महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-269, verse-12

न चान्नदोषान्निन्देत न गुणानभिपूजयेत् ।
शय्यासने विविक्ते च नित्यमेवाभिपूजयेत् ॥१२॥

12. na cānnadoṣānnindeta na guṇānabhipūjayet ,
śayyāsane vivikte ca nityamevābhipūjayet.

12. na ca annadoṣān nindeta na guṇān abhipūjayet
śayyāsane vivikte ca nityam eva abhipūjayet

12. annadoṣān na nindeta ca guṇān na abhipūjayet
vivikte śayyāsane ca nityam eva abhipūjayet

12. One should neither criticize the faults in food nor excessively praise its good qualities. Likewise, one should always treat a secluded bed and seat with reverence.

Words meanings summery:

• न (na) - not, no

• च (ca) - and, also, moreover

• अन्नदोषान् (annadoṣān) - faults of food, defects in food

• निन्देत (nindeta) - one should criticize/blame

• न (na) - not, no

• गुणान् (guṇān) - qualities, virtues, merits

• अभिपूजयेत् (abhipūjayet) - one should praise/honor/revere

• शय्यासने (śayyāsane) - in a bed and seat

• विविक्ते (vivikte) - in a secluded, solitary place

• च (ca) - and, also, moreover

• नित्यम् (nityam) - constantly, always, perpetually

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, just, exactly

• अभिपूजयेत् (abhipūjayet) - one should praise/honor/revere

Words meanings and morphology

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

च (ca) - and, also, moreover

(indeclinable)

अन्नदोषान् (annadoṣān) - faults of food, defects in food

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of annadoṣa

annadoṣa - fault/defect of food

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (anna+doṣa)

• anna – food, grain, cooked rice
  noun (neuter)
  From √ad (to eat) + -na suffix
  Root: ad (class 2)
• doṣa – fault, defect, vice, sin
  noun (masculine)
  From √duṣ (to be bad)
  Root: duṣ (class 4)

निन्देत (nindeta) - one should criticize/blame

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhiliṅ) of nind

Root: nind (class 1)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

गुणान् (guṇān) - qualities, virtues, merits

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of guṇa

guṇa - quality, virtue, merit, strand, cord

अभिपूजयेत् (abhipūjayet) - one should praise/honor/revere

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhiliṅ) of abhipūj

From prefix abhi- and root √pūj

Prefix: abhi

Root: pūj (class 10)

शय्यासने (śayyāsane) - in a bed and seat

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of śayyāsana

śayyāsana - bed and seat; resting place

Compound type : dvandva (śayyā+āsana)

• śayyā – bed, couch, sleeping
  noun (feminine)
  From √śī (to lie down)
  Root: śī (class 2)
• āsana – seat, sitting, posture
  noun (neuter)
  From √ās (to sit)
  Root: ās (class 2)

विविक्ते (vivikte) - in a secluded, solitary place

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, singular of vivikta

vivikta - secluded, solitary, isolated, pure

Past Passive Participle

From prefix vi- and root √vic (to separate, discern)

Prefix: vi

Root: vic (class 7)

Note: modifies śayyāsane

च (ca) - and, also, moreover

(indeclinable)

नित्यम् (nityam) - constantly, always, perpetually

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - indeed, only, just, exactly

(indeclinable)

अभिपूजयेत् (abhipūjayet) - one should praise/honor/revere

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhiliṅ) of abhipūj

From prefix abhi- and root √pūj

Prefix: abhi

Root: pūj (class 10)