महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-99, verse-8

अतिथीनन्नपानेन पितॄंश्च स्वधया तथा ।
ऋषीन्स्वाध्यायदीक्षाभिर्देवान्यज्ञैरनुत्तमैः ॥८॥

8. atithīnannapānena pitṝṁśca svadhayā tathā ,
ṛṣīnsvādhyāyadīkṣābhirdevānyajñairanuttamaiḥ.

8. atithīn annapānena pitṝn ca svadhayā tathā ṛṣīn
svādhyāyadīkṣābhiḥ devān yajñaiḥ anuttamaiḥ

8. atithīn annapānena ca pitṝn svadhayā tathā ṛṣīn
svādhyāyadīkṣābhiḥ devān anuttamaiḥ yajñaiḥ

8. Guests (were honored) with food and drink; ancestors with svadhā offerings; similarly, sages (were honored) through vows of self-study (svādhyāya) and gods with excellent Vedic rituals (yajña).

Words meanings summery:

• अतिथीन् (atithīn) - guests (guests, strangers)

• अन्नपानेन (annapānena) - with food and drink (by food and drink)

• पितॄन् (pitṝn) - ancestors (ancestors, fathers)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• स्वधया (svadhayā) - with svadhā offerings (by svadhā (offering to ancestors))

• तथा (tathā) - similarly (thus, so, similarly, also)

• ऋषीन् (ṛṣīn) - sages (sages, seers, inspired poets)

• स्वाध्यायदीक्षाभिः (svādhyāyadīkṣābhiḥ) - through vows of self-study (svādhyāya) (by vows of self-study, by initiations into self-recitation)

• देवान् (devān) - gods (gods, deities)

• यज्ञैः (yajñaiḥ) - with sacrifices (yajña) (by sacrifices, by ritual offerings)

• अनुत्तमैः (anuttamaiḥ) - with excellent (sacrifices) (by unsurpassed, by excellent, by best)

Words meanings and morphology

अतिथीन् (atithīn) - guests (guests, strangers)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of atithi

atithi - guest, stranger, one without fixed date

Note: Object of implied verb 'honored' or 'satisfied'.

अन्नपानेन (annapānena) - with food and drink (by food and drink)

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of annapāna

annapāna - food and drink

Compound type : dvandva (anna+pāna)

• anna – food, grain, cooked rice
  noun (neuter)
  Root: ad (class 2)
• pāna – drink, act of drinking
  noun (neuter)
  Root: pā (class 1)

Note: Means of honoring guests.

पितॄन् (pitṝn) - ancestors (ancestors, fathers)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of pitṛ

pitṛ - father, ancestor, forefathers

Note: Object of implied verb 'honored' or 'satisfied'.

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects `atithīn` and `pitṝn`.

स्वधया (svadhayā) - with svadhā offerings (by svadhā (offering to ancestors))

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of svadhā

svadhā - self-power, inherent faculty, especially offering to the Manes (ancestors)

Note: Means of honoring ancestors.

तथा (tathā) - similarly (thus, so, similarly, also)

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects the honoring of ancestors to the next clause.

ऋषीन् (ṛṣīn) - sages (sages, seers, inspired poets)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of ṛṣi

ṛṣi - seer, sage, inspired poet, Vedic singer

Note: Object of implied verb 'honored' or 'satisfied'.

स्वाध्यायदीक्षाभिः (svādhyāyadīkṣābhiḥ) - through vows of self-study (svādhyāya) (by vows of self-study, by initiations into self-recitation)

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, plural of svādhyāyadīkṣā

svādhyāyadīkṣā - vow/initiation of self-study/Vedic recitation

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (svādhyāya+dīkṣā)

• svādhyāya – self-study, recitation of one's own Veda, private study
  noun (masculine)
• dīkṣā – initiation, consecration, solemn vow
  noun (feminine)

Note: Means of honoring sages.

देवान् (devān) - gods (gods, deities)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of deva

deva - god, deity, divine being

Root: div (class 4)

Note: Object of implied verb 'honored' or 'satisfied'.

यज्ञैः (yajñaiḥ) - with sacrifices (yajña) (by sacrifices, by ritual offerings)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of yajña

yajña - sacrifice, ritual, worship

Root: yaj (class 1)

Note: Means of honoring gods.

अनुत्तमैः (anuttamaiḥ) - with excellent (sacrifices) (by unsurpassed, by excellent, by best)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of anuttama

anuttama - unrivalled, unsurpassed, excellent, best

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (an+uttama)

• an – not, un-
  indeclinable
• uttama – best, highest, supreme
  adjective (masculine)

Note: Qualifies `yajñaiḥ`.