महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-276, verse-31

असन्नुच्चैरपि प्रोक्तः शब्दः समुपशाम्यति ।
दीप्यते त्वेव लोकेषु शनैरपि सुभाषितम् ॥३१॥

31. asannuccairapi proktaḥ śabdaḥ samupaśāmyati ,
dīpyate tveva lokeṣu śanairapi subhāṣitam.

31. asat uccaiḥ api proktaḥ śabdaḥ samupaśāmyati
dīpyate tu eva lokeṣu śanaiḥ api subhāṣitam

31. asat śabdaḥ uccaiḥ api proktaḥ samupaśāmyati
subhāṣitam tu eva śanaiḥ api lokeṣu dīpyate

31. A word (śabda), though spoken loudly, if it is without substance (asat), eventually fades away. But a wise saying (subhāṣita), even if uttered softly, shines brightly among people.

Words meanings summery:

• असत् (asat) - without substance (not existing, unreal, false, bad, unsubstantial)

• उच्चैः (uccaiḥ) - loudly, highly, above

• अपि (api) - even, also, too

• प्रोक्तः (proktaḥ) - spoken, said, uttered

• शब्दः (śabdaḥ) - word, sound

• समुपशाम्यति (samupaśāmyati) - it subsides completely, it quiets down

• दीप्यते (dīpyate) - it shines, it appears splendid

• तु (tu) - but, on the other hand

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, just

• लोकेषु (lokeṣu) - among people, in the worlds

• शनैः (śanaiḥ) - slowly, softly, gradually

• अपि (api) - even, also, too

• सुभाषितम् (subhāṣitam) - a wise saying, an eloquent speech

Words meanings and morphology

असत् (asat) - without substance (not existing, unreal, false, bad, unsubstantial)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of asat

asat - not existing, unreal, false, bad, unsubstantial

Present Active Participle

from as + śatṛ

Root: as (class 2)

उच्चैः (uccaiḥ) - loudly, highly, above

(indeclinable)

अपि (api) - even, also, too

(indeclinable)

प्रोक्तः (proktaḥ) - spoken, said, uttered

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of prokta

prokta - spoken, said, uttered

Past Passive Participle

from pra-vac + kta

Prefix: pra

Root: vac (class 2)

शब्दः (śabdaḥ) - word, sound

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śabda

śabda - word, sound, voice

समुपशाम्यति (samupaśāmyati) - it subsides completely, it quiets down

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present indicative (laṭ) of samupaśam

Prefixes: sam+upa

Root: śam (class 4)

दीप्यते (dīpyate) - it shines, it appears splendid

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present indicative (laṭ) of dīp

Root: dīp (class 4)

तु (tu) - but, on the other hand

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - indeed, only, just

(indeclinable)

लोकेषु (lokeṣu) - among people, in the worlds

(noun)

Locative, masculine, plural of loka

loka - world, people, realm

शनैः (śanaiḥ) - slowly, softly, gradually

(indeclinable)

अपि (api) - even, also, too

(indeclinable)

सुभाषितम् (subhāṣitam) - a wise saying, an eloquent speech

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of subhāṣita

subhāṣita - well-spoken, eloquent; a good saying, an aphorism

Past Passive Participle (used as noun)

from su-bhāṣ + kta

Prefix: su

Root: bhāṣ (class 1)