महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-199, verse-11

अत्रापि विधिरुक्तश्च मुनिभिर्मांसभक्षणे ।
देवतानां पितॄणां च भुङ्क्ते दत्त्वा तु यः सदा ।
यथाविधि यथाश्रद्धं न स दुष्यति भक्षणात् ॥११॥

11. atrāpi vidhiruktaśca munibhirmāṁsabhakṣaṇe ,
devatānāṁ pitṝṇāṁ ca bhuṅkte dattvā tu yaḥ sadā ,
yathāvidhi yathāśraddhaṁ na sa duṣyati bhakṣaṇāt.

11. atra api vidhiḥ uktaḥ ca munibhiḥ
māṃsabhakṣaṇe devatānām pitṝṇām ca
bhuṅkte dattvā tu yaḥ sadā yathāvidhi
yathāśraddham na saḥ duṣyati bhakṣaṇāt

11. Sages have also stated a rule here regarding the consumption of meat. Indeed, whoever consistently eats it after offering it to the gods and ancestors, doing so according to the prescribed rites and with genuine faith (śraddhā), does not incur any fault from this act of eating.

Words meanings summery:

• अत्र (atra) - here, in this matter, on this point

• अपि (api) - also, even, too

• विधिः (vidhiḥ) - rule, injunction, ordinance, procedure

• उक्तः (uktaḥ) - stated, spoken, said

• च (ca) - and, also

• मुनिभिः (munibhiḥ) - by the sages, by the ascetics

• मांसभक्षणे (māṁsabhakṣaṇe) - regarding meat-eating, in the matter of consuming meat

• देवतानाम् (devatānām) - of the gods, of the deities

• पितॄणाम् (pitṝṇām) - of the ancestors, of the fathers

• च (ca) - and, also

• भुङ्क्ते (bhuṅkte) - eats, enjoys, partakes

• दत्त्वा (dattvā) - having given, after offering

• तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

• यः (yaḥ) - who, whoever

• सदा (sadā) - always, constantly, perpetually

• यथाविधि (yathāvidhi) - according to rule, according to precept, lawfully

• यथाश्रद्धम् (yathāśraddham) - according to faith (śraddhā), with devotion

• न (na) - not, no

• सः (saḥ) - he

• दुष्यति (duṣyati) - becomes defiled, incurs fault, becomes sinful

• भक्षणात् (bhakṣaṇāt) - from eating, due to consumption

Words meanings and morphology

अत्र (atra) - here, in this matter, on this point

(indeclinable)

अपि (api) - also, even, too

(indeclinable)

विधिः (vidhiḥ) - rule, injunction, ordinance, procedure

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vidhi

vidhi - rule, injunction, ordinance, method, procedure, destiny

Root: dhā (class 3)

उक्तः (uktaḥ) - stated, spoken, said

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ukta

ukta - spoken, said, told, uttered

Past Passive Participle

From root vac (to speak)

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Used as predicate here.

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

मुनिभिः (munibhiḥ) - by the sages, by the ascetics

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of muni

muni - sage, ascetic, seer, saint

मांसभक्षणे (māṁsabhakṣaṇe) - regarding meat-eating, in the matter of consuming meat

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of māṃsabhakṣaṇa

māṁsabhakṣaṇa - eating of meat, meat-eating

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (māṃsa+bhakṣaṇa)

• māṃsa – meat, flesh
  noun (neuter)
• bhakṣaṇa – eating, consuming, food
  noun (neuter)
  Derived from root bhakṣ (to eat)
  Root: bhakṣ (class 10)

देवतानाम् (devatānām) - of the gods, of the deities

(noun)

Genitive, feminine, plural of devatā

devatā - deity, divinity, god, goddess

पितॄणाम् (pitṝṇām) - of the ancestors, of the fathers

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of pitṛ

pitṛ - father, ancestor, forefather

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

भुङ्क्ते (bhuṅkte) - eats, enjoys, partakes

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of bhuj

Root: bhuj (class 7)

Note: ātmanepada form

दत्त्वा (dattvā) - having given, after offering

(indeclinable)

absolutive/gerund

From root dā (to give) with suffix -tvā

Root: dā (class 3)

तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

(indeclinable)

यः (yaḥ) - who, whoever

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yad

yad - who, which, what

Note: Relative pronoun.

सदा (sadā) - always, constantly, perpetually

(indeclinable)

Note: Temporal adverb.

यथाविधि (yathāvidhi) - according to rule, according to precept, lawfully

(indeclinable)

Compound type : avyayībhāva (yathā+vidhi)

• yathā – as, like, according to
  indeclinable
• vidhi – rule, injunction, ordinance
  noun (masculine)
  Root: dhā (class 3)

Note: Avyayībhāva compound acting as an adverb.

यथाश्रद्धम् (yathāśraddham) - according to faith (śraddhā), with devotion

(indeclinable)

Compound type : avyayībhāva (yathā+śraddhā)

• yathā – as, like, according to
  indeclinable
• śraddhā – faith, trust, confidence, reverence
  noun (feminine)

Note: Avyayībhāva compound acting as an adverb.

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

Note: Negation particle.

सः (saḥ) - he

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Demonstrative pronoun used anaphorically for yaḥ.

दुष्यति (duṣyati) - becomes defiled, incurs fault, becomes sinful

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of duṣ

Root: duṣ (class 4)

भक्षणात् (bhakṣaṇāt) - from eating, due to consumption

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of bhakṣaṇa

bhakṣaṇa - eating, consuming, food

Derived from root bhakṣ (to eat)

Root: bhakṣ (class 10)

Note: Used to indicate the cause or source.