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महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-314, verse-41

भवन्तो बहुलाः सन्तु वेदो विस्तार्यतामयम् ।
नाशिष्ये संप्रदातव्यो नाव्रते नाकृतात्मनि ॥४१॥
41. bhavanto bahulāḥ santu vedo vistāryatāmayam ,
nāśiṣye saṁpradātavyo nāvrate nākṛtātmani.
41. bhavantaḥ bahulāḥ santu vedaḥ vistāryatām ayam
na aśiṣye saṃpradātavyaḥ na avrate na akṛtātmani
41. bhavantaḥ bahulāḥ santu ayam vedaḥ vistāryatām
na aśiṣye saṃpradātavyaḥ na avrate na akṛtātmani
41. May you all be numerous, and may this Veda be widely propagated. It should not be given to one who is not a disciple, nor to one who lacks vows (or spiritual discipline), nor to one whose inner being (ātman) is not cultivated.

Words meanings summery:

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  • भवन्तः (bhavantaḥ) - you (plural, honorific)
  • बहुलाः (bahulāḥ) - numerous, abundant
  • सन्तु (santu) - may they be
  • वेदः (vedaḥ) - the Veda, sacred knowledge
  • विस्तार्यताम् (vistāryatām) - may it be propagated/expanded
  • अयम् (ayam) - this
  • (na) - not
  • अशिष्ये (aśiṣye) - to a non-disciple
  • संप्रदातव्यः (saṁpradātavyaḥ) - to be given, should be imparted
  • (na) - nor, not
  • अव्रते (avrate) - to one without vows/discipline
  • (na) - nor, not
  • अकृतात्मनि (akṛtātmani) - to one whose self is not cultivated/purified

Words meanings and morphology

भवन्तः (bhavantaḥ) - you (plural, honorific)
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of bhavat
bhavat - your honor, you (polite address)
Present Active Participle (nominalized)
derived from root bhū 'to be' with suffix -at
Root: bhū (class 1)
बहुलाः (bahulāḥ) - numerous, abundant
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of bahula
bahula - abundant, numerous, plentiful
सन्तु (santu) - may they be
(verb)
3rd person , plural, active, imperative (loṭ) of as
Root: as (class 2)
वेदः (vedaḥ) - the Veda, sacred knowledge
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of veda
veda - knowledge, the Vedas (sacred texts)
derived from root vid 'to know'
Root: vid (class 2)
विस्तार्यताम् (vistāryatām) - may it be propagated/expanded
(verb)
3rd person , singular, passive, imperative (loṭ) of vistṛ
Causative
causative stem of root stṛ 'to spread', with prefix vi-
Prefix: vi
Root: stṛ (class 5)
अयम् (ayam) - this
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of idam
idam - this
(na) - not
(indeclinable)
अशिष्ये (aśiṣye) - to a non-disciple
(noun)
Dative, masculine, singular of aśiṣya
aśiṣya - not a disciple, un-disciple
Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (na+śiṣya)
  • na – not
    indeclinable
  • śiṣya – disciple, pupil
    noun (masculine)
    Gerundive (nominalized)
    derived from root śās 'to teach, instruct' with suffix -ya (kṛtya)
    Root: śās (class 2)
Note: Also functions as locative.
संप्रदातव्यः (saṁpradātavyaḥ) - to be given, should be imparted
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of saṃpradātavya
dā - to give
Gerundive
formed from root dā 'to give' with prefixes sam- and pra- and suffix -tavya
Prefixes: sam+pra
Root: dā (class 3)
(na) - nor, not
(indeclinable)
अव्रते (avrate) - to one without vows/discipline
(noun)
Dative, masculine, singular of avrata
avrata - without vows, undisciplined, not observing religious rites
Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (na+vrata)
  • na – not
    indeclinable
  • vrata – vow, religious observance, discipline
    noun (neuter)
Note: Also functions as locative.
(na) - nor, not
(indeclinable)
अकृतात्मनि (akṛtātmani) - to one whose self is not cultivated/purified
(adjective)
Dative, masculine, singular of akṛtātman
akṛtātman - one whose self (ātman) is not cultivated, unrefined, whose inner being is not purified
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (akṛta+ātman)
  • akṛta – not done, unmade, uncultivated
    adjective (masculine)
    Past Passive Participle
    formed from root kṛ 'to do' with suffix -ta, negated by prefix a-
    Root: kṛ (class 8)
  • ātman – self, soul, spirit, inner being
    noun (masculine)
Note: Also functions as locative.