महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-90, verse-44

कव्यानि ज्ञाननिष्ठेभ्यः प्रतिष्ठाप्यानि भारत ।
तत्र ये ब्राह्मणाः केचिन्न निन्दति हि ते वराः ॥४४॥

44. kavyāni jñānaniṣṭhebhyaḥ pratiṣṭhāpyāni bhārata ,
tatra ye brāhmaṇāḥ kecinna nindati hi te varāḥ.

44. kavyāni jñāna-niṣṭhebhyaḥ pratiṣṭhāpyāni bhārata
tatra ye brāhmaṇāḥ kecit na nindati hi te varāḥ

44. bhārata jñāna-niṣṭhebhyaḥ kavyāni pratiṣṭhāpyāni
tatra ye kecit brāhmaṇāḥ na nindati hi te varāḥ

44. O Bhārata, offerings meant for ancestors should be presented to those who are dedicated to knowledge. Among them, those brahmins who do not criticize are indeed excellent.

Words meanings summery:

• कव्यानि (kavyāni) - sacred oblations for the pitṛs (ancestors) (offerings to ancestors, ancestral offerings)

• ज्ञान-निष्ठेभ्यः (jñāna-niṣṭhebhyaḥ) - to those brahmins dedicated to spiritual knowledge (to those devoted to knowledge, for those fixed in wisdom)

• प्रतिष्ठाप्यानि (pratiṣṭhāpyāni) - offerings that should be presented or given (should be established, should be offered, should be placed)

• भारत (bhārata) - O descendant of Bharata (an address to the listener, often Arjuna or Janamejaya) (O Bhārata (descendant of Bharata, an epithet often for Arjuna or Janamejaya))

• तत्र (tatra) - among those dedicated to knowledge (there, among them, in that case)

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

• ब्राह्मणाः (brāhmaṇāḥ) - brahmins, members of the priestly class

• केचित् (kecit) - some, certain

• न (na) - not, no

• निन्दति (nindati) - criticize, blame, find fault

• हि (hi) - indeed, for, surely

• ते (te) - they

• वराः (varāḥ) - excellent, superior, best

Words meanings and morphology

कव्यानि (kavyāni) - sacred oblations for the pitṛs (ancestors) (offerings to ancestors, ancestral offerings)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, plural of kavya

kavya - offering to ancestors, belonging to poets/sages

ज्ञान-निष्ठेभ्यः (jñāna-niṣṭhebhyaḥ) - to those brahmins dedicated to spiritual knowledge (to those devoted to knowledge, for those fixed in wisdom)

(adjective)

Dative, masculine, plural of jñāna-niṣṭha

jñāna-niṣṭha - dedicated to knowledge, fixed in wisdom

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (jñāna+niṣṭha)

• jñāna – knowledge, wisdom, understanding
  noun (neuter)
  Root: jñā (class 9)
• niṣṭha – fixed in, devoted to, relying on
  adjective (masculine)
  Derived from root sthā (to stand) with prefix ni
  Prefix: ni
  Root: sthā (class 1)

प्रतिष्ठाप्यानि (pratiṣṭhāpyāni) - offerings that should be presented or given (should be established, should be offered, should be placed)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, plural of pratiṣṭhāpya

pratiṣṭhāpya - to be established, to be placed, to be offered

Gerundive

Formed from the causative root sthā with prefix prati, suffix -ya

Prefix: prati

Root: sthā (class 1)

भारत (bhārata) - O descendant of Bharata (an address to the listener, often Arjuna or Janamejaya) (O Bhārata (descendant of Bharata, an epithet often for Arjuna or Janamejaya))

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of bhārata

bhārata - descendant of Bharata, relating to Bharata, India

तत्र (tatra) - among those dedicated to knowledge (there, among them, in that case)

(indeclinable)

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

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of yad

yad - who, which, what

ब्राह्मणाः (brāhmaṇāḥ) - brahmins, members of the priestly class

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of brāhmaṇa

brāhmaṇa - brahmin, priestly class member

केचित् (kecit) - some, certain

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of kecit

kecit - some, someone, certain

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

निन्दति (nindati) - criticize, blame, find fault

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (lat) of nind

Root: nid (class 1)

हि (hi) - indeed, for, surely

(indeclinable)

ते (te) - they

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, those, he, she, it, they

वराः (varāḥ) - excellent, superior, best

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of vara

vara - best, excellent, superior, a boon, a choice

Root: vṛ (class 9)