महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-67, verse-29

यद्वै ददाति विप्रेभ्यो ब्राह्मणः प्रतिगृह्य वै ।
उभयोः स्यात्तदक्षय्यं दातुरादातुरेव च ॥२९॥

29. yadvai dadāti viprebhyo brāhmaṇaḥ pratigṛhya vai ,
ubhayoḥ syāttadakṣayyaṁ dāturādātureva ca.

29. yat vai dadāti viprebhyaḥ brāhmaṇaḥ pratigṛhya
vai ubhayoḥ syāt tat akṣayyam dātuḥ ādātuḥ eva ca

29. yat vai brāhmaṇaḥ pratigṛhya viprebhyaḥ dadāti,
tat ubhayoḥ dātuḥ ādātuḥ ca eva akṣayyam syāt

29. Whatever a brahmin indeed gives to other brahmins, after having himself received it, that becomes an imperishable benefit for both the giver and the recipient.

Words meanings summery:

• यत् (yat) - that which, whatever

• वै (vai) - indeed, certainly

• ददाति (dadāti) - gives

• विप्रेभ्यः (viprebhyaḥ) - to brahmins, to learned persons

• ब्राह्मणः (brāhmaṇaḥ) - a brahmin

• प्रतिगृह्य (pratigṛhya) - having received, after receiving

• वै (vai) - indeed, certainly

• उभयोः (ubhayoḥ) - for both, of both

• स्यात् (syāt) - may be, let it be, it should be

• तत् (tat) - that

• अक्षय्यम् (akṣayyam) - imperishable, undiminishing

• दातुः (dātuḥ) - of the giver

• आदातुः (ādātuḥ) - of the receiver, of the recipient

• एव (eva) - even, only, just

• च (ca) - and

Words meanings and morphology

यत् (yat) - that which, whatever

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, what, that

वै (vai) - indeed, certainly

(indeclinable)

ददाति (dadāti) - gives

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present indicative (laṭ) of dā

Root: dā (class 3)

विप्रेभ्यः (viprebhyaḥ) - to brahmins, to learned persons

(noun)

Dative, masculine, plural of vipra

vipra - a brahmin, a wise man, inspired

ब्राह्मणः (brāhmaṇaḥ) - a brahmin

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of brāhmaṇa

brāhmaṇa - a brahmin, one belonging to the brahmin caste, related to brahman

प्रतिगृह्य (pratigṛhya) - having received, after receiving

(indeclinable)

absolutive (gerund)

Derived from root Grah (to seize, take) with prefix Prati

Prefix: prati

Root: grah (class 9)

वै (vai) - indeed, certainly

(indeclinable)

उभयोः (ubhayoḥ) - for both, of both

(pronoun)

dual of ubha

ubha - both

स्यात् (syāt) - may be, let it be, it should be

(verb)

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

Root: as (class 2)

तत् (tat) - that

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, this, he, she, it

अक्षय्यम् (akṣayyam) - imperishable, undiminishing

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of akṣayya

akṣayya - imperishable, undiminishing, eternal, inexhaustible

Gerundive

Negation (a-) + root kṣi (to perish) + suffix -ya

Root: kṣi (class 5)

दातुः (dātuḥ) - of the giver

(noun)

masculine, singular of dātṛ

dātṛ - a giver, donor, bestower

Agent noun from root dā (to give)

Root: dā (class 3)

आदातुः (ādātuḥ) - of the receiver, of the recipient

(noun)

masculine, singular of ādātṛ

ādātṛ - a receiver, recipient, taker

Agent noun from root dā (to give) with prefix ā (to)

Prefix: ā

Root: dā (class 3)

एव (eva) - even, only, just

(indeclinable)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)