महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-14, chapter-46, verse-14

देवतातिथिपूर्वं च सदा भुञ्जीत वाग्यतः ।
अस्कन्दितमनाश्चैव लघ्वाशी देवताश्रयः ॥१४॥

14. devatātithipūrvaṁ ca sadā bhuñjīta vāgyataḥ ,
askanditamanāścaiva laghvāśī devatāśrayaḥ.

14. devatātithipūrvam ca sadā bhuñjīta vāgyataḥ
askanditamanāḥ ca eva laghvāśī devatāśrayaḥ

14. vāgyataḥ askanditamanāḥ laghvāśī devatāśrayaḥ
ca eva sadā devatātithipūrvam bhuñjīta

14. And always, with restrained speech, one should eat only after serving the deities and guests first. (One should be) of unperturbed mind, eating lightly, and devoted to the deities.

Words meanings summery:

• देवतातिथिपूर्वम् (devatātithipūrvam) - having deities and guests first, after deities and guests

• च (ca) - and, also

• सदा (sadā) - always, ever

• भुञ्जीत (bhuñjīta) - one should eat, enjoy

• वाग्यतः (vāgyataḥ) - restrained in speech, silent

• अस्कन्दितमनाः (askanditamanāḥ) - with unperturbed mind, steadfast in mind

• च (ca) - and, also

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, just

• लघ्वाशी (laghvāśī) - eating little, moderate eater

• देवताश्रयः (devatāśrayaḥ) - relying on deities, devoted to deities

Words meanings and morphology

देवतातिथिपूर्वम् (devatātithipūrvam) - having deities and guests first, after deities and guests

(indeclinable)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (devatā+atithi+pūrva)

• devatā – deity, divinity
  noun (feminine)
• atithi – guest, stranger
  noun (masculine)
• pūrva – first, prior, preceding
  adjective (masculine)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

सदा (sadā) - always, ever

(indeclinable)

भुञ्जीत (bhuñjīta) - one should eat, enjoy

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, optative (Liṅ) of bhuj

Optative Mood

Root √bhuj (Ā. 7) 'to enjoy, eat', Ātmanepada

Root: bhuj (class 7)

वाग्यतः (vāgyataḥ) - restrained in speech, silent

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vāgyata

vāgyata - restrained in speech, silent

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vāc+yata)

• vāc – speech, voice
  noun (feminine)
• yata – restrained, controlled
  participle (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  from √yam (to restrain)
  Root: yam (class 1)

अस्कन्दितमनाः (askanditamanāḥ) - with unperturbed mind, steadfast in mind

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of askanditamanas

askanditamanas - one whose mind is unperturbed/unwavering

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (a+skandita+manas)

• a – not, un-
  indeclinable
• skandita – faltered, perturbed, spilled
  participle (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  from √skand (to leap, stumble, falter)
  Root: skand (class 1)
• manas – mind, intellect, soul
  noun (neuter)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - indeed, only, just

(indeclinable)

लघ्वाशी (laghvāśī) - eating little, moderate eater

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of laghvāśin

laghvāśin - eating little, moderate in eating

Agent noun compound: laghu (lightly) + āśin (eater).

Compound type : upapada-tatpuruṣa (laghu+āśin)

• laghu – light, small, trifling
  adjective (masculine)
• āśin – eater, consumer
  adjective (masculine)
  Agent noun from √aś (to eat)
  Root: aś (class 9)

देवताश्रयः (devatāśrayaḥ) - relying on deities, devoted to deities

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of devatāśraya

devatāśraya - relying on deities, devoted to deities, having deities as refuge

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (devatā+āśraya)

• devatā – deity, divinity
  noun (feminine)
• āśraya – refuge, support, reliance
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: ā