महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-2, chapter-41, verse-15

आत्मनिन्दात्मपूजा च परनिन्दा परस्तवः ।
अनाचरितमार्याणां वृत्तमेतच्चतुर्विधम् ॥१५॥

15. ātmanindātmapūjā ca paranindā parastavaḥ ,
anācaritamāryāṇāṁ vṛttametaccaturvidham.

15. ātmanindā ātmapūjā ca paranindā parastavaḥ
anācaritam āryāṇām vṛttam etat caturvidham

15. Self-criticism, self-praise, criticizing others, and praising others—this four-fold behavior is not practiced by noble individuals.

Words meanings summery:

• आत्मनिन्दा (ātmanindā) - self-criticism, self-blame

• आत्मपूजा (ātmapūjā) - self-praise, self-worship

• च (ca) - and, also

• परनिन्दा (paranindā) - criticism of others, blaming others

• परस्तवः (parastavaḥ) - praise of others, eulogy of others

• अनाचरितम् (anācaritam) - not practiced, not performed

• आर्याणाम् (āryāṇām) - of noble ones, by noble persons

• वृत्तम् (vṛttam) - conduct, behavior, action, course of life

• एतत् (etat) - this

• चतुर्विधम् (caturvidham) - four-fold, of four kinds

Words meanings and morphology

आत्मनिन्दा (ātmanindā) - self-criticism, self-blame

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of ātmanindā

ātmanindā - self-criticism, self-blame

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (ātman+nindā)

• ātman – self, soul, spirit, mind
  noun (masculine)
• nindā – blame, censure, criticism, reproach
  noun (feminine)

आत्मपूजा (ātmapūjā) - self-praise, self-worship

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of ātmapūjā

ātmapūjā - self-praise, self-worship

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (ātman+pūjā)

• ātman – self, soul, spirit, mind
  noun (masculine)
• pūjā – worship, adoration, praise
  noun (feminine)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

परनिन्दा (paranindā) - criticism of others, blaming others

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of paranindā

paranindā - criticism of others, blaming others

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (para+nindā)

• para – other, another, supreme
  adjective (masculine)
• nindā – blame, censure, criticism, reproach
  noun (feminine)

परस्तवः (parastavaḥ) - praise of others, eulogy of others

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of parastava

parastava - praise of others, eulogy of others

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (para+stava)

• para – other, another, supreme
  adjective (masculine)
• stava – praise, eulogy, hymn
  noun (masculine)

अनाचरितम् (anācaritam) - not practiced, not performed

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of anācarita

anācarita - not practiced, not performed, not customary

Past Passive Participle

Formed from the root √car with prefix ā- and negative prefix a-

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+ācarita)

• a – not, un-, non-
  indeclinable
• ācarita – practiced, performed, customary
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  From √car 'to move, behave' with prefix ā-
  Prefix: ā
  Root: √car (class 1)

आर्याणाम् (āryāṇām) - of noble ones, by noble persons

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of ārya

ārya - noble, honorable, respectable; a noble person

वृत्तम् (vṛttam) - conduct, behavior, action, course of life

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of vṛtta

vṛtta - conduct, behavior, action, occurrence

Past Passive Participle

Derived from √vṛt 'to be, to exist'

Root: √vṛt (class 1)

एतत् (etat) - this

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of etad

etad - this, that

चतुर्विधम् (caturvidham) - four-fold, of four kinds

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of caturvidha

caturvidha - four-fold, of four kinds

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (catur+vidha)

• catur – four
  numeral
• vidha – kind, sort, manner
  noun (masculine)