महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-5, chapter-17, verse-13

यस्मात्पूर्वैः कृतं ब्रह्म ब्रह्मर्षिभिरनुष्ठितम् ।
अदुष्टं दूषयसि वै यच्च मूर्ध्न्यस्पृशः पदा ॥१३॥

13. yasmātpūrvaiḥ kṛtaṁ brahma brahmarṣibhiranuṣṭhitam ,
aduṣṭaṁ dūṣayasi vai yacca mūrdhnyaspṛśaḥ padā.

13. yasmāt pūrvaiḥ kṛtam brahma brahmarṣibhiḥ anuṣṭhitam
aduṣṭam dūṣayasi vai yat ca mūrdhni aspṛśaḥ padā

13. Because you defile that faultless sacred tradition (brahma) which was established by the ancients and observed by the brahmin sages, and because you touched it on the head with your foot...

Words meanings summery:

• यस्मात् (yasmāt) - because (because of which, from which, since)

• पूर्वैः (pūrvaiḥ) - by the ancients (by the former, by the preceding, by the ancient ones)

• कृतम् (kṛtam) - established (done, made, performed, established)

• ब्रह्म (brahma) - sacred tradition (brahma) (Vedas, sacred knowledge, sacred practice, the Absolute)

• ब्रह्मर्षिभिः (brahmarṣibhiḥ) - by the brahmin sages (by the brahmin sages, by the divine sages)

• अनुष्ठितम् (anuṣṭhitam) - observed (performed, observed, practiced, followed)

• अदुष्टम् (aduṣṭam) - faultless (undefiled, faultless, unblemished, pure)

• दूषयसि (dūṣayasi) - you defile (you defile, you corrupt, you pollute)

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

• यत् (yat) - that which (which, that, what)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• मूर्ध्नि (mūrdhni) - on the head (on the head, in the head)

• अस्पृशः (aspṛśaḥ) - you touched

• पदा (padā) - with your foot (with the foot, by means of the foot)

Words meanings and morphology

यस्मात् (yasmāt) - because (because of which, from which, since)

(pronoun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of yat

yat - which, what, that

Note: Used adverbially to mean 'because' or 'since'.

पूर्वैः (pūrvaiḥ) - by the ancients (by the former, by the preceding, by the ancient ones)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of pūrva

pūrva - former, ancient, previous, eastern

Note: Refers to ancient sages or forefathers.

कृतम् (kṛtam) - established (done, made, performed, established)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kṛta

kṛta - done, made, performed, completed, established

Past Passive Participle

Derived from the root kṛ- with the past passive participle suffix -ta.

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Agrees with 'brahma'.

ब्रह्म (brahma) - sacred tradition (brahma) (Vedas, sacred knowledge, sacred practice, the Absolute)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of brahman

brahman - sacred text, prayer, sacred knowledge, sacred practice, the Absolute, the ultimate reality (brahma)

Note: Refers to a sacred religious tradition or practice.

ब्रह्मर्षिभिः (brahmarṣibhiḥ) - by the brahmin sages (by the brahmin sages, by the divine sages)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of brahmarṣi

brahmarṣi - a brahmin sage, a sage of divine origin

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (brahman+ṛṣi)

• brahman – sacred text, prayer, sacred knowledge, sacred practice, the Absolute, the ultimate reality, Brahmā (the creator deity)
  noun (neuter)
• ṛṣi – seer, sage, inspired poet
  noun (masculine)

अनुष्ठितम् (anuṣṭhitam) - observed (performed, observed, practiced, followed)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of anuṣṭhita

anuṣṭhita - performed, observed, practiced, executed

Past Passive Participle

Derived from the root sthā with the prefix anu- and the past passive participle suffix -ta.

Prefix: anu

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'brahma'.

अदुष्टम् (aduṣṭam) - faultless (undefiled, faultless, unblemished, pure)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of aduṣṭa

aduṣṭa - not spoiled, not corrupted, undefiled, faultless, pure

Compound type : Nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+duṣṭa)

• a – not, un-, non-
  indeclinable
  Prefix for negation.
• duṣṭa – spoiled, corrupted, wicked, defiled
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from the root duṣ- with the past passive participle suffix -ta.
  Root: duṣ (class 4)

Note: Agrees with 'brahma'.

दूषयसि (dūṣayasi) - you defile (you defile, you corrupt, you pollute)

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, present indicative (laṭ) of dūṣaya

Causative stem

Causative formation of the root duṣ-.

Root: duṣ (class 4)

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

(indeclinable)

यत् (yat) - that which (which, that, what)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of yat

yat - which, what, that

Note: Refers to the action of touching with the foot.

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

मूर्ध्नि (mūrdhni) - on the head (on the head, in the head)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of mūrdhan

mūrdhan - head, top, summit

अस्पृशः (aspṛśaḥ) - you touched

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, aorist (luṅ) of spṛś

Aorist form (luṅ) with augment 'a-'.

Root: spṛś (class 6)

पदा (padā) - with your foot (with the foot, by means of the foot)

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of pad

pad - foot, step, pace