महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-67, verse-21

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प्रपाश्च कार्याः पानार्थं नित्यं ते द्विजसत्तम ।
भुक्तेऽप्यथ प्रदेयं ते पानीयं वै विशेषतः ॥२१॥

21. prapāśca kāryāḥ pānārthaṁ nityaṁ te dvijasattama ,
bhukte'pyatha pradeyaṁ te pānīyaṁ vai viśeṣataḥ.

21. prapāḥ ca kāryāḥ pānārtham nityam te dvijasattama
| bhukte api atha pradeyam te pānīyam vai viśeṣataḥ

21. dvijasattama te nityam prapāḥ ca pānārtham kāryāḥ
atha bhukte api te pānīyam vai viśeṣataḥ pradeyam

21. O best among brahmins, you should always establish water-stalls for drinking. Furthermore, after meals, drinking water should certainly be offered by you, especially.

Words meanings summery:

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प्रपाः (prapāḥ) - water-stalls, public drinking places

च (ca) - and, also

कार्याः (kāryāḥ) - should be done, should be made, to be performed

पानार्थम् (pānārtham) - for the purpose of drinking, for drinking

नित्यम् (nityam) - always, constantly, perpetually

ते (te) - by you, for you, to you

द्विजसत्तम (dvijasattama) - O best among brahmins (O best among the twice-born)

भुक्ते (bhukte) - after one has eaten (i.e., after meals) (when eaten, after eating)

अपि (api) - even, also, too

अथ (atha) - furthermore (then, thereupon, now)

प्रदेयम् (pradeyam) - should be given, to be offered

ते (te) - by you, for you, to you

पानीयम् (pānīyam) - drinking water, drinkable

वै (vai) - indeed, certainly, surely

विशेषतः (viśeṣataḥ) - especially, particularly, specifically

Words meanings and morphology

प्रपाः (prapāḥ) - water-stalls, public drinking places

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of prapā

prapā - a place for supplying water, public drinking booth, water-stall

from pra-pā (to drink)

Prefix: pra

Root: pā (class 1)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

कार्याः (kāryāḥ) - should be done, should be made, to be performed

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of kārya

kārya - to be done, to be made, practicable, an action, business, purpose

Gerundive

from root kṛ + suffix -ya

Root: kṛ (class 8)

पानार्थम् (pānārtham) - for the purpose of drinking, for drinking

(indeclinable)

compound of pāna + artham

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (pāna+artham)

pāna – drinking, a drink
noun (neuter)
from root pā (to drink)
Root: pā (class 1)
artham – purpose, object, for the sake of
indeclinable (neuter)
accusative form of artha used as an indeclinable

नित्यम् (nityam) - always, constantly, perpetually

(indeclinable)

Note: Adverbial use of neuter accusative singular

ते (te) - by you, for you, to you

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

Note: Used here with an impersonal passive construction (gerundive) indicating agency

द्विजसत्तम (dvijasattama) - O best among brahmins (O best among the twice-born)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of dvijasattama

dvijasattama - best among the twice-born

compound of dvija + sattama

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dvija+sattama)

dvija – twice-born, brahmin, bird, tooth
noun (masculine)
from dvi (two) + jan (born)
Root: jan (class 4)
sattama – best, most excellent, pre-eminent
adjective (masculine)
superlative of sat (good)

भुक्ते (bhukte) - after one has eaten (i.e., after meals) (when eaten, after eating)

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, singular of bhukta

bhukta - eaten, enjoyed, consumed

Past Passive Participle

from root bhuj

Root: bhuj (class 7)

Note: Used in a locative absolute construction

अपि (api) - even, also, too

(indeclinable)

अथ (atha) - furthermore (then, thereupon, now)

(indeclinable)