Shloka 76.18Unverified draft

तथा हुताशनं दत्वा जेपुस्तस्य तदृत्विजः । जगुश्च ते यथाशास्त्रं तत्र सामानि सामगाः ।।2.76.18।।

Meaning

Word-by-word (pada-artha)

WordDevanagariMeaningGrammatical role
tathāतथाthusadverb
hutāśanaṃहुताशनंthe fireaccusative
datvāदत्वाhaving given, appliedgerund
jepustasyaजेपुस्तस्यthey recited softly, for himverb, past + genitive adjective
tadṛtvijaḥतदृत्विजःthose priestsnominative adjective + nominative
jaguścaजगुश्चand they chantedverb, past + conjunction
teतेtheynominative adjective
yathāśāstraṃयथाशास्त्रंaccording to scriptureadverb
tatraतत्रthereadverb
sāmāniसामानिthe Sama hymnsaccusative
sāmagāḥसामगाःthe singers of the Sama Vedanominative

Reference: 2.76.18 · Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa