महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-261, verse-16

श्रिया विहीनैरलसैः पण्डितैरपलापितम् ।
वेदवादापरिज्ञानं सत्याभासमिवानृतम् ॥१६॥

16. śriyā vihīnairalasaiḥ paṇḍitairapalāpitam ,
vedavādāparijñānaṁ satyābhāsamivānṛtam.

16. śriyā vihīnaiḥ alasaiḥ paṇḍitaiḥ apalāpitam |
veda-vāda-aparijñānam satya-ābhāsam iva anṛtam

16. śriyā vihīnaiḥ alasaiḥ paṇḍitaiḥ veda-vāda-aparijñānam apalāpitam (asti),
(tat) satya-ābhāsam iva anṛtam (bhavati)

16. The lack of knowledge of Vedic teachings (veda-vāda) is denied by those scholars (paṇḍitaiḥ) who are devoid of prosperity and are lazy. This denial is like a falsehood (anṛtam) appearing as truth.

Words meanings summery:

• श्रिया (śriyā) - due to lack of material prosperity or spiritual grace (by prosperity, by fortune, by wealth, by beauty)

• विहीनैः (vihīnaiḥ) - by those deprived of, by those devoid of, by those abandoned by

• अलसैः (alasaiḥ) - by lazy ones, by idlers, by indolent people

• पण्डितैः (paṇḍitaiḥ) - by scholars, by the learned, by pundits

• अपलापितम् (apalāpitam) - actively denied or concealed (denied, repudiated, concealed, rejected)

• वेद-वाद-अपरिज्ञानम् (veda-vāda-aparijñānam) - ignorance regarding the true essence and meaning of Vedic teachings (the non-knowledge of Vedic doctrines/teachings, ignorance of Vedic arguments)

• सत्य-आभासम् (satya-ābhāsam) - appearing like truth, semblance of truth

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• अनृतम् (anṛtam) - untruth, falsehood, lie

Words meanings and morphology

श्रिया (śriyā) - due to lack of material prosperity or spiritual grace (by prosperity, by fortune, by wealth, by beauty)

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of śrī

śrī - prosperity, wealth, glory, beauty

विहीनैः (vihīnaiḥ) - by those deprived of, by those devoid of, by those abandoned by

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of vihīna

vihīna - deprived of, devoid of, abandoned by

Past Passive Participle

Prefix: vi

Root: hā (class 3)

अलसैः (alasaiḥ) - by lazy ones, by idlers, by indolent people

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of alasa

alasa - lazy, idle, indolent

पण्डितैः (paṇḍitaiḥ) - by scholars, by the learned, by pundits

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of paṇḍita

paṇḍita - scholar, learned person, pundit

अपलापितम् (apalāpitam) - actively denied or concealed (denied, repudiated, concealed, rejected)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of apalāpita

apalāpita - denied, repudiated

Past Passive Participle

causative of apa-lap (to deny)

Prefix: apa

Root: lap (class 10)

वेद-वाद-अपरिज्ञानम् (veda-vāda-aparijñānam) - ignorance regarding the true essence and meaning of Vedic teachings (the non-knowledge of Vedic doctrines/teachings, ignorance of Vedic arguments)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of veda-vāda-aparijñāna

veda-vāda-aparijñāna - ignorance of Vedic doctrines

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (veda-vāda+aparijñāna)

• veda – sacred knowledge, Veda
  noun (masculine)
• vāda – doctrine, theory, argument, speech
  noun (masculine)
  verbal noun from vad (to speak)
  Root: vad (class 1)
• aparijñāna – non-knowledge, ignorance
  noun (neuter)
  nanj-tatpuruṣa of parijñāna
  Prefix: a

सत्य-आभासम् (satya-ābhāsam) - appearing like truth, semblance of truth

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of satya-ābhāsa

satya-ābhāsa - appearance of truth

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (satya+ābhāsa)

• satya – truth, true
  noun (neuter)
• ābhāsa – appearance, semblance, light
  noun (masculine)
  from ā-bhās (to shine forth)
  Prefix: ā
  Root: bhās (class 1)

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

अनृतम् (anṛtam) - untruth, falsehood, lie

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of anṛta

anṛta - untruth, falsehood

nanj-tatpuruṣa of ṛta

Compound type : nanj-tatpuruṣa (a+ṛta)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
• ṛta – truth, order, right
  noun (neuter)