महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-133, verse-57

उमोवाच ।
अपरे स्वल्पविज्ञाना धर्मविद्वेषिणो नराः ।
ब्राह्मणान्वेदविदुषो नेच्छन्ति परिसर्पितुम् ॥५७॥

57. umovāca ,
apare svalpavijñānā dharmavidveṣiṇo narāḥ ,
brāhmaṇānvedaviduṣo necchanti parisarpitum.

57. umā uvāca | apare svalpavijñānāḥ dharmavidveṣiṇaḥ
narāḥ | brāhmaṇān vedaviduṣaḥ na icchanti parisarpitum

57. Uma said: "Other people, who have little knowledge and are hostile to natural law (dharma), do not wish to approach Brahmins who are learned in the Vedas."

Words meanings summery:

• उमा (umā) - Uma (name of the Goddess Parvati)

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• अपरे (apare) - others

• स्वल्पविज्ञानाः (svalpavijñānāḥ) - having little knowledge, of small understanding

• धर्मविद्वेषिणः (dharmavidveṣiṇaḥ) - hostile to natural law (dharma), haters of dharma

• नराः (narāḥ) - men, people

• ब्राह्मणान् (brāhmaṇān) - Brahmins (plural)

• वेदविदुषः (vedaviduṣaḥ) - learned in the Vedic texts (knowing the Vedas, learned in the Vedas)

• न (na) - not, no

• इच्छन्ति (icchanti) - they wish, they desire

• परिसर्पितुम् (parisarpitum) - to approach, to go around

Words meanings and morphology

उमा (umā) - Uma (name of the Goddess Parvati)

(proper noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of umā

umā - Uma (name of a goddess, consort of Shiva)

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of vac

Root: vac (class 2)

अपरे (apare) - others

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of apara

apara - other, another, posterior

Note: Also functions as adjective "other".

स्वल्पविज्ञानाः (svalpavijñānāḥ) - having little knowledge, of small understanding

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of svalpavijñāna

svalpavijñāna - having little knowledge, of small understanding

Compound word

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (svalpa+vijñāna)

• svalpa – small, little, few
  adjective (masculine)
• vijñāna – knowledge, understanding, science
  noun (neuter)
  From root jñā (to know) with prefix vi
  Prefix: vi
  Root: jñā (class 9)

धर्मविद्वेषिणः (dharmavidveṣiṇaḥ) - hostile to natural law (dharma), haters of dharma

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of dharmavidveṣin

dharmavidveṣin - hostile to natural law (dharma), haters of dharma

Compound word

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dharma+vidveṣin)

• dharma – natural law, constitution, duty, righteousness, virtue
  noun (masculine)
  From root dhṛ (to hold, support)
  Root: dhṛ (class 1)
• vidveṣin – hating, hostile, adversary
  adjective (masculine)
  From root dviṣ (to hate) with prefix vi
  Prefix: vi
  Root: dviṣ (class 2)

नराः (narāḥ) - men, people

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of nara

nara - man, human being

ब्राह्मणान् (brāhmaṇān) - Brahmins (plural)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of brāhmaṇa

brāhmaṇa - Brahmin, one belonging to the priestly class

वेदविदुषः (vedaviduṣaḥ) - learned in the Vedic texts (knowing the Vedas, learned in the Vedas)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of vedaviduṣ

vedaviduṣ - knowing the Vedas, learned in the Vedas

Compound word

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (veda+viduṣ)

• veda – Veda, sacred knowledge
  noun (masculine)
  From root vid (to know)
  Root: vid (class 2)
• viduṣ – knowing, wise, learned
  adjective (masculine)
  Perfect Active Participle
  From root vid (to know)
  Root: vid (class 2)

Note: Qualifies brāhmaṇān.

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

इच्छन्ति (icchanti) - they wish, they desire

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present indicative (laṭ) of iṣ

Root: iṣ (class 6)

परिसर्पितुम् (parisarpitum) - to approach, to go around

(verb)

infinitive of sṛp

Infinitive

From root sṛp (to creep) with prefix pari + tumun suffix

Prefix: pari

Root: sṛp (class 1)