महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-29, verse-27

अथ चेद्बुद्धिजं कृत्वा ब्रूयुस्ते तदबुद्धिजम् ।
पापान्स्वल्पेऽपि तान्हन्यादपराधे तथानृजून् ॥२७॥

27. atha cedbuddhijaṁ kṛtvā brūyuste tadabuddhijam ,
pāpānsvalpe'pi tānhanyādaparādhe tathānṛjūn.

27. atha cet buddhijam kṛtvā brūyuḥ te tat abuddhijam
pāpān svalpe api tān hanyāt aparādhe tathā anṛjūn

27. But if they intentionally commit an act, claiming it to be unintentional, then one should punish those wicked and dishonest individuals, even for a minor offense.

Words meanings summery:

• अथ (atha) - now, then, but

• चेत् (cet) - if

• बुद्धिजम् (buddhijam) - born of intelligence, intentional, resulting from thought

• कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - having done, having made

• ब्रूयुः (brūyuḥ) - they should say, they might say

• ते (te) - they

• तत् (tat) - that, that (offense)

• अबुद्धिजम् (abuddhijam) - born of unintelligence, unintentional, resulting from folly

• पापान् (pāpān) - the wicked, evil ones

• स्वल्पे (svalpe) - in a small, in a minor

• अपि (api) - even, also

• तान् (tān) - them

• हन्यात् (hanyāt) - one should kill/punish

• अपराधे (aparādhe) - in the offense, for the offense

• तथा (tathā) - thus, similarly, also

• अनृजून् (anṛjūn) - the dishonest, the crooked ones

Words meanings and morphology

अथ (atha) - now, then, but

(indeclinable)

चेत् (cet) - if

(indeclinable)

बुद्धिजम् (buddhijam) - born of intelligence, intentional, resulting from thought

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of buddhijā

buddhijā - born of intelligence, produced by intellect, intentional

From buddhi + ja

Compound type : upapada samāsa (buddhi+ja)

• buddhi – intellect, reason, understanding, perception
  noun (feminine)
  From √budh
  Root: budh (class 1)
• ja – born, produced from, originating from
  adjective (masculine)
  From √jan
  Root: jan (class 4)

Note: Modifies an implied 'act' or 'offense'.

कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - having done, having made

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

From √kṛ + tvā

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Preceding action to 'brūyuḥ'.

ब्रूयुः (brūyuḥ) - they should say, they might say

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, optative (vidhiliṅ) of brū

Root: brū (class 2)

ते (te) - they

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Subject of 'brūyuḥ'.

तत् (tat) - that, that (offense)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Direct object of 'brūyuḥ'.

अबुद्धिजम् (abuddhijam) - born of unintelligence, unintentional, resulting from folly

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of abuddhijā

abuddhijā - born of unintelligence, unintentional, resulting from folly

From abuddhi + ja

Compound type : upapada samāsa (abuddhi+ja)

• abuddhi – lack of intelligence, folly, ignorance
  noun (feminine)
  Negation of buddhi
  Prefix: a
  Root: budh (class 1)
• ja – born, produced from, originating from
  adjective (masculine)
  From √jan
  Root: jan (class 4)

Note: Complement to 'tat'.

पापान् (pāpān) - the wicked, evil ones

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of pāpa

pāpa - evil, wicked, sinful, sin, wrong act

Note: Direct object of 'hanyāt'.

स्वल्पे (svalpe) - in a small, in a minor

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of svalpa

svalpa - very little, small, insignificant, trifling

From su + alpa

Compound type : karmadhāraya (su+alpa)

• su – good, well, easy, excellent, very
  indeclinable
  Prefix, intensifying
• alpa – small, little, few, insignificant
  adjective (masculine)

Note: Qualifies 'aparādhe'.

अपि (api) - even, also

(indeclinable)

तान् (tān) - them

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Direct object, refers to 'pāpān'.

हन्यात् (hanyāt) - one should kill/punish

(verb)

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

Root: han (class 2)

अपराधे (aparādhe) - in the offense, for the offense

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of aparādha

aparādha - offense, transgression, fault, crime

From apa + √rādh

Prefix: apa

Root: rādh (class 5)

Note: Indicates the circumstance of punishment.

तथा (tathā) - thus, similarly, also

(indeclinable)

अनृजून् (anṛjūn) - the dishonest, the crooked ones

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of anṛju

anṛju - dishonest, crooked, not straight, insincere

From a + ṛju

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+ṛju)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
  Prefix for nañ-tatpuruṣa compound
• ṛju – straight, honest, sincere, upright
  adjective (masculine)

Note: Qualifies 'pāpān' and 'tān'.