महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-253, verse-43

वाराणस्यां महाप्राज्ञस्तुलाधारः प्रतिष्ठितः ।
सोऽप्येवं नार्हते वक्तुं यथा त्वं भाषसे द्विज ॥४३॥

43. vārāṇasyāṁ mahāprājñastulādhāraḥ pratiṣṭhitaḥ ,
so'pyevaṁ nārhate vaktuṁ yathā tvaṁ bhāṣase dvija.

43. vārāṇasyām mahāprājñaḥ tulādhāraḥ pratiṣṭhitaḥ saḥ
api evam na arhate vaktum yathā tvam bhāṣase dvija

43. dvija vārāṇasyām pratiṣṭhitaḥ mahāprājñaḥ tulādhāraḥ
saḥ api tvam yathā bhāṣase evam vaktum na arhate

43. O Brahmin, even the greatly wise Tuladhara, who is renowned in Varanasi, is not fit to speak in the manner you are speaking.

Words meanings summery:

• वाराणस्याम् (vārāṇasyām) - in Varanasi

• महाप्राज्ञः (mahāprājñaḥ) - greatly wise, very intelligent

• तुलाधारः (tulādhāraḥ) - The merchant named Tuladhara. (balance-bearer, merchant, Tuladhara (proper name))

• प्रतिष्ठितः (pratiṣṭhitaḥ) - renowned (as a wise person) (established, renowned, residing, consecrated)

• सः (saḥ) - Tuladhara (he, that (masculine singular nominative))

• अपि (api) - even (also, even, too)

• एवम् (evam) - in this manner (as you do) (thus, in this manner, so)

• न (na) - not (not, no)

• अर्हते (arhate) - is fit (to speak) (is worthy, is fit, deserves)

• वक्तुम् (vaktum) - to speak (to speak, to say)

• यथा (yathā) - as, just as (as, just as, in which way)

• त्वम् (tvam) - you (the Brahmin being addressed) (you)

• भाषसे (bhāṣase) - you speak (in this manner) (you speak, you say)

• द्विज (dvija) - O Brahmin (O Brahmin, O twice-born)

Words meanings and morphology

वाराणस्याम् (vārāṇasyām) - in Varanasi

(proper noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of vārāṇasī

vārāṇasī - Varanasi (a holy city in India)

महाप्राज्ञः (mahāprājñaḥ) - greatly wise, very intelligent

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahāprājña

mahāprājña - greatly wise, very intelligent

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+prājña)

• mahā – great, large, important
  adjective (feminine)
• prājña – wise, intelligent, knowing
  adjective (masculine)
  From pra-jñā (to know well)
  Prefix: pra
  Root: jñā (class 9)

तुलाधारः (tulādhāraḥ) - The merchant named Tuladhara. (balance-bearer, merchant, Tuladhara (proper name))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tulādhāra

tulādhāra - a merchant, one who holds a balance, Tuladhara (a proper name)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (tulā+dhāra)

• tulā – balance, scale
  noun (feminine)
• dhāra – holding, bearing, supporting
  noun (masculine)
  From root dhṛ (to hold)
  Root: dhṛ (class 1)

प्रतिष्ठितः (pratiṣṭhitaḥ) - renowned (as a wise person) (established, renowned, residing, consecrated)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pratiṣṭhita

pratiṣṭhita - established, consecrated, renowned, based

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root sthā (to stand) with prefix prati

Prefix: prati

Root: sthā (class 1)

सः (saḥ) - Tuladhara (he, that (masculine singular nominative))

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he/she/it

अपि (api) - even (also, even, too)

(indeclinable)

एवम् (evam) - in this manner (as you do) (thus, in this manner, so)

(indeclinable)

न (na) - not (not, no)

(indeclinable)

अर्हते (arhate) - is fit (to speak) (is worthy, is fit, deserves)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of arh

present tense

3rd person singular, present indicative, middle voice (ātmanepada)

Root: arh (class 1)

वक्तुम् (vaktum) - to speak (to speak, to say)

(indeclinable)

infinitive

Dative infinitive form from root vac

Root: vac (class 2)

यथा (yathā) - as, just as (as, just as, in which way)

(indeclinable)

त्वम् (tvam) - you (the Brahmin being addressed) (you)

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

भाषसे (bhāṣase) - you speak (in this manner) (you speak, you say)

(verb)

2nd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of bhāṣ

present tense

2nd person singular, present indicative, middle voice (ātmanepada)

Root: bhāṣ (class 1)

द्विज (dvija) - O Brahmin (O Brahmin, O twice-born)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of dvija

dvija - twice-born, Brahmin, bird

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (dvi+jan)

• dvi – two
  numeral
• jan – born, produced
  noun (masculine)
  From root jan (to be born)
  Root: jan (class 4)