महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-184, verse-14

नाश्रोत्रियं देवहव्ये नियुञ्ज्यान्मोघं परा सिञ्चति तादृशो हि ।
अपूर्णमश्रोत्रियमाह तार्क्ष्य न वै तादृग्जुहुयादग्निहोत्रम् ॥१४॥

14. nāśrotriyaṁ devahavye niyuñjyā;nmoghaṁ parā siñcati tādṛśo hi ,
apūrṇamaśrotriyamāha tārkṣya; na vai tādṛgjuhuyādagnihotram.

14. na aśrotriyam devahavye niyuñjyāt
mogham parā siñcati tādṛśaḥ
hi apūrṇam aśrotriyam āha Tārkṣya
na vai tādṛk juhuyāt agnihotram

14. "One should not engage a non-Vedic scholar (aśrotriya) for divine offerings, for such a person merely pours uselessly. Tarkṣya declares that a non-Vedic scholar (aśrotriya) is incomplete (apūrṇa); indeed, such a person should not offer the agnihotra."

Words meanings summery:

• न (na) - not, no

• अश्रोत्रियम् (aśrotriyam) - a non-Vedic scholar, one not versed in the Vedas

• देवहव्ये (devahavye) - in divine offerings, for the gods' oblations

• नियुञ्ज्यात् (niyuñjyāt) - one should appoint, one should employ

• मोघम् (mogham) - uselessly, in vain, futilely

• परा (parā) - away, uselessly (adverbial)

• सिञ्चति (siñcati) - he pours, he sprinkles

• तादृशः (tādṛśaḥ) - such a one, such a person

• हि (hi) - indeed, for, because

• अपूर्णम् (apūrṇam) - incomplete, imperfect

• अश्रोत्रियम् (aśrotriyam) - a non-Vedic scholar, one not versed in the Vedas

• आह (āha) - he said, declared

• तार्क्ष्य (tārkṣya) - Tarkṣya

• न (na) - not, no

• वै (vai) - indeed, truly, certainly

• तादृक् (tādṛk) - such a one, such a person

• जुहुयात् (juhuyāt) - should offer oblations

• अग्निहोत्रम् (agnihotram) - the agnihotra (sacrifice)

Words meanings and morphology

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

अश्रोत्रियम् (aśrotriyam) - a non-Vedic scholar, one not versed in the Vedas

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of aśrotriya

aśrotriya - one not learned in the Vedas

Compound type : nañ-tatpurusha (a+śrotriya)

• a – not, un-
  prefix
• śrotriya – learned in the Vedas
  adjective (masculine)

देवहव्ये (devahavye) - in divine offerings, for the gods' oblations

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of devahavya

devahavya - divine offering, offering for the gods

Compound type : tatpurusha (deva+havya)

• deva – god
  noun (masculine)
• havya – oblation, sacrificial offering
  noun (neuter)
  Gerundive
  From root hu
  Root: hu (class 3)

नियुञ्ज्यात् (niyuñjyāt) - one should appoint, one should employ

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhi_liṅ) of yuj

Prefix: ni

Root: yuj (class 7)

मोघम् (mogham) - uselessly, in vain, futilely

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of mogha

mogha - useless, vain, futile

परा (parā) - away, uselessly (adverbial)

(indeclinable)

सिञ्चति (siñcati) - he pours, he sprinkles

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of siñc

Root: sic (class 6)

तादृशः (tādṛśaḥ) - such a one, such a person

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tādṛśa

tādṛśa - such, of such a kind

हि (hi) - indeed, for, because

(indeclinable)

अपूर्णम् (apūrṇam) - incomplete, imperfect

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of apūrṇa

apūrṇa - incomplete, not full, imperfect

Compound type : nañ-tatpurusha (a+pūrṇa)

• a – not, un-
  prefix
• pūrṇa – full, complete
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  From root pṛ
  Root: pṛ (class 3)

अश्रोत्रियम् (aśrotriyam) - a non-Vedic scholar, one not versed in the Vedas

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of aśrotriya

aśrotriya - one not learned in the Vedas

Compound type : nañ-tatpurusha (a+śrotriya)

• a – not, un-
  prefix
• śrotriya – learned in the Vedas
  adjective (masculine)

आह (āha) - he said, declared

(verb)

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

Root: ah (class 2)

तार्क्ष्य (tārkṣya) - Tarkṣya

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of Tārkṣya

Tārkṣya - Name of Garuḍa (son of Tṛkṣa or Vinatā)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

वै (vai) - indeed, truly, certainly

(indeclinable)

तादृक् (tādṛk) - such a one, such a person

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tādṛś

tādṛś - such, of such a kind

जुहुयात् (juhuyāt) - should offer oblations

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhi_liṅ) of hu

Root: hu (class 3)

अग्निहोत्रम् (agnihotram) - the agnihotra (sacrifice)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of agnihotra

agnihotra - a specific Vedic sacrifice

Compound type : tatpurusha (agni+hotra)

• agni – fire
  noun (masculine)
• hotra – offering, sacrifice
  noun (neuter)
  Root: hu