महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-149, verse-7

ब्रह्मवध्या परं पापं निष्कृतिर्नात्र विद्यते ।
अबुद्धिपूर्वं कृत्वापि श्रेय आत्मवधो मम ॥७॥

7. brahmavadhyā paraṁ pāpaṁ niṣkṛtirnātra vidyate ,
abuddhipūrvaṁ kṛtvāpi śreya ātmavadho mama.

7. brahmavadhyā param pāpam niṣkṛtiḥ na atra vidyate
| abuddhipūrvam kṛtvā api śreyas ātma-vadhaḥ mama

7. The killing of a Brahmin is the greatest sin, for which no expiation (niṣkṛti) exists in this world. Even if committed unintentionally, self-killing (ātman) is preferable for me.

Words meanings summery:

• ब्रह्मवध्या (brahmavadhyā) - the killing of a Brahmin

• परम् (param) - supreme, highest, greatest

• पापम् (pāpam) - sin, evil, wickedness, demerit

• निष्कृतिः (niṣkṛtiḥ) - expiation, atonement, purification, deliverance

• न (na) - not, no

• अत्र (atra) - here, in this place, in this matter

• विद्यते (vidyate) - is found, exists, is present

• अबुद्धिपूर्वम् (abuddhipūrvam) - unintentionally, without prior thought or knowledge

• कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - having done, after doing

• अपि (api) - even, also, too, although

• श्रेयस् (śreyas) - good, beneficial, preferable, better

• आत्म-वधः (ātma-vadhaḥ) - self-killing, suicide

• मम (mama) - my, for me

Words meanings and morphology

ब्रह्मवध्या (brahmavadhyā) - the killing of a Brahmin

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of brahmavadhyā

brahmavadhyā - the killing of a Brahmin

Compound of 'brahman' (referring to a Brahmin) and 'vadhyā' (killing).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (brahman+vadhyā)

• brahman – Brahmin (member of the priestly class), Brahman (the Absolute Reality), Veda
  noun (neuter)
  In this compound, 'brahman' typically refers to a Brahmin, a member of the priestly class.
• vadhyā – killing, slaying; that which is to be killed
  noun (feminine)
  Feminine noun derived from root 'vadh'.
  Root: vadh (class 1)

परम् (param) - supreme, highest, greatest

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of parama

parama - supreme, highest, ultimate, greatest, best

Note: Used as an adjective modifying 'pāpam'.

पापम् (pāpam) - sin, evil, wickedness, demerit

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of pāpa

pāpa - evil, bad, wicked, sin, demerit

निष्कृतिः (niṣkṛtiḥ) - expiation, atonement, purification, deliverance

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of niṣkṛti

niṣkṛti - expiation, atonement, purification, deliverance, removal, remedy

Derived from the prefix 'niḥ' and the root 'kṛ' (to do, make) with the 'ti' suffix.

Prefix: nis

Root: kṛ (class 8)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

अत्र (atra) - here, in this place, in this matter

(indeclinable)

विद्यते (vidyate) - is found, exists, is present

(verb)

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

Present Tense

Class 4 Aṭmanepada verb ('vid' - to be, exist), 3rd person singular.

Root: vid (class 4)

अबुद्धिपूर्वम् (abuddhipūrvam) - unintentionally, without prior thought or knowledge

(adjective)

neuter, singular of abuddhipūrva

abuddhipūrva - unintentional, without prior thought, unknowingly

Compound adjective used adverbially in neuter singular.

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (a+buddhi+pūrva)

• a – not, un-, non-
  indeclinable
  Negative prefix.
• buddhi – intellect, understanding, perception, mind
  noun (feminine)
• pūrva – prior, former, preceding, eastern
  adjective (masculine)

Note: Used adverbially.

कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - having done, after doing

(indeclinable)

Absolutive/Gerund

Derived from root 'kṛ' with 'tvā' suffix.

Root: kṛ (class 8)

अपि (api) - even, also, too, although

(indeclinable)

श्रेयस् (śreyas) - good, beneficial, preferable, better

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of śreyas

śreyas - good, beneficial, excellent, preferable, better

Comparative/superlative form derived from 'śrī' or 'praśasta'.

आत्म-वधः (ātma-vadhaḥ) - self-killing, suicide

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ātma-vadha

ātma-vadha - self-killing, suicide

Compound of 'ātman' (self) and 'vadha' (killing).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (ātman+vadha)

• ātman – self, soul, supreme spirit, essence, ego
  noun (masculine)
• vadha – killing, slaying, striking, death
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root 'vadh' with 'a' suffix.
  Root: vadh (class 1)

मम (mama) - my, for me

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of aham

aham - I