महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-137, verse-67

ये वैरिणः श्रद्दधते सत्ये सत्येतरेऽपि वा ।
ते श्रद्दधाना वध्यन्ते मधु शुष्कतृणैर्यथा ॥६७॥

67. ye vairiṇaḥ śraddadhate satye satyetare'pi vā ,
te śraddadhānā vadhyante madhu śuṣkatṛṇairyathā.

67. ye vairiṇaḥ śraddadhate satye satyetare api vā te
śraddadhānāḥ vadhyante madhu śuṣkatṛṇaiḥ yathā

67. ye vairiṇaḥ satye api vā satyetare śraddadhate te
śraddadhānāḥ śuṣkatṛṇaiḥ madhu yathā vadhyante

67. Those enemies who place their trust, whether in truth or in falsehood, are destroyed precisely because of that trust, just as honey is consumed by fire originating from dry grass.

Words meanings summery:

• ये (ye) - who, those who

• वैरिणः (vairiṇaḥ) - enemies, hostile persons

• श्रद्दधते (śraddadhate) - they trust, they believe

• सत्ये (satye) - in truth, in reality, in what is true

• सत्येतरे (satyetare) - in what is untrue, in falsehood

• अपि (api) - even, also, too

• वा (vā) - or

• ते (te) - they

• श्रद्दधानाः (śraddadhānāḥ) - trusting, having faith, believing

• वध्यन्ते (vadhyante) - they are killed, they are slain

• मधु (madhu) - honey, sweet thing

• शुष्कतृणैः (śuṣkatṛṇaiḥ) - by dry grass, by withered straw

• यथा (yathā) - as, just as, in what manner

Words meanings and morphology

ये (ye) - who, those who

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of yad

yad - which, what, who, that

Relative pronoun

वैरिणः (vairiṇaḥ) - enemies, hostile persons

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of vairin

vairin - enemy, hostile, opponent

श्रद्दधते (śraddadhate) - they trust, they believe

(verb)

3rd person , plural, middle, present (lat) of śraddhā

Root form with upasarga (śrat-dha)

Prefix: śrat

Root: dhā (class 3)

Note: From √śrad-dhā, 'to place faith'.

सत्ये (satye) - in truth, in reality, in what is true

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of satya

satya - truth, reality, true, real

Root: as (class 2)

सत्येतरे (satyetare) - in what is untrue, in falsehood

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, singular of satyetara

satyetara - other than truth, untrue, false

compound of satya and itara

Note: Agrees with satye.

अपि (api) - even, also, too

(indeclinable)

Preposition/particle

वा (vā) - or

(indeclinable)

conjunction

ते (te) - they

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Demonstrative pronoun

Note: Refers back to 'ye vairiṇaḥ'.

श्रद्दधानाः (śraddadhānāḥ) - trusting, having faith, believing

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of śraddadhāna

śraddadhāna - trusting, having faith, believing

Present Middle Participle

From √śrad-dhā, 'to place faith'.

Prefix: śrat

Root: dhā (class 3)

वध्यन्ते (vadhyante) - they are killed, they are slain

(verb)

3rd person , plural, passive, present (lat) of vadh

Root form

Root: vadh (class 1)

मधु (madhu) - honey, sweet thing

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of madhu

madhu - honey, sweet, delightful, a sweet drink

शुष्कतृणैः (śuṣkatṛṇaiḥ) - by dry grass, by withered straw

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, plural of śuṣkatṛṇa

śuṣkatṛṇa - dry grass, withered straw

compound

Compound type : karmadhāraya (śuṣka+tṛṇa)

• śuṣka – dry, withered
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  From √śuṣ (to dry, wither)
  Root: śuṣ (class 4)
• tṛṇa – grass, straw
  noun (neuter)

यथा (yathā) - as, just as, in what manner

(indeclinable)

adverb