महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-61, verse-12

दान्तो विधेयो हव्यकव्येऽप्रमत्तो अन्नस्य दाता सततं द्विजेभ्यः ।
अमत्सरी सर्वलिङ्गिप्रदाता वैताननित्यश्च गृहाश्रमी स्यात् ॥१२॥

12. dānto vidheyo havyakavye'pramatto; annasya dātā satataṁ dvijebhyaḥ ,
amatsarī sarvaliṅgipradātā; vaitānanityaśca gṛhāśramī syāt.

12. dāntaḥ vidheyaḥ havyakavye apramattaḥ
annasya dātā satataṃ dvijebhyaḥ
amatsarī sarvaliṅgipradātā
vaitānanityaḥ ca gṛhāśramī syāt

12. gṛhāśramī dāntaḥ vidheyaḥ havyakavye
apramattaḥ annasya dātā
satataṃ dvijebhyaḥ amatsarī
sarvaliṅgipradātā ca vaitānanityaḥ syāt

12. A householder (āśrama) should be self-controlled and obedient, vigilant in providing oblations for both gods and ancestors. He should constantly give food to Brahmins, be free from envy, provide for all religious mendicants, and always perform Vedic fire rituals (homa).

Words meanings summery:

• दान्तः (dāntaḥ) - self-controlled, restrained

• विधेयः (vidheyaḥ) - obedient, compliant

• हव्यकव्ये (havyakavye) - in oblations to gods and ancestors

• अप्रमत्तः (apramattaḥ) - vigilant, not negligent

• अन्नस्य (annasya) - of food

• दाता (dātā) - giver

• सततं (satataṁ) - constantly, always

• द्विजेभ्यः (dvijebhyaḥ) - to the Brahmins (to the twice-born (Brahmins))

• अमत्सरी (amatsarī) - not envious, free from malice

• सर्वलिङ्गिप्रदाता (sarvaliṅgipradātā) - giver to all kinds of religious persons/ascetics

• वैताननित्यः (vaitānanityaḥ) - always performing Vedic fire rituals (homa) (always performing Vedic rituals)

• च (ca) - and

• गृहाश्रमी (gṛhāśramī) - householder (gṛhastha āśrama) (householder)

• स्यात् (syāt) - should be, may be

Words meanings and morphology

दान्तः (dāntaḥ) - self-controlled, restrained

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dānta

dānta - self-controlled, restrained, subdued

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root dam (to subdue) with suffix -ta.

Root: dam (class 1)

विधेयः (vidheyaḥ) - obedient, compliant

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vidheya

vidheya - obedient, compliant, to be done, manageable

Gerundive

Derived from root dhā (to place, put) with prefix vi- and suffix -ya.

Prefix: vi

Root: dhā (class 3)

हव्यकव्ये (havyakavye) - in oblations to gods and ancestors

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of havyakavya

havyakavya - oblations for gods and ancestors

Compound type : dvandva (havya+kavya)

• havya – oblation to gods, offering
  noun (neuter)
  Gerundive
  Derived from root hu (to offer) with suffix -ya.
  Root: hu (class 3)
• kavya – oblation to ancestors, offering to Manes
  noun (neuter)
  Derived from kavi (poet, seer), here meaning ancestral offerings.

Note: The locative singular of havyakavya.

अप्रमत्तः (apramattaḥ) - vigilant, not negligent

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of apramatta

apramatta - vigilant, careful, not negligent, alert

Negative compound of pramatta (negligent, careless).

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+pramatta)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
• pramatta – careless, negligent, inattentive
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root mad (to be drunk, intoxicated) with prefix pra-.
  Prefix: pra
  Root: mad (class 4)

अन्नस्य (annasya) - of food

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of anna

anna - food, grain, cooked rice

दाता (dātā) - giver

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dātṛ

dātṛ - giver, donor

Agent noun derived from root dā (to give).

Root: dā (class 3)

सततं (satataṁ) - constantly, always

(indeclinable)

Note: Used adverbially in accusative neuter singular form.

द्विजेभ्यः (dvijebhyaḥ) - to the Brahmins (to the twice-born (Brahmins))

(noun)

Dative, masculine, plural of dvija

dvija - twice-born (a Brahmin, a Kshatriya, a Vaishya), a bird, a tooth

Derived from dvi (two) and jan (to be born).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (dvi+jan)

• dvi – two
  numeral
• ja – born, produced from
  adjective
  Derived from root jan (to be born).
  Root: jan (class 4)

Note: Refers specifically to Brahmins in this context.

अमत्सरी (amatsarī) - not envious, free from malice

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of amatsarin

amatsarin - not envious, free from malice, benevolent

Negative compound of matsarina (envious).

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+matsarin)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
• matsarin – envious, jealous, malicious
  adjective (masculine)
  Derived from matsara (envy).

Note: Nominative singular form of an -in stem.

सर्वलिङ्गिप्रदाता (sarvaliṅgipradātā) - giver to all kinds of religious persons/ascetics

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sarvaliṅgipradātṛ

sarvaliṅgipradātṛ - giver to all ascetics/mendicants

Compound of sarvaliṅgin (all ascetics) and pradātṛ (giver).

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (sarvaliṅgin+pradātṛ)

• sarvaliṅgin – one bearing any distinguishing mark, an ascetic, a religious mendicant of any order
  noun (masculine)
  Compound of sarva (all) and liṅgin (one with a mark, an ascetic).
• pradātṛ – giver, bestower
  noun (masculine)
  Agent noun derived from root dā (to give) with prefix pra-.
  Prefix: pra
  Root: dā (class 3)

Note: The compound's nominative singular form is pradātā, which takes the long 'ā' from the 'ṛ' ending.

वैताननित्यः (vaitānanityaḥ) - always performing Vedic fire rituals (homa) (always performing Vedic rituals)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vaitānanitya

vaitānanitya - one who always performs Vedic rituals, constantly engaged in solemn sacrificial rites

Compound of vaitāna (relating to the three sacred fires, Vedic rituals) and nitya (constant, regular).

Compound type : karmadhāraya (vaitāna+nitya)

• vaitāna – relating to the three sacred fires, sacrificial, Vedic ritual
  adjective (neuter)
  Derived from vitāna (sacred fire, sacrifice).
• nitya – constant, regular, eternal
  adjective (masculine)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

गृहाश्रमी (gṛhāśramī) - householder (gṛhastha āśrama) (householder)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of gṛhāśramin

gṛhāśramin - one belonging to the householder stage (gṛhastha āśrama)

Derived from gṛha (house) and āśrama (stage of life).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (gṛha+āśrama)

• gṛha – house, home
  noun (neuter)
• āśrama – hermitage, stage of life, spiritual retreat
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root śram (to exert) with prefix ā-.
  Prefix: ā
  Root: śram (class 4)

Note: Nominative singular form of a noun ending in -in.

स्यात् (syāt) - should be, may be

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (liṅ) of as

Optative 3rd person singular.

Root: as (class 2)