महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-77, verse-9

एतेभ्यो बलिमादद्याद्धीनकोशो महीपतिः ।
ऋते ब्रह्मसमेभ्यश्च देवकल्पेभ्य एव च ॥९॥

9. etebhyo balimādadyāddhīnakośo mahīpatiḥ ,
ṛte brahmasamebhyaśca devakalpebhya eva ca.

9. etebhyaḥ balim ādadhyāt hīnakośaḥ mahīpatiḥ
ṛte brahmasamebhyaḥ ca devakalpebhyah eva ca

9. hīnakośaḥ mahīpatiḥ etebhyaḥ balim ādadhyāt
ṛte brahmasamebhyaḥ ca devakalpebhyah eva ca

9. A king (mahīpatiḥ) whose treasury is depleted may accept offerings (bali) from these (types of Brahmins), but certainly not from those who are equal to Brahman (brahmasama) or those who resemble deities.

Words meanings summery:

• एतेभ्यः (etebhyaḥ) - to/from these aforementioned despised Brahmins (to/from these)

• बलिम् (balim) - an offering or tribute (received by the king) (offering, tribute, tax)

• आदध्यात् (ādadhyāt) - should accept (offerings) (should take, should accept)

• हीनकोशः (hīnakośaḥ) - a king with a depleted treasury (one whose treasury is deficient/depleted)

• महीपतिः (mahīpatiḥ) - the king (as subject of `ādadhyāt`) (king, ruler of the earth)

• ऋते (ṛte) - except from (except, without, apart from)

• ब्रह्मसमेभ्यः (brahmasamebhyaḥ) - from those virtuous Brahmins who are revered as equal to Brahman (to/from those equal to Brahman)

• च (ca) - and

• देवकल्पेभ्यह् (devakalpebhyah) - from those virtuous Brahmins who are like deities (to/from those resembling gods)

• एव (eva) - certainly, indeed (emphasizing the exception) (indeed, certainly, only)

• च (ca) - and

Words meanings and morphology

एतेभ्यः (etebhyaḥ) - to/from these aforementioned despised Brahmins (to/from these)

(pronoun)

Dative, masculine, plural of etad

etad - this, these

Note: Also functions as ablative plural. Here dative for "to them" for `ādadhyāt`.

बलिम् (balim) - an offering or tribute (received by the king) (offering, tribute, tax)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of bali

bali - offering, tribute, tax, oblation

आदध्यात् (ādadhyāt) - should accept (offerings) (should take, should accept)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, potential (vidhiliṅ) of ā-dhā

Potential Mood, 3rd Person Singular

From root `dhā` (class 3 or 10, often `dadāti`, here potential `dadhyāt` with `ā` prefix).

Prefix: ā

Root: dhā (class 3)

हीनकोशः (hīnakośaḥ) - a king with a depleted treasury (one whose treasury is deficient/depleted)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of hīnakośa

hīnakośa - one whose treasury is depleted, poor in wealth

Compound.

Compound type : Bahuvrīhi (hīna+kośa)

• hīna – deficient, abandoned, lacking, depleted
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  From root `hā` (to abandon, forsake) + `kta` suffix
  Root: hā (class 3)
• kośa – treasury, casket, sheath, dictionary
  noun (masculine)

Note: Qualifies `mahīpatiḥ`.

महीपतिः (mahīpatiḥ) - the king (as subject of `ādadhyāt`) (king, ruler of the earth)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahīpati

mahīpati - lord of the earth, king, ruler

Compound.

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (mahī+pati)

• mahī – earth, ground
  noun (feminine)
• pati – lord, master, husband, ruler
  noun (masculine)

Note: Subject of the verb `ādadhyāt`.

ऋते (ṛte) - except from (except, without, apart from)

(indeclinable)

Note: Often governs the ablative case, but here applies to dative forms `brahmasamebhyaḥ` and `devakalpebhyah`, implying "apart from those who are..."

ब्रह्मसमेभ्यः (brahmasamebhyaḥ) - from those virtuous Brahmins who are revered as equal to Brahman (to/from those equal to Brahman)

(adjective)

Dative, masculine, plural of brahmasama

brahmasama - equal to Brahman, god-like, divine

Compound.

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (brahman+sama)

• brahman – Brahman (the Absolute Reality), ultimate truth, sacred utterance, priest
  noun (neuter)
• sama – equal, similar, same
  adjective

Note: Functions as ablative here due to `ṛte`.

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects `brahmasamebhyaḥ` and `devakalpebhyah`.

देवकल्पेभ्यह् (devakalpebhyah) - from those virtuous Brahmins who are like deities (to/from those resembling gods)

(adjective)

Dative, masculine, plural of devakalpa

devakalpa - resembling a god, god-like, divine

Compound.

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (deva+kalpa)

• deva – god, deity
  noun (masculine)
• kalpa – like, resembling, almost, fit
  adjective
  Suffix

Note: Functions as ablative here due to `ṛte`.

एव (eva) - certainly, indeed (emphasizing the exception) (indeed, certainly, only)

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphatic particle.

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

Note: Joins the `eva` with previous clause.