महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-111, verse-24

इष्टं दत्तं तपस्तप्तं नियमश्च स्वनुष्ठितः ।
सर्वमेवानपत्यस्य न पावनमिहोच्यते ॥२४॥

24. iṣṭaṁ dattaṁ tapastaptaṁ niyamaśca svanuṣṭhitaḥ ,
sarvamevānapatyasya na pāvanamihocyate.

24. iṣṭam dattam tapaḥ taptam niyamaḥ ca su-anuṣṭhitaḥ
sarvam eva anapatyasya na pāvanam iha ucyate

24. Sacrifices performed, gifts given, penance (tapas) practiced, and vows diligently observed – all of these are declared not to be sanctifying in this world for one without offspring.

Words meanings summery:

• इष्टम् (iṣṭam) - sacrifices performed (sacrificed, worshipped; that which is desired or liked)

• दत्तम् (dattam) - gifts given (given, granted)

• तपः (tapaḥ) - penance practiced (penance, asceticism, heat)

• तप्तम् (taptam) - penance practiced (practiced, performed, heated)

• नियमः (niyamaḥ) - vows observed (vow, rule, restraint)

• च (ca) - and

• सु-अनुष्ठितः (su-anuṣṭhitaḥ) - well-performed, diligently observed

• सर्वम् (sarvam) - all of these (actions) (all, whole, every)

• एव (eva) - indeed, certainly, only

• अनपत्यस्य (anapatyasya) - of one without offspring, of the childless

• न (na) - not, no

• पावनम् (pāvanam) - sanctifying, purifying, sacred

• इह (iha) - here, in this world

• उच्यते (ucyate) - is said, is declared, is called

Words meanings and morphology

इष्टम् (iṣṭam) - sacrifices performed (sacrificed, worshipped; that which is desired or liked)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of iṣṭa

iṣṭa - sacrificed, worshipped, desired, liked

Past Passive Participle

from verb yaj (to sacrifice)

Root: yaj (class 1)

दत्तम् (dattam) - gifts given (given, granted)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of datta

datta - given, granted, presented

Past Passive Participle

from verb dā (to give)

Root: dā (class 3)

तपः (tapaḥ) - penance practiced (penance, asceticism, heat)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tapas

tapas - penance, asceticism, austerity, heat

Root: tap (class 1)

तप्तम् (taptam) - penance practiced (practiced, performed, heated)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tapta

tapta - heated, purified, practiced (penance)

Past Passive Participle

from verb tap (to burn, to practice austerity)

Root: tap (class 1)

नियमः (niyamaḥ) - vows observed (vow, rule, restraint)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of niyama

niyama - restraint, rule, vow, regulation

Prefix: ni

Root: yam (class 1)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

सु-अनुष्ठितः (su-anuṣṭhitaḥ) - well-performed, diligently observed

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of su-anuṣṭhita

su-anuṣṭhita - well-performed, properly observed, diligently executed

Past Passive Participle

from verb anu-ṣṭhā (to perform, observe) with prefix su- (well, good)

Compound type : karmadhāraya (su+anuṣṭhita)

• su – good, well, excellent
  indeclinable
• anuṣṭhita – performed, accomplished, observed
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  from verb anu-sthā (to perform, observe)
  Prefix: anu
  Root: sthā (class 1)

सर्वम् (sarvam) - all of these (actions) (all, whole, every)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sarva

sarva - all, whole, every

एव (eva) - indeed, certainly, only

(indeclinable)

अनपत्यस्य (anapatyasya) - of one without offspring, of the childless

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of anapatya

anapatya - without offspring, childless

Compound type : bahuvrihi (an+apatya)

• an – not, without
  indeclinable
• apatya – offspring, child
  noun (neuter)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

पावनम् (pāvanam) - sanctifying, purifying, sacred

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of pāvana

pāvana - purifying, sanctifying, sacred, clean

Gerundive/Future Passive Participle

from root pū (to purify)

Root: pū (class 1)

इह (iha) - here, in this world

(indeclinable)

उच्यते (ucyate) - is said, is declared, is called

(verb)

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

Root: vac (class 2)