महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-115, verse-7

यद्यद्ब्रूयादल्पमतिस्तत्तदस्य सहेत्सदा ।
प्राकृतो हि प्रशंसन्वा निन्दन्वा किं करिष्यति ।
वने काक इवाबुद्धिर्वाशमानो निरर्थकम् ॥७॥

7. yadyadbrūyādalpamatistattadasya sahetsadā ,
prākṛto hi praśaṁsanvā nindanvā kiṁ kariṣyati ,
vane kāka ivābuddhirvāśamāno nirarthakam.

7. yat yat brūyāt alpamatiḥ tat tat asya
sahet sadā prākṛtaḥ hi praśaṃsan
vā nindan vā kim kariṣyati vane
kākaḥ iva abuddhiḥ vāśamānaḥ nirarthakam

7. alpamatiḥ yat yat brūyāt,
asya tat tat sadā sahet.
hi,
praśaṃsan vā nindan vā,
prākṛtaḥ kim kariṣyati? vane nirarthakam vāśamānaḥ abuddhiḥ kākaḥ iva.

7. Whatever a foolish person (alpabuddhi) may say, one should always tolerate it. Indeed, what can a common person (prākṛta) achieve by either praising or criticizing? (He is) like a senseless crow cawing pointlessly in the forest.

Words meanings summery:

• यत् (yat) - whatever, which, that which

• यत् (yat) - whatever, which, that which

• ब्रूयात् (brūyāt) - may speak, should say

• अल्पमतिः (alpamatiḥ) - of small intellect, foolish, dim-witted

• तत् (tat) - that (which he says) (that, that much)

• तत् (tat) - that (which he says) (that, that much)

• अस्य (asya) - his (words/utterances) (of him, to him, his)

• सहेत् (sahet) - one should tolerate, one may endure

• सदा (sadā) - always, ever

• प्राकृतः (prākṛtaḥ) - an ordinary, uncultured person (a common person, unrefined, natural)

• हि (hi) - indeed, for, because

• प्रशंसन् (praśaṁsan) - praising, extolling

• वा (vā) - or, either

• निन्दन् (nindan) - blaming, criticizing

• वा (vā) - or, either

• किम् (kim) - what, why

• करिष्यति (kariṣyati) - will do, will perform

• वने (vane) - in the forest, in a grove

• काकः (kākaḥ) - a crow

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• अबुद्धिः (abuddhiḥ) - senseless, foolish, without understanding

• वाशमानः (vāśamānaḥ) - cawing, making noise, crying out

• निरर्थकम् (nirarthakam) - uselessly, pointlessly, without meaning

Words meanings and morphology

यत् (yat) - whatever, which, that which

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, what, whatever

यत् (yat) - whatever, which, that which

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, what, whatever

ब्रूयात् (brūyāt) - may speak, should say

(verb)

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

Root: brū (class 2)

अल्पमतिः (alpamatiḥ) - of small intellect, foolish, dim-witted

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of alpamati

alpamati - of small intellect, foolish, dim-witted

Compound type : Bahuvrīhi (alpa+mati)

• alpa – small, little, few
  adjective (masculine/feminine/neuter)
• mati – mind, intellect, thought, opinion
  noun (feminine)
  Root: man (class 4)

तत् (tat) - that (which he says) (that, that much)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

तत् (tat) - that (which he says) (that, that much)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

अस्य (asya) - his (words/utterances) (of him, to him, his)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

सहेत् (sahet) - one should tolerate, one may endure

(verb)

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

Root: sah (class 1)

सदा (sadā) - always, ever

(indeclinable)

प्राकृतः (prākṛtaḥ) - an ordinary, uncultured person (a common person, unrefined, natural)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of prākṛta

prākṛta - natural, common, unrefined, rustic

From 'prakṛti' (nature) + 'aṇ' suffix.

हि (hi) - indeed, for, because

(indeclinable)

प्रशंसन् (praśaṁsan) - praising, extolling

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of praśaṃsant

praśaṁsant - praising, commending (present participle)

Present Active Participle

Formed from the root 'śaṃs' (to praise) with the prefix 'pra' and the 'śatṛ' suffix.

Prefix: pra

Root: śaṃs (class 1)

वा (vā) - or, either

(indeclinable)

निन्दन् (nindan) - blaming, criticizing

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nindant

nindant - blaming, criticizing, reproaching (present participle)

Present Active Participle

Formed from the root 'nind' (to blame, reproach) with the 'śatṛ' suffix.

Root: nind (class 1)

वा (vā) - or, either

(indeclinable)

किम् (kim) - what, why

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kim

kim - who, what, which (interrogative pronoun)

करिष्यति (kariṣyati) - will do, will perform

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, future (lṛṭ) of kṛ

Root: kṛ (class 8)

वने (vane) - in the forest, in a grove

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of vana

vana - forest, wood, grove

काकः (kākaḥ) - a crow

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kāka

kāka - crow

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

अबुद्धिः (abuddhiḥ) - senseless, foolish, without understanding

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of abuddhi

abuddhi - senseless, foolish, without intellect

Compound type : Bahuvrīhi (a+buddhi)

• a – not, non-, un-
  indeclinable
• buddhi – intellect, understanding, discernment
  noun (feminine)
  Root: budh (class 1)

वाशमानः (vāśamānaḥ) - cawing, making noise, crying out

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vāśamāna

vāśamāna - cawing, roaring, crying out (present participle)

Present Middle Participle

Formed from the root 'vāś' (to cry, roar, caw) with the 'śānac' suffix.

Root: vāś (class 1)

निरर्थकम् (nirarthakam) - uselessly, pointlessly, without meaning

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of nirarthaka

nirarthaka - meaningless, useless, senseless

Compound type : Bahuvrīhi (nis+arthaka)

• nis – out, forth, away, without
  indeclinable
• arthaka – meaningful, having purpose, wealthy
  adjective (masculine/feminine/neuter)

Note: Functions as an adverb here.