महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-90, verse-37

यथोषरे बीजमुप्तं न रोहेन्न चास्योप्ता प्राप्नुयाद्बीजभागम् ।
एवं श्राद्धं भुक्तमनर्हमाणैर्न चेह नामुत्र फलं ददाति ॥३७॥

37. yathoṣare bījamuptaṁ na rohe;nna cāsyoptā prāpnuyādbījabhāgam ,
evaṁ śrāddhaṁ bhuktamanarhamāṇai;rna ceha nāmutra phalaṁ dadāti.

37. yathā ūṣare bījam uptam na rohet na
ca asya uptā prāpnuyāt bījabhāgam
| evam śrāddham bhuktam anarhāmāṇaiḥ
na ca iha na amutra phalam dadāti

37. yathā ūṣare uptam bījam na rohet ca
asya uptā bījabhāgam na prāpnuyāt
evam anarhāmāṇaiḥ bhuktam śrāddham
ca iha na amutra phalam na dadāti

37. Just as seed sown in barren land does not grow, and its sower does not obtain a share of the seed. Similarly, a śrāddha (ancestral ritual) eaten by unworthy people yields no fruit in this world or the next.

Words meanings summery:

• यथा (yathā) - just as, as, like

• ऊषरे (ūṣare) - in barren land, in saline soil

• बीजम् (bījam) - seed

• उप्तम् (uptam) - sown, planted, scattered

• न (na) - not

• रोहेत् (rohet) - should grow, would grow

• न (na) - nor, not

• च (ca) - and, also

• अस्य (asya) - of it, its

• उप्ता (uptā) - sower, planter

• प्राप्नुयात् (prāpnuyāt) - should obtain, would obtain, should reach

• बीजभागम् (bījabhāgam) - share of seed, part of the seed

• एवम् (evam) - thus, similarly, in this manner

• श्राद्धम् (śrāddham) - śrāddha (ancestral ritual), ancestral offering

• भुक्तम् (bhuktam) - eaten, enjoyed, consumed

• अनर्हामाणैः (anarhāmāṇaiḥ) - by the unworthy ones, by those who are not deserving

• न (na) - not

• च (ca) - and, also

• इह (iha) - here, in this world

• न (na) - not

• अमुत्र (amutra) - hereafter, in the other world

• फलम् (phalam) - fruit, result, consequence, benefit

• ददाति (dadāti) - gives, yields, bestows

Words meanings and morphology

यथा (yathā) - just as, as, like

(indeclinable)

ऊषरे (ūṣare) - in barren land, in saline soil

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of ūṣara

ūṣara - barren, saline, unproductive land

बीजम् (bījam) - seed

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of bīja

bīja - seed, germ, origin, element

उप्तम् (uptam) - sown, planted, scattered

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of upta

upta - sown, planted

Past Passive Participle

Derived from the root vap (to sow)

Root: vap (class 1)

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

रोहेत् (rohet) - should grow, would grow

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhi-liṅ) of ruh

Root: ruh (class 1)

न (na) - nor, not

(indeclinable)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

अस्य (asya) - of it, its

(pronoun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this, he, she, it

उप्ता (uptā) - sower, planter

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of uptṛ

uptṛ - sower, planter

Agent noun from root vap

Root: vap (class 1)

प्राप्नुयात् (prāpnuyāt) - should obtain, would obtain, should reach

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhi-liṅ) of prāp

Prefix: prā

Root: āp (class 5)

बीजभागम् (bījabhāgam) - share of seed, part of the seed

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of bījabhāga

bījabhāga - share of seed

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (bīja+bhāga)

• bīja – seed, germ, origin
  noun (neuter)
• bhāga – share, part, portion
  noun (masculine)

एवम् (evam) - thus, similarly, in this manner

(indeclinable)

श्राद्धम् (śrāddham) - śrāddha (ancestral ritual), ancestral offering

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of śrāddha

śrāddha - ancestral ritual, offering for ancestors, faith

भुक्तम् (bhuktam) - eaten, enjoyed, consumed

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of bhukta

bhukta - eaten, enjoyed

Past Passive Participle

Derived from the root bhuj (to eat)

Root: bhuj (class 7)

अनर्हामाणैः (anarhāmāṇaiḥ) - by the unworthy ones, by those who are not deserving

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of anarhāmāṇa

anarhāmāṇa - unworthy, undeserving, inappropriate

Present Middle Participle

Formed from the verb root 'arh' (to be worthy) with the negative prefix 'an-' and the present participle suffix '-māṇa'.

Prefix: an

Root: arh (class 1)

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

इह (iha) - here, in this world

(indeclinable)

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

अमुत्र (amutra) - hereafter, in the other world

(indeclinable)

फलम् (phalam) - fruit, result, consequence, benefit

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of phala

phala - fruit, result, consequence, reward

ददाति (dadāti) - gives, yields, bestows

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (lat) of dā

Root: dā (class 3)