महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-2, verse-92

पात्रं त्वतिथिमासाद्य शीलाढ्यं यो न पूजयेत् ।
स दत्त्वा सुकृतं तस्य क्षपयेत ह्यनर्चितः ॥९२॥

92. pātraṁ tvatithimāsādya śīlāḍhyaṁ yo na pūjayet ,
sa dattvā sukṛtaṁ tasya kṣapayeta hyanarcitaḥ.

92. pātraṃ tu atithim āsādya śīlāḍhyaṃ yaḥ na pūjayet
sa dattvā sukṛtaṃ tasya kṣapayeta hi anarcitaḥ

92. tu yaḥ (janaḥ) pātraṃ śīlāḍhyaṃ atithim āsādya na pūjayet,
saḥ anarcitaḥ hi tasya sukṛtaṃ dattvā kṣapayeta

92. But whoever, encountering a guest (atithi) who is a worthy person (pātra) and virtuous (śīlāḍhya), fails to honor him, that person, himself becoming unhonored (anarcitaḥ), indeed destroys his own merit (sukṛtaṃ) by giving it up.

Words meanings summery:

• पात्रं (pātraṁ) - a worthy person (used as an adjective for the guest) (vessel, container, worthy person, deserving candidate)

• तु (tu) - but, indeed, on the other hand

• अतिथिम् (atithim) - guest, stranger

• आसाद्य (āsādya) - having approached, having obtained, having received

• शीलाढ्यं (śīlāḍhyaṁ) - endowed with good conduct, virtuous, rich in character

• यः (yaḥ) - who, whoever

• न (na) - not, no

• पूजयेत् (pūjayet) - should honor/worship

• स (sa) - he, that (masc.)

• दत्त्वा (dattvā) - having given up, having forfeited (having given, having granted, having bestowed)

• सुकृतं (sukṛtaṁ) - accumulated merit (merit, good deed, virtue, good action)

• तस्य (tasya) - of the host (his own) (his, of him, of that)

• क्षपयेत (kṣapayeta) - should destroy, should diminish, should exhaust

• हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for, because

• अनर्चितः (anarcitaḥ) - the host himself becoming unhonored (unhonored, unrespected, unworshipped)

Words meanings and morphology

पात्रं (pātraṁ) - a worthy person (used as an adjective for the guest) (vessel, container, worthy person, deserving candidate)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of pātra

pātra - vessel, container, worthy person, deserving candidate

Neuter accusative singular.

Root: pā (class 1)

तु (tu) - but, indeed, on the other hand

(indeclinable)

Conjunction/particle.

अतिथिम् (atithim) - guest, stranger

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of atithi

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

आसाद्य (āsādya) - having approached, having obtained, having received

(indeclinable)

Gerund (absolutive)

From prefix ā + root sad (to sit) in causative (sād) or ā + sad (to settle, obtain).

Prefix: ā

Root: sad (class 1)

शीलाढ्यं (śīlāḍhyaṁ) - endowed with good conduct, virtuous, rich in character

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of śīlāḍhya

śīlāḍhya - endowed with good conduct, virtuous, rich in character

Accusative singular, agreeing with atithim. Compound: śīla (conduct) + āḍhya (rich, endowed with).

Compound type : tatpurusha (śīla+āḍhya)

• śīla – conduct, character, habit
  noun (neuter)
  Root: śīl (class 10)
• āḍhya – rich, wealthy, endowed with
  adjective (masculine)
  Root: āḍh

यः (yaḥ) - who, whoever

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yad

yad - which, what, who

Masculine nominative singular.

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

पूजयेत् (pūjayet) - should honor/worship

(verb)

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

Optative active

From root pūj (10A). 3rd person singular.

Root: pūj (class 10)

स (sa) - he, that (masc.)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, him, it

Masculine nominative singular. Refers back to yaḥ.

दत्त्वा (dattvā) - having given up, having forfeited (having given, having granted, having bestowed)

(indeclinable)

Gerund (absolutive)

From root dā (to give).

Root: dā (class 3)

सुकृतं (sukṛtaṁ) - accumulated merit (merit, good deed, virtue, good action)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of sukṛta

sukṛta - merit, good deed, virtue, good action

Past Passive Participle (as noun)

From su (good) + kṛta (done). Neuter accusative singular.

Compound type : tatpurusha (su+kṛta)

• su – good, well, excellent
  indeclinable
  Prefix meaning 'good'.
• kṛta – done, made, performed
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root kṛ (to do, make).
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

तस्य (tasya) - of the host (his own) (his, of him, of that)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, him, it

Masculine/neuter genitive singular. Refers to the host's merit.

क्षपयेत (kṣapayeta) - should destroy, should diminish, should exhaust

(verb)

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

Optative active (causative)

From root kṣi (to destroy, 5U) or kṣap (to spend, 10P). Causative, 3rd person singular.

Root: kṣi / kṣap (class 5)

हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for, because

(indeclinable)

Particle used for emphasis or causation.

अनर्चितः (anarcitaḥ) - the host himself becoming unhonored (unhonored, unrespected, unworshipped)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of anarcita

anarcita - unhonored, unrespected, unworshipped

Past Passive Participle, negative prefix

From an- (not) + arcita (honored, from root arc, 1P). Masculine nominative singular.

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (an+arcita)

• an – not, un-
  indeclinable
  Negative prefix.
• arcita – honored, worshipped, revered
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root arc (to honor).
  Root: arc (class 1)