महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-136, verse-2

भीष्म उवाच ।
ब्राह्मणानां परिभवः सादयेदपि देवताः ।
ब्राह्मणानां नमस्कर्ता युधिष्ठिर न रिष्यते ॥२॥

2. bhīṣma uvāca ,
brāhmaṇānāṁ paribhavaḥ sādayedapi devatāḥ ,
brāhmaṇānāṁ namaskartā yudhiṣṭhira na riṣyate.

2. Bhīṣma uvāca brāhmaṇānām paribhavaḥ sādayet api
devatāḥ brāhmaṇānām namaskartā Yudhiṣṭhira na riṣyate

2. Bhīṣma uvāca brāhmaṇānām paribhavaḥ api devatāḥ
sādayet Yudhiṣṭhira brāhmaṇānām namaskartā na riṣyate

2. Bhīṣma said: The disrespect shown to brāhmaṇas (brāhmaṇa) would cause even the gods to falter. O Yudhiṣṭhira, one who respectfully bows to brāhmaṇas (brāhmaṇa) does not suffer harm.

Words meanings summery:

• भीष्म (bhīṣma) - Bhīṣma, the grandsire, replying to Yudhiṣṭhira (Bhīṣma)

• उवाच (uvāca) - Bhīṣma said (said, spoke)

• ब्राह्मणानाम् (brāhmaṇānām) - the disrespect of brāhmaṇas (of brāhmaṇas)

• परिभवः (paribhavaḥ) - the disrespect (shown to brāhmaṇas) (disrespect, contempt, humiliation)

• सादयेत् (sādayet) - would cause even the gods to falter (would cause to sink/falter, would depress, would cause to fail)

• अपि (api) - even the gods (even, also, too)

• देवताः (devatāḥ) - even the gods (gods, deities)

• ब्राह्मणानाम् (brāhmaṇānām) - one who salutes brāhmaṇas (of brāhmaṇas)

• नमस्कर्ता (namaskartā) - one who salutes brāhmaṇas (one who salutes, one who bows)

• युधिष्ठिर (yudhiṣṭhira) - O Yudhiṣṭhira (vocative) (Yudhiṣṭhira)

• न (na) - is not harmed (not, no)

• रिष्यते (riṣyate) - does not suffer harm (is harmed, suffers injury, perishes)

Words meanings and morphology

भीष्म (bhīṣma) - Bhīṣma, the grandsire, replying to Yudhiṣṭhira (Bhīṣma)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of Bhīṣma

Bhīṣma - terrible, formidable; name of the son of Gaṅgā and Śāntanu

उवाच (uvāca) - Bhīṣma said (said, spoke)

(verb)

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

perfect active

Perfect tense, 3rd person singular, active voice, from root vac

Root: vac (class 2)

ब्राह्मणानाम् (brāhmaṇānām) - the disrespect of brāhmaṇas (of brāhmaṇas)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of brāhmaṇa

brāhmaṇa - a member of the priestly class, a brahmin

परिभवः (paribhavaḥ) - the disrespect (shown to brāhmaṇas) (disrespect, contempt, humiliation)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of paribhava

paribhava - disrespect, contempt, humiliation, defeat

Derived from root bhū (to be) with prefix pari

Prefix: pari

Root: bhū (class 1)

सादयेत् (sādayet) - would cause even the gods to falter (would cause to sink/falter, would depress, would cause to fail)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (liṅ) of sad

optative causative

Causative optative mood, 3rd person singular, active voice. Root sad (to sink) in causative form (sādaya)

Root: sad (class 1)

Note: Causative form of sad

अपि (api) - even the gods (even, also, too)

(indeclinable)

देवताः (devatāḥ) - even the gods (gods, deities)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, plural of devatā

devatā - divinity, deity, god

ब्राह्मणानाम् (brāhmaṇānām) - one who salutes brāhmaṇas (of brāhmaṇas)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of brāhmaṇa

brāhmaṇa - a member of the priestly class, a brahmin

नमस्कर्ता (namaskartā) - one who salutes brāhmaṇas (one who salutes, one who bows)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of namaskartṛ

namaskartṛ - one who salutes, one who bows

agent noun

From namas (salutation) + kṛ (to do) + tṛ (agent suffix)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (namas+kartṛ)

• namas – salutation, bow, reverence
  indeclinable (neuter)
• kartṛ – doer, agent, maker
  noun (masculine)
  agent noun
  From root kṛ + tṛ
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

युधिष्ठिर (yudhiṣṭhira) - O Yudhiṣṭhira (vocative) (Yudhiṣṭhira)

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of Yudhiṣṭhira

Yudhiṣṭhira - firm in battle; name of the eldest Pāṇḍava

न (na) - is not harmed (not, no)

(indeclinable)

रिष्यते (riṣyate) - does not suffer harm (is harmed, suffers injury, perishes)

(verb)

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

present

Present tense, 3rd person singular, middle voice (ātmanepada), from root riṣ (Divādi class 4)

Root: riṣ (class 4)