महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-211, verse-27

अग्निं रजस्वला चेत्स्त्री संस्पृशेदग्निहोत्रिकम् ।
इष्टिरष्टाकपालेन कार्या दस्युमतेऽग्नये ॥२७॥

27. agniṁ rajasvalā cetstrī saṁspṛśedagnihotrikam ,
iṣṭiraṣṭākapālena kāryā dasyumate'gnaye.

27. agnim rajasvalā cet strī saṃspṛśet agnihotrikam
iṣṭiḥ aṣṭākapālena kāryā dasyumate agnaye

27. If a menstruating woman (rajasvalā strī) should touch the Agnihotra fire, then an offering (iṣṭi) with an eight-potsherd cake should be performed for Agni, specifically to Dasyumat (the one who possesses Dasyus).

Words meanings summery:

• अग्निम् (agnim) - the Agnihotra fire (as modified by 'agnihotrikam') (fire)

• रजस्वला (rajasvalā) - a menstruating woman (menstruating)

• चेत् (cet) - if

• स्त्री (strī) - woman

• संस्पृशेत् (saṁspṛśet) - should touch

• अग्निहोत्रिकम् (agnihotrikam) - referring to the Agnihotra fire, the sacred domestic fire for daily offerings (pertaining to Agnihotra)

• 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

• दस्युमते (dasyumate) - for Agni in the form of Dasyumat, an epithet of Agni (associated with robbers/Dasyus) (for the one having Dasyus, for Dasyumat)

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

Words meanings and morphology

अग्निम् (agnim) - the Agnihotra fire (as modified by 'agnihotrikam') (fire)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of agni

agni - fire, the deity Agni

रजस्वला (rajasvalā) - a menstruating woman (menstruating)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of rajasvalā

rajasvalā - menstruating woman, a woman in her courses

चेत् (cet) - if

(indeclinable)

स्त्री (strī) - woman

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of strī

strī - woman, female

संस्पृशेत् (saṁspṛśet) - should touch

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhiliṅ) of saṃspṛś

Prefix: sam

Root: spṛś (class 6)

अग्निहोत्रिकम् (agnihotrikam) - referring to the Agnihotra fire, the sacred domestic fire for daily offerings (pertaining to Agnihotra)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of agnihotrika

agnihotrika - pertaining to the Agnihotra (sacrifice/fire)

Suffix -ika added to agnihotra

Note: Agrees with 'agnim'.

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).

दस्युमते (dasyumate) - for Agni in the form of Dasyumat, an epithet of Agni (associated with robbers/Dasyus) (for the one having Dasyus, for Dasyumat)

(noun)

Dative, masculine, singular of dasyumat

dasyumat - having Dasyus, associated with Dasyus; an epithet/form of Agni

Suffix -mat added to dasyu

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