महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-286, verse-39

इष्टिः पुष्टिर्यजनं याजनं च दानं पुण्यानां कर्मणां च प्रयोगः ।
शक्त्या पित्र्यं यच्च किंचित्प्रशस्तं सर्वाण्यात्मार्थे मानवो यः करोति ॥३९॥

39. iṣṭiḥ puṣṭiryajanaṁ yājanaṁ ca; dānaṁ puṇyānāṁ karmaṇāṁ ca prayogaḥ ,
śaktyā pitryaṁ yacca kiṁcitpraśastaṁ; sarvāṇyātmārthe mānavo yaḥ karoti.

39. iṣṭiḥ puṣṭiḥ yajanam yājanam ca dānam
puṇyānām karmaṇām ca prayogaḥ
śaktyā pitryam yat ca kiṃcit praśastam
sarvāṇi ātmārthe mānavaḥ yaḥ karoti

39. yaḥ mānavaḥ śaktyā iṣṭiḥ puṣṭiḥ
yajanam yājanam ca dānam puṇyānām karmaṇām
ca prayogaḥ yat ca kiṃcit pitryam
praśastam sarvāṇi ātmārthe karoti

39. The human being who performs (according to their capacity) various Vedic rituals (iṣṭi), acts for prosperity (puṣṭi), undertakes Vedic rituals (yajña), causes others to perform them (yājanam), gives donations (dāna), engages in meritorious actions (karma), and (performs) whatever ancestral rites (pitrya) are prescribed according to their capacity, doing all these for their own spiritual benefit (ātman).

Words meanings summery:

• इष्टिः (iṣṭiḥ) - Vedic ritual (yajña) (Vedic ritual, offering)

• पुष्टिः (puṣṭiḥ) - prosperity (achieved through proper action) (nourishment, prosperity, growth)

• यजनम् (yajanam) - performing a Vedic ritual (yajña)

• याजनम् (yājanam) - causing others to perform a Vedic ritual (yajña) (causing others to perform a Vedic ritual (yajña), officiating)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• दानम् (dānam) - giving donations (dāna) (gift, donation, giving (dāna))

• पुण्यानाम् (puṇyānām) - of meritorious (actions) (of meritorious, of virtuous)

• कर्मणाम् (karmaṇām) - of actions (karma) (of actions, of deeds (karma))

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• प्रयोगः (prayogaḥ) - performance (of actions) (application, performance, use)

• शक्त्या (śaktyā) - according to one's capacity (śakti) (by power, by ability, according to one's capacity (śakti))

• पित्र्यम् (pitryam) - ancestral rites (pertaining to ancestors, ancestral rites)

• यत् (yat) - whatever (which, what, that)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• किंचित् (kiṁcit) - whatever little (implies any prescribed rite) (something, anything, whatever little)

• प्रशस्तम् (praśastam) - prescribed (rites) (praised, excellent, prescribed, proper)

• सर्वाणि (sarvāṇi) - all these (actions) (all, all these)

• आत्मार्थे (ātmārthe) - for their own spiritual benefit (ātman) (for the sake of the self (ātman), for one's own benefit)

• मानवः (mānavaḥ) - human being (human being, man)

• यः (yaḥ) - who (who, which)

• करोति (karoti) - performs (he does, he performs, he makes)

Words meanings and morphology

इष्टिः (iṣṭiḥ) - Vedic ritual (yajña) (Vedic ritual, offering)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of iṣṭi

iṣṭi - offering, Vedic ritual (yajña)

From root yaj (to worship, offer)

Root: yaj (class 1)

पुष्टिः (puṣṭiḥ) - prosperity (achieved through proper action) (nourishment, prosperity, growth)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of puṣṭi

puṣṭi - nourishment, prosperity, thriving

From root puṣ (to nourish, thrive)

Root: puṣ (class 4)

यजनम् (yajanam) - performing a Vedic ritual (yajña)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yajana

yajana - performing a Vedic ritual (yajña), worship

Action noun from root yaj (to worship, offer)

Root: yaj (class 1)

याजनम् (yājanam) - causing others to perform a Vedic ritual (yajña) (causing others to perform a Vedic ritual (yajña), officiating)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yājana

yājana - causing to perform a Vedic ritual (yajña), officiating

Action noun from the causative of root yaj (to worship, offer)

Root: yaj (class 1)

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

Conjunction

दानम् (dānam) - giving donations (dāna) (gift, donation, giving (dāna))

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of dāna

dāna - gift, donation, giving (dāna)

From root dā (to give)

Root: dā (class 3)

पुण्यानाम् (puṇyānām) - of meritorious (actions) (of meritorious, of virtuous)

(adjective)

Genitive, neuter, plural of puṇya

puṇya - meritorious, virtuous, sacred

Note: Agrees with karmaṇām.

कर्मणाम् (karmaṇām) - of actions (karma) (of actions, of deeds (karma))

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, plural of karman

karman - action, deed, ritual (karma)

From root kṛ (to do, make)

Root: kṛ (class 8)

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

Conjunction

प्रयोगः (prayogaḥ) - performance (of actions) (application, performance, use)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of prayoga

prayoga - application, performance, use

From root yuj (to join, apply) with prefix pra

Prefix: pra

Root: yuj (class 7)

शक्त्या (śaktyā) - according to one's capacity (śakti) (by power, by ability, according to one's capacity (śakti))

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of śakti

śakti - power, strength, ability, energy (śakti)

From root śak (to be able)

Root: śak (class 5)

Note: Indicates the means.

पित्र्यम् (pitryam) - ancestral rites (pertaining to ancestors, ancestral rites)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of pitrya

pitrya - ancestral, pertaining to fathers/ancestors, ancestral rite

From pitṛ (father)

Note: Can be an adjective modifying an implied noun, but here functions as a noun.

यत् (yat) - whatever (which, what, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, what, who

Relative pronoun

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

Conjunction

किंचित् (kiṁcit) - whatever little (implies any prescribed rite) (something, anything, whatever little)

(indeclinable)

Formed from kim + cit

Note: Functions adjectivally with pitryam.

प्रशस्तम् (praśastam) - prescribed (rites) (praised, excellent, prescribed, proper)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of praśasta

praśasta - praised, approved, auspicious, prescribed

Past Passive Participle

From root śaṃs (to praise) with prefix pra

Prefix: pra

Root: śaṃs (class 1)

Note: Agrees with pitryam and yat kiṃcit.

सर्वाणि (sarvāṇi) - all these (actions) (all, all these)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, plural of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole

Note: Refers to the collective list of items.

आत्मार्थे (ātmārthe) - for their own spiritual benefit (ātman) (for the sake of the self (ātman), for one's own benefit)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of ātmārtha

ātmārtha - one's own purpose, for the sake of the self (ātman)

Tatpurusha compound: ātman + artha

Compound type : tatpurusha (ātman+artha)

• ātman – self, soul, spirit, ultimate reality (ātman)
  noun (masculine)
  Root: an (class 2)
• artha – purpose, meaning, object, wealth
  noun (masculine)
  Root: ṛ (class 3)

मानवः (mānavaḥ) - human being (human being, man)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mānava

mānava - human, descendant of Manu, man

From manu (Manu, progenitor of mankind)

Note: Subject of the relative clause.

यः (yaḥ) - who (who, which)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yad

yad - which, what, who

Relative pronoun

Note: Subject of karoti.

करोति (karoti) - performs (he does, he performs, he makes)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of kṛ

Present active indicative

3rd person singular, parasmaipada

Root: kṛ (class 8)