महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-90, verse-5

एषामन्ये पङ्क्तिदूषास्तथान्ये पङ्क्तिपावनाः ।
अपाङ्क्तेयास्तु ये राजन्कीर्तयिष्यामि ताञ्शृणु ॥५॥

5. eṣāmanye paṅktidūṣāstathānye paṅktipāvanāḥ ,
apāṅkteyāstu ye rājankīrtayiṣyāmi tāñśṛṇu.

5. eṣām anye paṅktidūṣāḥ tathā anye paṅktipāvanāḥ
apāṅkteyāḥ tu ye rājan kīrtayiṣyāmi tān śṛṇu

5. rājan eṣām anye paṅktidūṣāḥ tathā anye
paṅktipāvanāḥ tu ye apāṅkteyāḥ tān kīrtayiṣyāmi śṛṇu

5. Among these (Brahmins), some are defilers of the company, and likewise, others are purifiers of the company. But O king, listen, I will enumerate those who are unworthy of the company.

Words meanings summery:

• एषाम् (eṣām) - among these (Brahmins previously mentioned) (of these, among these)

• अन्ये (anye) - some (of them) (others, some)

• पङ्क्तिदूषाः (paṅktidūṣāḥ) - those who cause impurity or disgrace to the assembly of Brahmins (defilers of the row, contaminators of the assembly)

• तथा (tathā) - likewise, and so (likewise, thus, so)

• अन्ये (anye) - others (of them) (others, some)

• पङ्क्तिपावनाः (paṅktipāvanāḥ) - those who purify or sanctify the assembly of Brahmins (purifiers of the row, sanctifiers of the assembly)

• अपाङ्क्तेयाः (apāṅkteyāḥ) - those who are unfit to participate in the sacred assembly (e.g., śrāddha) (unworthy of the row/assembly, outcast)

• तु (tu) - but (but, indeed, yet, however)

• ये (ye) - those (Brahmins) who (who, those who)

• राजन् (rājan) - O king

• कीर्तयिष्यामि (kīrtayiṣyāmi) - I will enumerate (I will describe, I will enumerate, I will proclaim)

• तान् (tān) - those (unworthy ones) (them, those)

• शृणु (śṛṇu) - listen (to what I am about to say) (listen!, hear!)

Words meanings and morphology

एषाम् (eṣām) - among these (Brahmins previously mentioned) (of these, among these)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of etad

etad - this, these

Note: Refers to the Brahmins mentioned in the previous verse.

अन्ये (anye) - some (of them) (others, some)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of anya

anya - other, another, different

Note: Subject of an implied verb 'are'.

पङ्क्तिदूषाः (paṅktidūṣāḥ) - those who cause impurity or disgrace to the assembly of Brahmins (defilers of the row, contaminators of the assembly)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of paṅktidūṣa

paṅktidūṣa - defiler of the row/company, one who spoils an assembly (especially of Brahmins for a śrāddha)

Compound type : tatpurusha (paṅkti+dūṣa)

• paṅkti – row, line, assembly, company
  noun (feminine)
• dūṣa – defiling, corrupting; a defiler, one who corrupts
  adjective (masculine)
  from root dūṣ (to spoil, contaminate)
  Root: dūṣ (class 10)

Note: Predicate nominative for 'anye'.

तथा (tathā) - likewise, and so (likewise, thus, so)

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects the two types of Brahmins.

अन्ये (anye) - others (of them) (others, some)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of anya

anya - other, another, different

Note: Subject of an implied verb 'are'.

पङ्क्तिपावनाः (paṅktipāvanāḥ) - those who purify or sanctify the assembly of Brahmins (purifiers of the row, sanctifiers of the assembly)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of paṅktipāvana

paṅktipāvana - purifier of the row/company, one who sanctifies an assembly

Compound type : tatpurusha (paṅkti+pāvana)

• paṅkti – row, line, assembly, company
  noun (feminine)
• pāvana – purifying, sanctifying; a purifier, sanctifier
  adjective (masculine)
  from root pū (to purify)
  Root: pū (class 1)

Note: Predicate nominative for 'anye'.

अपाङ्क्तेयाः (apāṅkteyāḥ) - those who are unfit to participate in the sacred assembly (e.g., śrāddha) (unworthy of the row/assembly, outcast)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of apāṅkteya

apāṅkteya - unfit for the row/assembly, unworthy of dining together, outcast

from 'a' (not) + 'paṅkti' (row) + 'ḍhak' (affix for fitness)

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+paṅkteya)

• a – not, non-, un-
  indeclinable
• paṅkteya – fit for the row/assembly
  adjective (masculine)

Note: Acts as subject of an implied verb 'are'.

तु (tu) - but (but, indeed, yet, however)

(indeclinable)

Note: Introduces a contrast or shift in focus.

ये (ye) - those (Brahmins) who (who, those who)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of yad

yad - which, who, what

Note: Relative pronoun referring to 'apāṅkteyāḥ'.

राजन् (rājan) - O king

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler

Note: Addressed to the listener, King Yudhiṣṭhira typically.

कीर्तयिष्यामि (kīrtayiṣyāmi) - I will enumerate (I will describe, I will enumerate, I will proclaim)

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, future (lṛṭ) of kīrt

future active

causative stem kīrtaya-, future 1st singular active

Root: kīrt (class 10)

Note: Subject is 'I' (the speaker).

तान् (tān) - those (unworthy ones) (them, those)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, those, he, she, it

Note: Object of 'kīrtayiṣyāmi'. Corresponds to 'ye'.

शृणु (śṛṇu) - listen (to what I am about to say) (listen!, hear!)

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of śru

imperative active

root śru, 5th class, imperative 2nd singular active

Root: śru (class 5)

Note: Addressed to 'rājan'.

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