महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-37, verse-38

निष्कारणं स्म तद्दत्तं ब्राह्मणे धर्मवर्जिते ।
भवेदपात्रदोषेण न मेऽत्रास्ति विचारणा ॥३८॥

38. niṣkāraṇaṁ sma taddattaṁ brāhmaṇe dharmavarjite ,
bhavedapātradoṣeṇa na me'trāsti vicāraṇā.

38. niṣ-kāraṇam sma tat dattam brāhmaṇe dharma-varjite
bhavet apātra-doṣeṇa na me atra asti vicāraṇā

38. niṣ-kāraṇam sma tat dattam dharma-varjite brāhmaṇe
apātra-doṣeṇa bhavet atra me vicāraṇā na asti

38. Indeed, an offering (dattam) given without any specific reason to a Brahmin who is devoid of natural law (dharma) would be tainted by the defect of an unworthy recipient. I have no further deliberation on this matter.

Words meanings summery:

• निष्-कारणम् (niṣ-kāraṇam) - without cause, causeless, purposeless

• स्म (sma) - indeed, verily (emphatic particle, also used to indicate past tense)

• तत् (tat) - that, that which

• दत्तम् (dattam) - an offering (given, offered, gift)

• ब्राह्मणे (brāhmaṇe) - to a Brahmin, in a Brahmin

• धर्म-वर्जिते (dharma-varjite) - devoid of natural law (dharma) (devoid of dharma, without righteousness)

• भवेत् (bhavet) - it would be, it might become

• अपात्र-दोषेण (apātra-doṣeṇa) - by the fault of an unworthy recipient/vessel

• न (na) - not, no

• मे (me) - to me, for me, my

• अत्र (atra) - here, in this matter

• अस्ति (asti) - is, exists

• विचारणा (vicāraṇā) - deliberation, consideration, doubt

Words meanings and morphology

निष्-कारणम् (niṣ-kāraṇam) - without cause, causeless, purposeless

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of niṣ-kāraṇa

niṣ-kāraṇa - without cause, causeless, purposeless

Compound type : bahuvrihi (nis+kāraṇa)

• nis – out, forth, without, free from
  indeclinable
• kāraṇa – cause, reason, motive
  noun (neuter)
  Derived from kṛ (to do, make)
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Qualifies 'tat dattam'.

स्म (sma) - indeed, verily (emphatic particle, also used to indicate past tense)

(indeclinable)

तत् (tat) - that, that which

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, this

Note: Refers to the offering.

दत्तम् (dattam) - an offering (given, offered, gift)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of datta

datta - given, granted, gift, offering

Past Passive Participle

Derived from dā (to give)

Root: dā (class 3)

ब्राह्मणे (brāhmaṇe) - to a Brahmin, in a Brahmin

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of brāhmaṇa

brāhmaṇa - Brahmin, member of the priestly class

Note: Locative of recipient, 'to a Brahmin'

धर्म-वर्जिते (dharma-varjite) - devoid of natural law (dharma) (devoid of dharma, without righteousness)

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of dharma-varjita

dharma-varjita - devoid of natural law (dharma), without righteousness

Compound type : tatpurusha (dharma+varjita)

• dharma – natural law, duty, righteousness, virtue, custom, constitution
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from dhṛ (to uphold, sustain)
  Root: dhṛ (class 1)
• varjita – abandoned, devoid of, excluded
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from vṛj (to avoid, abandon)
  Root: vṛj (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'brāhmaṇe'.

भवेत् (bhavet) - it would be, it might become

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhiliṅ) of bhū

Root: bhū (class 1)

अपात्र-दोषेण (apātra-doṣeṇa) - by the fault of an unworthy recipient/vessel

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of apātra-doṣa

apātra-doṣa - fault of an unworthy recipient/vessel

Compound type : tatpurusha (a-pātra+doṣa)

• a-pātra – unworthy recipient, unsuitable vessel
  noun (neuter)
  Prefix: a
• doṣa – fault, defect, vice
  noun (masculine)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

मे (me) - to me, for me, my

(pronoun)

Dative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

अत्र (atra) - here, in this matter

(indeclinable)

अस्ति (asti) - is, exists

(verb)

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

Root: as (class 2)

विचारणा (vicāraṇā) - deliberation, consideration, doubt

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of vicāraṇā

vicāraṇā - deliberation, investigation, doubt, consideration

Nomen actionis

Derived from vi-car (to deliberate, investigate)

Prefix: vi

Root: car (class 1)