महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-281, verse-23

मानं त्यक्त्वा यो नरो वृद्धसेवी विद्वान्क्लीबः पश्यति प्रीतियोगात् ।
दाक्ष्येणाहीनो धर्मयुक्तो नदान्तो लोकेऽस्मिन्वै पूज्यते सद्भिरार्यः ॥२३॥

23. mānaṁ tyaktvā yo naro vṛddhasevī; vidvānklībaḥ paśyati prītiyogāt ,
dākṣyeṇāhīno dharmayukto nadānto; loke'sminvai pūjyate sadbhirāryaḥ.

23. mānam tyaktvā yaḥ naraḥ vṛddhasevī
vidvān klībaḥ paśyati prītiyogāt
dākṣyeṇa ahīnaḥ dharmayuktaḥ na dāntaḥ
loke asmin vai pūjyate sadbhiḥ āryaḥ

23. yaḥ naraḥ mānam tyaktvā vṛddhasevī vidvān klībaḥ prītiyogāt paśyati dākṣyeṇa ahīnaḥ dharmayuktaḥ na dāntaḥ (ca asti),
saḥ āryaḥ asmin loke vai sadbhiḥ pūjyate

23. That noble person (ārya), who, having abandoned pride, serves elders, is learned, humble, looks upon (others) with affection, is not deficient in skill, is endowed with natural law (dharma), and is unsubdued (by unrighteousness or external pressures), is indeed revered by good people in this world.

Words meanings summery:

• मानम् (mānam) - honor; pride; respect; measurement

• त्यक्त्वा (tyaktvā) - having abandoned; having given up; having renounced

• यः (yaḥ) - who; which; that (relative pronoun)

• नरः (naraḥ) - man; human being

• वृद्धसेवी (vṛddhasevī) - one who serves elders; respecter of the aged

• विद्वान् (vidvān) - learned; wise; knowing

• क्लीबः (klībaḥ) - humble; unassuming (eunuch; impotent; timid; unmanly; humble; one who avoids strife)

• पश्यति (paśyati) - sees; beholds; perceives

• प्रीतियोगात् (prītiyogāt) - through the connection of love; by means of affection; with love

• दाक्ष्येण (dākṣyeṇa) - by skill; by dexterity; by cleverness

• अहीनः (ahīnaḥ) - not deficient; endowed with; not inferior

• धर्मयुक्तः (dharmayuktaḥ) - endowed with natural law (dharma); righteous; just

• न (na) - not; no

• दान्तः (dāntaḥ) - unsubdued (by unrighteousness or external pressures); unyielding (subdued; self-controlled; tamed; patient)

• लोके (loke) - in the world; among people

• अस्मिन् (asmin) - in this; this (demonstrative pronoun)

• वै (vai) - indeed; certainly; surely (emphatic particle)

• पूज्यते (pūjyate) - is worshipped; is honored; is revered

• सद्भिः (sadbhiḥ) - by the good; by the virtuous; by the wise

• आर्यः (āryaḥ) - noble; respectable; venerable person

Words meanings and morphology

मानम् (mānam) - honor; pride; respect; measurement

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of māna

māna - honor; pride; respect; measurement; esteem

Root: man (class 4)

त्यक्त्वा (tyaktvā) - having abandoned; having given up; having renounced

(indeclinable)

Root: tyaj (class 1)

Note: Absolutive (Gerund) form.

यः (yaḥ) - who; which; that (relative pronoun)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yad

yad - who, which, what (relative pronoun)

नरः (naraḥ) - man; human being

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nara

nara - man; human being; male

वृद्धसेवी (vṛddhasevī) - one who serves elders; respecter of the aged

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vṛddhasevin

vṛddhasevin - one who serves or respects elders

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vṛddha+sevin)

• vṛddha – old; aged; grown; wise; elder
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root `vṛdh` (to grow, increase).
  Root: vṛdh (class 1)
• sevin – serving; attending upon; practicing
  adjective
  Agent noun/adjective from root `sev` (to serve).
  Root: sev (class 1)

विद्वान् (vidvān) - learned; wise; knowing

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vidvat

vidvat - learned; wise; knowing

Present Active Participle

From root `vid` (to know), with `śatṛ` suffix.

Root: vid (class 2)

क्लीबः (klībaḥ) - humble; unassuming (eunuch; impotent; timid; unmanly; humble; one who avoids strife)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of klība

klība - eunuch; impotent; timid; unmanly; humble; one who avoids strife

पश्यति (paśyati) - sees; beholds; perceives

(verb)

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

Root: dṛś (class 1)

प्रीतियोगात् (prītiyogāt) - through the connection of love; by means of affection; with love

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of prītiyoga

prītiyoga - connection of love; union with affection

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (prīti+yoga)

• prīti – love; affection; joy; pleasure
  noun (feminine)
  Derived from root `prī` (to please, to love).
  Root: prī (class 9)
• yoga – union; connection; application; discipline; spiritual practice
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root `yuj` (to join, to connect).
  Root: yuj (class 7)

दाक्ष्येण (dākṣyeṇa) - by skill; by dexterity; by cleverness

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of dākṣya

dākṣya - skill; dexterity; cleverness; capability

Derived from `dakṣa` (skillful).

अहीनः (ahīnaḥ) - not deficient; endowed with; not inferior

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ahīna

ahīna - not deficient; complete; excellent; endowed with

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+hīna)

• a – not; un-; non-
  indeclinable
  Negative prefix.
• hīna – deficient; lacking; abandoned; inferior
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root `hā` (to abandon, forsake, lose).
  Root: hā (class 3)

धर्मयुक्तः (dharmayuktaḥ) - endowed with natural law (dharma); righteous; just

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dharmayukta

dharmayukta - endowed with righteousness or natural law; pious; just

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dharma+yukta)

• dharma – natural law; constitution; intrinsic nature; duty; righteousness
  noun (masculine)
  Root: dhṛ (class 1)
• yukta – joined; connected; endowed with; engaged in; appropriate
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root `yuj` (to join, connect).
  Root: yuj (class 7)

न (na) - not; no

(indeclinable)

दान्तः (dāntaḥ) - unsubdued (by unrighteousness or external pressures); unyielding (subdued; self-controlled; tamed; patient)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dānta

dānta - subdued; self-controlled; tamed; disciplined; patient

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root `dam` (to tame, subdue, control). Here, negated by 'na', implying strength of character.

Root: dam (class 4)

लोके (loke) - in the world; among people

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of loka

loka - world; realm; people; community

अस्मिन् (asmin) - in this; this (demonstrative pronoun)

(pronoun)

Locative, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this; this one (demonstrative pronoun)

वै (vai) - indeed; certainly; surely (emphatic particle)

(indeclinable)

पूज्यते (pūjyate) - is worshipped; is honored; is revered

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present indicative (laṭ) of pūj

Root: pūj (class 10)

सद्भिः (sadbhiḥ) - by the good; by the virtuous; by the wise

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of sat

sat - good; virtuous; existent; real; wise person

Present Active Participle

Derived from root `as` (to be, to exist) with `śatṛ` suffix.

Root: as (class 2)

आर्यः (āryaḥ) - noble; respectable; venerable person

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ārya

ārya - noble; respectable; venerable; a person belonging to the higher social classes