महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-166, verse-24

ब्रह्मघ्ने च सुरापे च चोरे भग्नव्रते तथा ।
निष्कृतिर्विहिता राजन्कृतघ्ने नास्ति निष्कृतिः ॥२४॥

24. brahmaghne ca surāpe ca core bhagnavrate tathā ,
niṣkṛtirvihitā rājankṛtaghne nāsti niṣkṛtiḥ.

24. brahmaghne ca surāpe ca core bhagnavrate tathā
niṣkṛtiḥ vihitā rājan kṛtaghne na asti niṣkṛtiḥ

24. rājan brahmaghne ca surāpe ca core tathā bhagnavrate
niṣkṛtiḥ vihitā kṛtaghne na niṣkṛtiḥ asti

24. Atonement (niṣkṛti) is prescribed, O King, for a slayer of Brahmins (brahmaghna), for a liquor-drinker (surāpa), for a thief, and also for one who has broken a vow (bhagnavrata). But for an ungrateful person (kṛtaghna), there is no atonement (niṣkṛti).

Words meanings summery:

• ब्रह्मघ्ने (brahmaghne) - for a slayer of Brahmins

• च (ca) - and, also

• सुरापे (surāpe) - for a liquor-drinker, for a drunkard

• च (ca) - and, also

• चोरे (core) - for a thief

• भग्नव्रते (bhagnavrate) - for one who has broken a vow

• तथा (tathā) - and also (thus, so, also, in like manner)

• निष्कृतिः (niṣkṛtiḥ) - atonement, expiation, purification

• विहिता (vihitā) - prescribed, ordained, enacted

• राजन् (rājan) - O king

• कृतघ्ने (kṛtaghne) - for an ungrateful person

• न (na) - not

• अस्ति (asti) - there is (no atonement) (is, exists)

• निष्कृतिः (niṣkṛtiḥ) - atonement, expiation, purification

Words meanings and morphology

ब्रह्मघ्ने (brahmaghne) - for a slayer of Brahmins

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of brahmaghna

brahmaghna - slayer of a Brahmin

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (brahman+ghna)

• brahman – Brahmin, priest, the Absolute (brahman)
  noun (masculine)
• ghna – killing, destroying, slayer
  adjective (masculine)
  Agent Noun
  From root 'han' (to strike, kill), with suffix -a
  Root: han (class 2)

Note: Locative case used to indicate "for" or "in the case of".

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

सुरापे (surāpe) - for a liquor-drinker, for a drunkard

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of surāpa

surāpa - liquor-drinker, drunkard

Compound of 'surā' (spirituous liquor) and 'pa' (drinker)

Compound type : upapada tatpuruṣa (surā+pa)

• surā – spirituous liquor, wine
  noun (feminine)
• pa – drinker, protector
  adjective (masculine)
  Agent Noun
  From root 'pā' (to drink)
  Root: pā (class 1)

Note: Locative case.

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

चोरे (core) - for a thief

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of cora

cora - thief, robber

Root: cur (class 10)

Note: Locative case.

भग्नव्रते (bhagnavrate) - for one who has broken a vow

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of bhagnavrata

bhagnavrata - one whose vow is broken, one who has violated a vow

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (bhagna+vrata)

• bhagna – broken, shattered
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root 'bhañj' (to break)
  Root: bhañj (class 7)
• vrata – vow, sacred observance, religious duty
  noun (neuter)

Note: Locative case.

तथा (tathā) - and also (thus, so, also, in like manner)

(indeclinable)

Note: Used as a conjunction here.

निष्कृतिः (niṣkṛtiḥ) - atonement, expiation, purification

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of niṣkṛti

niṣkṛti - atonement, expiation, purification, remedy

From root 'kṛ' (to do) with prefix 'nis'

Prefix: nis

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Subject of the sentence.

विहिता (vihitā) - prescribed, ordained, enacted

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of vihita

vihita - prescribed, ordained, arranged, performed

Past Passive Participle

From root 'dhā' (to place, arrange) with prefix 'vi'

Prefix: vi

Root: dhā (class 3)

Note: Agrees with niṣkṛtiḥ.

राजन् (rājan) - O king

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king

कृतघ्ने (kṛtaghne) - for an ungrateful person

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of kṛtaghna

kṛtaghna - ungrateful, a destroyer of kindness

Compound type : upapada tatpuruṣa (kṛta+ghna)

• kṛta – done, made, good deed, favor
  noun (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root 'kṛ' (to do)
  Root: kṛ (class 8)
• ghna – killing, destroying, slayer
  adjective (masculine)
  Agent Noun
  From root 'han' (to strike, kill), with suffix -a
  Root: han (class 2)

Note: Locative case indicating "for" or "in the case of".

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

Note: Negation particle.

अस्ति (asti) - there is (no atonement) (is, exists)

(verb)

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

Present Tense

3rd person singular present tense of root 'as'

Root: as (class 2)

निष्कृतिः (niṣkṛtiḥ) - atonement, expiation, purification

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of niṣkṛti

niṣkṛti - atonement, expiation, purification, remedy

From root 'kṛ' (to do) with prefix 'nis'

Prefix: nis

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Subject of the sentence.