महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-5, chapter-34, verse-14

यच्छक्यं ग्रसितुं ग्रस्यं ग्रस्तं परिणमेच्च यत् ।
हितं च परिणामे यत्तदद्यं भूतिमिच्छता ॥१४॥

14. yacchakyaṁ grasituṁ grasyaṁ grastaṁ pariṇamecca yat ,
hitaṁ ca pariṇāme yattadadyaṁ bhūtimicchatā.

14. yat śakyam grasitum grasyam grastam pariṇamet ca
yat | hitam ca pariṇāme yat tat adyam bhūtim icchātā

14. That which is possible to swallow, suitable to be ingested, and which digests properly after being eaten, and which is beneficial in its outcome – only that should be consumed by one who desires prosperity.

Words meanings summery:

• यत् (yat) - that which (which, whatever, that which)

• शक्यम् (śakyam) - possible (possible, capable, able to be)

• ग्रसितुम् (grasitum) - to swallow, to ingest (to swallow, to devour)

• ग्रस्यम् (grasyam) - suitable to be ingested (to be swallowed, edible, food)

• ग्रस्तम् (grastam) - after being eaten, ingested (swallowed, eaten, seized, overcome)

• परिणमेत् (pariṇamet) - digests properly (may digest, may turn into, may result in)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• यत् (yat) - and which (which, whatever, that which)

• हितम् (hitam) - beneficial (beneficial, wholesome, salutary, suitable)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• परिणामे (pariṇāme) - in its outcome (in the result, in the digestion, in the transformation)

• यत् (yat) - which (which, whatever, that which)

• तत् (tat) - only that (that, therefore)

• अद्यम् (adyam) - should be consumed, edible (edible, to be eaten, food)

• भूतिम् (bhūtim) - prosperity (prosperity, welfare, well-being, existence)

• इच्छाता (icchātā) - by one who desires (by one desiring, by one wishing)

Words meanings and morphology

यत् (yat) - that which (which, whatever, that which)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, who, what, what kind of

Note: Functions as the subject of the implied verb 'asti' or 'bhavati'.

शक्यम् (śakyam) - possible (possible, capable, able to be)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of śakya

śakya - possible, capable, able to be, feasible

Gerundive/Future Passive Participle

From root √śak (to be able).

Root: śak

Note: It is an adjective for 'yat'.

ग्रसितुम् (grasitum) - to swallow, to ingest (to swallow, to devour)

(indeclinable)

Infinitive

Infinitive form of the root √gras (to swallow).

Root: gras (class 1)

Note: Used with 'śakyam'.

ग्रस्यम् (grasyam) - suitable to be ingested (to be swallowed, edible, food)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of grasya

grasya - to be swallowed, edible, food, suitable for eating

Gerundive/Future Passive Participle

From root √gras (to swallow) with suffix -ya.

Root: gras (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'yat'.

ग्रस्तम् (grastam) - after being eaten, ingested (swallowed, eaten, seized, overcome)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of grasta

grasta - swallowed, eaten, seized, overcome

Past Passive Participle

From root √gras (to swallow).

Root: gras (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'yat'. Used with `pariṇamet`.

परिणमेत् (pariṇamet) - digests properly (may digest, may turn into, may result in)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (liṅ) of pariṇam

Optative Active

Third person singular, optative mood, active voice. From root √nam (to bend) with prefix pari.

Prefix: pari

Root: nam (class 1)

Note: Expresses potential or desirability.

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

Note: Conjunction.

यत् (yat) - and which (which, whatever, that which)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, who, what, what kind of

Note: Subject of the implied verb 'asti' or 'bhavati'.

हितम् (hitam) - beneficial (beneficial, wholesome, salutary, suitable)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of hita

hita - beneficial, wholesome, salutary, suitable, good for

Past Passive Participle

From root √dhā (to place, to hold) with prefix hi (an archaic form or derivation related to 'good').

Root: dhā (class 3)

Note: Qualifies 'yat'.

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

Note: Conjunction.

परिणामे (pariṇāme) - in its outcome (in the result, in the digestion, in the transformation)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of pariṇāma

pariṇāma - result, outcome, digestion, transformation, change

From root √nam (to bend) with prefix pari; literally 'turning around'.

Prefix: pari

Root: nam (class 1)

Note: Refers to the outcome or effect after digestion.

यत् (yat) - which (which, whatever, that which)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, who, what, what kind of

Note: Subject of the implied verb 'asti' or 'bhavati'.

तत् (tat) - only that (that, therefore)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers back to the 'yat' clauses.

अद्यम् (adyam) - should be consumed, edible (edible, to be eaten, food)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of adya

adya - edible, to be eaten, food, eatable

Gerundive/Future Passive Participle

From root √ad (to eat) with suffix -ya.

Root: ad (class 2)

Note: It is an adjective for 'tat'.

भूतिम् (bhūtim) - prosperity (prosperity, welfare, well-being, existence)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of bhūti

bhūti - prosperity, welfare, well-being, existence, becoming, supernatural power

From root √bhū (to be, to become).

Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Direct object of 'icchātā'.

इच्छाता (icchātā) - by one who desires (by one desiring, by one wishing)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of icchat

icchat - desiring, wishing, wanting

Present Active Participle

From root √iṣ (to wish, desire) with present stem icch-.

Root: iṣ (class 6)

Note: Acts as the agent for the implied passive action of 'adyam'.