महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-25, verse-5

ब्राह्मणं स्वयमाहूय भिक्षार्थे कृशवृत्तिनम् ।
ब्रूयान्नास्तीति यः पश्चात्तं विद्याद्ब्रह्मघातिनम् ॥५॥

5. brāhmaṇaṁ svayamāhūya bhikṣārthe kṛśavṛttinam ,
brūyānnāstīti yaḥ paścāttaṁ vidyādbrahmaghātinam.

5. brāhmaṇam svayam āhūya bhikṣārthe kṛśavṛttinam brūyāt
na asti iti yaḥ paścāt tam vidyāt brahmaghātinam

5. yaḥ svayam bhikṣārthe kṛśavṛttinam brāhmaṇam āhūya
paścāt na asti iti brūyāt tam brahmaghātinam vidyāt

5. Whoever, after personally inviting a brahmin with a meager livelihood for alms, later says 'there is nothing,' one should consider him a brahmin killer (brahmaghātin).

Words meanings summery:

• ब्राह्मणम् (brāhmaṇam) - a brahmin; a member of the priestly class

• स्वयम् (svayam) - oneself; personally; by oneself

• आहूय (āhūya) - having invited; after inviting

• भिक्षार्थे (bhikṣārthe) - for the sake of alms; for begging

• कृशवृत्तिनम् (kṛśavṛttinam) - whose livelihood is meager; living on scanty subsistence; poor

• ब्रूयात् (brūyāt) - one should say; he should say; one might say

• न (na) - not; no

• अस्ति (asti) - is; there is; exists

• इति (iti) - thus; so (used to mark a quotation)

• यः (yaḥ) - whoever; he who

• पश्चात् (paścāt) - afterwards; later; behind

• तम् (tam) - him; that (person)

• विद्यात् (vidyāt) - one should know; he should know

• ब्रह्मघातिनम् (brahmaghātinam) - a brahmin killer (brahmaghātin) (a brahmin killer; murderer of a brahmin)

Words meanings and morphology

ब्राह्मणम् (brāhmaṇam) - a brahmin; a member of the priestly class

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of brāhmaṇa

brāhmaṇa - a brahmin; a member of the priestly class; a learned man

स्वयम् (svayam) - oneself; personally; by oneself

(indeclinable)

आहूय (āhūya) - having invited; after inviting

(indeclinable)

absolutive (gerund)

Formed from root 'hve' (to call) with prefix 'ā-' and absolutive suffix '-ya'.

Prefix: ā

Root: hve (class 1)

भिक्षार्थे (bhikṣārthe) - for the sake of alms; for begging

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of bhikṣārtha

bhikṣārtha - for the purpose of alms; for begging

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (bhikṣā+artha)

• bhikṣā – alms; begging; request for alms
  noun (feminine)
  Root: bhikṣ (class 1)
• artha – purpose; aim; meaning; wealth
  noun (masculine)

Note: Used here with a sense of 'for the sake of' or 'for the purpose of'.

कृशवृत्तिनम् (kṛśavṛttinam) - whose livelihood is meager; living on scanty subsistence; poor

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of kṛśavṛttin

kṛśavṛttin - having a meager livelihood; living on scanty subsistence; poor

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (kṛśa+vṛtti)

• kṛśa – thin; meager; slender; weak
  adjective
• vṛtti – livelihood; profession; mode of life
  noun (feminine)
  Root: vṛt (class 1)

ब्रूयात् (brūyāt) - one should say; he should say; one might say

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (liṅ) of brū

Optative mood, 3rd person singular, active voice.

Root: brū (class 2)

न (na) - not; no

(indeclinable)

अस्ति (asti) - is; there is; exists

(verb)

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

Present tense, 3rd person singular, active voice.

Root: as (class 2)

इति (iti) - thus; so (used to mark a quotation)

(indeclinable)

यः (yaḥ) - whoever; he who

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yad

yad - who, which, what (relative pronoun)

पश्चात् (paścāt) - afterwards; later; behind

(indeclinable)

तम् (tam) - him; that (person)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

विद्यात् (vidyāt) - one should know; he should know

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (liṅ) of vid

Optative mood, 3rd person singular, active voice.

Root: vid (class 2)

ब्रह्मघातिनम् (brahmaghātinam) - a brahmin killer (brahmaghātin) (a brahmin killer; murderer of a brahmin)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of brahmaghātin

brahmaghātin - a killer of a brahmin; brahminicide

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (brahman+ghātin)

• brahman – a brahmin; a member of the priestly class
  noun (masculine)
• ghātin – killing; killer; slayer
  adjective (masculine)
  Derived from root 'han' (to kill).
  Root: han (class 2)