महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-199, verse-4

येषां हतानां मांसानि विक्रीणामो वयं द्विज ।
तेषामपि भवेद्धर्म उपभोगेन भक्षणात् ।
देवतातिथिभृत्यानां पितॄणां प्रतिपूजनात् ॥४॥

4. yeṣāṁ hatānāṁ māṁsāni vikrīṇāmo vayaṁ dvija ,
teṣāmapi bhaveddharma upabhogena bhakṣaṇāt ,
devatātithibhṛtyānāṁ pitṝṇāṁ pratipūjanāt.

4. yeṣāṃ hatānāṃ māṃsāni vikrīṇāmaḥ
vayam dvija | teṣām api bhavet dharmaḥ
upabhogena bhakṣaṇāt |
devatātithibhṛtyānāṃ pitṝṇāṃ pratipūjanāt

4. O twice-born (dvija), we sell the meat of those who have been killed. Even for those (animals), there would be religious merit (dharma) through their consumption and eating, and by honoring deities, guests, and servants, as well as ancestors (pitṛ).

Words meanings summery:

• येषां (yeṣāṁ) - of whom, of which

• हतानां (hatānāṁ) - of the killed, of the slain

• मांसानि (māṁsāni) - meats, flesh

• विक्रीणामः (vikrīṇāmaḥ) - we sell

• वयम् (vayam) - we

• द्विज (dvija) - O twice-born, O Brahmin

• तेषाम् (teṣām) - of them

• अपि (api) - also, even

• भवेत् (bhavet) - may be, should be, becomes

• धर्मः (dharmaḥ) - religious merit, righteousness, sacred law

• उपभोगेन (upabhogena) - by enjoyment, by consumption

• भक्षणात् (bhakṣaṇāt) - from eating, by eating, from consumption

• देवतातिथिभृत्यानां (devatātithibhṛtyānāṁ) - of gods, guests, and servants

• पितॄणां (pitṝṇāṁ) - of ancestors, of fathers

• प्रतिपूजनात् (pratipūjanāt) - from honoring in return, by worshipping in return

Words meanings and morphology

येषां (yeṣāṁ) - of whom, of which

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of yad

yad - who, which, what

हतानां (hatānāṁ) - of the killed, of the slain

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, plural of hata

hata - killed, slain, struck

Past Passive Participle

Derived from the verb root 'han' (to strike, kill).

Root: han (class 2)

मांसानि (māṁsāni) - meats, flesh

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, plural of māṃsa

māṁsa - meat, flesh

विक्रीणामः (vikrīṇāmaḥ) - we sell

(verb)

1st person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of vikrī

Prefix: vi

Root: krī (class 9)

वयम् (vayam) - we

(pronoun)

Nominative, plural of asmad

asmad - I, we

द्विज (dvija) - O twice-born, O Brahmin

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of dvija

dvija - twice-born (Brahmin, Kshatriya, Vaishya), bird, tooth

तेषाम् (teṣām) - of them

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, those

अपि (api) - also, even

(indeclinable)

भवेत् (bhavet) - may be, should be, becomes

(verb)

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

Root: bhū (class 1)

धर्मः (dharmaḥ) - religious merit, righteousness, sacred law

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dharma

dharma - duty, righteousness, sacred law, natural law, virtue, religious merit (dharma)

उपभोगेन (upabhogena) - by enjoyment, by consumption

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of upabhoga

upabhoga - enjoyment, consumption, use

Prefix: upa

Root: bhuj (class 7)

भक्षणात् (bhakṣaṇāt) - from eating, by eating, from consumption

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of bhakṣaṇa

bhakṣaṇa - eating, feeding, consuming

Root: bhakṣ (class 10)

देवतातिथिभृत्यानां (devatātithibhṛtyānāṁ) - of gods, guests, and servants

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of devatātithibhṛtya

devatātithibhṛtya - gods, guests, and servants

Compound type : dvandva (devatā+atithi+bhṛtya)

• devatā – deity, divinity, god
  noun (feminine)
• atithi – guest
  noun (masculine)
• bhṛtya – servant, dependant
  noun (masculine)
  Gerundive/Future Passive Participle
  Derived from the verb root 'bhṛ' (to bear, support).
  Root: bhṛ (class 3)

पितॄणां (pitṝṇāṁ) - of ancestors, of fathers

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of pitṛ

pitṛ - father, ancestor (pitṛ)

प्रतिपूजनात् (pratipūjanāt) - from honoring in return, by worshipping in return

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of pratipūjana

pratipūjana - honoring in return, worshipping in return, respectful treatment

Prefix: prati

Root: pūj (class 10)