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महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-226, verse-13

गृहमावसतो ह्यस्य नान्यत्तीर्थं प्रतिग्रहात् ।
देवर्षिपितृगुर्वर्थं वृद्धातुरबुभुक्षताम् ॥१३॥
13. gṛhamāvasato hyasya nānyattīrthaṁ pratigrahāt ,
devarṣipitṛgurvarthaṁ vṛddhāturabubhukṣatām.
13. gṛhaṃ āvasataḥ hi asya na anyat tīrthaṃ pratigrahāt
devarṣipitṛgurvarthaṃ vṛddhāturabubhukṣatām
13. hi asya gṛham āvasataḥ pratigrahāt na anyat
tīrthaṃ devarṣipitṛgurvarthaṃ vṛddhāturabubhukṣatām
13. Indeed, for a householder, there is no other proper channel or sacred means for the acceptance of gifts (pratigraha) than for the sake of gods, sages, ancestors, and spiritual teachers (guru), and for the aged, the sick, and the hungry.

Words meanings summery:

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  • गृहं (gṛhaṁ) - dwelling in a home (home, house)
  • आवसतः (āvasataḥ) - of him dwelling, of the resident
  • हि (hi) - indeed, for, surely
  • अस्य (asya) - of this (householder) (of him, his, of this)
  • (na) - not, no
  • अन्यत् (anyat) - other, different
  • तीर्थं (tīrthaṁ) - sacred channel or means for receiving/distributing gifts (sacred place, holy spot, proper channel, means of purification)
  • प्रतिग्रहात् (pratigrahāt) - than the acceptance of gifts, from receiving
  • देवर्षिपितृगुर्वर्थं (devarṣipitṛgurvarthaṁ) - for the sake of gods, sages, ancestors, and gurus
  • वृद्धातुरबुभुक्षताम् (vṛddhāturabubhukṣatām) - of the old, the sick, and the hungry

Words meanings and morphology

गृहं (gṛhaṁ) - dwelling in a home (home, house)
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of gṛha
gṛha - house, home, dwelling, domestic life
Neuter noun.
Root: gṛh
आवसतः (āvasataḥ) - of him dwelling, of the resident
(adjective)
Genitive, masculine, singular of āvasat
āvasat - dwelling, residing, inhabiting
Present Active Participle
From root vas (to dwell) with prefix ā. Masculine genitive singular.
Prefix: ā
Root: vas (class 1)
हि (hi) - indeed, for, surely
(indeclinable)
Particle.
अस्य (asya) - of this (householder) (of him, his, of this)
(pronoun)
Genitive, masculine, singular of idam
idam - this, this one
Masculine/neuter genitive singular.
(na) - not, no
(indeclinable)
अन्यत् (anyat) - other, different
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of anya
anya - other, another, different
Neuter nominative/accusative singular.
तीर्थं (tīrthaṁ) - sacred channel or means for receiving/distributing gifts (sacred place, holy spot, proper channel, means of purification)
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of tīrtha
tīrtha - sacred place, ford, holy bathing place, proper place/time, means of approach, right path
Neuter noun.
Root: tṝ (class 1)
प्रतिग्रहात् (pratigrahāt) - than the acceptance of gifts, from receiving
(noun)
Ablative, masculine, singular of pratigraha
pratigraha - acceptance, reception, taking
Masculine noun.
Prefix: prati
Root: grah (class 9)
देवर्षिपितृगुर्वर्थं (devarṣipitṛgurvarthaṁ) - for the sake of gods, sages, ancestors, and gurus
(indeclinable)
Compound noun used adverbially as accusative of purpose.
Compound type : dvandva (deva+ṛṣi+pitṛ+guru+artha)
  • deva – god, deity
    noun (masculine)
    Root: div (class 4)
  • ṛṣi – sage, seer
    noun (masculine)
    Root: ṛṣ
  • pitṛ – father, ancestor
    noun (masculine)
  • guru – teacher, spiritual preceptor
    noun (masculine)
  • artha – purpose, aim, sake, meaning
    noun (masculine/neuter)
Note: This is an adverbial accusative phrase, functioning as an indeclinable here.
वृद्धातुरबुभुक्षताम् (vṛddhāturabubhukṣatām) - of the old, the sick, and the hungry
(adjective)
Genitive, masculine, plural of vṛddhāturabubhukṣat
vṛddhāturabubhukṣat - the old, the sick, and the hungry
Genitive plural of a compound adjective.
Compound type : dvandva (vṛddha+ātura+bubhukṣat)
  • vṛddha – old, aged, grown
    adjective (masculine)
    Past Passive Participle
    From root vṛdh (to grow).
    Root: vṛdh (class 1)
  • ātura – sick, distressed, afflicted
    adjective (masculine)
    From root at (to wander, to move) with prefix ā.
    Prefix: ā
    Root: at (class 1)
  • bubhukṣat – hungry, desirous of eating
    adjective (masculine)
    Desiderative Present Participle
    Desiderative of root bhuj (to eat, to enjoy).
    Root: bhuj (class 7)