महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-281, verse-6

अपो हि प्रयतः शीतास्तापिता ज्वलनेन वा ।
शक्तितोऽतिथये दत्त्वा क्षुधार्तायाश्नुते फलम् ॥६॥

6. apo hi prayataḥ śītāstāpitā jvalanena vā ,
śaktito'tithaye dattvā kṣudhārtāyāśnute phalam.

6. apaḥ hi prayataḥ śītāḥ tāpitā jvalanena vā
śaktitaḥ atithaye dattvā kṣudhārtāya āśnute phalam

6. hi prayataḥ śaktitaḥ śītāḥ vā jvalanena tāpitā
apaḥ kṣudhārtāya atithaye dattvā phalam āśnute

6. Indeed, a diligent person who, according to their capacity, gives water—whether cold or heated by fire—to a hungry guest, obtains a reward.

Words meanings summery:

• अपः (apaḥ) - waters

• हि (hi) - indeed, surely, because

• प्रयताः (prayatāḥ) - diligent, restrained, self-controlled

• शीताः (śītāḥ) - cold

• तापिता (tāpitā) - heated, warmed

• ज्वलनेन (jvalanena) - by fire, by burning

• वा (vā) - or

• शक्तितः (śaktitaḥ) - according to power, according to ability, according to capacity

• अतिथये (atithaye) - to a guest

• दत्त्वा (dattvā) - having given

• क्षुधार्ताय (kṣudhārtāya) - to one afflicted by hunger, to a hungry person

• आश्नुते (āśnute) - he obtains, enjoys, reaches

• फलम् (phalam) - fruit, reward, result

Words meanings and morphology

अपः (apaḥ) - waters

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of ap

ap - water

हि (hi) - indeed, surely, because

(indeclinable)

प्रयताः (prayatāḥ) - diligent, restrained, self-controlled

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of prayata

prayata - diligent, careful, self-controlled, restrained, pure

Past Passive Participle

derived from pra-yam (to restrain)

Prefix: pra

Root: yam (class 1)

Note: Used substantively, referring to 'a person'.

शीताः (śītāḥ) - cold

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of śīta

śīta - cold, cool, chilled

Past Passive Participle

derived from root śyai (to freeze, to be cold)

Root: śyai

Note: Agrees with apaḥ

तापिता (tāpitā) - heated, warmed

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of tāpita

tāpita - heated, warmed, made hot

Past Passive Participle

derived from root tap (to heat, burn) in causative

Root: tap (class 1)

Note: Agrees with apaḥ

ज्वलनेन (jvalanena) - by fire, by burning

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of jvalana

jvalana - burning, fire, flame

derived from root jval (to burn)

Root: jval (class 1)

वा (vā) - or

(indeclinable)

शक्तितः (śaktitaḥ) - according to power, according to ability, according to capacity

(indeclinable)

अतिथये (atithaye) - to a guest

(noun)

Dative, masculine, singular of atithi

atithi - guest, one who comes without a fixed date

दत्त्वा (dattvā) - having given

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

derived from root dā (to give)

Root: dā (class 3)

क्षुधार्ताय (kṣudhārtāya) - to one afflicted by hunger, to a hungry person

(adjective)

Dative, masculine, singular of kṣudhārta

kṣudhārta - hungry, afflicted by hunger

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kṣudh+ārta)

• kṣudh – hunger, appetite
  noun (feminine)
• ārta – afflicted, distressed, suffering
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  derived from root ṛ (to go, move) with prefix ā; also root ṛt (to pain)
  Prefix: ā
  Root: ṛ (class 3)

आश्नुते (āśnute) - he obtains, enjoys, reaches

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of āśnu

root aś (to obtain, pervade) with prefix ā, 5th class, atmanepada

Prefix: ā

Root: aś (class 5)

फलम् (phalam) - fruit, reward, result

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of phala

phala - fruit, result, reward, consequence