महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-210, verse-17

चितोऽग्निरुद्वहन्यज्ञं पक्षाभ्यां तान्प्रबाधते ।
मन्त्रैः प्रशमिता ह्येते नेष्टं मुष्णन्ति यज्ञियम् ॥१७॥

17. cito'gnirudvahanyajñaṁ pakṣābhyāṁ tānprabādhate ,
mantraiḥ praśamitā hyete neṣṭaṁ muṣṇanti yajñiyam.

17. citaḥ agniḥ udvahan yajñam pakṣābhyām tān prabādhate
mantraiḥ praśamitāḥ hi ete na iṣṭam muṣṇanti yajñiyam

17. The consecrated fire (agni), by performing the Vedic ritual (yajña) with its (metaphorical) two wings, repels those (unwanted entities). Indeed, these (entities), when appeased by sacred chants (mantras), do not steal the valuable sacrificial (offerings).

Words meanings summery:

• चितः (citaḥ) - consecrated (altar) (piled, built, consecrated)

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

• उद्वहन् (udvahan) - performing (the sacrifice) (carrying, bearing, performing)

• यज्ञम् (yajñam) - the specific sacrifice being performed (sacrifice, ritual (yajña))

• पक्षाभ्याम् (pakṣābhyām) - with its (metaphorical) two wings (referring to the altar's structure or Agni's power) (with two wings, with two sides)

• तान् (tān) - those (unwanted entities from previous verse) (them (masculine plural))

• प्रबाधते (prabādhate) - repels (the entities) (obstructs, repels, hinders)

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

• प्रशमिताः (praśamitāḥ) - appeased, rendered harmless (calmed, pacified, appeased)

• हि (hi) - indeed (indeed, for, because)

• एते (ete) - these (unwanted entities) (these (masculine plural))

• न (na) - not

• इष्टम् (iṣṭam) - desired sacrificial offering (desired, wished for, sacrificed, offering)

• मुष्णन्ति (muṣṇanti) - they steal, they seize (they steal, they plunder)

• यज्ञियम् (yajñiyam) - sacrificial (offering) (sacrificial, pertaining to sacrifice, worthy of sacrifice)

Words meanings and morphology

चितः (citaḥ) - consecrated (altar) (piled, built, consecrated)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of cita

cita - piled, heaped up, built, collected, consecrated

Past Passive Participle

Derived from ci (to pile)

Root: ci (class 5)

Note: Agrees with 'agniḥ'.

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

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of agni

agni - fire, sacrificial fire, the god Agni

उद्वहन् (udvahan) - performing (the sacrifice) (carrying, bearing, performing)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of udvahat

udvahat - carrying up, bearing, performing

Present Active Participle

Derived from ud-vah

Prefix: ud

Root: vah (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'agniḥ'.

यज्ञम् (yajñam) - the specific sacrifice being performed (sacrifice, ritual (yajña))

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of yajña

yajña - sacrifice, devotion, worship, religious rite

From root yaj (to worship)

Root: yaj (class 1)

पक्षाभ्याम् (pakṣābhyām) - with its (metaphorical) two wings (referring to the altar's structure or Agni's power) (with two wings, with two sides)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, dual of pakṣa

pakṣa - wing, side, party, half (of a lunar month)

तान् (tān) - those (unwanted entities from previous verse) (them (masculine plural))

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, those

प्रबाधते (prabādhate) - repels (the entities) (obstructs, repels, hinders)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of prabādh

Present middle indicative, 3rd person singular

Prefix: pra

Root: bādh (class 1)

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

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of mantra

mantra - sacred utterance, hymn, prayer, mystical formula

From root man (to think)

Root: man (class 4)

प्रशमिताः (praśamitāḥ) - appeased, rendered harmless (calmed, pacified, appeased)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of praśamita

praśamita - calmed, pacified, extinguished, subdued

Past Passive Participle

Derived from pra-śam

Prefix: pra

Root: śam (class 4)

Note: Agrees with 'ete'.

हि (hi) - indeed (indeed, for, because)

(indeclinable)

एते (ete) - these (unwanted entities) (these (masculine plural))

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of etad

etad - this, these

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

इष्टम् (iṣṭam) - desired sacrificial offering (desired, wished for, sacrificed, offering)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of iṣṭa

iṣṭa - desired, wished; sacrificed, worshipped; an offering

Past Passive Participle

Derived from yaj (to worship, to sacrifice), with irregular formation (yaj > iṣṭa)

Root: yaj (class 1)

Note: Functions substantively here, agreeing with 'yajñiyam'.

मुष्णन्ति (muṣṇanti) - they steal, they seize (they steal, they plunder)

(verb)

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

Present active indicative, 3rd person plural

Root: muṣ (class 9)

यज्ञियम् (yajñiyam) - sacrificial (offering) (sacrificial, pertaining to sacrifice, worthy of sacrifice)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of yajñiya

yajñiya - sacrificial, pertaining to sacrifice, suitable for sacrifice

Gerundive/Future Passive Participle

Derived from yajña + īya

Root: yajña

Note: Agrees with 'iṣṭam'.