महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-296, verse-35

एतैर्गुणैर्हीनतमे न देयमेतत्परं ब्रह्म विशुद्धमाहुः ।
न श्रेयसा योक्ष्यति तादृशे कृतं धर्मप्रवक्तारमपात्रदानात् ॥३५॥

35. etairguṇairhīnatame na deya;metatparaṁ brahma viśuddhamāhuḥ ,
na śreyasā yokṣyati tādṛśe kṛtaṁ; dharmapravaktāramapātradānāt.

35. etaiḥ guṇaiḥ hīnatame na deyam
etat param brahma viśuddham āhuḥ
na śreyasā yokṣyati tādṛśe
kṛtam dharmapravaktāram apātradānāt

35. etaiḥ guṇaiḥ hīnatame etat param
viśuddham brahma na deyam iti
āhuḥ tādṛśe kṛtam apātradānāt
dharmapravaktāram śreyasā na yokṣyati

35. They declare that this supreme, pure knowledge (brahman) should not be imparted to one who is most devoid of these qualities. An act performed for such a person, like giving (dāna) to an unworthy recipient, will not lead to welfare for the expounder of natural law (dharma).

Words meanings summery:

• एतैः (etaiḥ) - by these, with these

• गुणैः (guṇaiḥ) - by qualities, with virtues

• हीनतमे (hīnatame) - to one most devoid of, to the most inferior one

• न (na) - not, no

• देयम् (deyam) - to be given, ought to be given

• एतत् (etat) - this

• परम् (param) - supreme, highest, ultimate

• ब्रह्म (brahma) - Brahman (the Absolute), sacred knowledge

• विशुद्धम् (viśuddham) - pure, purified, undefiled

• आहुः (āhuḥ) - they say, they declare

• न (na) - not, no

• श्रेयसा (śreyasā) - with welfare, by good fortune, by good

• योक्ष्यति (yokṣyati) - will be joined, will be endowed, will attain

• तादृशे (tādṛśe) - to such a one, for such a person

• कृतम् (kṛtam) - done, performed, deed

• धर्मप्रवक्तारम् (dharmapravaktāram) - an expounder of natural law, a teacher of dharma

• अपात्रदानात् (apātradānāt) - from giving to an unworthy recipient, from an inappropriate gift

Words meanings and morphology

एतैः (etaiḥ) - by these, with these

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of etat

etat - this, these

गुणैः (guṇaiḥ) - by qualities, with virtues

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of guṇa

guṇa - quality, virtue, attribute, strand

हीनतमे (hīnatame) - to one most devoid of, to the most inferior one

(adjective)

Dative, masculine, singular of hīnatama

hīnatama - most devoid of, most inferior, lowest

Superlative degree of 'hīna' (devoid, inferior)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

देयम् (deyam) - to be given, ought to be given

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of deya

deya - to be given, worthy of being given, gift

Gerundive

Root: dā (class 3)

एतत् (etat) - this

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of etat

etat - this, these

परम् (param) - supreme, highest, ultimate

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of para

para - supreme, highest, ultimate, other, distant

ब्रह्म (brahma) - Brahman (the Absolute), sacred knowledge

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of brahman

brahman - Brahman (the Absolute), sacred word, holy knowledge, Veda

विशुद्धम् (viśuddham) - pure, purified, undefiled

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of viśuddha

viśuddha - pure, purified, clean, undefiled

Past Passive Participle

Prefix: vi

Root: śudh (class 4)

आहुः (āhuḥ) - they say, they declare

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present indicative (perfect form) (liṭ) of ah

Root: ah (class 2)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

श्रेयसा (śreyasā) - with welfare, by good fortune, by good

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of śreyas

śreyas - welfare, good fortune, excellence, moral merit

योक्ष्यति (yokṣyati) - will be joined, will be endowed, will attain

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, future indicative (lṛṭ) of yuj

Root: yuj (class 7)

तादृशे (tādṛśe) - to such a one, for such a person

(adjective)

Dative, masculine, singular of tādṛśa

tādṛśa - such, of that kind, like that

कृतम् (kṛtam) - done, performed, deed

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kṛta

kṛta - done, made, performed, deed, act

Past Passive Participle

Root: kṛ (class 8)

धर्मप्रवक्तारम् (dharmapravaktāram) - an expounder of natural law, a teacher of dharma

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of dharmapravaktṛ

dharmapravaktṛ - expounder of natural law (dharma), teacher of dharma

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dharma+pravaktṛ)

• dharma – natural law, constitution, intrinsic nature, righteousness, duty
  noun (masculine)
• pravaktṛ – speaker, announcer, teacher, expounder
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: pra
  Root: vac (class 2)

अपात्रदानात् (apātradānāt) - from giving to an unworthy recipient, from an inappropriate gift

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of apātradāna

apātradāna - giving to an unworthy recipient, inappropriate gift, improper donation

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (apātra+dāna)

• apātra – unworthy recipient, not a proper vessel
  adjective (masculine/neuter)
  Prefix: a
• dāna – giving, gift, donation
  noun (neuter)
  Root: dā (class 3)