महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-29, verse-12

न चैनं भर्तृपूजाभिः पूजयन्ति कदाचन ।
अवज्ञानं हि लोकेऽस्मिन्मरणादपि गर्हितम् ॥१२॥

12. na cainaṁ bhartṛpūjābhiḥ pūjayanti kadācana ,
avajñānaṁ hi loke'sminmaraṇādapi garhitam.

12. na ca enam bhartṛpūjābhiḥ pūjayanti kadācana
avajñānam hi loke asmin maraṇāt api garhitam

12. And they never honor him with reverence for their master. For indeed, in this world, disrespect is condemned even more than death.

Words meanings summery:

• न (na) - not, no

• च (ca) - and, also

• एनम् (enam) - the master (implied) (him, this one)

• भर्तृपूजाभिः (bhartṛpūjābhiḥ) - with reverence for their master (by honors to the master, by services to the lord)

• पूजयन्ति (pūjayanti) - they honor, they worship

• कदाचन (kadācana) - never (ever, at any time, never (with negation))

• अवज्ञानम् (avajñānam) - disrespect, contempt, scorn

• हि (hi) - truly (for, indeed, certainly)

• लोके (loke) - in the world, in the people

• अस्मिन् (asmin) - this (world) (in this)

• मरणात् (maraṇāt) - from death, than death

• अपि (api) - even (also, even, too)

• गर्हितम् (garhitam) - condemned, despised, blamed

Words meanings and morphology

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

Negative particle.

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

एनम् (enam) - the master (implied) (him, this one)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of ena

ena - this, this one, that one

Stem used for demonstrative pronoun 'this/that'.

भर्तृपूजाभिः (bhartṛpūjābhiḥ) - with reverence for their master (by honors to the master, by services to the lord)

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, plural of bhartṛpūjā

bhartṛpūjā - honor to the master, worship of the lord, service to the master

Tatpurusha compound: bhartṛ (master) + pūjā (honor).

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (bhartṛ+pūjā)

• bhartṛ – master, lord, supporter, husband
  noun (masculine)
  Agent noun from root bhṛ (to bear, support).
  Root: bhṛ (class 1)
• pūjā – honor, worship, respect, adoration
  noun (feminine)
  From root pūj (to honor, worship).
  Root: pūj (class 10)

Note: Indicates the means by which honor is shown.

पूजयन्ति (pūjayanti) - they honor, they worship

(verb)

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

Present Indicative, 3rd Person Plural, Parasmaipada

From root pūj (to honor, worship), in the 10th class, present indicative, 3rd person plural, parasmaipada.

Root: pūj (class 10)

कदाचन (kadācana) - never (ever, at any time, never (with negation))

(indeclinable)

Formed from interrogative stem kadā (when) + cana (even, indeed).

अवज्ञानम् (avajñānam) - disrespect, contempt, scorn

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of avajñāna

avajñāna - disrespect, contempt, scorn, disregard

Formed from ava + √jñā (to know), suffix -ana, meaning 'not knowing/regarding (properly)'.

Prefix: ava

Root: jñā (class 9)

हि (hi) - truly (for, indeed, certainly)

(indeclinable)

Particle.

लोके (loke) - in the world, in the people

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of loka

loka - world, people, realm

From root lok (to see).

Root: lok (class 1)

अस्मिन् (asmin) - this (world) (in this)

(pronoun)

Locative, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, here

Demonstrative pronoun.

Note: Agrees with loke.

मरणात् (maraṇāt) - from death, than death

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of maraṇa

maraṇa - death, dying

From root mṛ (to die), suffix -ana.

Root: mṛ (class 6)

Note: Indicates comparison (than death).

अपि (api) - even (also, even, too)

(indeclinable)

Particle.

गर्हितम् (garhitam) - condemned, despised, blamed

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of garhita

garhita - condemned, despised, blamed, censured

Past Passive Participle

From root garh (to blame, condemn).

Root: garh (class 1)

Note: Acts as a predicate adjective here.