महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-90, verse-24

अक्रोधना अचपलाः क्षान्ता दान्ता जितेन्द्रियाः ।
सर्वभूतहिता ये च श्राद्धेष्वेतान्निमन्त्रयेत् ।
एतेषु दत्तमक्षय्यमेते वै पङ्क्तिपावनाः ॥२४॥

24. akrodhanā acapalāḥ kṣāntā dāntā jitendriyāḥ ,
sarvabhūtahitā ye ca śrāddheṣvetānnimantrayet ,
eteṣu dattamakṣayyamete vai paṅktipāvanāḥ.

24. akrodhanāḥ acapalāḥ kṣāntāḥ dāntāḥ
jitendriyāḥ sarvabhūtahitāḥ ye ca
śrāddheṣu etān nimantrayet eteṣu
dattam akṣayyam ete vai paṅktipāvanāḥ

24. ye ca akrodhanāḥ acapalāḥ kṣāntāḥ
dāntāḥ jitendriyāḥ sarvabhūtahitāḥ
etān śrāddheṣu nimantrayet eteṣu
dattam akṣayyam ete vai paṅktipāvanāḥ

24. Those who are not angry, not fickle, patient, self-controlled, with subdued senses, and beneficial to all beings – one should invite these in ancestral rituals (śrāddha). What is given to such people is indeed imperishable; they are indeed purifiers of the assembly.

Words meanings summery:

• अक्रोधनाः (akrodhanāḥ) - not angry (not angry, free from anger)

• अचपलाः (acapalāḥ) - not fickle (not fickle, steady, not restless)

• क्षान्ताः (kṣāntāḥ) - patient (patient, forbearing, calm)

• दान्ताः (dāntāḥ) - self-controlled (self-controlled, subdued, disciplined)

• जितेन्द्रियाः (jitendriyāḥ) - with subdued senses (having subdued senses, self-restrained)

• सर्वभूतहिताः (sarvabhūtahitāḥ) - beneficial to all beings (beneficial to all beings, devoted to the welfare of all creatures)

• ये (ye) - those who (who, which, those who)

• च (ca) - and (and, also, moreover)

• श्राद्धेषु (śrāddheṣu) - in ancestral rituals (śrāddha) (in ancestral rituals, in funeral rites)

• एतान् (etān) - these (people) (these, them)

• निमन्त्रयेत् (nimantrayet) - one should invite (one should invite, he should invite)

• एतेषु (eteṣu) - to these (people) (to these, in these)

• दत्तम् (dattam) - what is given (given, presented, gift)

• अक्षय्यम् (akṣayyam) - is imperishable (imperishable, undiminishing, eternal)

• एते (ete) - these (people) (these (masculine plural nominative))

• वै (vai) - indeed (indeed, certainly, verily)

• पङ्क्तिपावनाः (paṅktipāvanāḥ) - purifiers of the assembly (purifiers of the line/assembly, those who sanctify the company)

Words meanings and morphology

अक्रोधनाः (akrodhanāḥ) - not angry (not angry, free from anger)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of akrodhana

akrodhana - free from anger, not angry

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+krodhana)

• a – not, un-
  indeclinable
• krodhana – angry, prone to anger
  adjective (masculine)
  Derived from √krudh (to be angry)
  Root: krudh (class 4)

Note: Agrees with 'ye'.

अचपलाः (acapalāḥ) - not fickle (not fickle, steady, not restless)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of acapala

acapala - not fickle, steady, firm, not restless

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+capala)

• a – not, un-
  indeclinable
• capala – fickle, restless, unsteady, trembling
  adjective (masculine)

Note: Agrees with 'ye'.

क्षान्ताः (kṣāntāḥ) - patient (patient, forbearing, calm)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of kṣānta

kṣānta - patient, forbearing, calm, endured

Past Passive Participle

Derived from √kṣam (to be patient, to endure)

Root: kṣam (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'ye'.

दान्ताः (dāntāḥ) - self-controlled (self-controlled, subdued, disciplined)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of dānta

dānta - self-controlled, subdued, disciplined, tamed

Past Passive Participle

Derived from √dam (to tame, to control)

Root: dam (class 4)

Note: Agrees with 'ye'.

जितेन्द्रियाः (jitendriyāḥ) - with subdued senses (having subdued senses, self-restrained)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of jitendriya

jitendriya - one who has conquered or subdued their senses

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (jita+indriya)

• jita – conquered, vanquished, subdued
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from √ji (to conquer)
  Root: ji (class 1)
• indriya – sense organ, faculty, power
  noun (neuter)

Note: Agrees with 'ye'.

सर्वभूतहिताः (sarvabhūtahitāḥ) - beneficial to all beings (beneficial to all beings, devoted to the welfare of all creatures)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sarvabhūtahita

sarvabhūtahita - beneficial to all beings, well-wisher of all creatures

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sarva+bhūta+hita)

• sarva – all, every, whole
  pronoun (masculine)
• bhūta – being, creature, element, past
  noun (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from √bhū (to be, to exist)
  Root: bhū (class 1)
• hita – beneficial, salutary, good, welfare
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from √dhā (to place, to put) with hi-
  Root: dhā (class 3)

Note: Agrees with 'ye'.

ये (ye) - those who (who, which, those who)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of yad

yad - who, which, what

च (ca) - and (and, also, moreover)

(indeclinable)

श्राद्धेषु (śrāddheṣu) - in ancestral rituals (śrāddha) (in ancestral rituals, in funeral rites)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, plural of śrāddha

śrāddha - an ancestral ritual, funeral rites, faith, trust

एतान् (etān) - these (people) (these, them)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of etad

etad - this, these

Note: Refers to the individuals with the listed qualities.

निमन्त्रयेत् (nimantrayet) - one should invite (one should invite, he should invite)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (liṅ) of nimantr

Denominative from mantra with ni-

Prefix: ni

Root: mantr (class 10)

एतेषु (eteṣu) - to these (people) (to these, in these)

(pronoun)

Locative, masculine, plural of etad

etad - this, these

दत्तम् (dattam) - what is given (given, presented, gift)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of datta

datta - given, presented, gift

Past Passive Participle

Derived from √dā (to give)

Root: dā (class 3)

अक्षय्यम् (akṣayyam) - is imperishable (imperishable, undiminishing, eternal)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of akṣayya

akṣayya - imperishable, undiminishing, eternal

Gerundive

Derived from √kṣi (to perish) with negative prefix a-

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+kṣayya)

• a – not, un-
  indeclinable
• kṣayya – perishable, liable to decay
  adjective (neuter)
  Gerundive
  Derived from √kṣi (to perish)
  Root: kṣi (class 5)

Note: Agrees with 'dattam'.

एते (ete) - these (people) (these (masculine plural nominative))

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of etad

etad - this, these

Note: Refers to the qualified individuals.

वै (vai) - indeed (indeed, certainly, verily)

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphatic particle.

पङ्क्तिपावनाः (paṅktipāvanāḥ) - purifiers of the assembly (purifiers of the line/assembly, those who sanctify the company)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of paṅktipāvana

paṅktipāvana - purifier of a company or assembly, sanctifier of a line (of invited guests)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (paṅkti+pāvana)

• paṅkti – a line, row, range, an assembly, company, series
  noun (feminine)
• pāvana – purifying, sanctifying, a purifier
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from √pū (to purify)
  Root: pū (class 1)

Note: Predicative noun for 'ete'.