महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-118, verse-21

देवार्थं पितृयज्ञार्थमन्नं श्रद्धाकृतं मया ।
न दत्तमर्थकामेन देयमन्नं पुनाति ह ॥२१॥

21. devārthaṁ pitṛyajñārthamannaṁ śraddhākṛtaṁ mayā ,
na dattamarthakāmena deyamannaṁ punāti ha.

21. deva-artham pitṛ-yajña-artham annam śraddhā-kṛtam
mayā na dattam artha-kāmena deyam annam punāti ha

21. mayā artha-kāmena deva-artham pitṛ-yajña-artham śraddhā-kṛtam annam na dattam.
ha deyam annam punāti.

21. Food prepared with faith for the sake of the gods and for the ancestral Vedic ritual (yajña) was not given by me, who was desirous of material gain. Indeed, food that is to be given purifies.

Words meanings summery:

• देव-अर्थम् (deva-artham) - for the sake of the gods, for divine purpose

• पितृ-यज्ञ-अर्थम् (pitṛ-yajña-artham) - for the sake of the ancestral Vedic ritual (yajña) (for the sake of the ancestral Vedic ritual, for the purpose of offerings to ancestors)

• अन्नम् (annam) - food, rice, meal

• श्रद्धा-कृतम् (śraddhā-kṛtam) - prepared with faith (done with faith, prepared with reverence, offered with devotion)

• मया (mayā) - by me

• न (na) - not, no

• दत्तम् (dattam) - given, offered, granted

• अर्थ-कामेन (artha-kāmena) - by me, who was desirous of material gain (by one desiring wealth/profit/material gain)

• देयम् (deyam) - food that is to be given (to be given, what is due, fit to be given)

• अन्नम् (annam) - food, rice, meal

• पुनाति (punāti) - purifies, cleanses, hallows

• ह (ha) - indeed, truly, verily

Words meanings and morphology

देव-अर्थम् (deva-artham) - for the sake of the gods, for divine purpose

(indeclinable)

Tatpuruṣa compound, here functioning adverbially as an accusative of purpose.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (deva+artha)

• deva – god, deity, divine
  noun (masculine)
  From root 'div' (to shine).
  Root: div (class 4)
• artha – purpose, aim, object, cause, wealth, meaning
  noun (masculine)

Note: Functions adverbially.

पितृ-यज्ञ-अर्थम् (pitṛ-yajña-artham) - for the sake of the ancestral Vedic ritual (yajña) (for the sake of the ancestral Vedic ritual, for the purpose of offerings to ancestors)

(indeclinable)

Tatpuruṣa compound, functioning adverbially.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (pitṛ+yajña+artha)

• pitṛ – father, ancestor
  noun (masculine)
• yajña – Vedic ritual, worship, sacrifice
  noun (masculine)
  From root 'yaj' (to worship).
  Root: yaj (class 1)
• artha – purpose, aim, object, cause, wealth, meaning
  noun (masculine)

Note: Functions adverbially.

अन्नम् (annam) - food, rice, meal

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of anna

anna - food, provisions, rice, meal

Past Passive Participle (derived noun)

From root 'ad' (to eat).

Root: ad (class 2)

Note: Subject of 'dattam'.

श्रद्धा-कृतम् (śraddhā-kṛtam) - prepared with faith (done with faith, prepared with reverence, offered with devotion)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of śraddhākṛta

śraddhākṛta - done or made with faith, prepared with reverence

Past Passive Participle (derived adjective)

Tatpuruṣa compound.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (śraddhā+kṛta)

• śraddhā – faith, trust, confidence, reverence
  noun (feminine)
• kṛta – done, made, performed
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root 'kṛ'.
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Qualifies 'annam'.

मया (mayā) - by me

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of mad

mad - I, myself (first person pronoun)

Instrumental singular of 'mad'.

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

Negative particle.

Note: Negates 'dattam'.

दत्तम् (dattam) - given, offered, granted

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of datta

datta - given, granted, offered

Past Passive Participle

From root 'dā' (to give) with suffix 'kta'.

Root: dā (class 3)

Note: Predicate adjective for 'annam'.

अर्थ-कामेन (artha-kāmena) - by me, who was desirous of material gain (by one desiring wealth/profit/material gain)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of arthakāma

arthakāma - desirous of wealth or profit, avaricious

Tatpuruṣa compound.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (artha+kāma)

• artha – wealth, property, purpose, object
  noun (masculine)
• kāma – desire, wish, longing
  noun (masculine)
  From root 'kam' (to desire).
  Root: kam (class 1)

Note: Qualifies the agent 'mayā'.

देयम् (deyam) - food that is to be given (to be given, what is due, fit to be given)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of deya

deya - to be given, due, fit to be given

Gerundive (kṛtya suffix 'ya')

From root 'dā' (to give).

Root: dā (class 3)

अन्नम् (annam) - food, rice, meal

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of anna

anna - food, provisions, rice, meal

Past Passive Participle (derived noun)

From root 'ad' (to eat).

Root: ad (class 2)

Note: Subject of 'punāti'.

पुनाति (punāti) - purifies, cleanses, hallows

(verb)

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

Present tense, active voice, third person singular.

Root 'pū' (9th class).

Root: pū (class 9)

ह (ha) - indeed, truly, verily

(indeclinable)