महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-39, verse-10

संपूज्यमानाः पुरुषैर्विकुर्वन्ति मनो नृषु ।
अपास्ताश्च तथा राजन्विकुर्वन्ति मनः स्त्रियः ॥१०॥

10. saṁpūjyamānāḥ puruṣairvikurvanti mano nṛṣu ,
apāstāśca tathā rājanvikurvanti manaḥ striyaḥ.

10. sampūjyamānāḥ puruṣaiḥ vikurvanti manaḥ nṛṣu
apāstāḥ ca tathā rājan vikurvanti manaḥ striyaḥ

10. striyaḥ sampūjyamānāḥ puruṣaiḥ manaḥ nṛṣu
vikurvanti ca tathā rājan apāstāḥ manaḥ vikurvanti

10. When women are honored by men, they corrupt the minds of men. And similarly, O King, when women are rejected, they also corrupt minds.

Words meanings summery:

• सम्पूज्यमानाः (sampūjyamānāḥ) - being honored, being revered

• पुरुषैः (puruṣaiḥ) - by men, by persons

• विकुर्वन्ति (vikurvanti) - they corrupt, they disturb, they change

• मनः (manaḥ) - mind, intellect, heart

• नृषु (nṛṣu) - among men, in men, towards men

• अपास्ताः (apāstāḥ) - rejected, cast aside, dismissed

• च (ca) - and, also

• तथा (tathā) - thus, so, similarly

• राजन् (rājan) - O King

• विकुर्वन्ति (vikurvanti) - they corrupt, they disturb, they change

• मनः (manaḥ) - mind, intellect, heart

• स्त्रियः (striyaḥ) - women

Words meanings and morphology

सम्पूज्यमानाः (sampūjyamānāḥ) - being honored, being revered

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of sampūjyamāna

sampūjyamāna - being honored, being revered, being worshipped

Present Passive Participle

Derived from root PŪJ (to honor, worship) with prefix SAM-, in passive voice.

Prefix: sam

Root: pūj (class 1)

Note: Feminine nominative plural, agreeing with 'striyaḥ' (implied or later mentioned).

पुरुषैः (puruṣaiḥ) - by men, by persons

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of puruṣa

puruṣa - man, person, male, human being, spirit, the supreme cosmic person (puruṣa)

विकुर्वन्ति (vikurvanti) - they corrupt, they disturb, they change

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of vikṛ

Prefix: vi

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: From vi-√kṛ.

मनः (manaḥ) - mind, intellect, heart

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of manas

manas - mind, intellect, heart, disposition

Root: man

Note: Sandhi form of manas (nom/acc sing neuter).

नृषु (nṛṣu) - among men, in men, towards men

(noun)

Locative, masculine, plural of nṛ

nṛ - man, human being

Note: Locative plural of nṛ.

अपास्ताः (apāstāḥ) - rejected, cast aside, dismissed

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of apāsta

apāsta - thrown away, cast off, rejected, dismissed

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root AS (to throw) with prefix APA-, in passive voice.

Prefix: apa

Root: as (class 4)

Note: Feminine nominative plural, agreeing with 'striyaḥ' (implied).

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

तथा (tathā) - thus, so, similarly

(indeclinable)

राजन् (rājan) - O King

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler

Root: rāj

विकुर्वन्ति (vikurvanti) - they corrupt, they disturb, they change

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of vikṛ

Prefix: vi

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: From vi-√kṛ.

मनः (manaḥ) - mind, intellect, heart

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of manas

manas - mind, intellect, heart, disposition

Root: man

Note: Sandhi form of manas (nom/acc sing neuter).

स्त्रियः (striyaḥ) - women

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of strī

strī - woman, female