महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-79, verse-7

पक्वेनामस्य निमयं न प्रशंसन्ति साधवः ।
निमयेत्पक्वमामेन भोजनार्थाय भारत ॥७॥

7. pakvenāmasya nimayaṁ na praśaṁsanti sādhavaḥ ,
nimayetpakvamāmena bhojanārthāya bhārata.

7. pakvena āmasya nimayam na praśaṃsanti sādhavaḥ
| nimayet pakvam āmena bhojanārthāya bhārata

7. sādhavaḥ pakvena āmasya nimayam na praśaṃsanti bhārata,
bhojanārthāya pakvam āmena nimayet

7. Virtuous people (sādhavaḥ) do not approve of exchanging cooked food for uncooked (provisions/materials). However, O Bhārata, one may exchange cooked (food) for uncooked (provisions) if it is for the sake of food (i.e., consumption, not trade).

Words meanings summery:

• पक्वेन (pakvena) - Often implies cooked food or processed goods. (with cooked, by means of cooked (food/material))

• आमस्य (āmasya) - Refers to raw or unprocessed items. (of uncooked, raw, unripe (food/material))

• निमयम् (nimayam) - Refers to the act of exchanging goods. (exchange, barter)

• न (na) - not

• प्रशंसन्ति (praśaṁsanti) - they praise, commend, approve

• साधवः (sādhavaḥ) - Refers to those who adhere to dharma (natural law/righteous conduct). (virtuous people, good persons, sages)

• निमयेत् (nimayet) - one should exchange

• पक्वम् (pakvam) - cooked (food/material)

• आमेन (āmena) - with uncooked, by means of raw (food/material)

• भोजनार्थाय (bhojanārthāya) - for the purpose of eating, for food

• भारत (bhārata) - An epithet for Yudhishthira. (O descendant of Bharata)

Words meanings and morphology

पक्वेन (pakvena) - Often implies cooked food or processed goods. (with cooked, by means of cooked (food/material))

(adjective)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of pakva

pakva - cooked, ripe, mature

Past Passive Participle

From root √pac (to cook, ripen)

Root: pac (class 1)

आमस्य (āmasya) - Refers to raw or unprocessed items. (of uncooked, raw, unripe (food/material))

(adjective)

Genitive, neuter, singular of āma

āma - raw, uncooked, unripe, unbaked

निमयम् (nimayam) - Refers to the act of exchanging goods. (exchange, barter)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of nimaya

nimaya - exchange, barter

From prefix ni- and root √mi (to throw, exchange), or √i (to go) with ni-

Prefix: ni

Root: mi (class 3)

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

प्रशंसन्ति (praśaṁsanti) - they praise, commend, approve

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of √śaṃs

Present Active

3rd person plural, From root 'śaṃs' with prefix 'pra-'

Prefix: pra

Root: śaṃs (class 1)

साधवः (sādhavaḥ) - Refers to those who adhere to dharma (natural law/righteous conduct). (virtuous people, good persons, sages)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sādhu

sādhu - good, virtuous, upright, a good person, a sage

निमयेत् (nimayet) - one should exchange

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhiliṅ) of √mi

Optative Active

3rd person singular, From root 'mi' with prefix 'ni-'

Prefix: ni

Root: mi (class 3)

पक्वम् (pakvam) - cooked (food/material)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of pakva

pakva - cooked, ripe, mature

Past Passive Participle

From root √pac (to cook, ripen)

Root: pac (class 1)

आमेन (āmena) - with uncooked, by means of raw (food/material)

(adjective)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of āma

āma - raw, uncooked, unripe, unbaked

भोजनार्थाय (bhojanārthāya) - for the purpose of eating, for food

(noun)

Dative, masculine, singular of bhojanārtha

bhojanārtha - for the sake of food, for eating

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (bhojana+artha)

• bhojana – eating, food
  noun (neuter)
  From √bhuj (to eat, enjoy)
  Root: bhuj (class 7)
• artha – purpose, meaning, wealth
  noun (masculine)

भारत (bhārata) - An epithet for Yudhishthira. (O descendant of Bharata)

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of bhārata

bhārata - descendant of Bharata, Indian