महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-255, verse-13

शङ्कमानाः फलं यज्ञे ये यजेरन्कथंचन ।
जायन्तेऽसाधवो धूर्ता लुब्धा वित्तप्रयोजनाः ॥१३॥

13. śaṅkamānāḥ phalaṁ yajñe ye yajerankathaṁcana ,
jāyante'sādhavo dhūrtā lubdhā vittaprayojanāḥ.

13. śaṅkamānāḥ phalam yajñe ye yajer_an kathaṃcana |
jāyante asādhavaḥ dhūrtāḥ lubdhāḥ vittaprayojanāḥ

13. ye yajñe phalam śaṅkamānāḥ kathaṃcana yajer_an,
(te) asādhavaḥ dhūrtāḥ lubdhāḥ vittaprayojanāḥ jāyante

13. Those who, doubting the efficacy (phala) of a ritual (yajña), would still perform it in some way, are born as wicked, deceitful, and greedy individuals whose sole purpose is wealth.

Words meanings summery:

• शङ्कमानाः (śaṅkamānāḥ) - doubting, suspecting, hesitating

• फलम् (phalam) - the efficacy or beneficial outcome (phala) (result, fruit, consequence)

• यज्ञे (yajñe) - in the context of a ritual (yajña) performance (in the sacrifice, in the ritual)

• ये (ye) - who, those who

• यजेर्_अन् (yajer_an) - they would sacrifice, they should sacrifice

• कथंचन (kathaṁcana) - somehow, in any way, at all

• जायन्ते (jāyante) - they are born, they arise

• असाधवः (asādhavaḥ) - unrighteous, wicked, dishonest

• धूर्ताः (dhūrtāḥ) - cunning, deceitful, rogues

• लुब्धाः (lubdhāḥ) - greedy, covetous

• वित्तप्रयोजनाः (vittaprayojanāḥ) - whose purpose is wealth, having wealth as their aim

Words meanings and morphology

शङ्कमानाः (śaṅkamānāḥ) - doubting, suspecting, hesitating

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of śaṅkamāna

śaṅkamāna - doubting, suspecting, hesitating, fearing

Present Participle (Ātmanepada)

Derived from root śaṅk

Root: śaṅk (class 1)

फलम् (phalam) - the efficacy or beneficial outcome (phala) (result, fruit, consequence)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of phala

phala - fruit, result, consequence, reward

यज्ञे (yajñe) - in the context of a ritual (yajña) performance (in the sacrifice, in the ritual)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of yajña

yajña - sacrifice, ritual, worship

Root: yaj (class 1)

ये (ye) - who, those who

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of yad

yad - who, which, what

यजेर्_अन् (yajer_an) - they would sacrifice, they should sacrifice

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, optative (Liṅ) of yaj

Root: yaj (class 1)

कथंचन (kathaṁcana) - somehow, in any way, at all

(indeclinable)

Compound type : avyayībhāva (katham+cana)

• katham – how? in what manner?
  indeclinable
• cana – even, also, indeed, at all
  indeclinable

जायन्ते (jāyante) - they are born, they arise

(verb)

3rd person , plural, middle, present (Laṭ) of jan

Root jan forms present stem jāya-

Root: jan (class 4)

असाधवः (asādhavaḥ) - unrighteous, wicked, dishonest

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of asādhu

asādhu - bad, wicked, unrighteous, dishonest, impious

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+sādhu)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
• sādhu – good, virtuous, righteous, upright
  adjective (masculine)

धूर्ताः (dhūrtāḥ) - cunning, deceitful, rogues

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of dhūrta

dhūrta - cunning, deceitful, rogue, gambler

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root dhūrv/dhūrt

Root: dhūrv (class 1)

लुब्धाः (lubdhāḥ) - greedy, covetous

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of lubdha

lubdha - greedy, covetous, eager, perplexed

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root lubh

Root: lubh (class 4)

वित्तप्रयोजनाः (vittaprayojanāḥ) - whose purpose is wealth, having wealth as their aim

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of vittaprayojana

vittaprayojana - having wealth as the object or purpose, motivated by money

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (vitta+prayojana)

• vitta – wealth, property, possession; gained, found
  noun (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root vid (to find/obtain)
  Root: vid (class 2)
• prayojana – motive, purpose, object, utility
  noun (neuter)
  Prefix: pra