महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-65, verse-28

परलोकगुरुं चैव राजानं योऽवमन्यते ।
न तस्य दत्तं न हुतं न श्राद्धं फलति क्वचित् ॥२८॥

28. paralokaguruṁ caiva rājānaṁ yo'vamanyate ,
na tasya dattaṁ na hutaṁ na śrāddhaṁ phalati kvacit.

28. paralokagurum ca eva rājānam yaḥ avamanyate na
tasya dattam na hutam na śrāddham phalati kvacit

28. yaḥ paralokagurum ca eva rājānam avamanyate tasya
dattam na hutam na śrāddham kvacit na phalati

28. Whoever disrespects the king, who is indeed a guide to the afterlife, for him neither gifts (dāna), nor oblations, nor ancestral rites (śrāddha) bear any fruit at all.

Words meanings summery:

• परलोकगुरुम् (paralokagurum) - the guide to the afterlife, the teacher for the other world

• च (ca) - and, also

• एव (eva) - indeed, certainly, only

• राजानम् (rājānam) - the king

• यः (yaḥ) - who, whoever

• अवमन्यते (avamanyate) - disrespects, despises, disregards

• न (na) - not

• तस्य (tasya) - for him, his

• दत्तम् (dattam) - gift, what is given

• न (na) - not

• हुतम् (hutam) - oblation, what is offered (in fire)

• न (na) - not

• श्राद्धम् (śrāddham) - ancestral rite, funeral offering (śrāddha)

• फलति (phalati) - bears fruit, yields results, is fruitful

• क्वचित् (kvacit) - anywhere, ever, at all, sometimes

Words meanings and morphology

परलोकगुरुम् (paralokagurum) - the guide to the afterlife, the teacher for the other world

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of paralokaguru

paralokaguru - teacher for the other world, guide to the afterlife

Compound type : Tatpurusha (paraloka+guru)

• paraloka – other world, future world, afterlife
  noun (masculine)
• guru – teacher, spiritual guide, venerable person
  noun (masculine)

Note: Object of 'avamanyate', referring to the king.

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - indeed, certainly, only

(indeclinable)

राजानम् (rājānam) - the king

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler, sovereign

Root: rāj (class 1)

Note: Object of 'avamanyate'.

यः (yaḥ) - who, whoever

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yad

yad - who, which, what (relative pronoun)

Note: Subject of 'avamanyate'.

अवमन्यते (avamanyate) - disrespects, despises, disregards

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (Laṭ) of avaman

Present tense, 3rd person singular, Ātmanepada.

Prefix: ava

Root: man (class 4)

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

तस्य (tasya) - for him, his

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it (demonstrative pronoun)

Note: Refers to 'yaḥ' (whoever).

दत्तम् (dattam) - gift, what is given

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of datta

datta - given, granted, presented; a gift, offering

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root dā (to give).

Root: dā (class 3)

Note: Subject of 'phalati'.

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

हुतम् (hutam) - oblation, what is offered (in fire)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of huta

huta - offered, sacrificed; oblation, sacrificial offering

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root hu (to offer in fire, sacrifice).

Root: hu (class 3)

Note: Subject of 'phalati'.

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

श्राद्धम् (śrāddham) - ancestral rite, funeral offering (śrāddha)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of śrāddha

śrāddha - funeral ceremony, offering to ancestors, faith, reverence

From śrat + dhā (to place faith).

Note: Subject of 'phalati'.

फलति (phalati) - bears fruit, yields results, is fruitful

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (Laṭ) of phal

Present tense, 3rd person singular, Parasmaipada.

Root: phal (class 1)

क्वचित् (kvacit) - anywhere, ever, at all, sometimes

(indeclinable)