महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-35, verse-28

वृथापशुसमालम्भं नैव कुर्यान्न कारयेत् ।
अनुग्रहः पशूणां हि संस्कारो विधिचोदितः ॥२८॥

28. vṛthāpaśusamālambhaṁ naiva kuryānna kārayet ,
anugrahaḥ paśūṇāṁ hi saṁskāro vidhicoditaḥ.

28. vṛthā paśusamālambham na eva kuryāt na kārayet
anugrahaḥ paśūnām hi saṃskāraḥ vidhicoditaḥ

28. vṛthā paśusamālambham na eva kuryāt na kārayet
hi anugrahaḥ paśūnām vidhicoditaḥ saṃskāraḥ

28. One should certainly not perform or cause to be performed the useless slaughter of animals. For indeed, kindness to animals is a purificatory rite (saṃskāra) enjoined by scriptural injunction (vidhi-codita).

Words meanings summery:

• वृथा (vṛthā) - in vain, uselessly, fruitlessly, without purpose

• पशुसमालम्भम् (paśusamālambham) - animal slaughter, killing of animals (for sacrifice or otherwise)

• न (na) - not, no

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, just, certainly

• कुर्यात् (kuryāt) - one should do, one should perform

• न (na) - not, no

• कारयेत् (kārayet) - one should cause to be done, one should cause to perform

• अनुग्रहः (anugrahaḥ) - kindness, favor, grace, compassion

• पशूनाम् (paśūnām) - of animals

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

• संस्कारः (saṁskāraḥ) - a purificatory rite (purificatory rite, sacred ceremony, impression, refinement, cultural imprint)

• विधिचोदितः (vidhicoditaḥ) - enjoined by rule/scripture, prescribed by law

Words meanings and morphology

वृथा (vṛthā) - in vain, uselessly, fruitlessly, without purpose

(indeclinable)

Adverb.

पशुसमालम्भम् (paśusamālambham) - animal slaughter, killing of animals (for sacrifice or otherwise)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of paśusamālambha

paśusamālambha - slaughter of animals, animal sacrifice

Compound type : tatpurusha (paśu+samālambha)

• paśu – animal, cattle
  noun (masculine)
  Root: paś
• samālambha – touching, killing, slaughter, sacrifice
  noun (masculine)
  From root `labh` (to obtain, seize) with prefixes `sam` and `ā`.
  Prefixes: sam+ā
  Root: labh (class 1)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

Negative particle.

एव (eva) - indeed, only, just, certainly

(indeclinable)

Emphatic particle.

कुर्यात् (kuryāt) - one should do, one should perform

(verb)

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

Optative Mood

3rd person singular, optative mood, parasmaipada.

Root: kṛ (class 8)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

Negative particle.

कारयेत् (kārayet) - one should cause to be done, one should cause to perform

(verb)

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

Optative Mood (Causative)

3rd person singular, optative mood, parasmaipada, causative form of `kṛ`.

Root: kṛ (class 8)

अनुग्रहः (anugrahaḥ) - kindness, favor, grace, compassion

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of anugraha

anugraha - kindness, favor, grace, compassion, blessing

From root `grah` (to seize) with prefix `anu`.

Prefix: anu

Root: grah (class 9)

पशूनाम् (paśūnām) - of animals

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of paśu

paśu - animal, cattle

Root: paś

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

(indeclinable)

Emphatic particle.

संस्कारः (saṁskāraḥ) - a purificatory rite (purificatory rite, sacred ceremony, impression, refinement, cultural imprint)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of saṃskāra

saṁskāra - purificatory rite, sacred ceremony, impression, refinement, cultural imprint, religious observance

From root `kṛ` (to do, make) with prefix `sam`.

Prefix: sam

Root: kṛ (class 8)

विधिचोदितः (vidhicoditaḥ) - enjoined by rule/scripture, prescribed by law

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vidhicodita

vidhicodita - enjoined by rule, prescribed by scripture, commanded by law

Compound type : tatpurusha (vidhi+codita)

• vidhi – rule, ordinance, injunction, method, destiny
  noun (masculine)
  From root `dhā` (to place) with prefix `vi`.
  Prefix: vi
  Root: dhā (class 3)
• codita – impelled, urged, enjoined, commanded
  adjective (masculine/feminine/neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root `cud` (to urge, impel) with `kta` suffix.
  Root: cud (class 10)

Note: Agrees with `saṃskāraḥ`.