महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-56, verse-32

अभिशस्तमपि ह्येषां कृपायीत विशां पते ।
ब्रह्मघ्ने गुरुतल्पे च भ्रूणहत्ये तथैव च ॥३२॥

32. abhiśastamapi hyeṣāṁ kṛpāyīta viśāṁ pate ,
brahmaghne gurutalpe ca bhrūṇahatye tathaiva ca.

32. abhśastam api hi eṣām kṛpāyīta viśām pate
brahmaghne gurutalpe ca bhrūṇahatye tathā eva ca

32. viśām pate,
eṣām abhśastam api hi brahmaghne gurutalpe ca bhrūṇahatye tathā eva ca (puruṣam) kṛpāyīta.

32. O lord of the people, one should indeed show compassion even towards those among the twice-born who are accused of (crimes like) Brahminicide (brahmaghne), violating the guru's bed (gurutalpe), and feticide (bhrūṇahatye), and so forth.

Words meanings summery:

• अभ्शस्तम् (abhśastam) - accused (of grave offenses) (accused, denounced, slandered, cursed)

• अपि (api) - even (towards) (even, also, though, in spite of)

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

• एषाम् (eṣām) - of these (twice-born) (of these)

• कृपायीत (kṛpāyīta) - one should show compassion (he should show compassion, he should pity)

• विशाम् पते (viśām pate) - O lord of the people (O lord of the people, O king)

• ब्रह्मघ्ने (brahmaghne) - (accused of) Brahminicide (brahmaghne) (for a Brahmin killer, in the case of Brahminicide)

• गुरुतल्पे (gurutalpe) - (accused of) violating the guru's bed (gurutalpe) (for one who violates the guru's bed, in the case of incest with guru's wife)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• भ्रूणहत्ये (bhrūṇahatye) - (accused of) feticide (bhrūṇahatye) (for feticide, for the killing of an embryo/Brahmin)

• तथा (tathā) - and likewise (thus, so, in like manner)

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

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

Words meanings and morphology

अभ्शस्तम् (abhśastam) - accused (of grave offenses) (accused, denounced, slandered, cursed)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of abhiśasta

abhiśasta - accused, denounced, slandered, cursed, charged with a crime

Past Passive Participle

From prefix 'abhi' + root 'śaṃs' (to praise, declare, denounce) with 'kta' suffix.

Prefix: abhi

Root: śaṃs (class 1)

Note: Qualifies an implied 'person'.

अपि (api) - even (towards) (even, also, though, in spite of)

(indeclinable)

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

(indeclinable)

Emphatic particle.

एषाम् (eṣām) - of these (twice-born) (of these)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of idam

idam - this, these

Demonstrative pronoun.

कृपायीत (kṛpāyīta) - one should show compassion (he should show compassion, he should pity)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, optative (vidhi-liṅ) of kṛpāy

Optative Mood, Ātmanepada

Denominative verb from 'kṛpā' (compassion), root 'kṛp' (to pity) in 'vidhi-liṅ'.

Root: kṛp (class 1)

Note: Implied subject is the king ('viśām pate').

विशाम् पते (viśām pate) - O lord of the people (O lord of the people, O king)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of viśāmpati

viśāmpati - lord of the people, king, ruler

Tatpuruṣa compound (viśām patiḥ).

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (viś+pati)

• viś – people, subjects, community
  noun (feminine)
• pati – lord, master, husband, ruler
  noun (masculine)

Note: Addresses the king.

ब्रह्मघ्ने (brahmaghne) - (accused of) Brahminicide (brahmaghne) (for a Brahmin killer, in the case of Brahminicide)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of brahmaghan

brahmaghan - Brahmin killer, murderer of a Brahmin

Agent Noun

Compound of 'brahman' (Brahmin) and 'han' (killer).

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (brahman+han)

• brahman – Brahmin, sacred knowledge, sacred word, the absolute (brahman)
  noun (neuter)
  From root 'bṛh' (to grow, swell).
  Root: bṛh (class 1)
• han – slayer, killer, destroyer
  agent noun (masculine)
  Agent Noun
  From root 'han' (to strike, kill) with 'kvip' suffix.
  Root: han (class 2)

Note: Indicates the type of accusation or the condition under which compassion is shown.

गुरुतल्पे (gurutalpe) - (accused of) violating the guru's bed (gurutalpe) (for one who violates the guru's bed, in the case of incest with guru's wife)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of gurutalpa

gurutalpa - guru's bed, wife of a guru, crime of violating the guru's bed (incest)

Tatpuruṣa compound ('guroḥ talpaḥ' - guru's bed/wife). Refers to the grave sin.

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (guru+talpa)

• guru – teacher, preceptor, heavy, venerable
  noun (masculine)
• talpa – bed, couch, wife
  noun (masculine)

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

Conjunction.

भ्रूणहत्ये (bhrūṇahatye) - (accused of) feticide (bhrūṇahatye) (for feticide, for the killing of an embryo/Brahmin)

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of bhrūṇahatya

bhrūṇahatya - feticide, the killing of an embryo, the killing of a Brahmin

Tatpuruṣa compound ('bhrūṇasya hatyā').

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (bhrūṇa+hatyā)

• bhrūṇa – embryo, fetus, a young animal, a Brahmin well-versed in the Vedas
  noun (masculine)
• hatyā – killing, murder, slaughter
  noun (feminine)
  From root 'han' (to strike, kill) with 'kyap' suffix.
  Root: han (class 2)

तथा (tathā) - and likewise (thus, so, in like manner)

(indeclinable)

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

(indeclinable)

Emphatic particle.

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

Conjunction.