महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-210, verse-16

हविर्वेद्यां तदादानं कुशलैः संप्रवर्तितम् ।
तदेते नोपसर्पन्ति यत्र चाग्निः स्थितो भवेत् ॥१६॥

16. havirvedyāṁ tadādānaṁ kuśalaiḥ saṁpravartitam ,
tadete nopasarpanti yatra cāgniḥ sthito bhavet.

16. haviḥ vedyām tad ādānam kuśalaiḥ saṃpravartitam tat
ete na upasarpanti yatra ca agniḥ sthitaḥ bhavet

16. When the offering (havis) is properly placed and accepted on the altar by experts, then (unwanted entities) do not approach the place where the ritual fire (agni) is situated.

Words meanings summery:

• हविः (haviḥ) - offering for a ritual (oblation, offering)

• वेद्याम् (vedyām) - on the altar

• तद् (tad) - then, referring to the subsequent action (that, then)

• आदानम् (ādānam) - acceptance of the offering (taking, acceptance, receipt)

• कुशलैः (kuśalaiḥ) - by ritual experts (by experts, by skilled persons)

• संप्रवर्तितम् (saṁpravartitam) - properly performed/conducted (caused to proceed, performed, commenced, set in motion)

• तत् (tat) - then (then, so)

• एते (ete) - those (unwanted entities, implied from context) (these (masculine plural))

• न (na) - not

• उपसर्पन्ति (upasarpanti) - they do not approach (they approach)

• यत्र (yatra) - where

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• अग्निः (agniḥ) - the ritual fire (fire, ritual fire, Agni (the deity))

• स्थितः (sthitaḥ) - present, situated (situated, standing, present)

• भवेत् (bhavet) - is (potential mood implies "where it might be found" or simply "where it is") (may be, should be)

Words meanings and morphology

हविः (haviḥ) - offering for a ritual (oblation, offering)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of havis

havis - oblation, offering, ghee

वेद्याम् (vedyām) - on the altar

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of vedi

vedi - altar, sacrificial ground

तद् (tad) - then, referring to the subsequent action (that, then)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, then

Note: Functions as an indeclinable 'then' or adverbial. In 'tadādānam' it is part of a compound/sandhi.

आदानम् (ādānam) - acceptance of the offering (taking, acceptance, receipt)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of ādāna

ādāna - taking, receiving, acceptance

Derived from ā-dā (to take)

Prefix: ā

Root: dā (class 3)

कुशलैः (kuśalaiḥ) - by ritual experts (by experts, by skilled persons)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of kuśala

kuśala - skillful, expert, proficient; well-being

Note: Functions substantively here, referring to 'skilled persons'.

संप्रवर्तितम् (saṁpravartitam) - properly performed/conducted (caused to proceed, performed, commenced, set in motion)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of saṃpravartita

saṁpravartita - commenced, performed, set in motion, brought about

Past Passive Participle

Derived from saṃ-pra-vṛt

Prefixes: sam+pra

Root: vṛt (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'ādānam' in gender, number, case.

तत् (tat) - then (then, so)

(indeclinable)

एते (ete) - those (unwanted entities, implied from context) (these (masculine plural))

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of etad

etad - this, these

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

उपसर्पन्ति (upasarpanti) - they do not approach (they approach)

(verb)

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

Present active indicative, 3rd person plural

Prefix: upa

Root: sṛp (class 1)

यत्र (yatra) - where

(indeclinable)

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

अग्निः (agniḥ) - the ritual fire (fire, ritual fire, Agni (the deity))

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of agni

agni - fire, sacrificial fire, the god Agni

स्थितः (sthitaḥ) - present, situated (situated, standing, present)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sthita

sthita - standing, situated, abiding, firm

Past Passive Participle

Derived from sthā (to stand)

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'agniḥ' in gender, number, case.

भवेत् (bhavet) - is (potential mood implies "where it might be found" or simply "where it is") (may be, should be)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, potential (vidhi-liṅ) of bhū

Potential active, 3rd person singular

Root: bhū (class 1)