महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-47, verse-22

त्रैवार्षिकाद्यदा भक्तादधिकं स्याद्द्विजस्य तु ।
यजेत तेन द्रव्येण न वृथा साधयेद्धनम् ॥२२॥

22. traivārṣikādyadā bhaktādadhikaṁ syāddvijasya tu ,
yajeta tena dravyeṇa na vṛthā sādhayeddhanam.

22. traivārṣikāt yadā bhaktāt adhikam syāt dvijasya
tu yajeta tena dravyeṇa na vṛthā sādhayet dhanam

22. yadā dvijasya tu traivārṣikāt bhaktāt adhikam syāt
tena dravyeṇa yajeta vṛthā dhanam na sādhayet

22. When a twice-born person has food (provisions) exceeding a three-year supply, he should perform a Vedic ritual (yajña) with that wealth, and should not accumulate wealth unnecessarily.

Words meanings summery:

• त्रैवार्षिकात् (traivārṣikāt) - from a three-year supply (from that which lasts three years, three-yearly)

• यदा (yadā) - when (when, whenever)

• भक्तात् (bhaktāt) - from food (provisions) (from food, from provisions)

• अधिकम् (adhikam) - more than (more, excessive, greater)

• स्यात् (syāt) - should be (implies existence or possession) (may be, should be, would be)

• द्विजस्य (dvijasya) - of a twice-born person (of the twice-born (Brahmin, Kshatriya, Vaishya))

• तु (tu) - indeed, as for (but, indeed, however)

• यजेत (yajeta) - should perform a Vedic ritual (should perform a Vedic ritual, should worship)

• तेन (tena) - with that (by that, with that)

• द्रव्येण (dravyeṇa) - with wealth (by wealth, with substance, with money)

• न (na) - not (not, no)

• वृथा (vṛthā) - unnecessarily (in vain, uselessly, unnecessarily)

• साधयेत् (sādhayet) - should accumulate (should accomplish, should acquire, should accumulate)

• धनम् (dhanam) - wealth (wealth, property, money)

Words meanings and morphology

त्रैवार्षिकात् (traivārṣikāt) - from a three-year supply (from that which lasts three years, three-yearly)

(adjective)

Ablative, neuter, singular of traivārṣika

traivārṣika - lasting three years, three-yearly

Note: Compound of tri (three) and varṣa (year).

यदा (yadā) - when (when, whenever)

(indeclinable)

भक्तात् (bhaktāt) - from food (provisions) (from food, from provisions)

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of bhakta

bhakta - food, meal, provisions

Past Passive Participle

from root bhaj- to divide, partake, eat

Root: bhaj (class 1)

Note: Often used in neuter singular meaning 'food' or 'provisions'.

अधिकम् (adhikam) - more than (more, excessive, greater)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of adhika

adhika - more, excessive, greater

Note: Used as an adverb 'more'.

स्यात् (syāt) - should be (implies existence or possession) (may be, should be, would be)

(verb)

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

Root: as (class 2)

द्विजस्य (dvijasya) - of a twice-born person (of the twice-born (Brahmin, Kshatriya, Vaishya))

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of dvija

dvija - twice-born (Brahmin, Kshatriya, Vaishya); bird; tooth

Compound type : karmadhāraya (dvi+ja)

• dvi – two
  numeral
• ja – born, produced
  adjective
  kṛt affix -ja
  from root jan (to be born)
  Root: jan (class 4)

तु (tu) - indeed, as for (but, indeed, however)

(indeclinable)

यजेत (yajeta) - should perform a Vedic ritual (should perform a Vedic ritual, should worship)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, optative (vidhiliṅ) of yaj

Root: yaj (class 1)

Note: Atmanepada ending for optative.

तेन (tena) - with that (by that, with that)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that

Note: Refers to 'dravyeṇa'.

द्रव्येण (dravyeṇa) - with wealth (by wealth, with substance, with money)

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of dravya

dravya - substance, wealth, money, thing

Root: dru

न (na) - not (not, no)

(indeclinable)

वृथा (vṛthā) - unnecessarily (in vain, uselessly, unnecessarily)

(indeclinable)

साधयेत् (sādhayet) - should accumulate (should accomplish, should acquire, should accumulate)

(verb)

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

causative from sādh

Root: sādh (class 5)

Note: Optative of causative.

धनम् (dhanam) - wealth (wealth, property, money)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of dhana

dhana - wealth, property, money

Root: dhā