महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-211, verse-26

यद्यग्नयो हि स्पृश्येयुर्निवेशस्था दवाग्निना ।
इष्टिरष्टाकपालेन कार्या तु शुचयेऽग्नये ॥२६॥

26. yadyagnayo hi spṛśyeyurniveśasthā davāgninā ,
iṣṭiraṣṭākapālena kāryā tu śucaye'gnaye.

26. yadi agnayaḥ hi spṛśyeyuḥ niveśasthāḥ davāgninā
iṣṭiḥ aṣṭākapālena kāryā tu śucaye agnaye

26. If the domestic fires are indeed touched by a forest fire, then an offering (iṣṭi) with an eight-potsherd cake should be performed for Agni, specifically to Śuci (the pure).

Words meanings summery:

• यदि (yadi) - if

• अग्नयः (agnayaḥ) - sacrificial fires (plural) (fires)

• हि (hi) - indeed, surely

• स्पृश्येयुः (spṛśyeyuḥ) - should be touched

• निवेशस्थाः (niveśasthāḥ) - situated in the dwelling, domestic

• दवाग्निना (davāgninā) - by a forest fire

• इष्टिः (iṣṭiḥ) - a specific ritual offering, typically a cake baked on potsherds (offering, sacrifice, desire)

• अष्टाकपालेन (aṣṭākapālena) - by a puroḍāśa (cake) baked on eight potsherds (by an eight-potsherd (cake))

• कार्या (kāryā) - should be done, to be performed

• तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

• शुचये (śucaye) - for Agni in the form of Śuci, an epithet of Agni (for the pure, for Śuci)

• अग्नये (agnaye) - for the deity Agni (for fire, for Agni)

Words meanings and morphology

यदि (yadi) - if

(indeclinable)

अग्नयः (agnayaḥ) - sacrificial fires (plural) (fires)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of agni

agni - fire, the deity Agni

हि (hi) - indeed, surely

(indeclinable)

स्पृश्येयुः (spṛśyeyuḥ) - should be touched

(verb)

3rd person , plural, passive, optative (vidhiliṅ) of spṛś

Root: spṛś (class 6)

निवेशस्थाः (niveśasthāḥ) - situated in the dwelling, domestic

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of niveśastha

niveśastha - situated in a dwelling, domestic

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (niveśa+stha)

• niveśa – dwelling, house, entrance
  noun (masculine)
• stha – standing, situated, being in
  adjective (masculine)
  agent noun/adjective from root sthā
  Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'agnayaḥ'.

दवाग्निना (davāgninā) - by a forest fire

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of davāgni

davāgni - forest fire

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dava+agni)

• dava – forest, wood
  noun (masculine)
• agni – fire, Agni
  noun (masculine)

इष्टिः (iṣṭiḥ) - a specific ritual offering, typically a cake baked on potsherds (offering, sacrifice, desire)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of iṣṭi

iṣṭi - offering, sacrifice, ritual, desire

Root: yaj (class 1)

अष्टाकपालेन (aṣṭākapālena) - by a puroḍāśa (cake) baked on eight potsherds (by an eight-potsherd (cake))

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of aṣṭākapāla

aṣṭākapāla - having eight potsherds; an offering cake (puroḍāśa) baked on eight potsherds

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (aṣṭan+kapāla)

• aṣṭan – eight
  numeral
• kapāla – potsherd, skull, bowl
  noun (neuter)

Note: Refers to a specific type of sacrificial cake (puroḍāśa).

कार्या (kāryā) - should be done, to be performed

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of kārya

kārya - to be done, to be made, duty, purpose

Gerundive

Suffix -ya added to root kṛ

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Agrees with 'iṣṭiḥ' (feminine).

तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

(indeclinable)

शुचये (śucaye) - for Agni in the form of Śuci, an epithet of Agni (for the pure, for Śuci)

(noun)

Dative, masculine, singular of śuci

śuci - pure, clean, bright; an epithet/form of Agni

Note: Used as an epithet for Agni.

अग्नये (agnaye) - for the deity Agni (for fire, for Agni)

(noun)

Dative, masculine, singular of agni

agni - fire, the deity Agni