महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-159, verse-11

तथैव सप्तमे भक्ते भक्तानि षडनश्नता ।
अश्वस्तनविधानेन हर्तव्यं हीनकर्मणः ।
खलात्क्षेत्रात्तथागाराद्यतो वाप्युपपद्यते ॥११॥

11. tathaiva saptame bhakte bhaktāni ṣaḍanaśnatā ,
aśvastanavidhānena hartavyaṁ hīnakarmaṇaḥ ,
khalātkṣetrāttathāgārādyato vāpyupapadyate.

11. tathā eva saptame bhakte bhaktāni
ṣaṭ anaśnatā aśvastanavidhānena
hartavyam hīnakarmaṇaḥ khalāt kṣetrāt
tathā āgārāt yataḥ vā api upapadyate

11. tathā eva ṣaṭ bhaktāni anaśnatā saptame
bhakte aśvastanavidhānena hīnakarmaṇaḥ
hartavyam khalāt kṣetrāt tathā
āgārāt vā yataḥ api upapadyate (tat)

11. Similarly, if one has not eaten six meals, the seventh meal should be taken, by the rule of not saving for tomorrow, from a person of inferior conduct. This may be taken from a threshing floor, a field, a house, or wherever else it can be obtained.

Words meanings summery:

• तथा (tathā) - thus, so, in the same way

• एव (eva) - even, indeed, only

• सप्तमे (saptame) - on the seventh

• भक्ते (bhakte) - the seventh meal portion (in the meal, for the meal, as the portion)

• भक्तानि (bhaktāni) - meals, portions of food

• षट् (ṣaṭ) - six

• अनश्नता (anaśnatā) - by one not eating, by one fasting

• अश्वस्तनविधानेन (aśvastanavidhānena) - by the rule of not keeping for tomorrow, by the rule of no saving for tomorrow

• हर्तव्यम् (hartavyam) - should be taken, is to be seized

• हीनकर्मणः (hīnakarmaṇaḥ) - from one of inferior action, from one of low occupation

• खलात् (khalāt) - from a threshing floor, from a rogue/wicked person

• क्षेत्रात् (kṣetrāt) - from a field

• तथा (tathā) - and, likewise

• आगारात् (āgārāt) - from a house

• यतः (yataḥ) - from wherever

• वा (vā) - or

• अपि (api) - even, also

• उपपद्यते (upapadyate) - it is obtained, it is found, it occurs

Words meanings and morphology

तथा (tathā) - thus, so, in the same way

(indeclinable)

Note: Adverb.

एव (eva) - even, indeed, only

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphatic particle, strengthens tathā.

सप्तमे (saptame) - on the seventh

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, singular of saptama

saptama - seventh

ordinal number from sapta (seven)

Note: Agrees with bhakte.

भक्ते (bhakte) - the seventh meal portion (in the meal, for the meal, as the portion)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of bhakta

bhakta - meal, portion, food

Past Passive Participle from root bhaj, used as a noun

Root: bhaj (class 1)

Note: Implies the seventh meal or portion of food.

भक्तानि (bhaktāni) - meals, portions of food

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, plural of bhakta

bhakta - meal, portion, food

Past Passive Participle from root bhaj, used as a noun

Root: bhaj (class 1)

Note: Object of implicit eating action by the one who is 'anaśnatā'.

षट् (ṣaṭ) - six

(numeral)

Note: Agrees with bhaktāni.

अनश्नता (anaśnatā) - by one not eating, by one fasting

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of anaśnat

anaśnat - not eating, fasting

Present Active Participle

from root aś (to eat) negated by a-

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (a+aśnat)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
  negative prefix
• aśnat – eating
  adjective (masculine)
  Present Active Participle
  from root aś
  Root: aś (class 9)

Note: Refers to the agent (a person) who has not eaten.

अश्वस्तनविधानेन (aśvastanavidhānena) - by the rule of not keeping for tomorrow, by the rule of no saving for tomorrow

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of aśvastanavidhāna

aśvastanavidhāna - rule of not laying by for the morrow

Compound type : tatpurusha (aśvastana+vidhāna)

• aśvastana – not relating to tomorrow, immediate
  adjective (neuter)
  from a (not) + śvastana (belonging to tomorrow)
• vidhāna – rule, ordinance, arrangement
  noun (neuter)
  from root dhā with prefix vi
  Prefix: vi
  Root: dhā (class 3)

Note: Indicates the principle or method by which the taking is done.

हर्तव्यम् (hartavyam) - should be taken, is to be seized

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of hartavya

hartavya - to be taken, to be carried

Gerundive

from root hṛ (to take)

Root: hṛ (class 1)

Note: Agrees with an implied "food" or "portion".

हीनकर्मणः (hīnakarmaṇaḥ) - from one of inferior action, from one of low occupation

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of hīnakarman

hīnakarman - one of low action/occupation, of bad conduct

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (hīna+karman)

• hīna – deficient, inferior, low
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  from root hā (to abandon, lose)
  Root: hā (class 3)
• karman – action, deed, occupation (karma)
  noun (neuter)
  from root kṛ
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Source from whom food is taken.

खलात् (khalāt) - from a threshing floor, from a rogue/wicked person

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of khala

khala - threshing floor, wicked person, rogue

Note: Source location.

क्षेत्रात् (kṣetrāt) - from a field

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of kṣetra

kṣetra - field, land, sacred place

Note: Source location.

तथा (tathā) - and, likewise

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects kṣetrāt and āgārāt.

आगारात् (āgārāt) - from a house

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of āgāra

āgāra - house, dwelling, apartment

Note: Source location.

यतः (yataḥ) - from wherever

(indeclinable)

Note: Adverb of place.

वा (vā) - or

(indeclinable)

Note: Conjunction.

अपि (api) - even, also

(indeclinable)

Note: Used with yataḥ for "wherever".

उपपद्यते (upapadyate) - it is obtained, it is found, it occurs

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of upapad

Prefix: upa

Root: pad (class 4)

Note: Implied subject is 'the seventh meal' or 'food'.