महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-34, verse-14

ये ब्राह्मणमुखात्प्राप्तं प्रतिगृह्णन्ति वै वचः ।
कृतात्मानो महात्मानस्ते न यान्ति पराभवम् ॥१४॥

14. ye brāhmaṇamukhātprāptaṁ pratigṛhṇanti vai vacaḥ ,
kṛtātmāno mahātmānaste na yānti parābhavam.

14. ye brāhmaṇamukhāt prāptam pratigṛhṇanti vai vacaḥ
kṛtātmānaḥ mahātmānaḥ te na yānti parābhavam

14. ye kṛtātmānaḥ mahātmānaḥ brāhmaṇamukhāt prāptam
vacaḥ vai pratigṛhṇanti te parābhavam na yānti

14. Those great-souled individuals who have refined their inner self (ātman) and who accept the words received from a brahmin, they certainly do not experience defeat.

Words meanings summery:

• ये (ye) - those individuals who (those who, which)

• ब्राह्मणमुखात् (brāhmaṇamukhāt) - from the teachings or advice of a brahmin (from the mouth of a brahmin)

• प्राप्तम् (prāptam) - obtained or heard (obtained, received, gained)

• प्रतिगृह्णन्ति (pratigṛhṇanti) - they heed or follow (they accept, they receive)

• वै (vai) - emphasizes the certainty of the statement (indeed, certainly, verily)

• वचः (vacaḥ) - advice or teaching (word, speech, saying, advice)

• कृतात्मानः (kṛtātmānaḥ) - referring to individuals who have achieved spiritual refinement (those who have perfected their inner self (ātman), self-controlled, accomplished in soul)

• महात्मानः (mahātmānaḥ) - referring to individuals of noble character (great-souled, noble-minded, exalted in spirit)

• ते (te) - those individuals previously mentioned (they)

• न (na) - negation of the verb (not, no)

• यान्ति (yānti) - they experience or suffer (they go, they attain, they reach)

• पराभवम् (parābhavam) - failure or loss of standing (defeat, humiliation, destruction, downfall)

Words meanings and morphology

ये (ye) - those individuals who (those who, which)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of yad

yad - who, which, what

Note: Relative pronoun.

ब्राह्मणमुखात् (brāhmaṇamukhāt) - from the teachings or advice of a brahmin (from the mouth of a brahmin)

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of brāhmaṇamukha

brāhmaṇamukha - mouth of a brahmin; teaching of a brahmin

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (brāhmaṇa+mukha)

• brāhmaṇa – a brahmin, one belonging to the priestly class
  noun (masculine)
  From brahman, 'sacred word, prayer', + suffix -a (n)
• mukha – mouth, face, opening, principal part
  noun (neuter)

प्राप्तम् (prāptam) - obtained or heard (obtained, received, gained)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of prāpta

prāpta - obtained, received, reached

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root √āp (to obtain) with prefix pra-

Prefix: pra

Root: āp (class 5)

Note: Modifies vacaḥ.

प्रतिगृह्णन्ति (pratigṛhṇanti) - they heed or follow (they accept, they receive)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of √grah

present active indicative 9th class

Root √grah (9th class), with prefix prati-

Prefix: prati

Root: grah (class 9)

वै (vai) - emphasizes the certainty of the statement (indeed, certainly, verily)

(indeclinable)

Note: An emphatic particle.

वचः (vacaḥ) - advice or teaching (word, speech, saying, advice)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vacas

vacas - word, speech, saying, advice

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Accusative singular of neuter s-stem noun vacas.

कृतात्मानः (kṛtātmānaḥ) - referring to individuals who have achieved spiritual refinement (those who have perfected their inner self (ātman), self-controlled, accomplished in soul)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of kṛtātman

kṛtātman - one whose self is perfected, self-controlled, resolute

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (kṛta+ātman)

• kṛta – done, made, accomplished, perfected
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  Root √kṛ (to do, make)
  Root: kṛ (class 8)
• ātman – self, soul, spirit, essential nature
  noun (masculine)

Note: Compound adjective modifying 'ye' (understood).

महात्मानः (mahātmānaḥ) - referring to individuals of noble character (great-souled, noble-minded, exalted in spirit)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of mahātman

mahātman - great-souled, noble, exalted, magnanimous

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahā+ātman)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective (feminine)
  Feminine form of mahat, often used in compounds.
• ātman – self, soul, spirit, essential nature
  noun (masculine)

Note: Compound adjective modifying 'ye' (understood).

ते (te) - those individuals previously mentioned (they)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, he, she, it, they

Note: Coreferent with 'ye'.

न (na) - negation of the verb (not, no)

(indeclinable)

यान्ति (yānti) - they experience or suffer (they go, they attain, they reach)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of √yā

present active indicative 2nd class

Root √yā (2nd class)

Root: yā (class 2)

पराभवम् (parābhavam) - failure or loss of standing (defeat, humiliation, destruction, downfall)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of parābhava

parābhava - defeat, humiliation, downfall, destruction

From prefix parā- and root √bhū (to be, become)

Prefix: parā

Root: bhū (class 1)