महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-30, verse-2

कामं नैतत्प्रशंसन्ति सन्तः स्वबलसंस्तवम् ।
गुणसंकीर्तनं चापि स्वयमेव शतक्रतो ॥२॥

2. kāmaṁ naitatpraśaṁsanti santaḥ svabalasaṁstavam ,
guṇasaṁkīrtanaṁ cāpi svayameva śatakrato.

2. kāmam na etat praśaṁsanti santaḥ svabalasaṁstavam
guṇasaṁkīrtanam ca api svayam eva śatakrato

2. O Śatakratu, good people certainly do not commend this: praising one's own strength, or indeed, even recounting one's own virtues.

Words meanings summery:

• कामम् (kāmam) - indeed, certainly (indeed, certainly, optionally)

• न (na) - not (not, no)

• एतत् (etat) - this (i.e., self-praise) (this, this one)

• प्रशंसन्ति (praśaṁsanti) - they praise, commend

• सन्तः (santaḥ) - good people, virtuous ones (good people, virtuous, existent)

• स्वबलसंस्तवम् (svabalasaṁstavam) - commendation of one's own strength (praise of one's own strength)

• गुणसंकीर्तनम् (guṇasaṁkīrtanam) - recounting of one's own virtues (recounting of virtues, praise of merits)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• अपि (api) - even (also, even, too)

• स्वयम् (svayam) - by oneself (oneself, by oneself)

• एव (eva) - indeed (indeed, only, very, certainly)

• शतक्रतो (śatakrato) - O Śatakratu (referring to Indra) (O one of a hundred sacrifices (epithet of Indra))

Words meanings and morphology

कामम् (kāmam) - indeed, certainly (indeed, certainly, optionally)

(indeclinable)

न (na) - not (not, no)

(indeclinable)

एतत् (etat) - this (i.e., self-praise) (this, this one)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of etad

etad - this (demonstrative pronoun)

Note: Refers to the act of self-praise.

प्रशंसन्ति (praśaṁsanti) - they praise, commend

(verb)

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

Prefix: pra

Root: śaṁs (class 1)

सन्तः (santaḥ) - good people, virtuous ones (good people, virtuous, existent)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sant

sant - being, existent, good, virtuous

present participle (from as)

Prefix:

Root: as (class 2)

स्वबलसंस्तवम् (svabalasaṁstavam) - commendation of one's own strength (praise of one's own strength)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of svabalasaṁstava

svabalasaṁstava - praise of one's own strength

tatpuruṣa compound: sva-bala (own strength) + saṁstava (praise)

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (sva+bala+saṁstava)

• sva – one's own, self
  pronoun (masculine)
  Prefix:
• bala – strength, power
  noun (neuter)
  Prefix:
• saṁstava – praise, commendation, eulogy
  noun (masculine)
  action noun
  from root stu (to praise) with sam
  Prefix: sam
  Root: stu (class 2)

Note: Object of 'praśaṁsanti'.

गुणसंकीर्तनम् (guṇasaṁkīrtanam) - recounting of one's own virtues (recounting of virtues, praise of merits)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of guṇasaṁkīrtana

guṇasaṁkīrtana - recounting of virtues, praise of merits

tatpuruṣa compound: guṇa (virtue) + saṁkīrtana (recounting)

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (guṇa+saṁkīrtana)

• guṇa – virtue, quality, merit, excellence
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix:
• saṁkīrtana – recounting, proclaiming, praising
  noun (neuter)
  action noun
  from root kīrt (to mention, praise) with sam
  Prefix: sam
  Root: kīrt (class 10)

Note: Object of 'praśaṁsanti' (understood).

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

अपि (api) - even (also, even, too)

(indeclinable)

स्वयम् (svayam) - by oneself (oneself, by oneself)

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - indeed (indeed, only, very, certainly)

(indeclinable)

शतक्रतो (śatakrato) - O Śatakratu (referring to Indra) (O one of a hundred sacrifices (epithet of Indra))

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of śatakratu

śatakratu - one having a hundred sacrifices (epithet of Indra)

bahuvrīhi compound: śata (hundred) + kratu (sacrifice)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (śata+kratu)

• śata – hundred
  numeral (neuter)
  Prefix:
• kratu – sacrifice, power, resolve
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: