महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-34, verse-23

यो हि पापसमारम्भे कार्ये तद्भावभावितः ।
कुर्वन्नपि तथैव स्यात्कृत्वा च निरपत्रपः ॥२३॥

23. yo hi pāpasamārambhe kārye tadbhāvabhāvitaḥ ,
kurvannapi tathaiva syātkṛtvā ca nirapatrapaḥ.

23. yaḥ hi pāpasamārambhe kārye tadbhāvabhāvitaḥ
kurvan api tathaiva syāt kṛtvā ca nirapatrapaḥ

23. yaḥ hi pāpasamārambhe kārye tadbhāvabhāvitaḥ
api kurvan tathaiva syāt ca kṛtvā nirapatrapaḥ

23. Indeed, whoever is completely absorbed in the sinful disposition of an action (karma) to be undertaken, and performs it in that very manner, and having performed it, remains shameless—

Words meanings summery:

• यः (yaḥ) - whoever, one who (who, which, whoever)

• हि (hi) - indeed (indeed, surely, for, because)

• पापसमारम्भे (pāpasamārambhe) - in an action (karma) initiated with sin (in an undertaking of sin, in a sinful beginning/enterprise)

• कार्ये (kārye) - in the action (karma) (in the deed, in the action, in the matter, to be done)

• तद्भावभावितः (tadbhāvabhāvitaḥ) - completely absorbed in that sinful disposition (imbued with that disposition/nature, fully absorbed in that state)

• कुर्वन् (kurvan) - while performing (doing, performing)

• अपि (api) - even (even, also, too)

• तथैव (tathaiva) - in that very manner (just so, in the same way, exactly thus)

• स्यात् (syāt) - acts (would be) (may be, should be, would be, exists)

• कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - and having performed (it) (having done, having made)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• निरपत्रपः (nirapatrapaḥ) - remains shameless (shameless, impudent)

Words meanings and morphology

यः (yaḥ) - whoever, one who (who, which, whoever)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yad

yad - who, which, what

Note: Refers to a person as the agent.

हि (hi) - indeed (indeed, surely, for, because)

(indeclinable)

पापसमारम्भे (pāpasamārambhe) - in an action (karma) initiated with sin (in an undertaking of sin, in a sinful beginning/enterprise)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of pāpasamārambha

pāpasamārambha - sinful undertaking, commencement of sin

Compound type : Genitive Tatpuruṣa (pāpa+samārambha)

• pāpa – sin, evil, wicked, bad
  noun/adjective (neuter)
• samārambha – undertaking, commencement, enterprise
  noun (masculine)
  From `sam` + `ā` + root `rabh` (to begin).
  Prefixes: sam+ā
  Root: rabh (class 1)

Note: Refers to the context or situation of the action.

कार्ये (kārye) - in the action (karma) (in the deed, in the action, in the matter, to be done)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of kārya

kārya - to be done, proper to be done, duty, business, action, effect

Gerundive / Future Passive Participle

From root `kṛ` (to do) + suffix `ya` (ṇyat).

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Refers to the specific action being performed.

तद्भावभावितः (tadbhāvabhāvitaḥ) - completely absorbed in that sinful disposition (imbued with that disposition/nature, fully absorbed in that state)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tadbhāvabhāvita

tadbhāvabhāvita - thoroughly affected or influenced by that disposition/nature

Past Passive Participle compound

From `tadbhāva` (that state/disposition) + `bhāvita` (made, formed, imbued, affected).

Compound type : Instrumental Tatpuruṣa (tad+bhāva+bhāvita)

• tad – that, this
  pronoun
• bhāva – state, condition, disposition, feeling, existence
  noun (masculine)
  From root `bhū` (to be).
  Root: bhū (class 1)
• bhāvita – made, formed, produced, imbued, cultivated, affected
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From causative root `bhāvay` (to cause to be, to impregnate, to ponder) of `bhū`.
  Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Predicate adjective describing `yaḥ`.

कुर्वन् (kurvan) - while performing (doing, performing)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kurvat

kurvat - doing, performing, making

Present Active Participle

From root `kṛ` (to do), present active participle, nominative masculine singular.

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Expresses contemporaneous action.

अपि (api) - even (even, also, too)

(indeclinable)

तथैव (tathaiva) - in that very manner (just so, in the same way, exactly thus)

(indeclinable)

Compound of `tathā` (thus) + `eva` (indeed).

Note: `eva` reinforces `tathā`.

स्यात् (syāt) - acts (would be) (may be, should be, would be, exists)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (liṅ) of as

Optative mode

Root `as` (to be), optative active 3rd singular.

Root: as (class 2)

कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - and having performed (it) (having done, having made)

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

From root `kṛ` (to do) + suffix `tvā`.

Root: kṛ (class 8)

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

निरपत्रपः (nirapatrapaḥ) - remains shameless (shameless, impudent)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nirapatrapa

nirapatrapa - without shame, shameless, impudent

Compound of `nis` (without) + `apatrapa` (shame).

Compound type : Bahuvrīhi (nis+apatrapa)

• nis – out, forth, without, negation
  indeclinable (prefix)
• apatrapa – shame, embarrassment
  noun (neuter)
  From `apa` + `trap` (to be ashamed).
  Prefix: apa
  Root: trap (class 1)

Note: Predicate adjective for `yaḥ`.