महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-113, verse-24

यतेद्ब्राह्मणपूर्वं हि भोक्तुमन्नं गृही सदा ।
अवन्ध्यं दिवसं कुर्यादन्नदानेन मानवः ॥२४॥

24. yatedbrāhmaṇapūrvaṁ hi bhoktumannaṁ gṛhī sadā ,
avandhyaṁ divasaṁ kuryādannadānena mānavaḥ.

24. yatet brāhmaṇapūrvam hi bhoktum annam gṛhī sadā
avandhyam divasam kuryāt annadānena mānavaḥ

24. hi gṛhī sadā brāhmaṇapūrvam annam bhoktum yatet
mānavaḥ annadānena divasam avandhyam kuryāt

24. Indeed, a householder (gṛhī) should always endeavor to eat food only after offering it to brahmins first. A human being should make their day meaningful by the donation (dāna) of food.

Words meanings summery:

• यतेत् (yatet) - one should strive, endeavor

• ब्राह्मणपूर्वम् (brāhmaṇapūrvam) - preceded by Brahmins, after feeding Brahmins

• हि (hi) - indeed, for

• भोक्तुम् (bhoktum) - to eat

• अन्नम् (annam) - food

• गृही (gṛhī) - a householder

• सदा (sadā) - always, ever

• अवन्ध्यम् (avandhyam) - not fruitless, fruitful, meaningful

• दिवसम् (divasam) - day

• कुर्यात् (kuryāt) - one should make, perform

• अन्नदानेन (annadānena) - by the giving of food, by food donation

• मानवः (mānavaḥ) - a human being, man

Words meanings and morphology

यतेत् (yatet) - one should strive, endeavor

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhiliṅ) of yat

Root: yat (class 1)

ब्राह्मणपूर्वम् (brāhmaṇapūrvam) - preceded by Brahmins, after feeding Brahmins

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of brāhmaṇapūrva

brāhmaṇapūrva - preceded by a brahmin

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (brāhmaṇa+pūrva)

• brāhmaṇa – a Brahmin
  noun (masculine)
• pūrva – former, prior, preceded by
  adjective (masculine)

Note: Functions adverbially, 'having Brahmins first'.

हि (hi) - indeed, for

(indeclinable)

भोक्तुम् (bhoktum) - to eat

(indeclinable)

Infinitive

Infinitive of √bhuj

Root: bhuj (class 7)

अन्नम् (annam) - food

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of anna

anna - food, sustenance

Root: ad (class 2)

गृही (gṛhī) - a householder

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of gṛhin

gṛhin - householder

सदा (sadā) - always, ever

(indeclinable)

अवन्ध्यम् (avandhyam) - not fruitless, fruitful, meaningful

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of avandhya

avandhya - not barren, not fruitless, effective

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+vandhya)

• a – not, un-
  indeclinable
• vandhya – barren, fruitless
  adjective (masculine)

दिवसम् (divasam) - day

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of divasa

divasa - day

कुर्यात् (kuryāt) - one should make, perform

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhiliṅ) of kṛ

Root: kṛ (class 8)

अन्नदानेन (annadānena) - by the giving of food, by food donation

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of annadāna

annadāna - gift of food, food donation

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (anna+dāna)

• anna – food
  noun (neuter)
  Root: ad (class 2)
• dāna – giving, donation
  noun (neuter)
  Root: dā (class 3)

मानवः (mānavaḥ) - a human being, man

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mānava

mānava - human being, descendant of Manu