महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-199, verse-30

आलक्ष्याश्चैव पुरुषाः कुले जाता महागुणाः ।
महाघोराणि कर्माणि कृत्वा लज्जन्ति वै न च ॥३०॥

30. ālakṣyāścaiva puruṣāḥ kule jātā mahāguṇāḥ ,
mahāghorāṇi karmāṇi kṛtvā lajjanti vai na ca.

30. ālakṣyāḥ ca eva puruṣāḥ kule jātāḥ mahāguṇāḥ
| mahāghorāṇi karmāṇi kṛtvā lajjanti vai na ca

30. Moreover, even distinguished individuals of great qualities, born into noble families, do not feel shame after performing extremely terrible actions (karma).

Words meanings summery:

• आलक्ष्याः (ālakṣyāḥ) - distinguished (distinguished, visible, noticeable)

• च (ca) - and, also

• एव (eva) - even, certainly, indeed

• पुरुषाः (puruṣāḥ) - men, individuals

• कुले (kule) - in a family, in a lineage

• जाताः (jātāḥ) - born

• महागुणाः (mahāguṇāḥ) - of great qualities

• महाघोराणि (mahāghorāṇi) - extremely terrible, very dreadful

• कर्माणि (karmāṇi) - actions, deeds

• कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - having done, after doing

• लज्जन्ति (lajjanti) - they are ashamed, they feel shame

• वै (vai) - indeed, surely, certainly

• न (na) - not, no

• च (ca) - even, emphasizing the negation (and, also, even)

Words meanings and morphology

आलक्ष्याः (ālakṣyāḥ) - distinguished (distinguished, visible, noticeable)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of ālakṣya

ālakṣya - visible, perceptible, distinguished, notable

Gerundive/Passive Participle (potential)

From root 'lakṣ' (to perceive, mark) with prefix 'ā'

Prefix: ā

Root: lakṣ (class 1)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - even, certainly, indeed

(indeclinable)

पुरुषाः (puruṣāḥ) - men, individuals

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of puruṣa

puruṣa - man, person, male, the supreme cosmic person (puruṣa)

कुले (kule) - in a family, in a lineage

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of kula

kula - family, lineage, race, noble birth, clan

जाताः (jātāḥ) - born

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of jāta

jāta - born, produced, arisen, happened

Past Passive Participle

From root 'jan' (to be born, produce)

Root: jan (class 4)

महागुणाः (mahāguṇāḥ) - of great qualities

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of mahāguṇa

mahāguṇa - having great qualities, highly virtuous, excellent

Compound type : bahuvrihi (mahat+guṇa)

• mahat – great, large, mighty
  adjective
• guṇa – quality, virtue, excellence, strand
  noun (masculine)

महाघोराणि (mahāghorāṇi) - extremely terrible, very dreadful

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, plural of mahāghora

mahāghora - very terrible, exceedingly dreadful, intensely fierce

Compound type : tatpurusha (mahā+ghora)

• mahā – great, very
  adjective
• ghora – terrible, dreadful, fearful, formidable
  adjective (neuter)

कर्माणि (karmāṇi) - actions, deeds

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, plural of karman

karman - action, deed, work, ritual, fate (karma)

From root 'kṛ' (to do)

Root: kṛ (class 8)

कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - having done, after doing

(indeclinable)

Gerund (absolutive)

From root 'kṛ' (to do) with suffix -tvā

Root: kṛ (class 8)

लज्जन्ति (lajjanti) - they are ashamed, they feel shame

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (lat) of lajj

Present Active

3rd person plural present active indicative

Root: lajj (class 1)

वै (vai) - indeed, surely, certainly

(indeclinable)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

च (ca) - even, emphasizing the negation (and, also, even)

(indeclinable)