महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-82, verse-21

नारद उवाच ।
शक्त्यान्नदानं सततं तितिक्षा दम आर्जवम् ।
यथार्हप्रतिपूजा च शस्त्रमेतदनायसम् ॥२१॥

21. nārada uvāca ,
śaktyānnadānaṁ satataṁ titikṣā dama ārjavam ,
yathārhapratipūjā ca śastrametadanāyasam.

21. nārada uvāca | śaktyā annadānam satatam titikṣā damaḥ
ārjavam | yathā arha pratipūjā ca śastram etat anāyasam

21. nārada uvāca śaktyā satatam annadānam,
titikṣā,
damaḥ,
ārjavam ca yathā arha pratipūjā,
etat anāyasam śastram (asti)

21. Nārada said: "Giving food (annadāna) constantly according to one's capacity (śakti), forbearance, self-control (dama), straightforwardness, and showing appropriate respect – this is the effortless means (śastra)."

Words meanings summery:

• नारद (nārada) - Nārada, the speaker (Nārada (a divine sage))

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• शक्त्या (śaktyā) - According to one's capacity or ability (by strength, by power, by ability, by capacity)

• अन्नदानम् (annadānam) - giving of food, offering food

• सततम् (satatam) - constantly, perpetually, continuously

• तितिक्षा (titikṣā) - forbearance, endurance, patience

• दमः (damaḥ) - self-control, restraint, subjugation of senses

• आर्जवम् (ārjavam) - straightforwardness, sincerity, honesty, uprightness

• यथा (yathā) - as, according to, in such a way as

• अर्ह (arha) - deserving, fit, proper

• प्रतिपूजा (pratipūjā) - Showing appropriate respect (honoring, worship, respect, veneration)

• च (ca) - and, also

• शस्त्रम् (śastram) - A means or method (weapon, instrument, means, rule)

• एतत् (etat) - Refers to the qualities just listed (this)

• अनायसम् (anāyasam) - effortless, easy, not difficult

Words meanings and morphology

नारद (nārada) - Nārada, the speaker (Nārada (a divine sage))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nārada

nārada - a divine sage, son of Brahmā, messenger of the gods

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past perfect (lit) of uvāca

Perfect Active

From root vac (to speak), perfect tense, 3rd person singular

Root: vac (class 2)

शक्त्या (śaktyā) - According to one's capacity or ability (by strength, by power, by ability, by capacity)

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of śakti

śakti - power, strength, energy, capacity, ability; the divine feminine creative energy

From root śak (to be able)

Root: śak (class 5)

अन्नदानम् (annadānam) - giving of food, offering food

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of annadāna

annadāna - the giving of food, almsgiving (of food)

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (anna+dāna)

• anna – food, rice, meal
  noun (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle (from ad to eat)
  Derived from root ad (to eat)
  Root: ad (class 2)
• dāna – giving, gift, donation, liberality
  noun (neuter)
  From root dā (to give)
  Root: dā (class 3)

सततम् (satatam) - constantly, perpetually, continuously

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of satata

satata - constant, perpetual, continuous; constantly (as adverb)

Note: Can also be an adverb

तितिक्षा (titikṣā) - forbearance, endurance, patience

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of titikṣā

titikṣā - forbearance, endurance, patience, power of endurance

From desiderative of root tij (to be sharp)

Root: tij (class 1)

दमः (damaḥ) - self-control, restraint, subjugation of senses

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dama

dama - self-control, restraint, subjugation, taming

From root dam (to tame, to control)

Root: dam (class 1)

आर्जवम् (ārjavam) - straightforwardness, sincerity, honesty, uprightness

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of ārjava

ārjava - straightness, honesty, sincerity, straightforwardness

Derived from ṛju (straight)

यथा (yathā) - as, according to, in such a way as

(indeclinable)

Note: Used in compound 'yathārha'

अर्ह (arha) - deserving, fit, proper

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of arha

arha - deserving, worthy, fit, proper

From root arh (to deserve)

Root: arh (class 1)

Note: Forms part of the compound 'yathārha-pratipūjā'

प्रतिपूजा (pratipūjā) - Showing appropriate respect (honoring, worship, respect, veneration)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of pratipūjā

pratipūjā - reverence, worship, honoring, showing respect

From root pūj (to honor) with prefix prati

Prefix: prati

Root: pūj (class 10)

Note: Forms part of the compound 'yathārha-pratipūjā'

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

शस्त्रम् (śastram) - A means or method (weapon, instrument, means, rule)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of śastra

śastra - weapon, instrument, tool, means, rule, treatise

From root śas (to cut) + tra (instrument suffix)

Root: śas (class 1)

एतत् (etat) - Refers to the qualities just listed (this)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of etas

etas - this, that

अनायसम् (anāyasam) - effortless, easy, not difficult

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of anāyasa

anāyasa - not involving effort, effortless, easy

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+āyāsa)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
  Negative prefix
• āyāsa – effort, exertion, trouble, fatigue
  noun (masculine)
  From root yam with prefix ā
  Prefix: ā
  Root: yam (class 1)

Note: Modifies śastram