महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-90, verse-6

आहुरेतज्जना ब्रह्मन्न चैतच्छ्रद्दधाम्यहम् ।
निमन्त्र्यश्च भवेद्भोगैरवृत्त्या चेत्तदाचरेत् ॥६॥

6. āhuretajjanā brahmanna caitacchraddadhāmyaham ,
nimantryaśca bhavedbhogairavṛttyā cettadācaret.

6. āhuḥ etat janāḥ brahman na ca etat śraddadhāmi aham
nimantryaḥ ca bhavet bhogaiḥ avṛttyā cet tadā ācaret

6. brahman janāḥ etat āhuḥ aham ca etat na śraddadhāmi
cet avṛttyā ācaret tadā bhogaiḥ ca nimantryaḥ bhavet

6. People say this, O Brahmin, but I do not believe it. If one acts due to a lack of livelihood, then one should (be allowed to) do so, and one should be invited with sustenance.

Words meanings summery:

• आहुः (āhuḥ) - they say, they speak

• एतत् (etat) - this

• जनाः (janāḥ) - people, men

• ब्रह्मन् (brahman) - O Brahmin

• न (na) - not, no

• च (ca) - and, also, but

• एतत् (etat) - this

• श्रद्दधामि (śraddadhāmi) - I believe, I trust

• अहम् (aham) - I

• निमन्त्र्यः (nimantryaḥ) - to be invited, to be offered (hospitality)

• च (ca) - and, also

• भवेत् (bhavet) - should be, might be

• भोगैः (bhogaiḥ) - by enjoyments, by sustenance, by possessions

• अवृत्त्या (avṛttyā) - by lack of livelihood, by want of means

• चेत् (cet) - if

• तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

• आचरेत् (ācaret) - he should act, he should behave, he should perform

Words meanings and morphology

आहुः (āhuḥ) - they say, they speak

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (liṭ) of vac

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Perfect form of `vac` used in a present tense sense.

एतत् (etat) - this

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of etad

etad - this

जनाः (janāḥ) - people, men

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of jana

jana - man, person, people

Root: jan (class 4)

ब्रह्मन् (brahman) - O Brahmin

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of brahman

brahman - Brahmin (member of priestly class), sacred word, ultimate reality (brahman)

Root: bṛh (class 1)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

च (ca) - and, also, but

(indeclinable)

एतत् (etat) - this

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of etad

etad - this

श्रद्दधामि (śraddadhāmi) - I believe, I trust

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of śrad-dhā

Root `dhā` combined with `śrad` (indeclinable particle for faith/trust) to form a compound verb `śrad-dhā`.

Prefix: śrad

Root: dhā (class 3)

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

निमन्त्र्यः (nimantryaḥ) - to be invited, to be offered (hospitality)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nimantrya

nimantrya - to be invited, to be offered, suitable for invitation

Gerundive

from root mantr with prefix ni + ṇyaT suffix

Prefix: ni

Root: mantr (class 10)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

भवेत् (bhavet) - should be, might be

(verb)

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

Root: bhū (class 1)

भोगैः (bhogaiḥ) - by enjoyments, by sustenance, by possessions

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of bhoga

bhoga - enjoyment, possession, food, sustenance

from root bhuj

Root: bhuj (class 7)

अवृत्त्या (avṛttyā) - by lack of livelihood, by want of means

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of avṛtti

avṛtti - lack of livelihood, want of means, non-existence

from a (negation) + vṛtti (livelihood)

Compound type : tatpurusha (a+vṛtti)

• a – not, un-
  indeclinable
  negation prefix
• vṛtti – livelihood, existence, profession
  noun (feminine)
  from root vṛt
  Root: vṛt (class 1)

चेत् (cet) - if

(indeclinable)

तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

(indeclinable)

derived from pronoun `tad`

आचरेत् (ācaret) - he should act, he should behave, he should perform

(verb)

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

Prefix: ā

Root: car (class 1)