महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-255, verse-6

लुब्धैर्वित्तपरैर्ब्रह्मन्नास्तिकैः संप्रवर्तितम् ।
वेदवादानविज्ञाय सत्याभासमिवानृतम् ॥६॥

6. lubdhairvittaparairbrahmannāstikaiḥ saṁpravartitam ,
vedavādānavijñāya satyābhāsamivānṛtam.

6. lubdhaiḥ vittaparaiḥ brahman nāstikaiḥ saṃpravartitam
vedavādān avijñāya satyābhāsam iva anṛtam

6. brahman lubdhaiḥ vittaparaiḥ nāstikaiḥ vedavādān
avijñāya anṛtam satyābhāsam iva saṃpravartitam

6. O Brahmin, this was set in motion by greedy atheists solely focused on wealth, without understanding the Vedic teachings (vedavāda), like a falsehood appearing as truth.

Words meanings summery:

• लुब्धैः (lubdhaiḥ) - by those who are driven by greed (by the greedy ones)

• वित्तपरैः (vittaparaiḥ) - by those whose primary concern is wealth (by those devoted to wealth, intent on money)

• ब्रह्मन् (brahman) - addressing Jājali, a Brahmin (O Brahmin)

• नास्तिकैः (nāstikaiḥ) - by those who deny the authority of the Vedas or traditional beliefs (by atheists)

• संप्रवर्तितम् (saṁpravartitam) - has been instigated or promoted (set in motion, originated, begun)

• वेदवादान् (vedavādān) - the teachings and pronouncements of the Vedas (vedavāda) (Vedic statements, doctrines of the Vedas)

• अविज्ञाय (avijñāya) - without grasping the true meaning of (without understanding, not knowing)

• सत्याभासम् (satyābhāsam) - something that merely resembles truth, a deceptive likeness of truth (appearance of truth)

• इव (iva) - resembling, appearing as (like, as if, as)

• अनृतम् (anṛtam) - a lie, a false doctrine (untruth, falsehood)

Words meanings and morphology

लुब्धैः (lubdhaiḥ) - by those who are driven by greed (by the greedy ones)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of lubdha

lubdha - greedy, covetous, eager

Past Passive Participle

PPP from root lubh

Root: lubh (class 4)

Note: Used as a substantive, 'by greedy people'.

वित्तपरैः (vittaparaiḥ) - by those whose primary concern is wealth (by those devoted to wealth, intent on money)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of vittapara

vittapara - devoted to wealth, intent on money

Compound type : tatpurusha (vitta+para)

• vitta – wealth, property, money
  noun (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle of 'vid'
  Root: vid (class 6)
• para – chief, supreme, intent on, devoted to
  adjective (masculine)

Note: Agrees with 'lubdhaiḥ' and 'nāstikaiḥ'.

ब्रह्मन् (brahman) - addressing Jājali, a Brahmin (O Brahmin)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of brahman

brahman - a Brahmin (person of the priestly class); the ultimate reality (brahman)

नास्तिकैः (nāstikaiḥ) - by those who deny the authority of the Vedas or traditional beliefs (by atheists)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of nāstika

nāstika - atheist, infidel, one who denies the authority of the Vedas

from na + asti

Compound type : bahuvrihi (na+asti)

• na – not
  indeclinable
• asti – is, exists
  verb
  Present Active
  Present 3rd person singular, root as
  Root: as (class 2)

Note: Agrees with 'lubdhaiḥ' and 'vittaparaiḥ'.

संप्रवर्तितम् (saṁpravartitam) - has been instigated or promoted (set in motion, originated, begun)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sampravartita

sampravartita - set in motion, begun, established

Past Passive Participle

PPP from root vṛt with prefixes sam and pra

Prefixes: sam+pra

Root: vṛt (class 1)

Note: Implies 'this (falsehood)' has been set in motion.

वेदवादान् (vedavādān) - the teachings and pronouncements of the Vedas (vedavāda) (Vedic statements, doctrines of the Vedas)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of vedavāda

vedavāda - statement of the Vedas, Vedic doctrine (vedavāda)

Compound type : tatpurusha (veda+vāda)

• veda – Veda, knowledge
  noun (masculine)
  Root: vid (class 2)
• vāda – statement, doctrine, speech
  noun (masculine)
  from root vad
  Root: vad (class 1)

Note: Object of 'avijñāya'.

अविज्ञाय (avijñāya) - without grasping the true meaning of (without understanding, not knowing)

(indeclinable)

absolutive/gerund

Absolutive from root jñā with prefixes vi and a (negation)

Prefixes: a+vi

Root: jñā (class 9)

सत्याभासम् (satyābhāsam) - something that merely resembles truth, a deceptive likeness of truth (appearance of truth)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of satyābhāsa

satyābhāsa - mere appearance of truth, semblance of reality

Compound type : tatpurusha (satya+ābhāsa)

• satya – truth, real
  noun (neuter)
• ābhāsa – appearance, semblance, reflection
  noun (masculine)
  from root bhās with prefix ā
  Prefix: ā
  Root: bhās (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'anṛtam'.

इव (iva) - resembling, appearing as (like, as if, as)

(indeclinable)

अनृतम् (anṛtam) - a lie, a false doctrine (untruth, falsehood)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of anṛta

anṛta - untruth, falsehood, lie

negation of ṛta (truth)

Compound type : tatpurusha (a+ṛta)

• a – not, un-
  prefix
• ṛta – truth, divine law
  noun (neuter)

Note: Predicated with 'satyābhāsam'.