महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-69, verse-14

अतो हास्यतरं लोके किंचिदन्यन्न विद्यते ।
यत्र दुर्जन इत्याह दुर्जनः सज्जनं स्वयम् ॥१४॥

14. ato hāsyataraṁ loke kiṁcidanyanna vidyate ,
yatra durjana ityāha durjanaḥ sajjanaṁ svayam.

14. ataḥ hāsyataram loke kiñcit anyat na vidyate
yatra durjanaḥ iti āha durjanaḥ sajjanam svayam

14. Therefore, there is nothing more ridiculous in the world than a wicked person himself calling a good person wicked.

Words meanings summery:

• अतः (ataḥ) - therefore, from this, hence

• हास्यतरम् (hāsyataram) - more laughable, more ridiculous

• लोके (loke) - in the world, in the realm

• किञ्चित् (kiñcit) - something, anything

• अन्यत् (anyat) - other, different

• न (na) - not, no

• विद्यते (vidyate) - exists, is found

• यत्र (yatra) - where, in which (case)

• दुर्जनः (durjanaḥ) - a wicked person, an evil person

• इति (iti) - Indicating the following word is what is said (thus, so, indicating direct speech or thought)

• आह (āha) - says, spoke

• दुर्जनः (durjanaḥ) - The word being spoken, i.e., what the wicked person calls the good person. (a wicked person, an evil person)

• सज्जनम् (sajjanam) - The object of being called 'wicked'. (a good person, virtuous person)

• स्वयम् (svayam) - Emphasizes that the wicked person is the one doing the calling. (himself, herself, itself, by oneself)

Words meanings and morphology

अतः (ataḥ) - therefore, from this, hence

(indeclinable)

हास्यतरम् (hāsyataram) - more laughable, more ridiculous

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of hāsyatara

hāsyatara - more laughable, more ridiculous

Comparative degree of hāsya (laughable)

Note: Agrees with kiñcit

लोके (loke) - in the world, in the realm

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of loka

loka - world, realm, people

किञ्चित् (kiñcit) - something, anything

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kiñcid

kiñcid - something, anything

Note: Refers to 'something (more ridiculous)'

अन्यत् (anyat) - other, different

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of anya

anya - other, different

Note: Agrees with kiñcit

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

Note: Negates the verb 'vidyate'

विद्यते (vidyate) - exists, is found

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of vid

Present Middle Third Singular

Root verb vid (class 4) in present tense, middle voice, third person singular.

Root: vid (class 4)

यत्र (yatra) - where, in which (case)

(indeclinable)

Note: Introduces a clause indicating circumstance

दुर्जनः (durjanaḥ) - a wicked person, an evil person

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of durjana

durjana - wicked person, evil person

Compound type : tatpurusha (dur+jana)

• dur – bad, evil, difficult
  indeclinable
  prefix
• jana – person, people
  noun (masculine)

Note: Subject of āha

इति (iti) - Indicating the following word is what is said (thus, so, indicating direct speech or thought)

(indeclinable)

Note: Follows the direct speech

आह (āha) - says, spoke

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (liṭ) of ah

Perfect Active Third Singular

Root verb ah (irregular) in perfect tense, active voice, third person singular.

Root: ah (class 2)

दुर्जनः (durjanaḥ) - The word being spoken, i.e., what the wicked person calls the good person. (a wicked person, an evil person)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of durjana

durjana - wicked person, evil person

Compound type : tatpurusha (dur+jana)

• dur – bad, evil, difficult
  indeclinable
  prefix
• jana – person, people
  noun (masculine)

Note: This is the vocative or nominative used as the direct speech. "He says 'wicked person' (to the good person)."

सज्जनम् (sajjanam) - The object of being called 'wicked'. (a good person, virtuous person)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of sajjana

sajjana - good person, virtuous person

Compound type : tatpurusha (sat+jana)

• sat – good, virtuous, existing, real
  adjective (masculine)
  Present participle of as (to be)
  Root: as (class 2)
• jana – person, people
  noun (masculine)

Note: Object of the implied verb 'calls' (implied by āha...iti)

स्वयम् (svayam) - Emphasizes that the wicked person is the one doing the calling. (himself, herself, itself, by oneself)

(indeclinable)