महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-5, chapter-36, verse-40

सत्कृताश्च कृतार्थाश्च मित्राणां न भवन्ति ये ।
तान्मृतानपि क्रव्यादाः कृतघ्नान्नोपभुञ्जते ॥४०॥

40. satkṛtāśca kṛtārthāśca mitrāṇāṁ na bhavanti ye ,
tānmṛtānapi kravyādāḥ kṛtaghnānnopabhuñjate.

40. satkṛtāḥ ca kṛtārthāḥ ca mitrāṇām na bhavanti ye
tān mṛtān api kravyādāḥ kṛtaghnān na upabhuñjate

40. Even flesh-eating creatures (kravyādāḥ) do not consume the dead bodies of those ungrateful individuals (kṛtaghnāḥ) who, after receiving honor and having their aims fulfilled, do not remain true to their friends.

Words meanings summery:

• सत्कृताः (satkṛtāḥ) - having been honored (honored, respected, treated well)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• कृतार्थाः (kṛtārthāḥ) - having their aims fulfilled (whose purpose has been fulfilled, successful, accomplished)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• मित्राणाम् (mitrāṇām) - to their friends (of friends)

• न (na) - not (not, no)

• भवन्ति (bhavanti) - they remain (they are, they become, they exist)

• ये (ye) - those who (who, those who)

• तान् (tān) - those (them, those)

• मृतान् (mṛtān) - dead (bodies) (dead, deceased)

• अपि (api) - even (even, also, too)

• क्रव्यादाः (kravyādāḥ) - flesh-eating creatures (kravyādāḥ) (flesh-eaters, carrion-eaters)

• कृतघ्नान् (kṛtaghnān) - ungrateful individuals (kṛtaghnāḥ) (ungrateful ones, destroyers of good deeds)

• न (na) - not (not, no)

• उपभुञ्जते (upabhuñjate) - they consume (they eat, they consume, they enjoy)

Words meanings and morphology

सत्कृताः (satkṛtāḥ) - having been honored (honored, respected, treated well)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of satkṛta

satkṛta - honored, respected, well-treated

Past Passive Participle

From root kṛ (to do) with upasarga sat (good, real)

Compound type : prādi-tatpuruṣa (sat+kṛta)

• sat – good, real, true, existing
  adjective (masculine)
  Present Active Participle
  From root as (to be)
  Root: as (class 2)
• kṛta – done, made, performed
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root kṛ (to do)
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Qualifies 'ye'.

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects 'satkṛtāḥ' and 'kṛtārthāḥ'.

कृतार्थाः (kṛtārthāḥ) - having their aims fulfilled (whose purpose has been fulfilled, successful, accomplished)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of kṛtārtha

kṛtārtha - one whose object is accomplished, successful, whose purpose is fulfilled

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (kṛta+artha)

• kṛta – done, made, performed
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root kṛ (to do)
  Root: kṛ (class 8)
• artha – purpose, aim, object, wealth
  noun (masculine)

Note: Qualifies 'ye'.

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects 'satkṛtāḥ' and 'kṛtārthāḥ'.

मित्राणाम् (mitrāṇām) - to their friends (of friends)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of mitra

mitra - friend, companion, ally

Note: Relates to the implied 'loyal' or 'true' to friends.

न (na) - not (not, no)

(indeclinable)

Note: Negates 'bhavanti'.

भवन्ति (bhavanti) - they remain (they are, they become, they exist)

(verb)

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

Present Tense

Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Its subject is 'ye'.

ये (ye) - those who (who, those who)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of yad

yad - who, which, what (relative pronoun)

Note: Subject of the clause 'ye ... na bhavanti'.

तान् (tān) - those (them, those)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, those (demonstrative pronoun)

Note: Object of 'upabhuñjate'.

मृतान् (mṛtān) - dead (bodies) (dead, deceased)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of mṛta

mṛta - dead, deceased, died

Past Passive Participle

From root mṛ (to die)

Root: mṛ (class 6)

Note: Qualifies 'tān' and 'kṛtaghnān'.

अपि (api) - even (even, also, too)

(indeclinable)

क्रव्यादाः (kravyādāḥ) - flesh-eating creatures (kravyādāḥ) (flesh-eaters, carrion-eaters)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of kravyāda

kravyāda - flesh-eater, carrion-eater, scavenger

Compound type : upapada-tatpuruṣa (kravya+ada)

• kravya – raw flesh, meat
  noun (neuter)
• ada – eating, eater
  adjective (masculine)
  Agent Noun
  From root ad (to eat)
  Root: ad (class 2)

Note: Subject of 'upabhuñjate'.

कृतघ्नान् (kṛtaghnān) - ungrateful individuals (kṛtaghnāḥ) (ungrateful ones, destroyers of good deeds)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of kṛtaghna

kṛtaghna - ungrateful, unthankful, destroyer of good deeds

Compound type : upapada-tatpuruṣa (kṛta+ghna)

• kṛta – done, made, performed (favor, deed)
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root kṛ (to do)
  Root: kṛ (class 8)
• ghna – killing, destroying, killer, destroyer
  adjective (masculine)
  Agent Noun
  From root han (to strike, kill)
  Root: han (class 2)

Note: Object of 'upabhuñjate', qualifies 'tān'.

न (na) - not (not, no)

(indeclinable)

Note: Negates 'upabhuñjate'.

उपभुञ्जते (upabhuñjate) - they consume (they eat, they consume, they enjoy)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, middle, present (laṭ) of upabhuj

Present Tense

From root bhuj (to enjoy, eat) with upasarga upa

Prefix: upa

Root: bhuj (class 7)

Note: Middle voice verb.