महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-24, verse-23

स्त्रीपूर्वाः काण्डपृष्ठाश्च यावन्तो भरतर्षभ ।
अजपा ब्राह्मणाश्चैव श्राद्धे नार्हन्ति केतनम् ॥२३॥

23. strīpūrvāḥ kāṇḍapṛṣṭhāśca yāvanto bharatarṣabha ,
ajapā brāhmaṇāścaiva śrāddhe nārhanti ketanam.

23. strīpūrvāḥ kāṇḍapṛṣṭhāḥ ca yāvantaḥ bharatarṣabha
ajapāḥ brāhmaṇāḥ ca eva śrāddhe na arhanti ketanam

23. bharatarṣabha yāvantaḥ strīpūrvāḥ ca kāṇḍapṛṣṭhāḥ ca
ajapāḥ brāhmaṇāḥ ca eva śrāddhe ketanam na arhanti

23. O best of Bharatas, all those whose lineage is female-led (strīpūrva), the deceitful (kāṇḍapṛṣṭha), and Brahmins who do not perform sacred recitation (ajapa)—they are certainly not worthy of an invitation to a śrāddha ritual.

Words meanings summery:

• स्त्रीपूर्वाः (strīpūrvāḥ) - those who trace their primary lineage through a woman, possibly indicating an irregular or less esteemed lineage for religious rituals. (those whose lineage starts with a woman, those preceded by a woman)

• काण्डपृष्ठाः (kāṇḍapṛṣṭhāḥ) - individuals with physical deformities (like hunchbacks) or, more broadly, those of crooked or deceitful character, making them unsuitable for sacred rituals. (those with a reed-like back (hunchbacked), or deceitful)

• च (ca) - and

• यावन्तः (yāvantaḥ) - as many as, all those

• भरतर्षभ (bharatarṣabha) - A respectful address for a prominent figure in the Bharata lineage, common in the Mahābhārata. (O best of Bharatas)

• अजपाः (ajapāḥ) - Brahmins who neglect their duty of performing sacred recitations (japa). (those who do not chant/recite)

• ब्राह्मणाः (brāhmaṇāḥ) - Brahmins

• च (ca) - and

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

• श्राद्धे (śrāddhe) - in the ritual performed for ancestors. (in the śrāddha, for the śrāddha)

• न (na) - not

• अर्हन्ति (arhanti) - are worthy, deserve

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

Words meanings and morphology

स्त्रीपूर्वाः (strīpūrvāḥ) - those who trace their primary lineage through a woman, possibly indicating an irregular or less esteemed lineage for religious rituals. (those whose lineage starts with a woman, those preceded by a woman)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of strīpūrva

strīpūrva - preceded by a woman, whose female ancestor is primary

Compound type : bahuvrihi (strī+pūrva)

• strī – woman, female
  noun (feminine)
• pūrva – former, prior, antecedent
  adjective (masculine)

काण्डपृष्ठाः (kāṇḍapṛṣṭhāḥ) - individuals with physical deformities (like hunchbacks) or, more broadly, those of crooked or deceitful character, making them unsuitable for sacred rituals. (those with a reed-like back (hunchbacked), or deceitful)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of kāṇḍapṛṣṭha

kāṇḍapṛṣṭha - having a back like a reed, hunchbacked; figuratively, deceitful, crooked

Compound type : bahuvrihi (kāṇḍa+pṛṣṭha)

• kāṇḍa – stem, stalk, reed; section, chapter
  noun (neuter)
• pṛṣṭha – back, surface, rear
  noun (neuter)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

यावन्तः (yāvantaḥ) - as many as, all those

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of yāvat

yāvat - as much as, as many as, all that, how much

pronominal adjective

भरतर्षभ (bharatarṣabha) - A respectful address for a prominent figure in the Bharata lineage, common in the Mahābhārata. (O best of Bharatas)

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of bharatarṣabha

bharatarṣabha - bull among Bharatas, best of Bharatas

Compound type : tatpurusha (bharata+ṛṣabha)

• bharata – descendant of Bharata, India
  proper noun (masculine)
• ṛṣabha – bull, chief, excellent one
  noun (masculine)

अजपाः (ajapāḥ) - Brahmins who neglect their duty of performing sacred recitations (japa). (those who do not chant/recite)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of ajapa

ajapa - not performing japa, not reciting mantras

negative prefix 'a' + japa (recitation)

Compound type : tatpurusha (a+japa)

• a – not, non
  indeclinable
  negative prefix
• japa – muttering, whispering, incantation, recitation
  noun (masculine)
  from root jap (to murmur)
  Root: jap (class 1)

ब्राह्मणाः (brāhmaṇāḥ) - Brahmins

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of brāhmaṇa

brāhmaṇa - a Brahmin, related to Brahma or Brahmins

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

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

(indeclinable)

श्राद्धे (śrāddhe) - in the ritual performed for ancestors. (in the śrāddha, for the śrāddha)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of śrāddha

śrāddha - funeral obsequies, ritual for ancestors, faith

from śraddhā (faith)

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)