महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-6, chapter-39, verse-7

आहारस्त्वपि सर्वस्य त्रिविधो भवति प्रियः ।
यज्ञस्तपस्तथा दानं तेषां भेदमिमं शृणु ॥७॥

7. āhārastvapi sarvasya trividho bhavati priyaḥ ,
yajñastapastathā dānaṁ teṣāṁ bhedamimaṁ śṛṇu.

7. āhāraḥ tu api sarvasya trividhaḥ bhavati priyaḥ
yajñaḥ tapaḥ tathā dānam teṣām bhedam imam śṛṇu

7. sarvasya āhāraḥ tu api trividhaḥ priyaḥ bhavati
tathā yajñaḥ tapaḥ dānam teṣām imam bhedam śṛṇu

7. Indeed, the food that is dear to all beings is of three kinds. Similarly, Vedic rituals (yajña), austerity (tapas), and charity (dāna) are also of three kinds. Listen now to this distinction among them.

Words meanings summery:

• आहारः (āhāraḥ) - food, nourishment

• तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

• अपि (api) - also, even

• सर्वस्य (sarvasya) - of all, of everyone

• त्रिविधः (trividhaḥ) - threefold, of three kinds

• भवति (bhavati) - becomes, is

• प्रियः (priyaḥ) - dear, beloved, pleasing

• यज्ञः (yajñaḥ) - Vedic ritual, worship

• तपः (tapaḥ) - austerity, penance

• तथा (tathā) - thus, so, and

• दानम् (dānam) - charity, gift

• तेषाम् (teṣām) - of them

• भेदम् (bhedam) - distinction, difference

• इमम् (imam) - this

• शृणु (śṛṇu) - hear! (imperative)

Words meanings and morphology

आहारः (āhāraḥ) - food, nourishment

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of āhāra

āhāra - food, diet, taking in, consuming

Derived from root hṛ (to take) with prefix ā

Prefix: ā

Root: hṛ (class 1)

तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

(indeclinable)

अपि (api) - also, even

(indeclinable)

सर्वस्य (sarvasya) - of all, of everyone

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole, entire

त्रिविधः (trividhaḥ) - threefold, of three kinds

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of trividha

trividha - of three kinds, threefold

Compound type : dvigu (tri+vidha)

• tri – three
  numeral (masculine)
• vidha – kind, sort, manner
  noun (masculine)

भवति (bhavati) - becomes, is

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present indicative (laṭ) of bhū

Root: bhū (class 1)

प्रियः (priyaḥ) - dear, beloved, pleasing

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of priya

priya - dear, beloved, pleasing, agreeable

यज्ञः (yajñaḥ) - Vedic ritual, worship

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yajña

yajña - Vedic ritual, sacrifice, worship

Root: yaj (class 1)

तपः (tapaḥ) - austerity, penance

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tapas

tapas - austerity, penance, heat, religious mortification

Root: tap (class 1)

तथा (tathā) - thus, so, and

(indeclinable)

दानम् (dānam) - charity, gift

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of dāna

dāna - gift, charity, giving, donation

Root: dā (class 1)

तेषाम् (teṣām) - of them

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, he, she, it, they

Note: Refers to yajña, tapas, dāna

भेदम् (bhedam) - distinction, difference

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of bheda

bheda - division, distinction, difference, split

Root: bhid (class 7)

इमम् (imam) - this

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, this here

Note: Agrees with 'bhedam'

शृणु (śṛṇu) - hear! (imperative)

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of śru

Root: śru (class 5)