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.

2. הו שַׁטַקְרַטוּ (אִינְדְרַה), אמנם אנשים טובים אינם מעריכים אדם שמהלל את כוחו שלו או מונה בעצמו את מעלותיו.

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:

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