महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-199, verse-9

अग्नयो मांसकामाश्च इत्यपि श्रूयते श्रुतिः ।
यज्ञेषु पशवो ब्रह्मन्वध्यन्ते सततं द्विजैः ।
संस्कृताः किल मन्त्रैश्च तेऽपि स्वर्गमवाप्नुवन् ॥९॥

9. agnayo māṁsakāmāśca ityapi śrūyate śrutiḥ ,
yajñeṣu paśavo brahmanvadhyante satataṁ dvijaiḥ ,
saṁskṛtāḥ kila mantraiśca te'pi svargamavāpnuvan.

9. agnayaḥ māṃsakāmāḥ ca iti api śrūyate
śrutiḥ | yajñeṣu paśavaḥ brahman
vadhyante satataṃ dvijaiḥ | saṃskṛtāḥ kila
mantraiḥ ca te api svargaṃ avāpnuvan

9. It is also heard in the sacred texts (śruti) that the sacred fires (agni) are desirous of meat. O brahmin, in Vedic rituals (yajña), animals are constantly killed by twice-born (dvija) priests. And it is said that those animals, consecrated by mantras, indeed attained heaven.

Words meanings summery:

• अग्नयः (agnayaḥ) - the sacred fires (for sacrifice) (the fires)

• मांसकामाः (māṁsakāmāḥ) - desirous of meat

• च (ca) - and, also

• इति (iti) - thus, so, indicating a statement

• अपि (api) - also, even, too

• श्रूयते (śrūyate) - is heard, it is heard

• श्रुतिः (śrutiḥ) - the sacred text (Veda) (sacred text, Vedic revelation)

• यज्ञेषु (yajñeṣu) - in sacrifices, in sacred rituals

• पशवः (paśavaḥ) - animals, beasts

• ब्रह्मन् (brahman) - O brahmin

• वध्यन्ते (vadhyante) - are killed

• सततं (satataṁ) - constantly, perpetually

• द्विजैः (dvijaiḥ) - by brahmins, by twice-born

• संस्कृताः (saṁskṛtāḥ) - consecrated, purified, refined

• किल (kila) - indeed, it is said, certainly

• मन्त्रैः (mantraiḥ) - by mantras, by sacred chants

• च (ca) - and, also

• ते (te) - they

• अपि (api) - also, even, too

• स्वर्गं (svargaṁ) - heaven

• अवाप्नुवन् (avāpnuvan) - attained, reached

Words meanings and morphology

अग्नयः (agnayaḥ) - the sacred fires (for sacrifice) (the fires)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of agni

agni - fire, sacred fire, god of fire

मांसकामाः (māṁsakāmāḥ) - desirous of meat

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of māṃsakāma

māṁsakāma - desirous of meat

Compound type : tatpurusha (māṃsa+kāma)

• māṃsa – meat, flesh
  noun (neuter)
• kāma – desire, wish, love
  noun (masculine)
  Root: kam (class 1)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

इति (iti) - thus, so, indicating a statement

(indeclinable)

अपि (api) - also, even, too

(indeclinable)

श्रूयते (śrūyate) - is heard, it is heard

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present indicative (laṭ) of √śru

Passive voice, present indicative, ātmanepada

Root: śru (class 5)

श्रुतिः (śrutiḥ) - the sacred text (Veda) (sacred text, Vedic revelation)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of śruti

śruti - hearing, what is heard, sacred tradition, Veda, revelation

Root: śru (class 5)

यज्ञेषु (yajñeṣu) - in sacrifices, in sacred rituals

(noun)

Locative, masculine, plural of yajña

yajña - sacrifice, ritual, worship

Root: yaj (class 1)

पशवः (paśavaḥ) - animals, beasts

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of paśu

paśu - animal, beast, cattle, sacrificial animal

ब्रह्मन् (brahman) - O brahmin

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of brahman

brahman - brahmin, priest; sacred word, prayer; the Absolute (brahman)

वध्यन्ते (vadhyante) - are killed

(verb)

3rd person , plural, passive, present indicative (laṭ) of √vadh

Passive voice, present indicative, ātmanepada

Root: vadh (class 1)

सततं (satataṁ) - constantly, perpetually

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of satata

satata - continuous, constant, perpetual; (adv.) constantly

Note: Used adverbially

द्विजैः (dvijaiḥ) - by brahmins, by twice-born

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of dvija

dvija - twice-born (a brahmin, kshatriya, or vaishya); a bird; a snake; a tooth

Compound type : bahuvrihi (dvi+janman)

• dvi – two
  numeral
• janman – birth, origin
  noun (neuter)
  Root: jan (class 4)

संस्कृताः (saṁskṛtāḥ) - consecrated, purified, refined

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, plural of saṃskṛta

saṁskṛta - consecrated, purified, refined, adorned, prepared

past passive participle

Prefix: sam

Root: kṛ (class 8)

किल (kila) - indeed, it is said, certainly

(indeclinable)

मन्त्रैः (mantraiḥ) - by mantras, by sacred chants

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of mantra

mantra - sacred utterance, hymn, prayer, mystical formula

Root: man (class 4)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

ते (te) - they

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, he, she, it (demonstrative pronoun)

अपि (api) - also, even, too

(indeclinable)

स्वर्गं (svargaṁ) - heaven

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of svarga

svarga - heaven, celestial world, abode of the gods

अवाप्नुवन् (avāpnuvan) - attained, reached

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of ava-√āp

Prefix: ava

Root: āp (class 5)