महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-71, verse-51

ऋतस्य दातारमनुत्तमस्य निधिं निधीनां चतुरन्वयानाम् ।
ये नाद्रियन्ते गुरुमर्चनीयं पापाँल्लोकांस्ते व्रजन्त्यप्रतिष्ठान् ॥५१॥

51. ṛtasya dātāramanuttamasya; nidhiṁ nidhīnāṁ caturanvayānām ,
ye nādriyante gurumarcanīyaṁ; pāpāँllokāṁste vrajantyapratiṣṭhān.

51. ṛtasya dātāram anuttamasya nidhim
nidhīnām caturānvyānām ye na
ādriyante gurum arcanīyam pāpān
lokān te vrajanti apratiṣṭhān

51. Those who do not honor a worshipful Guru—who is the giver of unsurpassed truth and a treasure among the treasures of the four (Vedic) traditions—go to unsupported, sinful worlds.

Words meanings summery:

• ऋतस्य (ṛtasya) - of truth/cosmic order (of truth, of cosmic order, of righteousness)

• दातारम् (dātāram) - the giver (giver, bestower)

• अनुत्तमस्य (anuttamasya) - of the unsurpassed (of the unsurpassed, of the unexcelled, of the supreme)

• निधिम् (nidhim) - a treasure (treasure, repository, store)

• निधीनाम् (nidhīnām) - of treasures

• चतुरान्व्यानाम् (caturānvyānām) - of the four (Vedic) traditions (of the four traditions/lineages/families)

• ये (ye) - those who (who, those who)

• न (na) - not

• आद्रियन्ते (ādriyante) - they honor (they honor, they respect, they regard)

• गुरुम् (gurum) - the Guru (Sukracharya) (the guru, the teacher)

• अर्चनीयम् (arcanīyam) - worshipful, revered (worshipful, to be worshipped, venerable)

• पापान् (pāpān) - sinful (sinful, wicked, evil)

• लोकान् (lokān) - worlds (worlds, realms, regions)

• ते (te) - they (those who do not honor) (they, those)

• व्रजन्ति (vrajanti) - they go (they go, they proceed)

• अप्रतिष्ठान् (apratiṣṭhān) - without foundation, unstable (without foundation, unsupported, unstable, miserable)

Words meanings and morphology

ऋतस्य (ṛtasya) - of truth/cosmic order (of truth, of cosmic order, of righteousness)

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of ṛta

ṛta - truth, cosmic order, righteousness, law

Note: Genitive singular, modifies dātāram.

दातारम् (dātāram) - the giver (giver, bestower)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of dātṛ

dātṛ - giver, bestower, donor

agent noun from root dā

Root: dā (class 3)

Note: Accusative singular, object of ādrīyante (implicitly part of the honored Guru).

अनुत्तमस्य (anuttamasya) - of the unsurpassed (of the unsurpassed, of the unexcelled, of the supreme)

(adjective)

Genitive, neuter, singular of anuttama

anuttama - unsurpassed, unexcelled, supreme

Negative prefix an- + uttama

Compound type : bahuvrihi (an+uttama)

• an – not, non-
  indeclinable
• uttama – highest, best, excellent
  adjective (neuter)

Note: Agrees with ṛtasya.

निधिम् (nidhim) - a treasure (treasure, repository, store)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of nidhi

nidhi - treasure, repository, store, hoard

Root: dhā (class 3)

Note: Accusative singular. Also implicitly part of the description of the Guru.

निधीनाम् (nidhīnām) - of treasures

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of nidhi

nidhi - treasure, repository, store, hoard

Root: dhā (class 3)

Note: Genitive plural.

चतुरान्व्यानाम् (caturānvyānām) - of the four (Vedic) traditions (of the four traditions/lineages/families)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, plural of caturānvaya

caturānvaya - four lineages, four traditions

Compound of catur (four) + anvaya (lineage/tradition)

Compound type : tatpurusha (catur+anvaya)

• catur – four
  numeral
• anvaya – lineage, tradition, connection
  noun (masculine)

Note: Agrees with nidhīnām.

ये (ye) - those who (who, those who)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of yad

yad - who, which, what

Note: Relative pronoun, subject of ādriyante.

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

Note: Negation.

आद्रियन्ते (ādriyante) - they honor (they honor, they respect, they regard)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, middle, present (laṭ) of ādṛ

verb root with prefix

Prefix: ā

Root: dṛ (class 1)

Note: From ā + dṛ.

गुरुम् (gurum) - the Guru (Sukracharya) (the guru, the teacher)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of guru

guru - teacher, preceptor, heavy, venerable

Note: Object of ādriyante.

अर्चनीयम् (arcanīyam) - worshipful, revered (worshipful, to be worshipped, venerable)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of arcanīya

arcanīya - worshipful, to be worshipped, venerable, adorable

Gerundive/Future Passive Participle

from root arc with anīyar suffix

Root: arc (class 1)

Note: Agrees with gurum.

पापान् (pāpān) - sinful (sinful, wicked, evil)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of pāpa

pāpa - sinful, wicked, evil; sin, evil

Note: Agrees with lokān.

लोकान् (lokān) - worlds (worlds, realms, regions)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of loka

loka - world, realm, region, people

Note: Object of vrajanti.

ते (te) - they (those who do not honor) (they, those)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Correlative pronoun, referring back to ye.

व्रजन्ति (vrajanti) - they go (they go, they proceed)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of vraj

Root: vraj (class 1)

अप्रतिष्ठान् (apratiṣṭhān) - without foundation, unstable (without foundation, unsupported, unstable, miserable)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of apratiṣṭha

apratiṣṭha - without foundation, unsupported, unstable, miserable, without abode

Negative prefix a- + pratiṣṭha (foundation)

Compound type : bahuvrihi (a+pratiṣṭha)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
• pratiṣṭha – foundation, support, abode
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: prati
  Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Agrees with lokān.