महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-74, verse-10

पुमांसो ये हि निन्दन्ति वृत्तेनाभिजनेन च ।
न तेषु निवसेत्प्राज्ञः श्रेयोर्थी पापबुद्धिषु ॥१०॥

10. pumāṁso ye hi nindanti vṛttenābhijanena ca ,
na teṣu nivasetprājñaḥ śreyorthī pāpabuddhiṣu.

10. pumāṃsaḥ ye hi nindanti vṛttena abhijanenā ca na
teṣu nivaset prājñaḥ śreyas arthī pāpabuddhiṣu

10. A wise person seeking welfare should not associate with those evil-minded individuals who condemn others based on their character and lineage.

Words meanings summery:

• पुमांसः (pumāṁsaḥ) - men, males, persons

• ये (ye) - who, those who

• हि (hi) - indeed, certainly, for

• निन्दन्ति (nindanti) - they condemn, they censure, they blame

• वृत्तेन (vṛttena) - by character, by conduct, by behavior

• अभिजनेन (abhijanena) - by lineage, by birth, by family

• च (ca) - and

• न (na) - not, no

• तेषु (teṣu) - among them, in them, with them

• निवसेत् (nivaset) - should dwell, should reside

• प्राज्ञः (prājñaḥ) - a wise person, intelligent

• श्रेयस् (śreyas) - welfare, good fortune, excellence

• अर्थी (arthī) - one who seeks, desirous of

• पापबुद्धिषु (pāpabuddhiṣu) - among those with evil minds, among the evil-minded

Words meanings and morphology

पुमांसः (pumāṁsaḥ) - men, males, persons

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of pums

pums - man, male, person, hero

ये (ye) - who, those who

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of yad

yad - which, what, who, that

हि (hi) - indeed, certainly, for

(indeclinable)

निन्दन्ति (nindanti) - they condemn, they censure, they blame

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present indicative (lat) of nind

Root: nind (class 1)

वृत्तेन (vṛttena) - by character, by conduct, by behavior

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of vṛtta

vṛtta - character, conduct, behavior; that which has occurred; sphere, circle

Past Passive Participle

from vṛt (to be, to exist)

Root: vṛt (class 1)

अभिजनेन (abhijanena) - by lineage, by birth, by family

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of abhijana

abhijana - lineage, birth, family, ancestry

Prefix: abhi

Root: jan (class 4)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

तेषु (teṣu) - among them, in them, with them

(pronoun)

Locative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, those, he, she, it

निवसेत् (nivaset) - should dwell, should reside

(verb)

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

Prefix: ni

Root: vas (class 1)

प्राज्ञः (prājñaḥ) - a wise person, intelligent

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of prājña

prājña - wise, intelligent, knowing; a wise man, sage

Prefix: pra

Root: jñā (class 9)

श्रेयस् (śreyas) - welfare, good fortune, excellence

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of śreyas

śreyas - welfare, good fortune, prosperity, excellence, ultimate good

comparative of śrī (beauty, wealth)

Note: Forms a compound with 'arthī'.

अर्थी (arthī) - one who seeks, desirous of

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of arthin

arthin - one who seeks, desirous of, requesting; a suitor, petitioner

from artha (purpose, object)

Note: Acts as an agent noun, qualifying 'prājñaḥ'.

पापबुद्धिषु (pāpabuddhiṣu) - among those with evil minds, among the evil-minded

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, plural of pāpabuddhi

pāpabuddhi - evil-minded, having evil intentions, wicked

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (pāpa+buddhi)

• pāpa – evil, wicked, bad; sin, vice
  noun (neuter)
• buddhi – intellect, mind, understanding, perception, discernment
  noun (feminine)
  from budh (to know, perceive)
  Root: budh (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'teṣu'.