महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-77, verse-8

आह्वायका देवलका नक्षत्रग्रामयाजकाः ।
एते ब्राह्मणचण्डाला महापथिकपञ्चमाः ॥८॥

8. āhvāyakā devalakā nakṣatragrāmayājakāḥ ,
ete brāhmaṇacaṇḍālā mahāpathikapañcamāḥ.

8. āhvāyakāḥ devalakāḥ nakṣatragrāmayājakāḥ
ete brāhmaṇacaṇḍālāḥ mahāpathikapañcamāḥ

8. āhvāyakāḥ devalakāḥ nakṣatragrāmayājakāḥ
mahāpathikapañcamāḥ ete brāhmaṇacaṇḍālāḥ

8. Summoners (of deities), temple priests, and those who perform rituals for constellations or villages – these are considered outcast Brahmins (brāhmaṇa-caṇḍālāḥ), with great travelers (mahāpathika) as the fifth category.

Words meanings summery:

• आह्वायकाः (āhvāyakāḥ) - priests who summon deities for a fee (summoners, callers)

• देवलकाः (devalakāḥ) - priests who subsist on offerings made to idols in temples (often considered of low status for a Brahmin) (temple priests)

• नक्षत्रग्रामयाजकाः (nakṣatragrāmayājakāḥ) - priests who perform rituals specifically for celestial bodies (nakṣatra) or for the benefit of villages (grāma), often for a fee (those who perform rituals for constellations and villages)

• एते (ete) - these (previously mentioned individuals) (these)

• ब्राह्मणचण्डालाः (brāhmaṇacaṇḍālāḥ) - Brahmins who are considered as low as Caṇḍālas (lowest caste, outcasts) due to their actions. (Brahmin outcasts)

• महापथिकपञ्चमाः (mahāpathikapañcamāḥ) - a fifth category of despised individuals, namely those who commit great sins (mahāpātaka) or violate severe religious norms, akin to great travelers who have lost their social standing. (the fifth (category) being great travelers/sinners)

Words meanings and morphology

आह्वायकाः (āhvāyakāḥ) - priests who summon deities for a fee (summoners, callers)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of āhvāyaka

āhvāyaka - summoner, caller, invoker

From `ā-hve` (to call) + `ṇaka` (agent suffix).

Prefix: ā

Root: hve (class 1)

देवलकाः (devalakāḥ) - priests who subsist on offerings made to idols in temples (often considered of low status for a Brahmin) (temple priests)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of devalaka

devalaka - temple priest (who lives off the offerings of idols, considered disreputable)

From `deva` + `laka` (suffix indicating association or diminishment)

नक्षत्रग्रामयाजकाः (nakṣatragrāmayājakāḥ) - priests who perform rituals specifically for celestial bodies (nakṣatra) or for the benefit of villages (grāma), often for a fee (those who perform rituals for constellations and villages)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of nakṣatragrāmayājaka

nakṣatragrāmayājaka - one who performs rituals for constellations and villages

Compound.

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (nakṣatra+grāma+yājaka)

• nakṣatra – star, constellation
  noun (neuter)
• grāma – village, community
  noun (masculine)
• yājaka – sacrificer, one who performs sacrifices or rituals
  noun (masculine)
  From root `yaj` (to sacrifice) + `ṇaka` (agent suffix).
  Root: yaj (class 1)

Note: This is a karmadhāraya or dvandva-tatpuruṣa compound meaning "those who perform rituals concerning constellations and villages."

एते (ete) - these (previously mentioned individuals) (these)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of etad

etad - this, these

ब्राह्मणचण्डालाः (brāhmaṇacaṇḍālāḥ) - Brahmins who are considered as low as Caṇḍālas (lowest caste, outcasts) due to their actions. (Brahmin outcasts)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of brāhmaṇacaṇḍāla

brāhmaṇacaṇḍāla - Brahmin acting like a Caṇḍāla, a Brahmin outcast

Compound.

Compound type : Karmadhāraya (brāhmaṇa+caṇḍāla)

• brāhmaṇa – Brahmin, one belonging to the priestly class
  noun (masculine)
• caṇḍāla – outcast, person of the lowest social class, untouchable
  noun (masculine)

महापथिकपञ्चमाः (mahāpathikapañcamāḥ) - a fifth category of despised individuals, namely those who commit great sins (mahāpātaka) or violate severe religious norms, akin to great travelers who have lost their social standing. (the fifth (category) being great travelers/sinners)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of mahāpathikapañcama

mahāpathikapañcama - the fifth being a great traveler/sinner

Compound.

Compound type : Bahuvrīhi (mahāpathika+pañcama)

• mahāpathika – great traveler, one who commits a great sin (mahāpātaka)
  noun (masculine)
  From `mahāpatha` (great path, or great sin) + `ika` (agent/related suffix)
• pañcama – fifth
  adjective (masculine)

Note: Refers to a category of highly despised individuals, often those who have committed great sins or have completely abandoned their duties.