महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-134, verse-26

प्रभवन्पृच्छते यो हि संमानयति वा पुनः ।
नूनं जनमदुष्टात्मा पण्डिताख्यां स गच्छति ॥२६॥

26. prabhavanpṛcchate yo hi saṁmānayati vā punaḥ ,
nūnaṁ janamaduṣṭātmā paṇḍitākhyāṁ sa gacchati.

26. prabhavan pṛcchate yaḥ hi saṃmānayati vā punaḥ
nūnam janam aduṣṭātmā paṇḍitākhyām saḥ gacchati

26. hi yaḥ aduṣṭātmā prabhavan vā punaḥ janam pṛcchate
saṃmānayati saḥ nūnam paṇḍitākhyām gacchati

26. Indeed, a pure-minded (aduṣṭātman) person who, though capable, inquires or honors others, certainly attains the appellation of a scholar.

Words meanings summery:

• प्रभवन् (prabhavan) - being capable, being powerful

• पृच्छते (pṛcchate) - asks, inquires

• यः (yaḥ) - who, whoever

• हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for

• संमानयति (saṁmānayati) - honors, respects highly

• वा (vā) - or

• पुनः (punaḥ) - again, furthermore, moreover

• नूनम् (nūnam) - certainly, surely, indeed

• जनम् (janam) - person, people, human being

• अदुष्टात्मा (aduṣṭātmā) - pure-minded (aduṣṭātman) (pure-minded, one whose self is not corrupt)

• पण्डिताख्याम् (paṇḍitākhyām) - the appellation of a scholar, the name of a wise person

• सः (saḥ) - he, that

• गच्छति (gacchati) - attains, goes, reaches

Words meanings and morphology

प्रभवन् (prabhavan) - being capable, being powerful

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of prabhāvat

prabhāvat - powerful, capable, excelling

Present Active Participle

Derived from root bhū (to be, become) with prefix pra (forth, greatly).

Prefix: pra

Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Modifies 'yaḥ' (whoever).

पृच्छते (pṛcchate) - asks, inquires

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of prach

Conjugated form of the root prach.

Root: prach (class 6)

यः (yaḥ) - who, whoever

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yad

yad - who, which, what (relative pronoun)

Note: Subject of the relative clause.

हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for

(indeclinable)

संमानयति (saṁmānayati) - honors, respects highly

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of saṃmānaya

Causative

Causative stem from root man (to think, believe) with prefix sam (together, completely).

Prefix: sam

Root: man (class 4)

वा (vā) - or

(indeclinable)

पुनः (punaḥ) - again, furthermore, moreover

(indeclinable)

नूनम् (nūnam) - certainly, surely, indeed

(indeclinable)

जनम् (janam) - person, people, human being

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of jana

jana - person, people, creature, human being

Root: jan (class 4)

Note: Object of 'pṛcchate' and 'saṃmānayati'.

अदुष्टात्मा (aduṣṭātmā) - pure-minded (aduṣṭātman) (pure-minded, one whose self is not corrupt)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of aduṣṭātman

aduṣṭātman - one whose self is not corrupt, pure-minded

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (a+duṣṭa+ātman)

• a – not, non-, un- (negation prefix)
  indeclinable
• duṣṭa – corrupt, wicked, spoiled, bad
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root duṣ (to become corrupt).
  Root: duṣ (class 4)
• ātman – self, soul, spirit, essence, mind
  noun (masculine)

Note: Modifies 'yaḥ'.

पण्डिताख्याम् (paṇḍitākhyām) - the appellation of a scholar, the name of a wise person

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of paṇḍitākhyā

paṇḍitākhyā - the appellation/name of a scholar

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī tatpuruṣa (paṇḍita+ākhyā)

• paṇḍita – scholar, learned person, wise man
  noun (masculine)
• ākhyā – name, appellation, designation, renown
  noun (feminine)
  Prefix: ā
  Root: khyā (class 2)

Note: Object of 'gacchati'.

सः (saḥ) - he, that

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that (demonstrative pronoun); he, she, it

Note: Correlative pronoun to 'yaḥ'.

गच्छति (gacchati) - attains, goes, reaches

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of gam

Conjugated form of the root gam.

Root: gam (class 1)