महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-62, verse-16

कृत्वापि पापकं कर्म यो दद्यादन्नमर्थिने ।
ब्राह्मणाय विशेषेण न स पापेन युज्यते ॥१६॥

16. kṛtvāpi pāpakaṁ karma yo dadyādannamarthine ,
brāhmaṇāya viśeṣeṇa na sa pāpena yujyate.

16. kṛtvā api pāpakam karma yaḥ dadyāt annam arthine
brāhmaṇāya viśeṣeṇa na saḥ pāpena yujyate

16. yaḥ pāpakam karma kṛtvā api,
arthine,
viśeṣeṇa brāhmaṇāya annam dadyāt,
saḥ pāpena na yujyate.

16. Even having committed a sinful action (karma), the one who gives food to a petitioner, especially to a Brahmin, is not tainted by that sin.

Words meanings summery:

• कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - having done, after doing

• अपि (api) - even, also, too

• पापकम् (pāpakam) - sinful, evil

• कर्म (karma) - sinful action (action, deed, ritual)

• यः (yaḥ) - who, whoever

• दद्यात् (dadyāt) - should give, would give

• अन्नम् (annam) - food, sustenance

• अर्थिने (arthine) - to one who asks, to a petitioner, to one in need

• ब्राह्मणाय (brāhmaṇāya) - to a Brahmin

• विशेषेण (viśeṣeṇa) - especially, particularly, distinctively

• न (na) - not, no

• सः (saḥ) - he, that person

• पापेन (pāpena) - by sin, with sin

• युज्यते (yujyate) - is not tainted by that sin (is joined, is united, is associated, becomes connected)

Words meanings and morphology

कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - having done, after doing

(indeclinable)

Absolutive / Gerund

formed with suffix -tvā

Root: kṛ (class 8)

अपि (api) - even, also, too

(indeclinable)

पापकम् (pāpakam) - sinful, evil

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of pāpaka

pāpaka - sinful, evil, wicked

Root: pāp

कर्म (karma) - sinful action (action, deed, ritual)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of karman

karman - action, deed, ritual, fate

Root: kṛ (class 8)

यः (yaḥ) - who, whoever

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yad

yad - who, which, what

दद्यात् (dadyāt) - should give, would give

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhiliṅ) of dā

Root: dā (class 3)

अन्नम् (annam) - food, sustenance

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of anna

anna - food, boiled rice, sustenance

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root 'ad' (to eat)

Root: ad (class 2)

अर्थिने (arthine) - to one who asks, to a petitioner, to one in need

(noun)

Dative, masculine, singular of arthin

arthin - petitioner, suitor, needy person, one who desires

Root: arth

ब्राह्मणाय (brāhmaṇāya) - to a Brahmin

(noun)

Dative, masculine, singular of brāhmaṇa

brāhmaṇa - a Brahmin, a member of the priestly class

विशेषेण (viśeṣeṇa) - especially, particularly, distinctively

(indeclinable)

Note: Used adverbially in instrumental case.

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

सः (saḥ) - he, that person

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

पापेन (pāpena) - by sin, with sin

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of pāpa

pāpa - sin, evil, vice

युज्यते (yujyate) - is not tainted by that sin (is joined, is united, is associated, becomes connected)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present (laṭ) of yuj

passive voice formation

Root: yuj (class 7)