महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-220, verse-5

स्कन्द उवाच ।
हव्यं कव्यं च यत्किंचिद्द्विजा मन्त्रपुरस्कृतम् ।
होष्यन्त्यग्नौ सदा देवि स्वाहेत्युक्त्वा समुद्यतम् ॥५॥

5. skanda uvāca ,
havyaṁ kavyaṁ ca yatkiṁciddvijā mantrapuraskṛtam ,
hoṣyantyagnau sadā devi svāhetyuktvā samudyatam.

5. skandaḥ uvāca havyam kavyam ca yatkiñcit dvijā mantrapuraskṛtam
hoṣyanti agnau sadā devi svāhā iti uktvā samudyatam

5. Skanda said: 'O goddess, whatever prepared oblations (havya) for the gods and offerings (kavya) for the ancestors, consecrated by sacred utterances (mantras), Brahmins (dvija) will always offer into Agni, uttering "Svāhā".'

Words meanings summery:

• स्कन्दः (skandaḥ) - Skanda

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• हव्यम् (havyam) - oblation for gods

• कव्यम् (kavyam) - oblation for ancestors

• च (ca) - and, also

• यत्किञ्चित् (yatkiñcit) - whatever, whatsoever

• द्विजा (dvijā) - Brahmins (plural, as the agents of offering) (twice-born, Brahmin)

• मन्त्रपुरस्कृतम् (mantrapuraskṛtam) - accompanied by mantras, consecrated by sacred utterances

• होष्यन्ति (hoṣyanti) - they will sacrifice, they will offer

• अग्नौ (agnau) - into Agni (the deity) (in fire)

• सदा (sadā) - always, ever, perpetually

• देवि (devi) - O goddess (addressing Svāhā) (goddess)

• स्वाहा (svāhā) - The sacred exclamation 'Svāhā' (Svāhā (a divine exclamation used in offerings, or the personification of it))

• इति (iti) - marking direct speech or quotation (thus, so)

• उक्त्वा (uktvā) - having said, having spoken

• समुद्यतम् (samudyatam) - prepared (referring to the offerings) (prepared, ready, undertaken)

Words meanings and morphology

स्कन्दः (skandaḥ) - Skanda

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of skanda

skanda - Skanda, Kartikeya, god of war

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of vac

perfect tense of root vac

Root: vac (class 2)

हव्यम् (havyam) - oblation for gods

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of havya

havya - oblation, offering to gods

Gerundive

Derived from root hu (to offer)

Root: hu (class 3)

कव्यम् (kavyam) - oblation for ancestors

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of kavya

kavya - oblation, offering to ancestors

Gerundive

Derived from kavi (sage) or from root ku (to sound, to praise)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

यत्किञ्चित् (yatkiñcit) - whatever, whatsoever

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of yatkiñcit

yatkiñcit - whatever, whatsoever

Compound type : karmadhāraya (yat+kiñcit)

• yat – which, that, what
  pronoun (neuter)
• kiñcit – something, anything, a little
  pronoun (neuter)

Note: Used here as an adjective for havya and kavya.

द्विजा (dvijā) - Brahmins (plural, as the agents of offering) (twice-born, Brahmin)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of dvija

dvija - twice-born, Brahmin, bird, tooth

Note: The form dvijā is used here for dvijāḥ (masculine nominative plural) to match the plural verb hoṣyanti.

मन्त्रपुरस्कृतम् (mantrapuraskṛtam) - accompanied by mantras, consecrated by sacred utterances

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of mantrapuraskṛta

mantrapuraskṛta - accompanied by sacred utterances (mantras), consecrated by sacred utterances

Past Passive Participle (implied)

compound of mantra and puraskṛta

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (mantra+puraskṛta)

• mantra – sacred utterance, hymn, incantation
  noun (masculine)
  Root: man (class 4)
• puraskṛta – honored, respected, preceded by, accompanied by
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  from prefix puras and root kṛ
  Prefix: puras
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Modifies havyam and kavyam.

होष्यन्ति (hoṣyanti) - they will sacrifice, they will offer

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, future (lṛṭ) of hu

future tense of root hu (3rd class)

Root: hu (class 3)

Note: Subject is dvijā (Brahmins).

अग्नौ (agnau) - into Agni (the deity) (in fire)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of agni

agni - fire, god of fire

सदा (sadā) - always, ever, perpetually

(indeclinable)

देवि (devi) - O goddess (addressing Svāhā) (goddess)

(noun)

Vocative, feminine, singular of devi

devi - goddess, divine lady

स्वाहा (svāhā) - The sacred exclamation 'Svāhā' (Svāhā (a divine exclamation used in offerings, or the personification of it))

(proper noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of svāhā

svāhā - Svāhā, an exclamation used in offering oblations to the gods, personified as a goddess

Note: Used as an exclamation here.

इति (iti) - marking direct speech or quotation (thus, so)

(indeclinable)

उक्त्वा (uktvā) - having said, having spoken

(indeclinable)

Absolutive/Gerund

absolutive form from root vac

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Functions adverbially.

समुद्यतम् (samudyatam) - prepared (referring to the offerings) (prepared, ready, undertaken)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of samudyata

samudyata - prepared, ready, undertaken, commenced

Past Passive Participle

From prefix sam-ud and root yam (to hold, to restrain)

Prefixes: sam+ud

Root: yam (class 1)

Note: Modifies havyam and kavyam.