाणाः (śāṇāḥ) - śāṇas (a unit of weight, often an ounce or quarter ounce)

• शतमानं (śatamānaṁ) - śatamāna (a unit of weight or currency, a hundred-measure)

• वहन्ति (vahanti) - they carry, they bear, they perform

• तथा (tathā) - thus, so, similarly, likewise

• अष्टपादः (aṣṭapādaḥ) - eight-footed

• शरभः (śarabhaḥ) - Sharabha (a mythical eight-legged beast, often depicted as a lion-like creature)

• सिंहघाती (siṁhaghātī) - lion-killer, lion-slayer

• अष्टौ (aṣṭau) - eight

• वसून् (vasūn) - Vasus (a class of deities)

• शुश्रुम (śuśruma) - we have heard

• देवतासु (devatāsu) - among the deities, among the gods

• यूपः (yūpaḥ) - sacrificial post

• च (ca) - and

• अष्टास्रिः (aṣṭāsriḥ) - eight-angled, eight-cornered

• विहितः (vihitaḥ) - prescribed, enjoined, ordained, made, arranged

• सर्वयज्ञः (sarvayajñaḥ) - the entire Vedic ritual (yajña) (referring to the sacrificial post as its embodiment) (the entire Vedic ritual, all Vedic rituals)

Words meanings and morphology

अष्टावक्रः (aṣṭāvakraḥ) - Aṣṭāvakra (proper name)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of aṣṭāvakra

aṣṭāvakra - 'eight bends', name of a sage

Compound type : bahuvrihi (aṣṭa+vakra)

• aṣṭa – eight
  adjective
  Numeral
• vakra – bent, crooked
  adjective
  From √vaṅk (to be crooked)
  Root: vaṅk (class 1)

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

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

Perfect Active

Irregular perfect of √vac

Root: vac (class 2)

अष्टौ (aṣṭau) - eight

(adjective)

Nominative, plural of aṣṭa

aṣṭa - eight

Numeral, indeclinable in this form

Note: Numeral adjective, common form for nominative plural across genders.

शाणाः (śāṇāḥ) - śāṇas (a unit of weight, often an ounce or quarter ounce)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of śāṇa

śāṇa - a weight unit (approx. 4.5 grams or 1/4 Pala), a hone, a whetstone

शतमानं (śatamānaṁ) - śatamāna (a unit of weight or currency, a hundred-measure)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of śatamāna

śatamāna - a measure of 100 units, a certain weight of gold or silver

From śata (hundred) + māna (measure)

Compound type : karmadhāraya (śata+māna)

• śata – hundred
  adjective
  Numeral
• māna – measure, standard
  noun (neuter)
  From √mā (to measure)
  Root: mā (class 3)

वहन्ति (vahanti) - they carry, they bear, they perform

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of vah

Present Active

From √vah (to carry), Parasmaipada

Root: vah (class 1)

तथा (tathā) - thus, so, similarly, likewise

(indeclinable)

Adverbial particle

अष्टपादः (aṣṭapādaḥ) - eight-footed

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of aṣṭapāda

aṣṭapāda - having eight feet, an epithet of Sharabha

From aṣṭa (eight) + pāda (foot)

Compound type : bahuvrihi (aṣṭa+pāda)

• aṣṭa – eight
  adjective
  Numeral
• pāda – foot, leg, quarter
  noun (masculine)
  Root: pad (class 4)

शरभः (śarabhaḥ) - Sharabha (a mythical eight-legged beast, often depicted as a lion-like creature)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śarabha

śarabha - an eight-footed mythical animal, said to be stronger than a lion and elephant

सिंहघाती (siṁhaghātī) - lion-killer, lion-slayer

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of siṃhaghātin

siṁhaghātin - lion-killer

From siṃha (lion) + √han (to strike, kill) + -in suffix

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (siṃha+ghātin)

• siṃha – lion
  noun (masculine)
• ghātin – killer, slayer, destroying
  adjective (masculine)
  Agent noun from root
  From √han (to strike, kill) + -in suffix
  Root: han (class 2)

Note: The final -ī is typical for agent nouns ending in -in in masculine nominative singular.

अष्टौ (aṣṭau) - eight

(adjective)

Nominative, plural of aṣṭa

aṣṭa - eight

Numeral, indeclinable in this form

Note: Numeral adjective, common form for nominative plural across genders.

वसून् (vasūn) - Vasus (a class of deities)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of vasu

vasu - an ancient class of Vedic deities (eight in number), wealth, good

Root: vas (class 2)

शुश्रुम (śuśruma) - we have heard

(verb)

1st person , plural, active, perfect (liṭ) of śru

Perfect Active

From √śru (to hear), Parasmaipada

Root: śru (class 5)

देवतासु (devatāsu) - among the deities, among the gods

(noun)

Locative, feminine, plural of devatā

devatā - deity, godhead, divinity

From deva (god) + -tā (feminine abstract suffix)

यूपः (yūpaḥ) - sacrificial post

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yūpa

yūpa - a sacrificial post or stake to which the victim is fastened

Root: yū

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

Conjunction

अष्टास्रिः (aṣṭāsriḥ) - eight-angled, eight-cornered

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of aṣṭāsri

aṣṭāsri - eight-edged, eight-cornered

From aṣṭa (eight) + asri (corner, edge)

Compound type : bahuvrihi (aṣṭa+asri)

• aṣṭa – eight
  adjective
  Numeral
• asri – edge, corner, angle
  noun (feminine)
  From √as (to be, exist)
  Root: as (class 2)

विहितः (vihitaḥ) - prescribed, enjoined, ordained, made, arranged

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vihita

vihita - arranged, prescribed, ordained, performed

Past Passive Participle

From vi- + √dhā (to place, put)

Prefix: vi

Root: dhā (class 3)

सर्वयज्ञः (sarvayajñaḥ) - the entire Vedic ritual (yajña) (referring to the sacrificial post as its embodiment) (the entire Vedic ritual, all Vedic rituals)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sarvayajña

sarvayajña - all sacrifices, the entire Vedic ritual

From sarva (all) + yajña (Vedic ritual)

Compound type : karmadhāraya (sarva+yajña)

• sarva – all, every, whole
  adjective
• yajña – Vedic ritual, sacrifice, worship
  noun (masculine)
  From √yaj (to worship, sacrifice)
  Root: yaj (class 1)

Note: Acts as a predicate nominative, describing the yūpa.