महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-237, verse-12

येन केनचिदाच्छन्नो येन केनचिदाशितः ।
यत्रक्वचनशायी च तं देवा ब्राह्मणं विदुः ॥१२॥

12. yena kenacidācchanno yena kenacidāśitaḥ ,
yatrakvacanaśāyī ca taṁ devā brāhmaṇaṁ viduḥ.

12. yena kenacit ācchannaḥ yena kenacit āśitaḥ
yatra kvacanaśāyī ca tam devāḥ brāhmaṇam viduḥ

12. devāḥ tam brāhmaṇam viduḥ yaḥ yena kenacit
ācchannaḥ yena kenacit āśitaḥ ca yatra kvacanaśāyī

12. The gods know that person as a true Brahmin who is content with whatever clothes cover him, whatever food he receives, and wherever he sleeps.

Words meanings summery:

• येन (yena) - by which, by whom, with which

• केनचित् (kenacit) - by anything, by someone, by some means

• आच्छन्नः (ācchannaḥ) - covered, clothed

• येन (yena) - by which, by whom, with which

• केनचित् (kenacit) - by anything, by someone, by some means

• आशितः (āśitaḥ) - fed, eaten, satisfied

• यत्र (yatra) - where, in which place

• क्वचनशायी (kvacanaśāyī) - sleeping anywhere

• च (ca) - and, also

• तम् (tam) - him, that

• देवाः (devāḥ) - gods, deities

• ब्राह्मणम् (brāhmaṇam) - a brahmin, one related to Brahman

• विदुः (viduḥ) - they know, they understand

Words meanings and morphology

येन (yena) - by which, by whom, with which

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of ya

ya - which, what, who

केनचित् (kenacit) - by anything, by someone, by some means

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of kimcit

kimcit - something, anything, someone, anyone

Compound type : avyayībhāva (kim+cit)

• kim – what, who, which
  pronoun
• cit – even, just, at all
  indeclinable

आच्छन्नः (ācchannaḥ) - covered, clothed

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ācchanna

ācchanna - covered, clothed, concealed

Past Passive Participle

From root √chad (to cover) with prefix ā

Prefix: ā

Root: chad (class 1)

येन (yena) - by which, by whom, with which

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of ya

ya - which, what, who

केनचित् (kenacit) - by anything, by someone, by some means

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of kimcit

kimcit - something, anything, someone, anyone

Compound type : avyayībhāva (kim+cit)

• kim – what, who, which
  pronoun
• cit – even, just, at all
  indeclinable

आशितः (āśitaḥ) - fed, eaten, satisfied

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of āśita

āśita - fed, having eaten, eaten, satisfied

Past Passive Participle

From root √aś (to eat) with prefix ā (sometimes considered from √āś, to eat/enjoy)

Prefix: ā

Root: aś (class 9)

यत्र (yatra) - where, in which place

(indeclinable)

क्वचनशायी (kvacanaśāyī) - sleeping anywhere

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kvacanaśāyin

kvacanaśāyin - one who sleeps anywhere

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (kvacana+śāyin)

• kvacana – anywhere, somewhere
  indeclinable
• śāyin – sleeping, lying
  adjective
  Present Active Participle
  from root √śī (to lie, sleep)
  Root: śī (class 2)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

तम् (tam) - him, that

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

देवाः (devāḥ) - gods, deities

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of deva

deva - god, deity, divine being

ब्राह्मणम् (brāhmaṇam) - a brahmin, one related to Brahman

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of brāhmaṇa

brāhmaṇa - a brahmin, one belonging to the brahman caste, a knower of Brahman

विदुः (viduḥ) - they know, they understand

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present indicative (laṭ) of vid

Root: vid (class 2)