महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-32, verse-9

पापीयान्हि स शूद्रेभ्यस्तस्करेभ्यो विशेषतः ।
शास्त्रातिगो मन्दबुद्धिर्यो धर्ममतिशङ्कते ॥९॥

9. pāpīyānhi sa śūdrebhyastaskarebhyo viśeṣataḥ ,
śāstrātigo mandabuddhiryo dharmamatiśaṅkate.

9. pāpīyān hi sa śūdrebhyaḥ taskarebhyaḥ viśeṣataḥ
| śāstrātigaḥ mandabuddhiḥ yaḥ dharmam atiśaṅkate

9. Indeed, that dull-witted person who transgresses the scriptures and greatly doubts natural law (dharma) is more sinful than even Śūdras and especially thieves.

Words meanings summery:

• पापीयान् (pāpīyān) - more sinful, more wicked

• हि (hi) - indeed (indeed, surely, because)

• स (sa) - he, that person (who doubts dharma) (he, that)

• शूद्रेभ्यः (śūdrebhyaḥ) - than Śūdras (from Śūdras, than Śūdras)

• तस्करेभ्यः (taskarebhyaḥ) - than thieves (from thieves, than thieves)

• विशेषतः (viśeṣataḥ) - especially, particularly

• शास्त्रातिगः (śāstrātigaḥ) - one who transgresses the scriptures (one who transgresses the scriptures, disobedient to sacred texts)

• मन्दबुद्धिः (mandabuddhiḥ) - dull-witted, slow of intellect (dull-witted, slow-minded)

• यः (yaḥ) - who, which

• धर्मम् (dharmam) - natural law (dharma) (natural law, duty, righteousness)

• अतिशङ्कते (atiśaṅkate) - greatly doubts, views with high suspicion (doubts greatly, suspects highly)

Words meanings and morphology

पापीयान् (pāpīyān) - more sinful, more wicked

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pāpīyas

pāpīyas - more sinful, more wicked (comparative of pāpa)

Comparative degree of 'pāpa'

हि (hi) - indeed (indeed, surely, because)

(indeclinable)

स (sa) - he, that person (who doubts dharma) (he, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

शूद्रेभ्यः (śūdrebhyaḥ) - than Śūdras (from Śūdras, than Śūdras)

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, plural of śūdra

śūdra - a person belonging to the fourth varna or social class

Note: Used with comparative sense: 'more sinful than Śūdras'

तस्करेभ्यः (taskarebhyaḥ) - than thieves (from thieves, than thieves)

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, plural of taskara

taskara - thief, robber

Note: Used with comparative sense: 'more sinful than thieves'

विशेषतः (viśeṣataḥ) - especially, particularly

(indeclinable)

शास्त्रातिगः (śāstrātigaḥ) - one who transgresses the scriptures (one who transgresses the scriptures, disobedient to sacred texts)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śāstrātiga

śāstrātiga - one who transgresses the śāstras (scriptures), exceeding scriptural injunctions

Compound type : tatpurusha (śāstra+atiga)

• śāstra – scripture, sacred text, treatise, rule
  noun (neuter)
  Root: śās (class 2)
• atiga – transgressing, passing over, exceeding
  adjective (masculine)
  Agent noun
  Derived from root gam with prefix ati
  Prefix: ati
  Root: gam (class 1)

मन्दबुद्धिः (mandabuddhiḥ) - dull-witted, slow of intellect (dull-witted, slow-minded)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mandabuddhi

mandabuddhi - dull-witted, slow-minded, having dull intellect

Compound type : bahuvrihi (manda+buddhi)

• manda – slow, dull, sluggish, weak
  adjective (masculine)
• buddhi – intellect, understanding, discernment, perception
  noun (feminine)
  Root: budh (class 1)

यः (yaḥ) - who, which

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yad

yad - who, which, what

धर्मम् (dharmam) - natural law (dharma) (natural law, duty, righteousness)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of dharma

dharma - natural law, constitution, duty, righteousness, virtue, conduct, religion, intrinsic nature, quality

Root: dhṛ (class 1)

अतिशङ्कते (atiśaṅkate) - greatly doubts, views with high suspicion (doubts greatly, suspects highly)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (lat) of atiśaṅk

Prefix: ati

Root: śaṅk (class 1)