महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-277, verse-28

अथोपोष्य शिरःस्नाता दैवतान्यभिगम्य सा ।
हुत्वाग्निं विधिवद्विप्रान्वाचयामास पर्वणि ॥२८॥

28. athopoṣya śiraḥsnātā daivatānyabhigamya sā ,
hutvāgniṁ vidhivadviprānvācayāmāsa parvaṇi.

28. atha upoṣya śiraḥsnātā daivatāni abhigamya sā
hutvā agnim vidhivat viprān vācayāmāsa parvaṇi

28. Then, after fasting, taking a ritual head bath, and approaching the deities, she offered oblations to the fire according to the prescribed rites, and on that auspicious day, she made the Brahmins recite blessings.

Words meanings summery:

• अथ (atha) - then, now, moreover

• उपोष्य (upoṣya) - having fasted, having abstained

• शिरःस्नाता (śiraḥsnātā) - one who has bathed her head, having taken a ritual head bath

• दैवतानि (daivatāni) - deities, divine beings

• अभिगम्य (abhigamya) - having approached, having gone towards

• सा (sā) - she

• हुत्वा (hutvā) - having offered oblation, having sacrificed

• अग्निम् (agnim) - fire, sacrificial fire

• विधिवत् (vidhivat) - according to rule, properly, lawfully

• विप्रान् (viprān) - Brahmins, learned ones

• वाचयामास (vācayāmāsa) - made them recite, caused to speak, made to bless

• पर्वणि (parvaṇi) - on an auspicious day, on a junction period, on a festival

Words meanings and morphology

अथ (atha) - then, now, moreover

(indeclinable)

उपोष्य (upoṣya) - having fasted, having abstained

(indeclinable)

Gerund (Absolutive)

Derived from the root `vas` (to dwell, fast) with the prefix `upa-` (near, intensely), forming an absolutive.

Prefix: upa

Root: vas (class 2)

शिरःस्नाता (śiraḥsnātā) - one who has bathed her head, having taken a ritual head bath

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of śiraḥsnātā

śiraḥsnātā - one who has bathed her head, having performed a ritual head bath

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (śiras+snāta)

• śiras – head
  noun (neuter)
• snāta – bathed, purified
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from the root `snā` (to bathe).
  Root: snā (class 2)

दैवतानि (daivatāni) - deities, divine beings

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, plural of daivata

daivata - deity, divine being, sacred object

Derived from `deva` (god).

अभिगम्य (abhigamya) - having approached, having gone towards

(indeclinable)

Gerund (Absolutive)

Derived from the root `gam` (to go) with the prefix `abhi-` (towards, to), forming an absolutive.

Prefix: abhi

Root: gam (class 1)

सा (sā) - she

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, she, it

हुत्वा (hutvā) - having offered oblation, having sacrificed

(indeclinable)

Gerund (Absolutive)

Derived from the root `hu` (to offer oblation, sacrifice), forming an absolutive.

Root: hu (class 3)

अग्निम् (agnim) - fire, sacrificial fire

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of agni

agni - fire, god of fire, sacrificial fire

विधिवत् (vidhivat) - according to rule, properly, lawfully

(indeclinable)

Derived from `vidhi` (rule, rite) with the suffix `-vat` (like, according to).

विप्रान् (viprān) - Brahmins, learned ones

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of vipra

vipra - Brahmin, priest, inspired, wise, learned

वाचयामास (vācayāmāsa) - made them recite, caused to speak, made to bless

(verb)

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

Causative Periphrastic Perfect

Causative of root `vac` (to speak) + `āmāsa` (auxiliary for periphrastic perfect).

Root: vac (class 2)

पर्वणि (parvaṇi) - on an auspicious day, on a junction period, on a festival

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of parvan

parvan - knot, joint, section, limb, festival, auspicious time, division