महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-9, chapter-37, verse-11

वर्तमाने तथा यज्ञे पुष्करस्थे पितामहे ।
अब्रुवन्नृषयो राजन्नायं यज्ञो महाफलः ।
न दृश्यते सरिच्छ्रेष्ठा यस्मादिह सरस्वती ॥११॥

11. vartamāne tathā yajñe puṣkarasthe pitāmahe ,
abruvannṛṣayo rājannāyaṁ yajño mahāphalaḥ ,
na dṛśyate saricchreṣṭhā yasmādiha sarasvatī.

11. vartamāne tathā yajñe puṣkarasthe
pitāmahe abruvan ṛṣayaḥ rājan na
ayam yajñaḥ mahāphalaḥ na dṛśyate
saricchreṣṭhā yasmāt iha sarasvatī

11. rājan tathā yajñe vartamāne pitāmahe
puṣkarasthe ṛṣayaḥ abruvan ayam
yajñaḥ mahāphalaḥ na yasmāt iha
saricchreṣṭhā sarasvatī na dṛśyate

11. O King, while that Vedic ritual (yajña) was in progress, and the Grandfather (Brahma) was situated in Puṣkara, the sages said, 'This Vedic ritual (yajña) will not bear great fruit, because the best of rivers, Sarasvatī, is not seen here.'

Words meanings summery:

• वर्तमाने (vartamāne) - while ongoing, in progress

• तथा (tathā) - thus, and, in that manner

• यज्ञे (yajñe) - in the Vedic ritual (yajña)

• पुष्करस्थे (puṣkarasthe) - situated in Puṣkara

• पितामहे (pitāmahe) - Referring to Brahma (in the Grandfather (Brahma))

• अब्रुवन् (abruvan) - they said

• ऋषयः (ṛṣayaḥ) - the sages

• राजन् (rājan) - O King

• न (na) - not

• अयम् (ayam) - this

• यज्ञः (yajñaḥ) - Vedic ritual (yajña)

• महाफलः (mahāphalaḥ) - of great fruit, greatly fruitful

• न (na) - not

• दृश्यते (dṛśyate) - is seen

• सरिच्छ्रेष्ठा (saricchreṣṭhā) - Referring to the Sarasvatī river (the best of rivers)

• यस्मात् (yasmāt) - because, from which

• इह (iha) - here, in this world

• सरस्वती (sarasvatī) - Referring to the sacred Sarasvatī river. (Sarasvatī (river/goddess))

Words meanings and morphology

वर्तमाने (vartamāne) - while ongoing, in progress

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of vartamāna

vartamāna - present, existing, continuing, ongoing

Present Active Participle (Middle Voice)

Root: vṛt (class 1)

Note: Used in a locative absolute construction, agreeing with yajñe

तथा (tathā) - thus, and, in that manner

(indeclinable)

यज्ञे (yajñe) - in the Vedic ritual (yajña)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of yajña

yajña - Vedic ritual, sacrifice

Root: yaj (class 1)

पुष्करस्थे (puṣkarasthe) - situated in Puṣkara

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of puṣkarastha

puṣkarastha - staying in Puṣkara, situated in Puṣkara

Compound type : saptamī tatpurusha (puṣkara+stha)

• puṣkara – lotus, water, name of a sacred place
  proper noun (neuter)
• stha – standing, situated, being in
  adjective (masculine)
  Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Used in a locative absolute construction, agreeing with pitāmahe

पितामहे (pitāmahe) - Referring to Brahma (in the Grandfather (Brahma))

(proper noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of pitāmaha

pitāmaha - grandfather (here, a reference to Brahma)

Note: Used in a locative absolute construction

अब्रुवन् (abruvan) - they said

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of brū

Imperfect Active

Root: brū (class 2)

ऋषयः (ṛṣayaḥ) - the sages

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of ṛṣi

ṛṣi - sage, seer

राजन् (rājan) - O King

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler

Root: rāj (class 1)

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

अयम् (ayam) - this

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, he, she, it

यज्ञः (yajñaḥ) - Vedic ritual (yajña)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yajña

yajña - Vedic ritual, sacrifice

Root: yaj (class 1)

महाफलः (mahāphalaḥ) - of great fruit, greatly fruitful

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahāphala

mahāphala - having great fruit, very fruitful, of great reward

Compound type : bahuvrihi (mahā+phala)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective (masculine)
• phala – fruit, result, reward
  noun (neuter)

Note: Agreeing with yajñaḥ

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

दृश्यते (dṛśyate) - is seen

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present (laṭ) of dṛś

Present Passive

Root: dṛś (class 1)

सरिच्छ्रेष्ठा (saricchreṣṭhā) - Referring to the Sarasvatī river (the best of rivers)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of saricchreṣṭhā

saricchreṣṭhā - best of rivers (epithet for Sarasvatī)

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī tatpurusha (sarit+śreṣṭhā)

• sarit – river, stream
  noun (feminine)
• śreṣṭhā – best, most excellent, supreme
  adjective (feminine)

यस्मात् (yasmāt) - because, from which

(pronoun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, what, that

Note: Functions as a causal conjunction 'because'

इह (iha) - here, in this world

(indeclinable)

सरस्वती (sarasvatī) - Referring to the sacred Sarasvatī river. (Sarasvatī (river/goddess))

(proper noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of sarasvatī

sarasvatī - Sarasvatī (name of a river and a goddess of knowledge)