महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-24, verse-20

अनग्नयश्च ये विप्रा मृतनिर्यातकाश्च ये ।
स्तेनाश्च पतिताश्चैव राजन्नार्हन्ति केतनम् ॥२०॥

20. anagnayaśca ye viprā mṛtaniryātakāśca ye ,
stenāśca patitāścaiva rājannārhanti ketanam.

20. anagnayaḥ ca ye viprāḥ mṛtaniryātakāḥ ca ye
stenāḥ ca patitāḥ ca eva rājan na arhanti ketanam

20. rājan ye anagnayaḥ viprāḥ ca ye mṛtaniryātakāḥ
ca stenāḥ ca patitāḥ ca eva ketanam na arhanti

20. O King, those learned ones (vipra) who do not maintain sacred fires, those who transport the dead, thieves, and outcasts are certainly not worthy of an invitation (to a śrāddha ritual).

Words meanings summery:

• अनग्नयः (anagnayaḥ) - Brahmins who neglect their duty of maintaining sacred fires. (those without fire, those who do not maintain sacred fires)

• च (ca) - and

• ये (ye) - who, those who

• विप्राः (viprāḥ) - Brahmins, learned ones

• मृतनिर्यातकाः (mṛtaniryātakāḥ) - professional undertakers (those who transport dead bodies)

• च (ca) - and

• ये (ye) - who, those who

• स्तेनाः (stenāḥ) - thieves

• च (ca) - and

• पतिताः (patitāḥ) - those who have fallen from their prescribed duties or social status. (fallen ones, outcasts)

• च (ca) - and

• एव (eva) - emphasizes the preceding statement. (indeed, certainly, only)

• राजन् (rājan) - direct address to a king. (O King)

• न (na) - not

• अर्हन्ति (arhanti) - are worthy, deserve

• केतनम् (ketanam) - an invitation to a ritual (like śrāddha). (invitation, house, banner)

Words meanings and morphology

अनग्नयः (anagnayaḥ) - Brahmins who neglect their duty of maintaining sacred fires. (those without fire, those who do not maintain sacred fires)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of anagni

anagni - without fire, not maintaining sacred fires

Compound type : bahuvrihi (a+agni)

• a – not, non
  indeclinable
  negative prefix
• agni – fire, sacred fire
  noun (masculine)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

ये (ye) - who, those who

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of ya

ya - who, which, what (relative pronoun)

विप्राः (viprāḥ) - Brahmins, learned ones

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of vipra

vipra - inspired, wise, a sage, a Brahmin

मृतनिर्यातकाः (mṛtaniryātakāḥ) - professional undertakers (those who transport dead bodies)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of mṛtaniryātaka

mṛtaniryātaka - one who transports dead bodies

Compound type : tatpurusha (mṛta+niryātaka)

• mṛta – dead, deceased
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  from root mṛ (to die)
  Root: mṛ (class 6)
• niryātaka – exporter, transporter
  noun (masculine)
  agent noun from nir-yā (to go out, to transport)
  Prefix: nir
  Root: yā (class 2)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

ये (ye) - who, those who

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of ya

ya - who, which, what (relative pronoun)

स्तेनाः (stenāḥ) - thieves

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of stena

stena - thief, robber

Root: sten (class 1)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

पतिताः (patitāḥ) - those who have fallen from their prescribed duties or social status. (fallen ones, outcasts)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of patita

patita - fallen, degraded, outcast

Past Passive Participle

from root pat (to fall)

Root: pat (class 1)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - emphasizes the preceding statement. (indeed, certainly, only)

(indeclinable)

राजन् (rājan) - direct address to a king. (O King)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler

Root: rāj (class 1)

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

negative particle

अर्हन्ति (arhanti) - are worthy, deserve

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present indicative (laṭ) of arh

Root: arh (class 1)

केतनम् (ketanam) - an invitation to a ritual (like śrāddha). (invitation, house, banner)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of ketana

ketana - invitation, sign, banner, house, abode

Root: kit (class 1)