महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-6, chapter-29, verse-23

अन्तवत्तु फलं तेषां तद्भवत्यल्पमेधसाम् ।
देवान्देवयजो यान्ति मद्भक्ता यान्ति मामपि ॥२३॥

23. antavattu phalaṁ teṣāṁ tadbhavatyalpamedhasām ,
devāndevayajo yānti madbhaktā yānti māmapi.

23. antavat tu phalam teṣām tat bhavati alpa-medhasām
devān deva-yajaḥ yānti mat-bhaktāḥ yānti mām api

23. tu alpa-medhasām teṣām phalam antavat tat bhavati deva-yajaḥ devān yānti,
mat-bhaktāḥ mām api yānti

23. Indeed, for those of small intelligence, their fruit is finite. Those who worship the gods go to the gods, but my devotees (bhakta) come to me.

Words meanings summery:

• अन्तवत् (antavat) - having an end, perishable, finite

• तु (tu) - indeed (but, indeed, however, on the other hand)

• फलम् (phalam) - fruit, result, reward

• तेषाम् (teṣām) - of them, their

• तत् (tat) - that

• भवति (bhavati) - becomes, is, exists

• अल्प-मेधसाम् (alpa-medhasām) - of those with small intelligence, of the small-minded

• देवान् (devān) - gods

• देव-यजः (deva-yajaḥ) - worshippers of gods

• यान्ति (yānti) - they go, they approach

• मत्-भक्ताः (mat-bhaktāḥ) - my devotees

• यान्ति (yānti) - they go, they approach

• माम् (mām) - me

• अपि (api) - also, even, too

Words meanings and morphology

अन्तवत् (antavat) - having an end, perishable, finite

(adjective)

neuter, singular of antavat

antavat - having an end, perishable, finite, limited

Derived from 'anta' (end) with the possessive suffix '-vat'

तु (tu) - indeed (but, indeed, however, on the other hand)

(indeclinable)

फलम् (phalam) - fruit, result, reward

(noun)

neuter, singular of phala

phala - fruit, result, consequence, reward, effect

तेषाम् (teṣām) - of them, their

(pronoun)

Genitive, plural of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

तत् (tat) - that

(pronoun)

neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

भवति (bhavati) - becomes, is, exists

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (lat) of bhū

Root: bhū (class 1)

अल्प-मेधसाम् (alpa-medhasām) - of those with small intelligence, of the small-minded

(adjective)

Genitive, plural of alpa-medhas

alpa-medhas - of small intelligence, ignorant, foolish

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (alpa+medhas)

• alpa – small, little, few
  adjective (masculine)
• medhas – intelligence, wisdom, understanding
  noun (neuter)

देवान् (devān) - gods

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of deva

deva - god, deity

देव-यजः (deva-yajaḥ) - worshippers of gods

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of deva-yaj

deva-yaj - one who worships gods, a god-worshipper

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (deva+yaj)

• deva – god, deity
  noun (masculine)
• yaj – to sacrifice, to worship
  root
  Root: yaj (class 1)

यान्ति (yānti) - they go, they approach

(verb)

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

Root: yā (class 2)

मत्-भक्ताः (mat-bhaktāḥ) - my devotees

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of mad-bhakta

mad-bhakta - my devotee, one devoted to me

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (mad+bhakta)

• mad – me, my (form of 'aham')
  pronoun
  From 'aham' (I), here in compound as 'mad' for 'mama' (my/mine)
• bhakta – devotee, devoted, worshipper
  noun (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root 'bhaj' (to worship, to serve) + -kta suffix
  Root: bhaj (class 1)

यान्ति (yānti) - they go, they approach

(verb)

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

Root: yā (class 2)

माम् (mām) - me

(pronoun)

Accusative, singular of aham

aham - I

अपि (api) - also, even, too

(indeclinable)