महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-228, verse-5

एतेषां चेदनुद्रष्टा पुरुषोऽपि सुदारुणः ।
यदि वा सर्ववेदज्ञो यदि वाप्यनृचोऽजपः ॥५॥

5. eteṣāṁ cedanudraṣṭā puruṣo'pi sudāruṇaḥ ,
yadi vā sarvavedajño yadi vāpyanṛco'japaḥ.

5. eteṣām cet anudraṣṭā puruṣaḥ api sudāruṇaḥ yadi
vā sarvavedajñaḥ yadi vā api anṛcaḥ ajapaḥ

5. cet puruṣaḥ api sudāruṇaḥ eteṣām anudraṣṭā yadi
vā sarvavedajñaḥ yadi vā api anṛcaḥ ajapaḥ

5. Even if a person (puruṣa) is a scrutinizer of these (matters), or if he is very cruel, or if he is one who knows all the Vedas, or even if he is devoid of Vedic hymns and does not perform ritual recitation (japa)...

Words meanings summery:

• एतेषाम् (eteṣām) - of these

• चेत् (cet) - if

• अनुद्रष्टा (anudraṣṭā) - a scrutinizer or one who grasps these principles (an observer, a perceiver, one who follows/understands)

• पुरुषः (puruṣaḥ) - person, man, male, the supreme cosmic person (puruṣa)

• अपि (api) - even, also, too

• सुदारुणः (sudāruṇaḥ) - very cruel, very dreadful, very harsh

• यदि (yadi) - if

• वा (vā) - or

• सर्ववेदज्ञः (sarvavedajñaḥ) - knower of all Vedas, omniscient

• यदि (yadi) - if

• वा (vā) - or

• अपि (api) - even, also, too

• अनृचः (anṛcaḥ) - without Vedic hymns, ignorant of the Ṛgveda

• अजपः (ajapaḥ) - not reciting prayers, without japa

Words meanings and morphology

एतेषाम् (eteṣām) - of these

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of etad

etad - this, these

चेत् (cet) - if

(indeclinable)

अनुद्रष्टा (anudraṣṭā) - a scrutinizer or one who grasps these principles (an observer, a perceiver, one who follows/understands)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of anudraṣṭṛ

anudraṣṭṛ - observer, seer, witness, one who follows or perceives

Agent noun

Derived from anu-√dṛś (to see, perceive, follow)

Prefix: anu

Root: dṛś (class 1)

पुरुषः (puruṣaḥ) - person, man, male, the supreme cosmic person (puruṣa)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of puruṣa

puruṣa - man, male, person, spirit, the supreme cosmic person, soul

अपि (api) - even, also, too

(indeclinable)

सुदारुणः (sudāruṇaḥ) - very cruel, very dreadful, very harsh

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sudāruṇa

sudāruṇa - very cruel, very terrible, very severe, very harsh

Compound of su- (very) and dāruṇa (cruel)

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (su+dāruṇa)

• su – good, well, very, excellent
  indeclinable
  Prefix
• dāruṇa – cruel, harsh, dreadful, terrible
  adjective (masculine)

यदि (yadi) - if

(indeclinable)

वा (vā) - or

(indeclinable)

सर्ववेदज्ञः (sarvavedajñaḥ) - knower of all Vedas, omniscient

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sarvavedajña

sarvavedajña - knower of all Vedas, omniscient

Tatpuruṣa compound of sarva (all), veda (Veda), and jña (knower)

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (sarva+veda+jña)

• sarva – all, every, whole
  pronoun
• veda – knowledge, sacred knowledge, Veda
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root √vid (to know)
  Root: vid (class 2)
• jña – knower, understanding
  adjective
  Derived from root √jñā (to know)
  Root: jñā (class 9)

यदि (yadi) - if

(indeclinable)

वा (vā) - or

(indeclinable)

अपि (api) - even, also, too

(indeclinable)

अनृचः (anṛcaḥ) - without Vedic hymns, ignorant of the Ṛgveda

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of anṛc

anṛc - without hymns, unversed in the Rig Veda

Bahuvrīhi compound (a- + ṛc)

Compound type : Bahuvrīhi (a+ṛc)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
  Negative particle
• ṛc – Vedic hymn, verse (specifically from Ṛgveda)
  noun (feminine)

अजपः (ajapaḥ) - not reciting prayers, without japa

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ajapa

ajapa - not reciting prayers, not performing japa

Bahuvrīhi compound (a- + japa)

Compound type : Bahuvrīhi (a+japa)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
  Negative particle
• japa – recitation, whispering prayers, chanting (japa)
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root √jap (to murmur, utter softly)
  Root: jap (class 1)