महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-186, verse-38

ब्रह्मवध्यावलिप्तानां तथा मिथ्याभिशंसिनाम् ।
नृपाणां पृथिवीपाल प्रतिगृह्णन्ति वै द्विजाः ॥३८॥

38. brahmavadhyāvaliptānāṁ tathā mithyābhiśaṁsinām ,
nṛpāṇāṁ pṛthivīpāla pratigṛhṇanti vai dvijāḥ.

38. brahmavadhyāvaliptānām tathā mithyābhiśaṃsinām
nṛpāṇām pṛthivīpāla pratigṛhṇanti vai dvijāḥ

38. O protector of the earth (pṛthivīpāla), indeed, the twice-born (dvija) will accept gifts from kings who are stained by the sin of brahmin-slaughter (brahmavadhyā) and who falsely accuse others.

Words meanings summery:

• ब्रह्मवध्यावलिप्तानाम् (brahmavadhyāvaliptānām) - of kings stained by the sin of brahmin-slaughter (of those stained by brahmin-slaughter)

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

• मिथ्याभिशंसिनाम् (mithyābhiśaṁsinām) - of kings who falsely accuse others (of those who falsely accuse)

• नृपाणाम् (nṛpāṇām) - of kings (of kings, of rulers)

• पृथिवीपाल (pṛthivīpāla) - O protector of the earth (O protector of the earth, O king)

• प्रतिगृह्णन्ति (pratigṛhṇanti) - they (the twice-born) will accept (gifts) (they accept, they receive)

• वै (vai) - indeed (indeed, certainly, truly)

• द्विजाः (dvijāḥ) - the Brahmins (the twice-born (Brahmins))

Words meanings and morphology

ब्रह्मवध्यावलिप्तानाम् (brahmavadhyāvaliptānām) - of kings stained by the sin of brahmin-slaughter (of those stained by brahmin-slaughter)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, plural of brahmavadhyāvalipta

brahmavadhyāvalipta - stained with the killing of a brahmin

Compound type : Bahuvrīhi (brahman+vadhyā+avlipta)

• brahman – brahmin, the Absolute, sacred knowledge
  noun (neuter/masculine)
  Root: bṛh
• vadhyā – killing, slaughter
  noun (feminine)
  Noun of action
  From root 'vadh' (to strike, kill).
  Root: vadh
• avlipta – smeared, stained, defiled
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  From root 'lip' (to smear, anoint) with prefix 'ava'.
  Prefix: ava
  Root: lip (class 6)

Note: Modifies 'nṛpāṇām'.

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

(indeclinable)

मिथ्याभिशंसिनाम् (mithyābhiśaṁsinām) - of kings who falsely accuse others (of those who falsely accuse)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, plural of mithyābhiśaṃsin

mithyābhiśaṁsin - one who falsely accuses or slanders

Agent Noun

Compound: 'mithyā' (falsely) + 'abhiśaṃsin' (accusing). 'abhiśaṃsin' is derived from root 'śaṃs' (to accuse) with prefix 'abhi' and agent suffix 'in'.

Compound type : Upapada-Tatpuruṣa (mithyā+abhiśaṃsin)

• mithyā – falsely, wrongly, untrue
  indeclinable
• abhiśaṃsin – accusing, slandering, reproaching
  adjective (masculine)
  Agent Noun
  From root 'śaṃs' (to praise/declare/accuse) with prefix 'abhi' and suffix 'in'.
  Prefix: abhi
  Root: śaṃs (class 1)

Note: Modifies 'nṛpāṇām'.

नृपाणाम् (nṛpāṇām) - of kings (of kings, of rulers)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of nṛpa

nṛpa - king, ruler (literally, 'protector of men')

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (nṛ+pa)

• nṛ – man, person
  noun (masculine)
• pa – drinking, guarding, protecting
  noun (masculine)
  Agent Noun
  Derived from root 'pā' (to protect) with suffix 'a'.
  Root: pā (class 1)

Note: Genitive case indicating possession or source of gifts.

पृथिवीपाल (pṛthivīpāla) - O protector of the earth (O protector of the earth, O king)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of pṛthivīpāla

pṛthivīpāla - protector of the earth, king

Vocative singular.

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (pṛthivī+pāla)

• pṛthivī – earth, ground
  noun (feminine)
  Root: pṛth
• pāla – protector, guardian
  noun (masculine)
  Agent Noun
  From root 'pāl' (to protect).
  Root: pāl (class 10)

प्रतिगृह्णन्ति (pratigṛhṇanti) - they (the twice-born) will accept (gifts) (they accept, they receive)

(verb)

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

Present tense, 3rd person plural, from root 'grah' (class 9) with infix 'ṇā/ṇī'.

Prefix: prati

Root: grah (class 9)

वै (vai) - indeed (indeed, certainly, truly)

(indeclinable)

द्विजाः (dvijāḥ) - the Brahmins (the twice-born (Brahmins))

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of dvija

dvija - twice-born (a Brahmin, a bird, a tooth, a snake)

Compound type : Bahuvrīhi (dvi+jan)

• dvi – two, twice
  numeral
• jan – birth, to be born
  verb root (nominal part of compound)
  nominal suffix
  'ja' from 'jan' root, meaning 'born from'.
  Root: jan (class 4)

Note: Subject of 'pratigṛhṇanti'.