महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-9, chapter-40, verse-12

अवकीर्णे सरस्वत्यास्तीर्थे प्रज्वाल्य पावकम् ।
बको दाल्भ्यो महाराज नियमं परमास्थितः ।
स तैरेव जुहावास्य राष्ट्रं मांसैर्महातपाः ॥१२॥

12. avakīrṇe sarasvatyāstīrthe prajvālya pāvakam ,
bako dālbhyo mahārāja niyamaṁ paramāsthitaḥ ,
sa taireva juhāvāsya rāṣṭraṁ māṁsairmahātapāḥ.

12. avakīrṇe sarasvatyāḥ tīrthe prajvālya
pāvakam bakaḥ dālbhyaḥ mahārāja
niyamam paramāsthitaḥ saḥ taiḥ eva
juhāva asya rāṣṭram māṃsaiḥ mahātapāḥ

12. mahārāja avakīrṇe sarasvatyāḥ tīrthe
pāvakam prajvālya niyamam paramāsthitaḥ
mahātapāḥ bakaḥ dālbhyaḥ saḥ
taiḥ eva māṃsaiḥ asya rāṣṭram juhāva

12. O Great King, Baka Dālbhya, who was firmly established in his vow (niyama) and possessed of great austerity (tapas), having kindled the fire in a secluded sacred bathing place (tīrtha) on the Sarasvati river, offered a kingdom with those very meats (as an oblation for its destruction).

Words meanings summery:

• अवकीर्णे (avakīrṇe) - scattered, diffused, secluded, abandoned

• सरस्वत्याः (sarasvatyāḥ) - of the Sarasvati river (of Sarasvati (river or goddess))

• तीर्थे (tīrthe) - in a sacred bathing place, in a ford, in a shrine

• प्रज्वाल्य (prajvālya) - having kindled, having ignited, having set ablaze

• पावकम् (pāvakam) - fire, purifier, sacred fire

• बकः (bakaḥ) - Baka (a proper noun, name of a sage)

• दाल्भ्यः (dālbhyaḥ) - Dālbhya (a patronymic, descendant of Dalbha)

• महाराज (mahārāja) - Addressing Dhṛtarāṣṭra (O Great King, O sovereign)

• नियमम् (niyamam) - vow, religious observance, self-restraint, rule

• परमास्थितः (paramāsthitaḥ) - firmly established in, devoted to, intensely observing

• सः (saḥ) - refers to Baka Dālbhya (he, that)

• तैः (taiḥ) - with those very meats (by those, with those)

• एव (eva) - just, only, indeed, very

• जुहाव (juhāva) - he offered (as an oblation), he sacrificed

• अस्य (asya) - of the king being cursed by Baka Dālbhya (of him, of this)

• राष्ट्रम् (rāṣṭram) - kingdom, realm, country

• मांसैः (māṁsaiḥ) - with meats, by means of flesh

• महातपाः (mahātapāḥ) - of great austerity, possessing great ascetic power

Words meanings and morphology

अवकीर्णे (avakīrṇe) - scattered, diffused, secluded, abandoned

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, singular of avakīrṇa

avakīrṇa - scattered, diffused, spread, covered, secluded, abandoned, neglected

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root kīr with prefix ava-

Prefix: ava

Root: kīr (class 6)

Note: Agrees with tīrthe

सरस्वत्याः (sarasvatyāḥ) - of the Sarasvati river (of Sarasvati (river or goddess))

(proper noun)

Genitive, feminine, singular of sarasvatī

sarasvatī - Sarasvati (a sacred river, goddess of wisdom and arts)

तीर्थे (tīrthe) - in a sacred bathing place, in a ford, in a shrine

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of tīrtha

tīrtha - a sacred bathing place, a ford, a shrine, a holy place, a guru, a teacher

प्रज्वाल्य (prajvālya) - having kindled, having ignited, having set ablaze

(indeclinable)

Absolutive

Derived from root jval with prefix pra- and -ya suffix (causative stem)

Prefix: pra

Root: jval (class 1)

पावकम् (pāvakam) - fire, purifier, sacred fire

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of pāvaka

pāvaka - fire, purifier, sacred fire, clean, pure

Root: pū (class 1)

बकः (bakaḥ) - Baka (a proper noun, name of a sage)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of baka

baka - Baka (name of a sage, also a crane, a cheat)

दाल्भ्यः (dālbhyaḥ) - Dālbhya (a patronymic, descendant of Dalbha)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dālbhya

dālbhya - descendant of Dalbha (a sage's name)

महाराज (mahārāja) - Addressing Dhṛtarāṣṭra (O Great King, O sovereign)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of mahārāja

mahārāja - great king, sovereign, emperor

Compound type : karmadharaya (mahat+rājan)

• mahat – great, large, important, mighty
  adjective (neuter)
• rājan – king, ruler, prince
  noun (masculine)

नियमम् (niyamam) - vow, religious observance, self-restraint, rule

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of niyama

niyama - vow, religious observance, self-restraint, rule, discipline

Prefix: ni

Root: yam (class 1)

परमास्थितः (paramāsthitaḥ) - firmly established in, devoted to, intensely observing

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of paramāsthita

paramāsthita - firmly established, standing in the highest degree, intensely observing

Compound type : tatpurusha (parama+āsthita)

• parama – supreme, highest, excellent, ultimate
  adjective (masculine)
• āsthita – stood upon, resorted to, entered upon, observing, established
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root sthā with prefix ā-
  Prefix: ā
  Root: sthā (class 1)

सः (saḥ) - refers to Baka Dālbhya (he, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

तैः (taiḥ) - with those very meats (by those, with those)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, neuter, plural of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to 'māṃsaiḥ'

एव (eva) - just, only, indeed, very

(indeclinable)

जुहाव (juhāva) - he offered (as an oblation), he sacrificed

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, Perfect (Lit) of hu

Perfect

Perfect tense, third person, singular, active voice (reduplicated root)

Root: hu (class 3)

अस्य (asya) - of the king being cursed by Baka Dālbhya (of him, of this)

(pronoun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this, he, she, it

Note: Refers to the owner of the 'rāṣṭram' (kingdom) that Baka Dālbhya is cursing, providing an example for Dhṛtarāṣṭra.

राष्ट्रम् (rāṣṭram) - kingdom, realm, country

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of rāṣṭra

rāṣṭra - kingdom, realm, country, dominion

मांसैः (māṁsaiḥ) - with meats, by means of flesh

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, plural of māṃsa

māṁsa - flesh, meat, muscle

महातपाः (mahātapāḥ) - of great austerity, possessing great ascetic power

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahā-tapas

mahā-tapas - great ascetic, one of great austerity (tapas)

Compound type : bahuvrihi (mahat+tapas)

• mahat – great, large, important, mighty
  adjective (neuter)
• tapas – austerity, penance, spiritual heat, ascetic practice
  noun (neuter)