महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-60, verse-5

न तु पापकृतां राज्ञां प्रतिगृह्णन्ति साधवः ।
एतस्मात्कारणाद्यज्ञैर्यजेद्राजाप्तदक्षिणैः ॥५॥

5. na tu pāpakṛtāṁ rājñāṁ pratigṛhṇanti sādhavaḥ ,
etasmātkāraṇādyajñairyajedrājāptadakṣiṇaiḥ.

5. na tu pāpakṛtām rājñām pratigṛhṇanti sādhavaḥ
etasmāt kāraṇāt yajñaiḥ yajet rājā āptadakṣiṇaiḥ

5. tu sādhavaḥ pāpakṛtām rājñām na pratigṛhṇanti.
etasmāt kāraṇāt rājā āptadakṣiṇaiḥ yajñaiḥ yajet.

5. However, righteous individuals do not accept gifts from sinful kings. For this very reason, a king should perform Vedic rituals (yajña) accompanied by ample ritual fees (dakṣiṇā).

Words meanings summery:

• न (na) - not, no

• तु (tu) - but, however, on the other hand

• पापकृताम् (pāpakṛtām) - of those who commit sin, of sinners

• राज्ञाम् (rājñām) - of kings

• प्रतिगृह्णन्ति (pratigṛhṇanti) - they accept, they receive

• साधवः (sādhavaḥ) - righteous persons, good people, ascetics

• एतस्मात् (etasmāt) - from this

• कारणात् (kāraṇāt) - from the reason, for the reason

• यज्ञैः (yajñaiḥ) - by Vedic rituals (yajña)

• यजेत् (yajet) - he should perform Vedic rituals, one should perform Vedic rituals

• राजा (rājā) - the king

• आप्तदक्षिणैः (āptadakṣiṇaiḥ) - Refers to Vedic rituals performed with the correct and complete ritual fees (dakṣiṇā). (with sufficient ritual fees, having received full ritual fees)

Words meanings and morphology

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

तु (tu) - but, however, on the other hand

(indeclinable)

पापकृताम् (pāpakṛtām) - of those who commit sin, of sinners

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of pāpakṛt

pāpakṛt - one who commits sin, a sinner, an evil-doer

Compound type : upapada tatpuruṣa (pāpa+kṛt)

• pāpa – sin, evil, bad
  noun (neuter)
• kṛt – doing, making, performer
  adjective
  Agent noun suffix
  Derived from the root kṛ (to do, make)
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

राज्ञाम् (rājñām) - of kings

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of rājan

rājan - king, ruler

प्रतिगृह्णन्ति (pratigṛhṇanti) - they accept, they receive

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of grah

Prefix: prati

Root: grah (class 9)

साधवः (sādhavaḥ) - righteous persons, good people, ascetics

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sādhu

sādhu - good, virtuous, righteous, holy man, sage

एतस्मात् (etasmāt) - from this

(pronoun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of etad

etad - this, this one

कारणात् (kāraṇāt) - from the reason, for the reason

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of kāraṇa

kāraṇa - cause, reason, instrument

यज्ञैः (yajñaiḥ) - by Vedic rituals (yajña)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of yajña

yajña - Vedic ritual, sacrifice, worship

यजेत् (yajet) - he should perform Vedic rituals, one should perform Vedic rituals

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhi-liṅ) of yaj

Root: yaj (class 1)

राजा (rājā) - the king

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler

आप्तदक्षिणैः (āptadakṣiṇaiḥ) - Refers to Vedic rituals performed with the correct and complete ritual fees (dakṣiṇā). (with sufficient ritual fees, having received full ritual fees)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of āptadakṣiṇa

āptadakṣiṇa - having obtained or received complete/sufficient ritual fees

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (āpta+dakṣiṇā)

• āpta – obtained, gained, acquired, complete
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from the root āp (to obtain)
  Root: āp (class 5)
• dakṣiṇā – ritual fee, gift, donation given to priests
  noun (feminine)

Note: Modifies 'yajñaiḥ'.