यजन्ते सात्त्विका देवान्यक्षरक्षांसि राजसाः ।
प्रेतान्भूतगणांश्चान्ये यजन्ते तामसा जनाः ॥१७- ४॥
yajante sāttvikā devānyakṣarakṣāṃsi rājasāḥ ।
pretānbhūtagaṇāṃścānye yajante tāmasā janāḥ ॥17- 4॥
Those humans who are characterized by sattva sacrifice to the gods, those who are characterized by rajas [sacrifice to] the spirits and demons, and the others, characterized by tamas, [sacrifice to] the departed hordes of living beings.
yajante (present tense, 3rd person, plural) = they sacrifice
sāttvikās (masculine, nominative, plural) = those who are characterized by sattva
devān (masculine, accusative, plural) = the gods
yakṣarakṣāṃsi (neuter, accusative, plural) = spirits and demons
rājasās (masculine, nominative, plural) = those who are characterized by rajas
pretān (past passive participle, masculine, accusative, plural) = the departed
bhūtagaṇān (bhūta + gaṇān) (masculine, accusative, plural) = hordes of living beings
ca (conjunction) (indeclinable) = and
anye (pronoun, 3rd person, masculine, nominative, plural) = others
yajante (present tense, 3rd person, plural) = they sacrifice
tāmasās (masculine, nominative, plural) = those characterized by tamas
janās (masculine, nominative, plural) = humans
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