महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-180, verse-8

ब्राह्मणो यदि वा बाल्याल्लोभाद्वा कृतवानिदम् ।
विप्रियं पार्थिवेन्द्राणां नैष वध्यः कथंचन ॥८॥

8. brāhmaṇo yadi vā bālyāllobhādvā kṛtavānidam ,
vipriyaṁ pārthivendrāṇāṁ naiṣa vadhyaḥ kathaṁcana.

8. brāhmaṇaḥ yadi vā bālyāt lobhāt vā kṛtavān idam
vipriyam pārthivendrāṇām na eṣa vadhyaḥ kathaṃcana

8. If a Brahmin (brāhmaṇa) has committed this offense against the chief kings (pārthivendra), whether due to childishness or greed, he should by no means be slain.

Words meanings summery:

• ब्राह्मणः (brāhmaṇaḥ) - a Brahmin

• यदि (yadi) - if, in case

• वा (vā) - or, either...or

• बाल्यात् (bālyāt) - from childishness, due to foolishness

• लोभात् (lobhāt) - from greed, due to covetousness

• वा (vā) - or, either...or

• कृतवान् (kṛtavān) - has done, has made, has committed

• इदम् (idam) - this (offense) (this)

• विप्रियम् (vipriyam) - disagreeable thing, offense, hostility

• पार्थिवेन्द्राणाम् (pārthivendrāṇām) - of the chief kings, of the rulers

• न (na) - not, no

• एष (eṣa) - this Brahmin (this one (masculine))

• वध्यः (vadhyaḥ) - to be killed, punishable by death

• कथंचन (kathaṁcana) - by no means, in no way, under any circumstances

Words meanings and morphology

ब्राह्मणः (brāhmaṇaḥ) - a Brahmin

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of brāhmaṇa

brāhmaṇa - a Brahmin, a member of the priestly class, relating to Brahman

यदि (yadi) - if, in case

(indeclinable)

वा (vā) - or, either...or

(indeclinable)

बाल्यात् (bālyāt) - from childishness, due to foolishness

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of bālya

bālya - childishness, infancy, foolishness

लोभात् (lobhāt) - from greed, due to covetousness

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of lobha

lobha - greed, covetousness, avarice

Root: lubh (class 4)

वा (vā) - or, either...or

(indeclinable)

कृतवान् (kṛtavān) - has done, has made, has committed

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kṛtavat

kṛtavat - one who has done, made or performed

Past Active Participle

suffix -vat after past passive participle kṛta of root kṛ

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: used as a finite verb

इदम् (idam) - this (offense) (this)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this, this one

विप्रियम् (vipriyam) - disagreeable thing, offense, hostility

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vipriya

vipriya - disagreeable, unpleasant, hostile, an offense

Prefix: vi

Root: prī (class 9)

पार्थिवेन्द्राणाम् (pārthivendrāṇām) - of the chief kings, of the rulers

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of pārthivendra

pārthivendra - chief of kings, lord of the earth

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (pārthiva+indra)

• pārthiva – king, ruler, earthly
  noun (masculine)
• indra – chief, lord, best, Indra (the god)
  noun (masculine)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

एष (eṣa) - this Brahmin (this one (masculine))

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of etad

etad - this, this one

वध्यः (vadhyaḥ) - to be killed, punishable by death

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vadhya

vadhya - to be killed, to be punished, punishable by death

Gerundive (future passive participle)

gerundive from root vadh

Root: vadh (class 1)

कथंचन (kathaṁcana) - by no means, in no way, under any circumstances

(indeclinable)

compound of kathaṃ (how) + cana (indefinite particle)