महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-281, verse-9

देवतातिथिभृत्येभ्यः पितृभ्योऽथात्मनस्तथा ।
ऋणवाञ्जायते मर्त्यस्तस्मादनृणतां व्रजेत् ॥९॥

9. devatātithibhṛtyebhyaḥ pitṛbhyo'thātmanastathā ,
ṛṇavāñjāyate martyastasmādanṛṇatāṁ vrajet.

9. devatātithibhṛtyebhyaḥ pitṛbhyaḥ atha ātmanaḥ
tathā ṛṇavān jāyate martyaḥ tasmāt anṛṇatām vrajet

9. martyaḥ devatātithibhṛtyebhyaḥ pitṛbhyaḥ atha
ātmanaḥ tathā ṛṇavān jāyate tasmāt anṛṇatām vrajet

9. A mortal is born indebted to the gods, guests, dependents, ancestors, and similarly to one's own self (ātman). Therefore, one should achieve freedom from debt.

Words meanings summery:

• देवतातिथिभृत्येभ्यः (devatātithibhṛtyebhyaḥ) - to gods, guests, and dependents/servants

• पितृभ्यः (pitṛbhyaḥ) - to ancestors, to fathers

• अथ (atha) - and (then, and, now)

• आत्मनः (ātmanaḥ) - to oneself (of oneself, to oneself (genitive or dative/ablative))

• तथा (tathā) - similarly, also (thus, so, similarly, also)

• ऋणवान् (ṛṇavān) - indebted, having debt

• जायते (jāyate) - is born (is born, originates)

• मर्त्यः (martyaḥ) - mortal man (mortal, human being)

• तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore (from that, therefore, consequently)

• अनृणताम् (anṛṇatām) - freedom from debt, unindebtedness

• व्रजेत् (vrajet) - one should attain (one should go, attain, reach)

Words meanings and morphology

देवतातिथिभृत्येभ्यः (devatātithibhṛtyebhyaḥ) - to gods, guests, and dependents/servants

(noun)

Dative, masculine, plural of devatātithibhṛtya

devatātithibhṛtya - (collection of) gods, guests, and servants

Compound type : dvandva (devatā+atithi+bhṛtya)

• devatā – deity, god
  noun (feminine)
  Root: div (class 4)
• atithi – guest
  noun (masculine)
• bhṛtya – servant, dependent
  noun (masculine)
  Gerundive
  derived from root bhṛ (to bear, support)
  Root: bhṛ (class 3)

Note: Can also be ablative plural, but dative fits 'indebted to'.

पितृभ्यः (pitṛbhyaḥ) - to ancestors, to fathers

(noun)

Dative, masculine, plural of pitṛ

pitṛ - father, ancestor

Note: Can also be ablative plural, but dative fits 'indebted to'.

अथ (atha) - and (then, and, now)

(indeclinable)

आत्मनः (ātmanaḥ) - to oneself (of oneself, to oneself (genitive or dative/ablative))

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of ātman

ātman - self, soul, spirit, essential nature

Root: an (class 2)

Note: Functionally equivalent to dative here, expressing relation of debt.

तथा (tathā) - similarly, also (thus, so, similarly, also)

(indeclinable)

ऋणवान् (ṛṇavān) - indebted, having debt

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ṛṇavat

ṛṇavat - indebted, having debt

Possessive suffix -vat

derived from ṛṇa (debt) with possessive suffix -vat

Note: Agrees with martyaḥ

जायते (jāyate) - is born (is born, originates)

(verb)

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

root jan, 4th class, atmanepada

Root: jan (class 4)

मर्त्यः (martyaḥ) - mortal man (mortal, human being)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of martya

martya - mortal, human being

derived from root mṛ (to die)

Root: mṛ (class 6)

तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore (from that, therefore, consequently)

(pronoun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that (demonstrative pronoun)

Note: Used as an indeclinable meaning 'therefore' or 'consequently'.

अनृणताम् (anṛṇatām) - freedom from debt, unindebtedness

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of anṛṇatā

anṛṇatā - state of being free from debt, unindebtedness

derived from the compound `anṛṇa` (not indebted) with the abstract suffix `-tā`

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (an+ṛṇa)

• an – not, un-
  indeclinable
  privative prefix
• ṛṇa – debt, obligation
  noun (neuter)

व्रजेत् (vrajet) - one should attain (one should go, attain, reach)

(verb)

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

root vraj, 1st class, parasmaipada

Root: vraj (class 1)