महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-5, chapter-35, verse-41

स्रुवप्रग्रहणो व्रात्यः कीनाशश्चार्थवानपि ।
रक्षेत्युक्तश्च यो हिंस्यात्सर्वे ब्रह्महणैः समाः ॥४१॥

41. sruvapragrahaṇo vrātyaḥ kīnāśaścārthavānapi ,
rakṣetyuktaśca yo hiṁsyātsarve brahmahaṇaiḥ samāḥ.

41. sruvapragrahaṇaḥ vrātyaḥ kīnāśaḥ ca arthavān api rakṣa
iti uktaḥ ca yaḥ hiṃsyāt sarve brahmahaṇaiḥ samāḥ

41. One who misuses the sacrificial ladle, an outcast, and a cruel person – even if he is wealthy; and one who causes harm after being told 'protect!'; all these are considered equal to killers of brahmins.

Words meanings summery:

• स्रुवप्रग्रहणः (sruvapragrahaṇaḥ) - one who improperly handles the sacrificial ladle, one who neglects or misuses sacrificial rites

• व्रात्यः (vrātyaḥ) - an outcast, one who has neglected sacred rites

• कीनाशः (kīnāśaḥ) - a cruel person (a cruel person, a miser, a peasant)

• च (ca) - and

• अर्थवान् (arthavān) - wealthy, possessing means, having purpose

• अपि (api) - even, also, too

• रक्ष (rakṣa) - protect!, save!

• इति (iti) - thus, so, this (indicating direct speech or thought)

• उक्तः (uktaḥ) - having been said, having been told

• च (ca) - and

• यः (yaḥ) - who, whoever

• हिंस्यात् (hiṁsyāt) - he should harm, he should kill

• सर्वे (sarve) - all (of them)

• ब्रह्महणैः (brahmahaṇaiḥ) - by brahmin-killers, with brahmin-killers

• समाः (samāḥ) - equal, similar

Words meanings and morphology

स्रुवप्रग्रहणः (sruvapragrahaṇaḥ) - one who improperly handles the sacrificial ladle, one who neglects or misuses sacrificial rites

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sruvapragrahaṇa

sruvapragrahaṇa - one who holds the sacrificial ladle, one who misuses the sacrificial ladle, one who neglects sacrificial rites

From sruva (ladle) + pragrahaṇa (holding, seizing).

Compound type : tatpurusha (sruva+pragrahaṇa)

• sruva – sacrificial ladle
  noun (masculine)
  Root: sru (class 1)
• pragrahaṇa – holding, seizing, taking
  noun (neuter)
  From pra + root grah + ana suffix.
  Prefix: pra
  Root: grah (class 9)

व्रात्यः (vrātyaḥ) - an outcast, one who has neglected sacred rites

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vrātya

vrātya - an outcast, one who has neglected sacred rites (especially the upanayana initiation), one who lives in a vrāta (group/band)

From vrāta (band, guild) + ya suffix.

कीनाशः (kīnāśaḥ) - a cruel person (a cruel person, a miser, a peasant)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kīnāśa

kīnāśa - peasant, husbandman, a cruel person, a miser, Yama, a demon

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

अर्थवान् (arthavān) - wealthy, possessing means, having purpose

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of arthavat

arthavat - wealthy, rich, possessing meaning or purpose, having a motive

From artha (wealth, purpose) + vat suffix.

Note: Nominative singular of arthavat.

अपि (api) - even, also, too

(indeclinable)

रक्ष (rakṣa) - protect!, save!

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of rakṣ

Imperative mood, active voice

2nd person singular imperative of rakṣ.

Root: rakṣ (class 1)

इति (iti) - thus, so, this (indicating direct speech or thought)

(indeclinable)

उक्तः (uktaḥ) - having been said, having been told

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ukta

ukta - said, spoken, told, declared

Past Passive Participle

From root vac (to speak). vac becomes uc in some formations.

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Used as an adjective modifying yaḥ.

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

यः (yaḥ) - who, whoever

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yad

yad - which, who, what, whoever

हिंस्यात् (hiṁsyāt) - he should harm, he should kill

(verb)

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

Optative mood, active voice

3rd person singular optative of hiṃs.

Root: hiṃs (class 7)

सर्वे (sarve) - all (of them)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole

Note: Masculine nominative plural.

ब्रह्महणैः (brahmahaṇaiḥ) - by brahmin-killers, with brahmin-killers

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of brahmahan

brahmahan - killer of a brahmin, murderer of a brahmin

From brahman (brahmin) and han (killer).

Compound type : tatpurusha (brahman+han)

• brahman – Brahmin (priestly class), ultimate reality (brahman), prayer
  noun (masculine/neuter)
  Root: bṛh (class 1)
• han – killer, striker
  noun (masculine)
  Agent noun from root han.
  Root: han (class 2)

Note: Instrumental plural. 'Equal with brahmin-killers.'

समाः (samāḥ) - equal, similar

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sama

sama - equal, similar, same, like

Note: Masculine nominative plural, agrees with sarve.