महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-36, verse-32

अस्ति मासः प्रतिनिधिर्यथा प्राहुर्मनीषिणः ।
पूतिकानिव सोमस्य तथेदं क्रियतामिति ॥३२॥

32. asti māsaḥ pratinidhiryathā prāhurmanīṣiṇaḥ ,
pūtikāniva somasya tathedaṁ kriyatāmiti.

32. asti māsaḥ pratinidhiḥ yathā prāhuḥ manīṣiṇaḥ
pūtikān iva somasya tathā idam kriyatām iti

32. There is a substitute month, just as the wise ones declare. Therefore, let this (arrangement) be made, just as pūtika plants are used as a substitute for Soma.

Words meanings summery:

• अस्ति (asti) - is, exists

• मासः (māsaḥ) - month

• प्रतिनिधिः (pratinidhiḥ) - substitute, representative

• यथा (yathā) - just as, as, according as

• प्राहुः (prāhuḥ) - they say, they declare

• मनीषिणः (manīṣiṇaḥ) - the wise, thinkers, intelligent ones

• पूतिकान् (pūtikān) - Pūtika plants (a substitute for Soma)

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• सोमस्य (somasya) - of Soma, for Soma

• तथा (tathā) - so, thus, accordingly

• इदम् (idam) - Refers to the arrangement of counting months as years. (this)

• क्रियताम् (kriyatām) - let it be done, may it be performed

• इति (iti) - Marks the end of a quote or thought. (thus, so (quotative))

Words meanings and morphology

अस्ति (asti) - is, exists

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present indicative (laṭ) of as

Present Indicative

From root as (class 2)

Root: as (class 2)

मासः (māsaḥ) - month

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of māsa

māsa - month, moon

प्रतिनिधिः (pratinidhiḥ) - substitute, representative

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pratinidhi

pratinidhi - substitute, representative, pledge

Derived from prati + ni + dhā (to place)

Prefixes: prati+ni

Root: dhā (class 3)

यथा (yathā) - just as, as, according as

(indeclinable)

प्राहुः (prāhuḥ) - they say, they declare

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, perfect (liṭ) of pra-ah

Perfect tense

From root ah (often considered a deficient verb, used in perfect āha) with pra prefix

Prefix: pra

Root: ah (class 2)

मनीषिणः (manīṣiṇaḥ) - the wise, thinkers, intelligent ones

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of manīṣin

manīṣin - wise, intelligent, learned person, thinker

Derived from manīṣā (intellect)

Root: man

Note: Subject of prāhuḥ.

पूतिकान् (pūtikān) - Pūtika plants (a substitute for Soma)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of pūtika

pūtika - A plant (often identified as Guilandina bonduc) used as a substitute for Soma in Vedic rituals.

Note: Accusative due to implied verb 'are used as' with iva.

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

सोमस्य (somasya) - of Soma, for Soma

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of soma

soma - name of a plant, its juice (used in Vedic rituals); the moon

Root: su

Note: Implies 'in place of Soma' or 'for Soma's purpose.'

तथा (tathā) - so, thus, accordingly

(indeclinable)

इदम् (idam) - Refers to the arrangement of counting months as years. (this)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this, this here (demonstrative pronoun)

Note: Subject of the passive imperative.

क्रियताम् (kriyatām) - let it be done, may it be performed

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present imperative (loṭ) of kṛ

Present Imperative Passive

From root kṛ (class 8) in passive voice, tām ending.

Root: kṛ (class 8)

इति (iti) - Marks the end of a quote or thought. (thus, so (quotative))

(indeclinable)