महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-33, verse-18

ब्राह्मणा यं प्रशंसन्ति पुरुषः स प्रवर्धते ।
ब्राह्मणैर्यः पराक्रुष्टः पराभूयात्क्षणाद्धि सः ॥१८॥

18. brāhmaṇā yaṁ praśaṁsanti puruṣaḥ sa pravardhate ,
brāhmaṇairyaḥ parākruṣṭaḥ parābhūyātkṣaṇāddhi saḥ.

18. brāhmaṇāḥ yam praśaṃsanti puruṣaḥ sa pravardhate
brāhmaṇaiḥ yaḥ parākruṣṭaḥ parābhūyāt kṣaṇāt hi saḥ

18. brāhmaṇāḥ yam puruṣam praśaṃsanti,
sa pravardhate.
yaḥ brāhmaṇaiḥ parākruṣṭaḥ,
sa hi kṣaṇāt parābhūyāt.

18. The person whom brahmins commend truly prospers. Conversely, whoever is strongly condemned by brahmins is indeed defeated in an instant.

Words meanings summery:

• ब्राह्मणाः (brāhmaṇāḥ) - brahmins

• यम् (yam) - whom, which

• प्रशंसन्ति (praśaṁsanti) - they praise, they commend

• पुरुषः (puruṣaḥ) - a person, man, male

• स (sa) - he, that

• प्रवर्धते (pravardhate) - he thrives, he prospers, he grows

• ब्राह्मणैः (brāhmaṇaiḥ) - by brahmins

• यः (yaḥ) - who, which

• पराक्रुष्टः (parākruṣṭaḥ) - strongly condemned (greatly cursed, condemned)

• पराभूयात् (parābhūyāt) - he would be defeated, he would be vanquished

• क्षणात् (kṣaṇāt) - from an instant, in an instant, instantly

• हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for

• सः (saḥ) - he, that

Words meanings and morphology

ब्राह्मणाः (brāhmaṇāḥ) - brahmins

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of brāhmaṇa

brāhmaṇa - brahmin (a member of the priestly class)

यम् (yam) - whom, which

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of yad

yad - who, which, what, whom

प्रशंसन्ति (praśaṁsanti) - they praise, they commend

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (lat) of praśaṃs

Present Tense

Prefix: pra

Root: śaṃs (class 1)

पुरुषः (puruṣaḥ) - a person, man, male

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of puruṣa

puruṣa - man, person, male, human being

स (sa) - he, that

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

प्रवर्धते (pravardhate) - he thrives, he prospers, he grows

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (lat) of pravṛdh

Present Tense

Prefix: pra

Root: vṛdh (class 1)

ब्राह्मणैः (brāhmaṇaiḥ) - by brahmins

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of brāhmaṇa

brāhmaṇa - brahmin (a member of the priestly class)

यः (yaḥ) - who, which

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yad

yad - who, which, what

पराक्रुष्टः (parākruṣṭaḥ) - strongly condemned (greatly cursed, condemned)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of parākruṣṭa

parākruṣṭa - cursed, reviled, strongly condemned

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root 'kruś' with prefix 'parā'

Prefix: parā

Root: kruś (class 1)

पराभूयात् (parābhūyāt) - he would be defeated, he would be vanquished

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhiliṅ) of parābhū

Optative

Prefix: parā

Root: bhū (class 1)

क्षणात् (kṣaṇāt) - from an instant, in an instant, instantly

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of kṣaṇa

kṣaṇa - an instant, moment, a very short time

हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for

(indeclinable)

सः (saḥ) - he, that

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it