महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-129, verse-55

न स्तम्भी न च मानी यो न प्रमत्तो न विस्मितः ।
मित्रामित्रसमो मैत्रो यः स धर्मविदुत्तमः ॥५५॥

55. na stambhī na ca mānī yo na pramatto na vismitaḥ ,
mitrāmitrasamo maitro yaḥ sa dharmaviduttamaḥ.

55. na stambhī na ca mānī yaḥ na pramattaḥ na vismitaḥ
mitrāmitrasamaḥ maitraḥ yaḥ saḥ dharmavit uttamaḥ

55. yaḥ na stambhī ca na mānī na pramattaḥ na vismitaḥ
mitrāmitrasamaḥ maitraḥ saḥ uttamaḥ dharmavit

55. That person who is not arrogant, nor proud, not negligent, nor conceited, who is impartial towards friends and enemies, and who is benevolent, he is the best knower of the natural law (dharma).

Words meanings summery:

• न (na) - not, no

• स्तम्भी (stambhī) - arrogant, stiff, unyielding

• न (na) - not, no

• च (ca) - and, also, moreover

• मानी (mānī) - proud, arrogant, conceited

• यः (yaḥ) - the one who (who, which)

• न (na) - not, no

• प्रमत्तः (pramattaḥ) - negligent, careless, intoxicated, mad

• न (na) - not, no

• विस्मितः (vismitaḥ) - astonished, surprised, proud, conceited

• मित्रामित्रसमः (mitrāmitrasamaḥ) - equal to friends and enemies, impartial

• मैत्रः (maitraḥ) - friendly, benevolent, well-disposed

• यः (yaḥ) - the one who (who, which)

• सः (saḥ) - that person (he, that)

• धर्मवित् (dharmavit) - knower of (dharma), one who understands the natural law

• उत्तमः (uttamaḥ) - best, excellent, highest

Words meanings and morphology

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

स्तम्भी (stambhī) - arrogant, stiff, unyielding

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of stambhī

stambhī - arrogant, stiff, unyielding, proud

Derived from stambha (arrogance, stiffness)

Root: stambh (class 1)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

च (ca) - and, also, moreover

(indeclinable)

मानी (mānī) - proud, arrogant, conceited

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mānin

mānin - proud, arrogant, conceited; having high regard for oneself

Derived from māna (pride, self-respect)

Root: man (class 4)

यः (yaḥ) - the one who (who, which)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yad

yad - who, which, what, whichever

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

प्रमत्तः (pramattaḥ) - negligent, careless, intoxicated, mad

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pramatta

pramatta - negligent, careless, inattentive, intoxicated, mad

Past Passive Participle

From pra-mad (to be careless, to be intoxicated)

Prefix: pra

Root: mad (class 4)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

विस्मितः (vismitaḥ) - astonished, surprised, proud, conceited

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vismita

vismita - astonished, surprised, conceited, proud, arrogant

Past Passive Participle

From vi-smi (to be astonished, to be proud)

Prefix: vi

Root: smi (class 1)

मित्रामित्रसमः (mitrāmitrasamaḥ) - equal to friends and enemies, impartial

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mitrāmitrasama

mitrāmitrasama - equal to friends and enemies, impartial

Compound type : dvandva-tatpurusha (mitra+amitra+sama)

• mitra – friend
  noun (masculine)
• amitra – enemy (non-friend)
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: a
• sama – equal, same, similar, impartial
  adjective (masculine)

Note: Compound of mitra (friend), amitra (enemy), and sama (equal).

मैत्रः (maitraḥ) - friendly, benevolent, well-disposed

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of maitra

maitra - friendly, benevolent, amicable, related to Mitra

Derived from mitra (friend)

यः (yaḥ) - the one who (who, which)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yad

yad - who, which, what, whichever

सः (saḥ) - that person (he, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

धर्मवित् (dharmavit) - knower of (dharma), one who understands the natural law

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dharmavid

dharmavid - knower of dharma, righteous person

Compound of dharma and vid (knower)

Compound type : tatpurusha (dharma+vid)

• dharma – natural law, constitution, intrinsic nature, duty, righteousness
  noun (masculine)
  Root: dhṛ (class 1)
• vid – knower, understanding
  noun (masculine)
  Agent noun from root vid (to know)
  Root: vid (class 2)

उत्तमः (uttamaḥ) - best, excellent, highest

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of uttama

uttama - best, excellent, highest, supreme

Prefix: ud

Root: tam (class 4)