महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-146, verse-15

यान्पूजयन्तो विन्दन्ति स्वर्गमायुर्यशः सुखम् ।
तेषु ते सततं द्वेषो ब्राह्मणेषु निरर्थकः ॥१५॥

15. yānpūjayanto vindanti svargamāyuryaśaḥ sukham ,
teṣu te satataṁ dveṣo brāhmaṇeṣu nirarthakaḥ.

15. yān pūjayantaḥ vindanti svargam āyuḥ yaśaḥ sukham
teṣu te satatam dveṣaḥ brāhmaṇeṣu nirarthakaḥ

15. janāḥ yān brāhmaṇān pūjayantaḥ svargam āyuḥ yaśaḥ sukham
vindanti teṣu brāhmaṇeṣu te dveṣaḥ satatam nirarthakaḥ

15. Worshipping those (Brahmins), people obtain heaven, longevity, fame, and happiness. Your constant hatred towards those Brahmins is therefore futile.

Words meanings summery:

• यान् (yān) - whom (referring to Brahmins) (whom, which)

• पूजयन्तः (pūjayantaḥ) - worshipping (worshipping, honoring, adoring)

• विन्दन्ति (vindanti) - they obtain (they obtain, they find, they gain)

• स्वर्गम् (svargam) - heaven (heaven, paradise)

• आयुः (āyuḥ) - longevity (life, longevity, duration of life)

• यशः (yaśaḥ) - fame (fame, glory, renown)

• सुखम् (sukham) - happiness (happiness, joy, comfort)

• तेषु (teṣu) - towards those (Brahmins) (in them, among them)

• ते (te) - your (your, by you)

• सततम् (satatam) - constant (always, constantly, perpetually)

• द्वेषः (dveṣaḥ) - hatred (hatred, enmity, aversion)

• ब्राह्मणेषु (brāhmaṇeṣu) - towards Brahmins (in/among Brahmins)

• निरर्थकः (nirarthakaḥ) - futile (useless, meaningless, futile)

Words meanings and morphology

यान् (yān) - whom (referring to Brahmins) (whom, which)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of yad

yad - who, which, what

Relative pronoun.

Note: Object of 'pūjayantaḥ'.

पूजयन्तः (pūjayantaḥ) - worshipping (worshipping, honoring, adoring)

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, plural of pūjayat

pūjayat - worshipping, honoring

Present active participle

From root 'pūj' (to worship, honor), causative stem 'pūjaya' + 'śatṛ' suffix.

Root: pūj (class 10)

विन्दन्ति (vindanti) - they obtain (they obtain, they find, they gain)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of vid

Present, 3rd person plural, active voice

Root 'vid' (6th class) + 'a' + 'anti'.

Root: vid (class 6)

Note: Subject is 'people' (implied by 'pūjayantaḥ').

स्वर्गम् (svargam) - heaven (heaven, paradise)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of svarga

svarga - heaven, celestial world, paradise

From 'su' (good) + 'gam' (to go), literally 'going to good'.

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Object of 'vindanti'.

आयुः (āyuḥ) - longevity (life, longevity, duration of life)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of āyus

āyus - life, duration of life, longevity

Note: Object of 'vindanti'.

यशः (yaśaḥ) - fame (fame, glory, renown)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of yaśas

yaśas - fame, glory, renown, splendor

Note: Object of 'vindanti'.

सुखम् (sukham) - happiness (happiness, joy, comfort)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of sukha

sukha - happiness, joy, pleasure, comfort

Note: Object of 'vindanti'.

तेषु (teṣu) - towards those (Brahmins) (in them, among them)

(pronoun)

Locative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, those

Demonstrative pronoun.

Note: Used with 'dveṣaḥ' to indicate 'hatred towards them'.

ते (te) - your (your, by you)

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of tvad

tvad - you

Pronominal stem for 'you'.

Note: Adjective modifying 'dveṣaḥ'.

सततम् (satatam) - constant (always, constantly, perpetually)

(indeclinable)

From 'sat' (being) + 'ata'.

Root: as (class 2)

Note: Adverb modifying 'dveṣaḥ'.

द्वेषः (dveṣaḥ) - hatred (hatred, enmity, aversion)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dveṣa

dveṣa - hatred, enmity, aversion

From root 'dviṣ' (to hate).

Root: dviṣ (class 2)

ब्राह्मणेषु (brāhmaṇeṣu) - towards Brahmins (in/among Brahmins)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, plural of brāhmaṇa

brāhmaṇa - Brahmin, a member of the priestly class

From 'brahman' (Vedic text, sacred knowledge, ultimate reality).

Note: Indicates the object of 'dveṣaḥ'.

निरर्थकः (nirarthakaḥ) - futile (useless, meaningless, futile)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nirarthaka

nirarthaka - useless, meaningless, vain, futile

Derived from 'nirartha' (without meaning) with 'ka' suffix.

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (nis+artha+ka)

• nis – without, out of
  indeclinable
• artha – meaning, purpose, wealth, object
  noun (masculine)
  Root: arth (class 10)
• ka – suffix used for forming adjectives or nouns
  suffix
  A secondary suffix (pratyaya) added to nominal stems.

Note: Predicate adjective for 'dveṣaḥ'.