महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-261, verse-25

नानाशनः स्यान्न महाशनः स्यादलोलुपः साधुभिरागतः स्यात् ।
यात्रार्थमाहारमिहाददीत तथास्य स्याज्जाठरी द्वारगुप्तिः ॥२५॥

25. nānāśanaḥ syānna mahāśanaḥ syā;dalolupaḥ sādhubhirāgataḥ syāt ,
yātrārthamāhāramihādadīta; tathāsya syājjāṭharī dvāraguptiḥ.

25. na anāśanaḥ syāt na mahāśanaḥ syāt
alolupaḥ sādhubhiḥ āgataḥ syāt
yātrārtham āhāram iha ādadyīta
tathā asya syāt jāṭharī dvāraguptiḥ

25. na anāśanaḥ syāt na mahāśanaḥ syāt
alolupaḥ sādhubhiḥ āgataḥ syāt
iha yātrārtham āhāram ādadyīta
tathā asya jāṭharī dvāraguptiḥ syāt

25. One should not be fasting excessively, nor should one be gluttonous. One should be free from greed and associate with virtuous people. Here, one should consume food only for the purpose of sustaining life. Thus, their gastric door's protection (over the belly) is achieved.

Words meanings summery:

• न (na) - not, no

• अनाशनः (anāśanaḥ) - fasting excessively (not eating, abstaining from food, fasting)

• स्यात् (syāt) - one should be, may be

• न (na) - not, no

• महाशनः (mahāśanaḥ) - eating much, gluttonous

• स्यात् (syāt) - one should be, may be

• अलोलुपः (alolupaḥ) - not greedy, free from craving

• साधुभिः (sādhubhiḥ) - with virtuous people (by good/virtuous people)

• आगतः (āgataḥ) - associated with (approached, arrived, associated with)

• स्यात् (syāt) - one should be, may be

• यात्रार्थम् (yātrārtham) - for the purpose of sustaining life (for the sake of sustenance, for living)

• आहारम् (āhāram) - food, sustenance

• इह (iha) - here, in this world

• आदद्यीत (ādadyīta) - one should consume (one should take, one should eat, one should receive)

• तथा (tathā) - thus, so, in that manner

• अस्य (asya) - his, of him, of this

• स्यात् (syāt) - one should be, may be

• जाठरी (jāṭharī) - gastric (gastric, related to the belly/stomach)

• द्वारगुप्तिः (dvāraguptiḥ) - door's protection (over the belly) (protection of the door, guarding of the entrance)

Words meanings and morphology

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

अनाशनः (anāśanaḥ) - fasting excessively (not eating, abstaining from food, fasting)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of anāśana

anāśana - not eating, fasting, abstinence from food

Nañ-tatpuruṣa compound of 'an' (negation) and āśana (eating).

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (an+āśana)

• an – not, non-
  indeclinable
  Negative prefix.
• āśana – eating, food
  noun (neuter)
  From ā-√aś (to eat).
  Prefix: ā
  Root: aś (class 9)

स्यात् (syāt) - one should be, may be

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhi-liṅ) of as

Root: as (class 2)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

महाशनः (mahāśanaḥ) - eating much, gluttonous

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahāśana

mahāśana - eating much, gluttonous

Bahuvrīhi compound of mahā (great, much) and āśana (eating).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahā+āśana)

• mahā – great, large, much
  adjective
• āśana – eating, food
  noun (neuter)
  From ā-√aś (to eat).
  Prefix: ā
  Root: aś (class 9)

स्यात् (syāt) - one should be, may be

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhi-liṅ) of as

Root: as (class 2)

अलोलुपः (alolupaḥ) - not greedy, free from craving

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of alolupa

alolupa - not greedy, not covetous, free from craving

Nañ-tatpuruṣa compound of 'a' (negation) and lolupa (greedy).

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+lolupa)

• a – not, non-, un-
  indeclinable
  Negative prefix.
• lolupa – very greedy, intensely longing
  adjective
  Intensive/Frequentative stem
  Reduplicated form from root √lubh (to covet, desire).
  Root: lubh (class 4)

साधुभिः (sādhubhiḥ) - with virtuous people (by good/virtuous people)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of sādhu

sādhu - good, virtuous, righteous, holy man

From root √sādh (to accomplish).

Root: sādh (class 5)

आगतः (āgataḥ) - associated with (approached, arrived, associated with)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of āgata

āgata - come, arrived, approached, associated with

Past Passive Participle

From ā-√gam (to come, arrive).

Prefix: ā

Root: gam (class 1)

स्यात् (syāt) - one should be, may be

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhi-liṅ) of as

Root: as (class 2)

यात्रार्थम् (yātrārtham) - for the purpose of sustaining life (for the sake of sustenance, for living)

(indeclinable)

Compound of yātrā (sustenance, journey) and artha (purpose, sake).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (yātrā+artha)

• yātrā – journey, livelihood, sustenance
  noun (feminine)
  From root √yā (to go).
  Root: yā (class 2)
• artha – purpose, meaning, wealth
  noun (masculine)

Note: Used here adverbially, 'for the purpose of'.

आहारम् (āhāram) - food, sustenance

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of āhāra

āhāra - food, diet, sustenance, taking

From ā-√hṛ (to bring, take, consume).

Prefix: ā

Root: hṛ (class 1)

इह (iha) - here, in this world

(indeclinable)

आदद्यीत (ādadyīta) - one should consume (one should take, one should eat, one should receive)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, optative (vidhi-liṅ) of ādā

Prefix: ā

Root: dā (class 3)

तथा (tathā) - thus, so, in that manner

(indeclinable)

अस्य (asya) - his, of him, of this

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, he, she, it

स्यात् (syāt) - one should be, may be

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhi-liṅ) of as

Root: as (class 2)

जाठरी (jāṭharī) - gastric (gastric, related to the belly/stomach)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of jāṭhara

jāṭhara - gastric, abdominal, relating to the belly or stomach

Derived from jaṭhara (belly, stomach).

द्वारगुप्तिः (dvāraguptiḥ) - door's protection (over the belly) (protection of the door, guarding of the entrance)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of dvāragupti

dvāragupti - protection of the door, guarding of the entrance

Compound of dvāra (door) and gupti (protection).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dvāra+gupti)

• dvāra – door, gate, entrance
  noun (neuter)
• gupti – protection, guarding, concealment
  noun (feminine)
  From root √gup (to protect, hide).
  Root: gup (class 1)