महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-139, verse-78

विश्वामित्र उवाच ।
पिबन्त्येवोदकं गावो मण्डूकेषु रुवत्स्वपि ।
न तेऽधिकारो धर्मेऽस्ति मा भूरात्मप्रशंसकः ॥७८॥

78. viśvāmitra uvāca ,
pibantyevodakaṁ gāvo maṇḍūkeṣu ruvatsvapi ,
na te'dhikāro dharme'sti mā bhūrātmapraśaṁsakaḥ.

78. viśvāmitraḥ uvāca pibanti eva udakam gāvaḥ maṇḍūkeṣu ruvatsu
api na te adhikāraḥ dharme asti mā bhūḥ ātmapraśaṃsakaḥ

78. viśvāmitraḥ uvāca maṇḍūkeṣu ruvatsu api gāvaḥ udakam eva
pibanti te adhikāraḥ dharme na asti ātmapraśaṃsakaḥ mā bhūḥ

78. Viśvāmitra said: "Cows certainly drink water even when frogs are croaking. You have no authority (adhikāra) regarding (natural) law (dharma). Do not be one who praises himself."

Words meanings summery:

• विश्वामित्रः (viśvāmitraḥ) - The sage Viśvāmitra (Viśvāmitra (a proper name))

• उवाच (uvāca) - said (said, spoke)

• पिबन्ति (pibanti) - (cows) drink (they drink)

• एव (eva) - certainly, indeed (indeed, only, just, quite)

• उदकम् (udakam) - water

• गावः (gāvaḥ) - cows (cows, cattle)

• मण्डूकेषु (maṇḍūkeṣu) - among frogs, when frogs are (implied: croaking) (among frogs, concerning frogs, when frogs are)

• रुवत्सु (ruvatsu) - croaking (croaking, roaring, making noise)

• अपि (api) - even if, although (also, even, although, too)

• न (na) - not (not, no)

• ते (te) - your (your, to you)

• अधिकारः (adhikāraḥ) - authority, right (adhikāra) (right, authority, claim, jurisdiction)

• धर्मे (dharme) - regarding (natural) law (dharma) (in natural law (dharma), in duty, in righteousness)

• अस्ति (asti) - is (is, exists)

• मा (mā) - do not (don't, not (prohibitive))

• भूः (bhūḥ) - be, become

• आत्मप्रशंसकः (ātmapraśaṁsakaḥ) - one who praises himself (one who praises oneself, self-praising, boastful)

Words meanings and morphology

विश्वामित्रः (viśvāmitraḥ) - The sage Viśvāmitra (Viśvāmitra (a proper name))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of viśvāmitra

viśvāmitra - friend of all, Viśvāmitra (a celebrated Vedic sage)

उवाच (uvāca) - said (said, spoke)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of vac

perfect active

Root 'vac' (2nd class), perfect, 3rd person singular, active voice.

Root: vac (class 2)

पिबन्ति (pibanti) - (cows) drink (they drink)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (lat) of pā

present active

Root 'pā' (1st class), present tense, 3rd person plural, active voice. The 'i' is an augment for present stem.

Root: pā (class 1)

एव (eva) - certainly, indeed (indeed, only, just, quite)

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphatic particle.

उदकम् (udakam) - water

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of udaka

udaka - water

Note: Object of 'pibanti'.

गावः (gāvaḥ) - cows (cows, cattle)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of go

go - cow, ox, cattle, earth, ray of light

Note: Subject of 'pibanti'.

मण्डूकेषु (maṇḍūkeṣu) - among frogs, when frogs are (implied: croaking) (among frogs, concerning frogs, when frogs are)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, plural of maṇḍūka

maṇḍūka - frog

Note: Locative absolute construction with 'ruvatsu'.

रुवत्सु (ruvatsu) - croaking (croaking, roaring, making noise)

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, plural of ruvat

ruvat - making sound, crying, roaring, croaking

present active participle

From root 'ru' (to cry, sound) + 'śatṛ' suffix.

Root: ru (class 2)

Note: Part of the locative absolute construction.

अपि (api) - even if, although (also, even, although, too)

(indeclinable)

Note: Introduces a concessive sense.

न (na) - not (not, no)

(indeclinable)

Note: Negation.

ते (te) - your (your, to you)

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you (second person pronoun)

Note: Possessive pronoun.

अधिकारः (adhikāraḥ) - authority, right (adhikāra) (right, authority, claim, jurisdiction)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of adhikāra

adhikāra - right, authority, claim, jurisdiction, office, title

From 'adhi' + root 'kṛ' (to do, to place).

Prefix: adhi

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Subject of 'asti'.

धर्मे (dharme) - regarding (natural) law (dharma) (in natural law (dharma), in duty, in righteousness)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of dharma

dharma - natural law, constitution, duty, righteousness, virtue, custom (dharma)

From root 'dhṛ' (to uphold, sustain).

Root: dhṛ (class 1)

Note: Specifies the domain of the 'adhikāraḥ'.

अस्ति (asti) - is (is, exists)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (lat) of as

present active

Root 'as' (2nd class), present tense, 3rd person singular, active voice.

Root: as (class 2)

Note: Linking verb.

मा (mā) - do not (don't, not (prohibitive))

(indeclinable)

Note: Prohibitive particle used with aorist.

भूः (bhūḥ) - be, become

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, aorist (luṅ) of bhū

aorist imperative

Root 'bhū' (1st class), aorist (luṅ), 2nd person singular, active voice, imperative mood. Used with 'mā' for prohibition.

Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Prohibition.

आत्मप्रशंसकः (ātmapraśaṁsakaḥ) - one who praises himself (one who praises oneself, self-praising, boastful)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ātmapraśaṃsaka

ātmapraśaṁsaka - one who praises oneself, self-praising, boastful

Compound of 'ātman' (self) and 'praśaṃsaka' (praiser).

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (ātman+praśaṃsaka)

• ātman – self, soul, spirit, essence (ātman)
  noun (masculine)
• praśaṃsaka – praiser, flatterer, encomiast
  noun (masculine)
  From 'pra' + root 'śaṃs' (to praise) + 'aka' suffix.
  Prefix: pra
  Root: śaṃs (class 1)

Note: Predicative of 'bhūḥ'.