महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-24, verse-53

अकल्ककस्य विप्रस्य भैक्षोत्करकृतात्मनः ।
बटवो यस्य भिक्षन्ति तेभ्यो दत्तं महाफलम् ॥५३॥

53. akalkakasya viprasya bhaikṣotkarakṛtātmanaḥ ,
baṭavo yasya bhikṣanti tebhyo dattaṁ mahāphalam.

53. akalkakasya viprasya bhaikṣotkarakṛtātmanaḥ
baṭavaḥ yasya bhikṣanti tebhyaḥ dattam mahāphalam

53. Great merit is obtained by giving to the young students (baṭus) who beg for a guileless Brahmin whose life (ātman) is sustained by alms.

Words meanings summery:

• अकल्ककस्य (akalkakasya) - of a guileless (Brahmin) (of an honest one, of a guileless one)

• विप्रस्य (viprasya) - of a Brahmin, of a sage

• भैक्षोत्करकृतात्मनः (bhaikṣotkarakṛtātmanaḥ) - whose life (ātman) is sustained by alms (whose self is made (sustained) by a collection of alms)

• बटवः (baṭavaḥ) - young students (baṭus) (students, young Brahmins, disciples)

• यस्य (yasya) - whose (referring to the Brahmin) (whose, of whom)

• भिक्षन्ति (bhikṣanti) - they beg, they seek alms

• तेभ्यः (tebhyaḥ) - to them

• दत्तम् (dattam) - a gift given (given, donated)

• महाफलम् (mahāphalam) - yields great merit (great fruit, great reward, greatly meritorious)

Words meanings and morphology

अकल्ककस्य (akalkakasya) - of a guileless (Brahmin) (of an honest one, of a guileless one)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of akalkaka

akalkaka - guileless, honest, free from deceit

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+kalkaka)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
• kalkaka – deceitful, fraudulent
  noun (masculine)

Note: Agrees with 'viprasya'.

विप्रस्य (viprasya) - of a Brahmin, of a sage

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of vipra

vipra - Brahmin, learned, inspired, a sage

भैक्षोत्करकृतात्मनः (bhaikṣotkarakṛtātmanaḥ) - whose life (ātman) is sustained by alms (whose self is made (sustained) by a collection of alms)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of bhaikṣotkarakṛtātman

bhaikṣotkarakṛtātman - one whose self (ātman) or being is made/sustained by a collection of alms

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (bhaikṣa+utkara+kṛta+ātman)

• bhaikṣa – alms, mendicancy
  noun (neuter)
• utkara – heap, collection, accumulation
  noun (masculine)
• kṛta – made, done, created
  participle (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root 'kṛ' (to do, make) with suffix 'kta'.
  Root: kṛ (class 8)
• ātman – self, soul, spirit, essence, life
  noun (masculine)

Note: Agrees with 'viprasya'.

बटवः (baṭavaḥ) - young students (baṭus) (students, young Brahmins, disciples)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of baṭu

baṭu - young Brahmin, student, disciple

यस्य (yasya) - whose (referring to the Brahmin) (whose, of whom)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of ya

ya - who, which, what, that

Note: Relative pronoun, refers to 'viprasya'.

भिक्षन्ति (bhikṣanti) - they beg, they seek alms

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present indicative (laṭ) of bhikṣ

Root: bhikṣ (class 1)

Note: The subject is 'baṭavaḥ'.

तेभ्यः (tebhyaḥ) - to them

(pronoun)

Dative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Correlative pronoun to 'ye', refers to 'baṭavaḥ' as recipients.

दत्तम् (dattam) - a gift given (given, donated)

(participle)

Nominative, neuter, singular of datta

datta - given, donated, granted

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root 'dā' (to give) with suffix 'kta'.

Root: dā (class 3)

Note: Functions as a noun here, 'that which is given'.

महाफलम् (mahāphalam) - yields great merit (great fruit, great reward, greatly meritorious)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of mahāphala

mahāphala - great fruit, great reward, highly beneficial, greatly meritorious

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahant+phala)

• mahant – great, large, mighty
  adjective (masculine)
• phala – fruit, result, reward, consequence, merit
  noun (neuter)

Note: Predicative noun, implying 'is a great merit'.