महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-173, verse-45

अहमासं पण्डितको हैतुको वेदनिन्दकः ।
आन्वीक्षिकीं तर्कविद्यामनुरक्तो निरर्थिकाम् ॥४५॥

45. ahamāsaṁ paṇḍitako haituko vedanindakaḥ ,
ānvīkṣikīṁ tarkavidyāmanurakto nirarthikām.

45. aham āsam paṇḍitakaḥ haitukaḥ vedanindakaḥ
ānvīkṣikīm tarkavidyām anuraktaḥ nirarthikām

45. aham paṇḍitakaḥ haitukaḥ vedanindakaḥ
nirarthikām ānvīkṣikīm tarkavidyām anuraktaḥ āsam

45. I was a pseudo-scholar, a sophist, and a denigrator of the Vedas. I was devoted to the useless science of logic and speculative philosophy.

Words meanings summery:

• अहम् (aham) - I, me

• आसम् (āsam) - I was, I existed

• पण्डितकः (paṇḍitakaḥ) - a pseudo-scholar, a small scholar

• हैतुकः (haitukaḥ) - a logician, a sophist

• वेदनिन्दकः (vedanindakaḥ) - a reviler of the Vedas, a denigrator of sacred knowledge

• आन्वीक्षिकीम् (ānvīkṣikīm) - speculative philosophy, logic

• तर्कविद्याम् (tarkavidyām) - the science of logic, dialectics

• अनुरक्तः (anuraktaḥ) - devoted to, attached to, fond of

• निरर्थिकाम् (nirarthikām) - useless, meaningless, unproductive

Words meanings and morphology

अहम् (aham) - I, me

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of aham

aham - I, me

आसम् (āsam) - I was, I existed

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of as

Imperfect

root 'as', 1st person singular, active voice, Imperfect tense

Root: as (class 2)

पण्डितकः (paṇḍitakaḥ) - a pseudo-scholar, a small scholar

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of paṇḍitaka

paṇḍitaka - a small or bad scholar, pseudo-scholar

diminutive of paṇḍita

हैतुकः (haitukaḥ) - a logician, a sophist

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of haituka

haituka - one who employs reasons, a dialectician, logician, sophist

derived from hetu ('reason')

वेदनिन्दकः (vedanindakaḥ) - a reviler of the Vedas, a denigrator of sacred knowledge

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vedanindaka

vedanindaka - a reviler or denigrator of the Vedas

compound

Compound type : tatpurusha (veda+nindaka)

• veda – Veda, sacred knowledge
  noun (masculine)
  Root: vid (class 2)
• nindaka – a reviler, blamer
  adjective (masculine)
  agent noun
  from root nind (to blame)
  Root: nind (class 1)

आन्वीक्षिकीम् (ānvīkṣikīm) - speculative philosophy, logic

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of ānvīkṣikī

ānvīkṣikī - speculative philosophy, logic, metaphysics

feminine form of ānvīkṣika

तर्कविद्याम् (tarkavidyām) - the science of logic, dialectics

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of tarkavidyā

tarkavidyā - the science of logic, dialectics, art of reasoning

compound

Compound type : tatpurusha (tarka+vidyā)

• tarka – reasoning, logic, speculation
  noun (masculine)
  from root tark (to reason)
  Root: tark (class 10)
• vidyā – knowledge, science, learning
  noun (feminine)
  from root vid (to know)
  Root: vid (class 2)

अनुरक्तः (anuraktaḥ) - devoted to, attached to, fond of

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of anurakta

anurakta - attached, devoted, fond, red

Past Passive Participle

from anu + rañj (to dye, to be pleased)

Prefix: anu

Root: rañj (class 1)

Note: Adjective modifying the implicit 'aham'.

निरर्थिकाम् (nirarthikām) - useless, meaningless, unproductive

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of nirarthikā

nirarthikā - useless, meaningless, unproductive

feminine form of nirarthika; compound of nis + artha

Compound type : bahuvrihi (nis+artha)

• nis – without, out, away
  indeclinable
  prefix
• artha – purpose, meaning, wealth, object
  noun (masculine)

Note: Adjective modifying 'ānvīkṣikīm' and 'tarkavidyām'.