महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-2, chapter-33, verse-5

कृशानर्थांस्तथा केचिदकृशांस्तत्र कुर्वते ।
अकृशांश्च कृशांश्चक्रुर्हेतुभिः शास्त्रनिश्चितैः ॥५॥

5. kṛśānarthāṁstathā kecidakṛśāṁstatra kurvate ,
akṛśāṁśca kṛśāṁścakrurhetubhiḥ śāstraniścitaiḥ.

5. kṛśān arthān tathā kecit akṛśān tatra kurvate
akṛśān ca kṛśān ca cakruḥ hetubhiḥ śāstra-niścitaiḥ

5. Some people there would make trivial meanings substantial, and substantial ones trivial, by means of arguments that were definitively established in the scriptures.

Words meanings summery:

• कृशान् (kṛśān) - trivial or insignificant (meanings) (meager, small, weak, lean)

• अर्थान् (arthān) - meanings or interpretations (purposes, meanings, objects, wealth)

• तथा (tathā) - thus, so, in that way, and

• केचित् (kecit) - some people (among the disputants) (some)

• अकृशान् (akṛśān) - substantial or significant (meanings) (not meager, substantial, strong, significant)

• तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place

• कुर्वते (kurvate) - they make, they do

• अकृशान् (akṛśān) - substantial or significant (meanings) (not meager, substantial, strong, significant)

• च (ca) - and, also

• कृशान् (kṛśān) - trivial or insignificant (meanings) (meager, small, weak, lean)

• च (ca) - and, also

• चक्रुः (cakruḥ) - they made, they did

• हेतुभिः (hetubhiḥ) - by reasons, by causes, by arguments

• शास्त्र-निश्चितैः (śāstra-niścitaiḥ) - by those determined by scriptures, by those established in sacred texts

Words meanings and morphology

कृशान् (kṛśān) - trivial or insignificant (meanings) (meager, small, weak, lean)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of kṛśa

kṛśa - meager, thin, small, weak, trifling

Note: Qualifies 'arthān'.

अर्थान् (arthān) - meanings or interpretations (purposes, meanings, objects, wealth)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of artha

artha - meaning, purpose, object, wealth, matter

तथा (tathā) - thus, so, in that way, and

(indeclinable)

केचित् (kecit) - some people (among the disputants) (some)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of kaścid

kaścid - someone, something, some

अकृशान् (akṛśān) - substantial or significant (meanings) (not meager, substantial, strong, significant)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of akṛśa

akṛśa - not meager, not thin, strong, substantial

Negative compound (nañ-tatpuruṣa) of 'a' and 'kṛśa'.

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+kṛśa)

• a – not, un-
  indeclinable
  Negative prefix.
• kṛśa – meager, thin, small, weak, trifling
  adjective (masculine)

Note: Qualifies implied 'arthān'.

तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place

(indeclinable)

कुर्वते (kurvate) - they make, they do

(verb)

3rd person , plural, middle, present (laṭ) of kṛ

Present middle third plural

Present tense, ātmanepada (middle voice), third person plural.

Root: kṛ (class 8)

अकृशान् (akṛśān) - substantial or significant (meanings) (not meager, substantial, strong, significant)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of akṛśa

akṛśa - not meager, not thin, strong, substantial

Negative compound (nañ-tatpuruṣa) of 'a' and 'kṛśa'.

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+kṛśa)

• a – not, un-
  indeclinable
  Negative prefix.
• kṛśa – meager, thin, small, weak, trifling
  adjective (masculine)

Note: Qualifies implied 'arthān'.

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

कृशान् (kṛśān) - trivial or insignificant (meanings) (meager, small, weak, lean)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of kṛśa

kṛśa - meager, thin, small, weak, trifling

Note: Qualifies implied 'arthān'.

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

चक्रुः (cakruḥ) - they made, they did

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, perfect (lit) of kṛ

Perfect active third plural

Reduplicated perfect, parasmāipada (active voice), third person plural.

Root: kṛ (class 8)

हेतुभिः (hetubhiḥ) - by reasons, by causes, by arguments

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of hetu

hetu - cause, reason, motive, argument

Root: hi (class 5)

शास्त्र-निश्चितैः (śāstra-niścitaiḥ) - by those determined by scriptures, by those established in sacred texts

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of śāstra-niścita

śāstra-niścita - determined by scriptures, firmly settled by sacred texts

Compound adjective.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (śāstra+niścita)

• śāstra – scripture, sacred text, treatise, science
  noun (neuter)
  Root: śās (class 2)
• niścita – ascertained, determined, settled, sure
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From prefix ni + root ci (to gather, observe).
  Prefix: ni
  Root: ci (class 5)

Note: Qualifies 'hetubhiḥ'.