महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-113, verse-22

सर्वावस्थं मनुष्येण न्यायेनान्नमुपार्जितम् ।
कार्यं पात्रगतं नित्यमन्नं हि परमा गतिः ॥२२॥

22. sarvāvasthaṁ manuṣyeṇa nyāyenānnamupārjitam ,
kāryaṁ pātragataṁ nityamannaṁ hi paramā gatiḥ.

22. sarvāvastham manuṣyeṇa nyāyena annam upārjitam
kāryam pātrgatam nityam annam hi paramā gatiḥ

22. manuṣyeṇa sarvāvastham nyāyena upārjitam annam
nityam pātrgatam kāryam hi annam paramā gatiḥ

22. Food, acquired by a person through righteous means in all circumstances, should always be given to a deserving recipient. Indeed, food is the supreme recourse.

Words meanings summery:

• सर्वावस्थम् (sarvāvastham) - in all states, in every condition, at all times

• मनुष्येण (manuṣyeṇa) - by a human being, by a person

• न्यायेन (nyāyena) - by justice, by right means, by proper conduct

• अन्नम् (annam) - food, sustenance

• उपार्जितम् (upārjitam) - acquired, earned

• कार्यम् (kāryam) - should be done, ought to be performed

• पात्र्गतम् (pātrgatam) - placed in a vessel, given to a deserving recipient

• नित्यम् (nityam) - always, perpetually

• अन्नम् (annam) - food, sustenance

• हि (hi) - indeed, certainly, for

• परमा (paramā) - supreme, highest, best

• गतिः (gatiḥ) - path, destination, refuge, means

Words meanings and morphology

सर्वावस्थम् (sarvāvastham) - in all states, in every condition, at all times

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of sarvāvastha

sarvāvastha - being in every state/condition

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (sarva+avastha)

• sarva – all, every
  pronoun (masculine)
• avastha – state, condition
  noun (feminine)
  Prefix: ava
  Root: sthā (class 1)

मनुष्येण (manuṣyeṇa) - by a human being, by a person

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of manuṣya

manuṣya - a human being, man

न्यायेन (nyāyena) - by justice, by right means, by proper conduct

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of nyāya

nyāya - justice, right, rule, method, logical principle

अन्नम् (annam) - food, sustenance

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of anna

anna - food, corn, cooked rice

Root: ad (class 2)

उपार्जितम् (upārjitam) - acquired, earned

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of upārjita

upārjita - acquired, earned, obtained

Past Passive Participle

Formed from upa- + √ṛj (to acquire)

Prefix: upa

Root: ṛj (class 6)

Note: Agrees with 'annam'.

कार्यम् (kāryam) - should be done, ought to be performed

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kārya

kārya - to be done, duty, action

Gerundive

Formed from √kṛ (to do)

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Functions as a predicate, 'should be made/done'.

पात्र्गतम् (pātrgatam) - placed in a vessel, given to a deserving recipient

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of pātrgata

pātrgata - gone into a vessel, given to a deserving recipient

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (pātra+gata)

• pātra – vessel, recipient, deserving person
  noun (neuter)
• gata – gone, obtained, given
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  From √gam (to go)
  Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'annam'.

नित्यम् (nityam) - always, perpetually

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of nitya

nitya - constant, perpetual, eternal

Note: Functions as an adverbial accusative.

अन्नम् (annam) - food, sustenance

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of anna

anna - food, corn, cooked rice

Root: ad (class 2)

हि (hi) - indeed, certainly, for

(indeclinable)

परमा (paramā) - supreme, highest, best

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of parama

parama - supreme, highest, most excellent

गतिः (gatiḥ) - path, destination, refuge, means

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of gati

gati - going, motion, path, refuge, means, state

Root: gam (class 1)