महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-184, verse-4

असत्सु दीयते यत्तु तद्दानमिह भुज्यते ।
यादृशं दीयते दानं तादृशं फलमाप्यते ॥४॥

4. asatsu dīyate yattu taddānamiha bhujyate ,
yādṛśaṁ dīyate dānaṁ tādṛśaṁ phalamāpyate.

4. asatsu dīyate yat tu tat dānam iha bhujyate
yādṛśam dīyate dānam tādṛśam phalam āpyate

4. yat tu asatsu dīyate tat dānam iha bhujyate
yādṛśam dānam dīyate tādṛśam phalam āpyate

4. But whatever is given to the unworthy, that charity (dāna) is enjoyed in this world (iha). As is the charity (dāna) given, such is the fruit obtained.

Words meanings summery:

• असत्सु (asatsu) - to the unworthy, to the bad, to the non-existent

• दीयते (dīyate) - is given, is offered

• यत्तु (yattu) - but which, whatever

• तद् (tad) - that, it

• दानम् (dānam) - charity, giving

• इह (iha) - here, in this world

• भुज्यते (bhujyate) - is enjoyed, is eaten, is consumed

• यादृशम् (yādṛśam) - of what kind, as

• दीयते (dīyate) - is given, is offered

• दानम् (dānam) - charity, giving

• तादृशम् (tādṛśam) - of that kind, such

• फलम् (phalam) - fruit, result

• आप्यते (āpyate) - is obtained, is reached

Words meanings and morphology

असत्सु (asatsu) - to the unworthy, to the bad, to the non-existent

(noun)

Locative, masculine, plural of asat

asat - non-existent, unreal, bad, unworthy, wicked

Present Active Participle (substantivized)

Derived from √as 'to be', with prefix a- (negation)

Compound type : nañtatpuruṣa (a+sat)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
• sat – existent, good, virtuous
  adjective (masculine)
  Present Active Participle (substantivized)
  Derived from √as 'to be'
  Root: as (class 2)

Note: Refers to unworthy people. Can also be dative plural, but locative fits 'given in the case of/to the unworthy'.

दीयते (dīyate) - is given, is offered

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present (lat) of dā

Present Passive, 3rd person singular

Root: dā (class 3)

यत्तु (yattu) - but which, whatever

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yat-tu

yat-tu - but which, whatever (combination of relative pronoun 'yat' and particle 'tu')

Sandhi of 'yat' (which) and 'tu' (but)

Compound type : sandhi (yad+tu)

• yad – which, what, whoever, whatever
  pronoun (neuter)
• tu – but, indeed, on the other hand, however
  indeclinable

Note: Correlative with `tat`.

तद् (tad) - that, it

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, it, he, she

Note: Correlative pronoun to `yat`.

दानम् (dānam) - charity, giving

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of dāna

dāna - gift, charity, giving, donation

Root: dā (class 1)

इह (iha) - here, in this world

(indeclinable)

भुज्यते (bhujyate) - is enjoyed, is eaten, is consumed

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present (lat) of bhuj

Present Passive, 3rd person singular

Root: bhuj (class 7)

यादृशम् (yādṛśam) - of what kind, as

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yādṛśa

yādṛśa - of what sort, of what kind, as, like which

Note: Correlative with `tādṛśam`.

दीयते (dīyate) - is given, is offered

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present (lat) of dā

Present Passive, 3rd person singular

Root: dā (class 3)

दानम् (dānam) - charity, giving

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of dāna

dāna - gift, charity, giving, donation

Root: dā (class 1)

तादृशम् (tādṛśam) - of that kind, such

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tādṛśa

tādṛśa - of that sort, of that kind, such, like that

Note: Correlative with `yādṛśam`.

फलम् (phalam) - fruit, result

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of phala

phala - fruit, result, consequence, reward

आप्यते (āpyate) - is obtained, is reached

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present (lat) of āp

Present Passive, 3rd person singular

Root: āp (class 5)