महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-62, verse-21

ब्राह्मणो हि महद्भूतं स्वयं देहीति याचते ।
अकामो वा सकामो वा दत्त्वा पुण्यमवाप्नुयात् ॥२१॥

21. brāhmaṇo hi mahadbhūtaṁ svayaṁ dehīti yācate ,
akāmo vā sakāmo vā dattvā puṇyamavāpnuyāt.

21. brāhmaṇaḥ hi mahat bhūtam svayam dehi iti yācate
akāmaḥ vā sakāmaḥ vā dattvā puṇyam avāpnuyāt

21. brāhmaṇaḥ hi mahat bhūtam svayam dehi iti yācate
akāmaḥ vā sakāmaḥ vā dattvā puṇyam avāpnuyāt

21. A brahmin is indeed a great being; he himself asks, saying "give." Whether one gives without desire or with desire, by giving, one obtains spiritual merit (puṇya).

Words meanings summery:

• ब्राह्मणः (brāhmaṇaḥ) - a brahmin (a brahmin, a priest, one belonging to the brahmin varṇa)

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

• महत् (mahat) - great (great, large, important)

• भूतम् (bhūtam) - a being (a being, creature, element, past, that which has been)

• स्वयम् (svayam) - himself (oneself, by oneself, spontaneously)

• देहि (dehi) - "give!" (give!)

• इति (iti) - thus (marking quoted speech) (thus, so, in this manner (marks quoted speech))

• याचते (yācate) - asks (asks, begs, requests)

• अकामः (akāmaḥ) - without desire, unselfishly (desireless, unselfish, without desire)

• वा (vā) - or (or, either...or)

• सकामः (sakāmaḥ) - with desire, selfishly (desirous, selfish, with desire)

• वा (vā) - or (or, either...or)

• दत्त्वा (dattvā) - having given

• पुण्यम् (puṇyam) - spiritual merit (puṇya) (merit, virtue, spiritual merit, auspiciousness)

• अवाप्नुयात् (avāpnuyāt) - obtains (may attain, one should attain, one would attain, obtains)

Words meanings and morphology

ब्राह्मणः (brāhmaṇaḥ) - a brahmin (a brahmin, a priest, one belonging to the brahmin varṇa)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of brāhmaṇa

brāhmaṇa - a brahmin, one belonging to the brahmin varṇa

From brahman (the Veda) + aṇ (taddhita suffix)

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

(indeclinable)

महत् (mahat) - great (great, large, important)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of mahat

mahat - great, large, important

Present active participle of √mah 'to be great'

Root: mah (class 1)

Note: Forms the compound 'mahadbhūtam' with bhūtam, but here separated for no sandhi list.

भूतम् (bhūtam) - a being (a being, creature, element, past, that which has been)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of bhūta

bhūta - a being, creature, element, past

Past Passive Participle

From √bhū 'to be'

Root: bhū (class 1)

स्वयम् (svayam) - himself (oneself, by oneself, spontaneously)

(indeclinable)

Adverbial form of sva

देहि (dehi) - "give!" (give!)

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of dā

Imperative mood, 2nd person singular

From √dā (3rd class, juhotyādi) 'to give'

Root: dā (class 3)

इति (iti) - thus (marking quoted speech) (thus, so, in this manner (marks quoted speech))

(indeclinable)

याचते (yācate) - asks (asks, begs, requests)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of yāc

Present tense, 3rd person singular

From √yāc (1st class, bhvādi), usually ātmanepada

Root: yāc (class 1)

अकामः (akāmaḥ) - without desire, unselfishly (desireless, unselfish, without desire)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of akāma

akāma - desireless, unselfish

Negative compound (nañ-tatpuruṣa) of kāma

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+kāma)

• a – not, un-
  indeclinable
  Negative particle
• kāma – desire, wish, love
  noun (masculine)
  From √kam 'to desire'
  Root: kam (class 1)

वा (vā) - or (or, either...or)

(indeclinable)

सकामः (sakāmaḥ) - with desire, selfishly (desirous, selfish, with desire)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sakāma

sakāma - desirous, with desire, selfish

Bahuvrīhi compound with sa- (with) and kāma (desire)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (sa+kāma)

• sa – with, together with
  indeclinable
  Prefix meaning 'with'
• kāma – desire, wish, love
  noun (masculine)
  From √kam 'to desire'
  Root: kam (class 1)

वा (vā) - or (or, either...or)

(indeclinable)

दत्त्वा (dattvā) - having given

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (gerund)

From √dā (3rd class, juhotyādi) 'to give' + ktvā suffix

Root: dā (class 3)

पुण्यम् (puṇyam) - spiritual merit (puṇya) (merit, virtue, spiritual merit, auspiciousness)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of puṇya

puṇya - merit, virtue, good deed, auspiciousness

From √puṇ 'to be pure'

Root: puṇ (class 1)

अवाप्नुयात् (avāpnuyāt) - obtains (may attain, one should attain, one would attain, obtains)

(verb)

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

Optative mood, 3rd person singular

From prefix ava + √āp (5th class, svādi) 'to obtain'

Prefix: ava

Root: āp (class 5)