महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-128, verse-37

अकार्यमपि यज्ञार्थं क्रियते यज्ञकर्मसु ।
एतस्मात्कारणाद्राजा न दोषं प्राप्तुमर्हति ॥३७॥

37. akāryamapi yajñārthaṁ kriyate yajñakarmasu ,
etasmātkāraṇādrājā na doṣaṁ prāptumarhati.

37. akāryam api yajñārtham kriyate yajñakarmasu
etasmāt kāraṇāt rājā na doṣam prāptum arhati

37. yajñakarmasu yajñārtham akāryam api kriyate
etasmāt kāraṇāt rājā doṣam prāptum na arhati

37. Even an action that might otherwise be considered improper (akārya) is performed for the sake of a ritual offering (yajña) in the context of sacrificial rites (yajñakarma). For this reason, the king should not incur any blame.

Words meanings summery:

• अकार्यम् (akāryam) - an action that is generally considered wrong or improper (undoable, improper, unbefitting, wrong action)

• अपि (api) - even if, despite being (even, also, too)

• यज्ञार्थम् (yajñārtham) - for the purpose of a ritual offering (yajña) (for the purpose of sacrifice, for a ritual offering)

• क्रियते (kriyate) - is performed (is done, is performed, is made)

• यज्ञकर्मसु (yajñakarmasu) - in the context of ritual acts (yajñakarma) (in sacrificial acts, in ritual actions)

• एतस्मात् (etasmāt) - from this (reason) (from this)

• कारणात् (kāraṇāt) - due to this reason (from the cause, due to the reason)

• राजा (rājā) - the king (king)

• न (na) - not (not, no)

• दोषम् (doṣam) - blame (fault, blame, sin, defect)

• प्राप्तुम् (prāptum) - to incur (to obtain, to incur, to reach)

• अर्हति (arhati) - should incur (or deserves to incur) (is worthy, deserves, ought, should)

Words meanings and morphology

अकार्यम् (akāryam) - an action that is generally considered wrong or improper (undoable, improper, unbefitting, wrong action)

(adjective)

neuter, singular of akārya

akārya - that which ought not to be done, improper, impossible

Gerundive (P.P.P. of negation)

Formed from 'kārya' (gerundive of kṛ 'to do') with negation 'a-'

Compound type : Nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+kārya)

• a – not, un-
  indeclinable
  negation prefix
• kārya – to be done, proper, duty, action
  noun (neuter)
  Gerundive
  Gerundive of root kṛ
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Often functions as a noun 'an improper act'.

अपि (api) - even if, despite being (even, also, too)

(indeclinable)

यज्ञार्थम् (yajñārtham) - for the purpose of a ritual offering (yajña) (for the purpose of sacrifice, for a ritual offering)

(indeclinable)

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (yajña+artha)

• yajña – ritual offering, sacrifice, worship
  noun (masculine)
  Root: yaj (class 1)
• artha – purpose, meaning, wealth, for the sake of
  noun (masculine)

क्रियते (kriyate) - is performed (is done, is performed, is made)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present (laṭ) of kṛ

present tense

Root: kṛ (class 8)

यज्ञकर्मसु (yajñakarmasu) - in the context of ritual acts (yajñakarma) (in sacrificial acts, in ritual actions)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, plural of yajñakarman

yajñakarman - sacrificial act, ritual work

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (yajña+karman)

• yajña – ritual offering, sacrifice, worship
  noun (masculine)
  Root: yaj (class 1)
• karman – action, deed, ritual
  noun (neuter)
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

एतस्मात् (etasmāt) - from this (reason) (from this)

(pronoun)

Ablative, masculine/neuter, singular of etad

etad - this

कारणात् (kāraṇāt) - due to this reason (from the cause, due to the reason)

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of kāraṇa

kāraṇa - cause, reason, instrument

From root kṛ

Root: kṛ (class 8)

राजा (rājā) - the king (king)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler

Root: rāj (class 1)

न (na) - not (not, no)

(indeclinable)

दोषम् (doṣam) - blame (fault, blame, sin, defect)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of doṣa

doṣa - fault, defect, sin

Root: duṣ (class 4)

प्राप्तुम् (prāptum) - to incur (to obtain, to incur, to reach)

(verb)

infinitive (tumun) of prāp

infinitive

Infinitive of root āp with prefix pra

Prefix: pra

Root: āp (class 5)

अर्हति (arhati) - should incur (or deserves to incur) (is worthy, deserves, ought, should)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of arh

present tense

Root: arh (class 1)