महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-222, verse-20

अमृतस्येव संतृप्येदवमानस्य तत्त्ववित् ।
विषस्येवोद्विजेन्नित्यं संमानस्य विचक्षणः ॥२०॥

20. amṛtasyeva saṁtṛpyedavamānasya tattvavit ,
viṣasyevodvijennityaṁ saṁmānasya vicakṣaṇaḥ.

20. amṛtasya iva saṃtṛpyeta avamānasya tattvavit
viṣasya iva udvijet nityam sammānasya vicakṣaṇaḥ

20. tattvavit avamānasya amṛtasya iva saṃtṛpyeta.
vicakṣaṇaḥ sammānasya viṣasya iva nityam udvijet.

20. A knower of reality (tattva) should be as satisfied with dishonor as if it were nectar. And the discerning person should always shrink from honor as if it were poison.

Words meanings summery:

• अमृतस्य (amṛtasya) - of nectar, of immortality

• इव (iva) - like, as if

• संतृप्येत (saṁtṛpyeta) - he should be satisfied, he should be contented

• अवमानस्य (avamānasya) - of dishonor, of insult

• तत्त्ववित् (tattvavit) - knower of reality, knower of truth

• विषस्य (viṣasya) - of poison

• इव (iva) - like, as if

• उद्विजेत् (udvijet) - he should shrink from, he should be agitated

• नित्यम् (nityam) - always, constantly

• सम्मानस्य (sammānasya) - of honor, of respect

• विचक्षणः (vicakṣaṇaḥ) - discerning, wise, expert

Words meanings and morphology

अमृतस्य (amṛtasya) - of nectar, of immortality

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of amṛta

amṛta - nectar, immortality; immortal

इव (iva) - like, as if

(indeclinable)

संतृप्येत (saṁtṛpyeta) - he should be satisfied, he should be contented

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, optative (liṅ) of sam-tṛp

Prefix: sam

Root: tṛp (class 4)

अवमानस्य (avamānasya) - of dishonor, of insult

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of avamāna

avamāna - dishonor, insult, disrespect

तत्त्ववित् (tattvavit) - knower of reality, knower of truth

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tattvavid

tattvavid - knower of reality, truth, principle

Compound type : tatpurusha (tattva+vid)

• tattva – reality, truth, principle, essence
  noun (neuter)
• vid – knower, knowing
  adjective
  agent noun/adjective
  Derived from root vid with kvip suffix
  Root: vid (class 2)

विषस्य (viṣasya) - of poison

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of viṣa

viṣa - poison, venom

इव (iva) - like, as if

(indeclinable)

उद्विजेत् (udvijet) - he should shrink from, he should be agitated

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (liṅ) of ud-vij

Prefix: ud

Root: vij (class 6)

नित्यम् (nityam) - always, constantly

(indeclinable)

सम्मानस्य (sammānasya) - of honor, of respect

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of sammāna

sammāna - honor, respect, esteem, reverence

विचक्षणः (vicakṣaṇaḥ) - discerning, wise, expert

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vicakṣaṇa

vicakṣaṇa - discerning, wise, clever, expert, prudent

Derived from root cakṣ with upasarga vi-

Prefix: vi

Root: cakṣ (class 2)