महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-14, chapter-48, verse-23

यज्ञमित्यपरे धीराः प्रदानमिति चापरे ।
सर्वमेके प्रशंसन्ति न सर्वमिति चापरे ॥२३॥

23. yajñamityapare dhīrāḥ pradānamiti cāpare ,
sarvameke praśaṁsanti na sarvamiti cāpare.

23. yajñam iti apare dhīrāḥ pradānam iti ca apare
| sarvam eke praśaṃsanti na sarvam iti ca apare

23. apare dhīrāḥ yajñam iti ca apare pradānam iti
eke sarvam praśaṃsanti ca apare na sarvam iti

23. Other wise individuals consider it a Vedic ritual (yajña), and still others consider it an offering. Some praise everything, while others believe, "Not everything (is worthy of praise)."

Words meanings summery:

• यज्ञम् (yajñam) - Vedic ritual (yajña) (Vedic ritual, sacrifice)

• इति (iti) - thus (marking reported speech/thought) (thus, so, indicates direct speech or thought)

• अपरे (apare) - others (others, some others)

• धीराः (dhīrāḥ) - wise individuals (wise, steady, patient, firm)

• प्रदानम् (pradānam) - an offering or gift (giving, offering, gift, donation)

• इति (iti) - thus (marking reported speech/thought) (thus, so, indicates direct speech or thought)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• अपरे (apare) - others (others, some others)

• सर्वम् (sarvam) - everything (all, every, whole, everything)

• एके (eke) - some (people) (some (plural))

• प्रशंसन्ति (praśaṁsanti) - they praise (they praise, they commend)

• न (na) - not (not, no)

• सर्वम् (sarvam) - everything (all, every, whole, everything)

• इति (iti) - thus (marking reported speech/thought) (thus, so, indicates direct speech or thought)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• अपरे (apare) - others (others, some others)

Words meanings and morphology

यज्ञम् (yajñam) - Vedic ritual (yajña) (Vedic ritual, sacrifice)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of yajña

yajña - Vedic ritual, sacrifice, worship, offering

From root yaj (to worship, sacrifice).

Root: yaj (class 1)

Note: Object of implied "they consider".

इति (iti) - thus (marking reported speech/thought) (thus, so, indicates direct speech or thought)

(indeclinable)

Quotation particle.

अपरे (apare) - others (others, some others)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of apara

apara - other, another, different; subsequent, later; inferior

धीराः (dhīrāḥ) - wise individuals (wise, steady, patient, firm)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of dhīra

dhīra - wise, steady, firm, resolute, patient, brave, calm

From root dhī (to think, perceive).

Root: dhī

प्रदानम् (pradānam) - an offering or gift (giving, offering, gift, donation)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of pradāna

pradāna - giving, bestowing, donation, gift, offering

From pra-dā (to give).

Prefix: pra

Root: dā (class 3)

Note: Object of implied "they consider".

इति (iti) - thus (marking reported speech/thought) (thus, so, indicates direct speech or thought)

(indeclinable)

Quotation particle.

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

Conjunction.

Note: Placed after the word it connects.

अपरे (apare) - others (others, some others)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of apara

apara - other, another, different; subsequent, later; inferior

सर्वम् (sarvam) - everything (all, every, whole, everything)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole, entire; everything

Universal pronoun.

Note: Object of 'praśaṃsanti'.

एके (eke) - some (people) (some (plural))

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of eka

eka - one, single, unique; some (in plural)

प्रशंसन्ति (praśaṁsanti) - they praise (they praise, they commend)

(verb)

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

present active

From root śaṃs (to praise) with prefix pra-.

Prefix: pra

Root: śaṃs (class 1)

न (na) - not (not, no)

(indeclinable)

particle of negation

सर्वम् (sarvam) - everything (all, every, whole, everything)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole, entire; everything

Universal pronoun.

Note: Subject of implied "is (worthy of praise)".

इति (iti) - thus (marking reported speech/thought) (thus, so, indicates direct speech or thought)

(indeclinable)

Quotation particle.

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

Conjunction.

Note: Placed after the word it connects.

अपरे (apare) - others (others, some others)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of apara

apara - other, another, different; subsequent, later; inferior