महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-100, verse-17

ततोऽन्नेनावशेषेण भोजयेदतिथीनपि ।
अर्चापूर्वं महाराज ततः प्रीणाति मानुषान् ॥१७॥

17. tato'nnenāvaśeṣeṇa bhojayedatithīnapi ,
arcāpūrvaṁ mahārāja tataḥ prīṇāti mānuṣān.

17. tataḥ annena avaśeṣeṇa bhojayet atithīn api
arcāpūrvam mahārāja tataḥ prīṇāti mānuṣān

17. mahārāja tataḥ avaśeṣeṇa annena atithīn api
bhojayet arcāpūrvam tataḥ mānuṣān prīṇāti

17. Then, with the remaining food, one should also feed the guests. O great king, by first honoring them, one thereby pleases people.

Words meanings summery:

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereafter, from that

• अन्नेन (annena) - with food, by means of food

• अवशेषेण (avaśeṣeṇa) - with the remainder, with the remaining portion

• भोजयेत् (bhojayet) - one should feed, one should cause to eat

• अतिथीन् (atithīn) - guests, strangers

• अपि (api) - also, even

• अर्चापूर्वम् (arcāpūrvam) - by first showing reverence or worship to the guests (having first honored, preceded by worship)

• महाराज (mahārāja) - O great king

• ततः (tataḥ) - thereby, then, from that

• प्रीणाति (prīṇāti) - pleases, gratifies, satisfies

• मानुषान् (mānuṣān) - human beings, people

Words meanings and morphology

ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereafter, from that

(indeclinable)

अन्नेन (annena) - with food, by means of food

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of anna

anna - food, grain, rice

Past Passive Participle of ad- (to eat), used as a noun

Root: ad (class 2)

अवशेषेण (avaśeṣeṇa) - with the remainder, with the remaining portion

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of avaśeṣa

avaśeṣa - remainder, residue, remaining portion

From ava + śiṣ (to remain)

Prefix: ava

Root: śiṣ (class 7)

भोजयेत् (bhojayet) - one should feed, one should cause to eat

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhi liṅ) of bhuj

optative mood, active voice (causative)

3rd person singular, optative mood, parasmaipada, from the causative of root bhuj (to eat), class 7

Root: bhuj (class 7)

अतिथीन् (atithīn) - guests, strangers

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of atithi

atithi - guest, stranger, one who comes without a fixed date

अपि (api) - also, even

(indeclinable)

अर्चापूर्वम् (arcāpūrvam) - by first showing reverence or worship to the guests (having first honored, preceded by worship)

(indeclinable)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (arcā+pūrva)

• arcā – worship, adoration, honor
  noun (feminine)
  From root arc (to worship)
  Root: arc (class 1)
• pūrva – first, former, preceding
  adjective (masculine)

Note: Used as an adverb here.

महाराज (mahārāja) - O great king

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of mahārāja

mahārāja - great king, emperor

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+rājan)

• mahā – great, mighty
  adjective
• rājan – king, ruler
  noun (masculine)

ततः (tataḥ) - thereby, then, from that

(indeclinable)

प्रीणाति (prīṇāti) - pleases, gratifies, satisfies

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of prī

present tense, active voice

3rd person singular, present indicative, parasmaipada, from root prī (to please), class 9

Root: prī (class 9)

मानुषान् (mānuṣān) - human beings, people

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of mānuṣa

mānuṣa - human, belonging to man, a man, a person

Derived from manuṣya (man)