महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-159, verse-23

प्रजाः पशूंश्च स्वर्गं च हन्ति यज्ञो ह्यदक्षिणः ।
इन्द्रियाणि यशः कीर्तिमायुश्चास्योपकृन्तति ॥२३॥

23. prajāḥ paśūṁśca svargaṁ ca hanti yajño hyadakṣiṇaḥ ,
indriyāṇi yaśaḥ kīrtimāyuścāsyopakṛntati.

23. prajāḥ paśūn ca svargam ca hanti yajñaḥ hi adakṣiṇaḥ
indriyāṇi yaśaḥ kīrtim āyuḥ ca asya upakṛntati

23. hi adakṣiṇaḥ yajñaḥ prajāḥ ca paśūn ca svargam ca
hanti asya indriyāṇi yaśaḥ kīrtim āyuḥ ca upakṛntati

23. A Vedic ritual (yajña) performed without the proper sacrificial gifts (dakṣiṇā) certainly harms progeny, animals, and even access to heaven. It also diminishes one's senses, fame, glory, and lifespan.

Words meanings summery:

• प्रजाः (prajāḥ) - progeny, offspring, people

• पशून् (paśūn) - animals, cattle

• च (ca) - and

• स्वर्गम् (svargam) - heaven, heavenly abode

• च (ca) - and

• हन्ति (hanti) - kills, harms, destroys, strikes

• यज्ञः (yajñaḥ) - Vedic ritual

• हि (hi) - indeed, certainly, for

• अदक्षिणः (adakṣiṇaḥ) - a Vedic ritual (yajña) lacking the prescribed sacrificial fee (without sacrificial fee)

• इन्द्रियाणि (indriyāṇi) - senses, sense organs, faculties

• यशः (yaśaḥ) - fame, renown, glory

• कीर्तिम् (kīrtim) - fame, glory, reputation, praise

• आयुः (āyuḥ) - life, lifespan, vitality

• च (ca) - and

• अस्य (asya) - of the person who performs the faulty Vedic ritual (his, its, of this)

• उपकृन्तति (upakṛntati) - cuts off, diminishes, shortens

Words meanings and morphology

प्रजाः (prajāḥ) - progeny, offspring, people

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, plural of prajā

prajā - progeny, offspring, people, creature

From pra- + jan (to be born)

Prefix: pra

Root: jan (class 4)

Note: Can also be nominative plural, but accusative fits the context with 'hanti'.

पशून् (paśūn) - animals, cattle

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of paśu

paśu - animal, beast, cattle

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

स्वर्गम् (svargam) - heaven, heavenly abode

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of svarga

svarga - heaven, paradise

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

हन्ति (hanti) - kills, harms, destroys, strikes

(verb)

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

Present active 3rd singular

Root: han (class 2)

यज्ञः (yajñaḥ) - Vedic ritual

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yajña

yajña - Vedic ritual, sacrifice, offering

From root yaj (to sacrifice)

Root: yaj (class 1)

हि (hi) - indeed, certainly, for

(indeclinable)

अदक्षिणः (adakṣiṇaḥ) - a Vedic ritual (yajña) lacking the prescribed sacrificial fee (without sacrificial fee)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of adakṣiṇa

adakṣiṇa - without a sacrificial fee (dakṣiṇā), unskillful, southern (direction)

Negation 'a' + dakṣiṇa

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+dakṣiṇa)

• a – not, non-, un-
  indeclinable
  Negation prefix
• dakṣiṇa – southern, right, skillful, able, honest, sacrificial fee
  noun (masculine)

Note: Qualifies 'yajñaḥ'.

इन्द्रियाणि (indriyāṇi) - senses, sense organs, faculties

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, plural of indriya

indriya - sense, faculty, sense organ

Related to Indra, meaning 'belonging to or fit for Indra', later 'faculty, power'.

Note: Can also be nominative plural.

यशः (yaśaḥ) - fame, renown, glory

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of yaśas

yaśas - fame, renown, glory

Note: Can also be nominative singular.

कीर्तिम् (kīrtim) - fame, glory, reputation, praise

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of kīrti

kīrti - fame, glory, renown, reputation, praise

From root kīrt (to mention, praise)

Root: kīrt (class 10)

आयुः (āyuḥ) - life, lifespan, vitality

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of āyus

āyus - life, lifespan, vitality, vigour

Note: Can also be nominative singular.

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

अस्य (asya) - of the person who performs the faulty Vedic ritual (his, its, of this)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, he, she, it

Demonstrative pronoun stem

Note: Genitive singular of 'idam', refers to the performer of the yajña.

उपकृन्तति (upakṛntati) - cuts off, diminishes, shortens

(verb)

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

Present active 3rd singular

Prefix: upa

Root: kṛnt (class 6)