महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-24, verse-3

मनुष्याणां तु मध्याह्ने प्रदद्यादुपपत्तितः ।
कालहीनं तु यद्दानं तं भागं रक्षसां विदुः ॥३॥

3. manuṣyāṇāṁ tu madhyāhne pradadyādupapattitaḥ ,
kālahīnaṁ tu yaddānaṁ taṁ bhāgaṁ rakṣasāṁ viduḥ.

3. manuṣyāṇām tu madhyāhṇe pradadyāt upapattitaḥ
kālahīnam tu yat dānam tam bhāgam rakṣasām viduḥ

3. tu manuṣyāṇām madhyāhṇe upapattitaḥ pradadyāt tu
yat kālahīnam dānam tam bhāgam rakṣasām viduḥ

3. However, one should make offerings to humans appropriately at midday. But whatever gift (dāna) is given at an improper time, they consider that portion to belong to the demons (rakṣas).

Words meanings summery:

• मनुष्याणाम् (manuṣyāṇām) - to humans (of humans, for humans)

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

• मध्याह्णे (madhyāhṇe) - at midday (at midday, in the middle of the day)

• प्रदद्यात् (pradadyāt) - one should make offerings (one should give, offer)

• उपपत्तितः (upapattitaḥ) - appropriately (suitably, appropriately, by reasoning)

• कालहीनम् (kālahīnam) - given at an improper time (ill-timed, devoid of proper time)

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

• यत् (yat) - whatever (which, what, that (relative pronoun))

• दानम् (dānam) - gift (dāna) (gift, giving, offering)

• तम् (tam) - that (that (demonstrative pronoun))

• भागम् (bhāgam) - portion (share, portion, part)

• रक्षसाम् (rakṣasām) - of the demons (rakṣas) (of demons, of evil spirits)

• विदुः (viduḥ) - they consider (they know, they understand, they consider)

Words meanings and morphology

मनुष्याणाम् (manuṣyāṇām) - to humans (of humans, for humans)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of manuṣya

manuṣya - human, man, mankind

From Manu.

Note: Genitive used in the sense of 'for'.

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

(indeclinable)

मध्याह्णे (madhyāhṇe) - at midday (at midday, in the middle of the day)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of madhyāhṇa

madhyāhṇa - midday, middle of the day

Compound of madhya and ahṇa.

Compound type : tatpurusha (madhya+ahna)

• madhya – middle, central
  adjective (neuter)
• ahna – day
  noun (masculine)

प्रदद्यात् (pradadyāt) - one should make offerings (one should give, offer)

(verb)

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

Optative

Root dā (to give) with prefix pra, optative 3rd person singular.

Prefix: pra

Root: dā (class 3)

उपपत्तितः (upapattitaḥ) - appropriately (suitably, appropriately, by reasoning)

(indeclinable)

From upapatti (suitability, proof) with suffix -tas.

कालहीनम् (kālahīnam) - given at an improper time (ill-timed, devoid of proper time)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of kālahīna

kālahīna - ill-timed, devoid of proper time

Compound of kāla and hīna.

Compound type : tatpurusha (kāla+hīna)

• kāla – time, season, period
  noun (masculine)
• hīna – devoid of, deficient in, abandoned
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root hā (to abandon, to give up).
  Root: hā (class 3)

Note: Qualifies 'dānam'.

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

(indeclinable)

यत् (yat) - whatever (which, what, that (relative pronoun))

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, what, that (relative pronoun)

Note: Qualifies 'dānam'.

दानम् (dānam) - gift (dāna) (gift, giving, offering)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of dāna

dāna - gift, giving, donation, offering

From root dā (to give).

Root: dā (class 3)

Note: Subject of the implied verb 'is'.

तम् (tam) - that (that (demonstrative pronoun))

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that (demonstrative pronoun)

Note: Object of 'viduḥ'.

भागम् (bhāgam) - portion (share, portion, part)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of bhāga

bhāga - share, portion, part, division

From root bhaj (to divide, to share).

Root: bhaj (class 1)

Note: Object of 'viduḥ'.

रक्षसाम् (rakṣasām) - of the demons (rakṣas) (of demons, of evil spirits)

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, plural of rakṣas

rakṣas - demon, evil spirit, rākṣasa

From root rakṣ (to guard, also associated with harming).

Root: rakṣ (class 1)

विदुः (viduḥ) - they consider (they know, they understand, they consider)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of vid

Present

Root vid (to know), present 3rd person plural.

Root: vid (class 2)