महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-198, verse-47

अब्रुवन्कस्यचिन्निन्दामात्मपूजामवर्णयन् ।
न कश्चिद्गुणसंपन्नः प्रकाशो भुवि दृश्यते ॥४७॥

47. abruvankasyacinnindāmātmapūjāmavarṇayan ,
na kaścidguṇasaṁpannaḥ prakāśo bhuvi dṛśyate.

47. abruvan kasyacit nindām ātmapūjām avarṇayan na
kaścit guṇasampannaḥ prakāśaḥ bhuvi dṛśyate

47. One who neither speaks ill of anyone nor praises oneself (ātman), even if endowed with excellent qualities, is not seen shining on earth.

Words meanings summery:

• अब्रुवन् (abruvan) - not speaking, without saying

• कस्यचित् (kasyacit) - of anyone, of someone

• निन्दाम् (nindām) - blame, reproach, criticism

• आत्मपूजाम् (ātmapūjām) - self-praise (ātman), praise of oneself

• अवर्णयन् (avarṇayan) - not describing, not mentioning

• न (na) - not, no

• कश्चित् (kaścit) - anyone, someone

• गुणसम्पन्नः (guṇasampannaḥ) - endowed with good qualities, virtuous

• प्रकाशः (prakāśaḥ) - shining, light, manifestation

• भुवि (bhuvi) - on earth, in the world

• दृश्यते (dṛśyate) - is seen, appears, is observed

Words meanings and morphology

अब्रुवन् (abruvan) - not speaking, without saying

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, singular of abruvat

abruvat - not speaking, silent, not saying

Present active participle (negative)

From root `brū` (to speak) with negative prefix `a`, nominative singular masculine.

Compound type : nañ tatpuruṣa (a+bruvat)

• a – non-, un-, without
  prefix (indeclinable)
• bruvat – speaking, saying
  participle (masculine)
  Present active participle
  From root `brū`.
  Root: brū (class 2)

कस्यचित् (kasyacit) - of anyone, of someone

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of kaścid

kaścid - someone, anyone, a certain one

From `kim` + `cid`.

निन्दाम् (nindām) - blame, reproach, criticism

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of nindā

nindā - blame, reproach, censure, scorn

From root `nid`.

Root: nid (class 1)

Note: Object of `abruvan`.

आत्मपूजाम् (ātmapūjām) - self-praise (ātman), praise of oneself

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of ātmapūjā

ātmapūjā - self-praise, adoration of oneself (ātman)

Tatpuruṣa compound `ātman` + `pūjā`.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (ātman+pūjā)

• ātman – self, soul, spirit, essence, mind
  noun (masculine)
• pūjā – worship, adoration, honor, praise
  noun (feminine)
  From root `pūj`.
  Root: pūj (class 10)

Note: Object of `avarṇayan`.

अवर्णयन् (avarṇayan) - not describing, not mentioning

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, singular of avarṇayat

avarṇayat - not describing, not portraying, not mentioning

Present active participle (negative, causative)

From root `varṇ` (to describe) with negative prefix `a`, causative stem, nominative singular masculine.

Compound type : nañ tatpuruṣa (a+varṇayat)

• a – non-, un-, without
  prefix (indeclinable)
• varṇayat – describing, portraying, mentioning
  participle (masculine)
  Present active participle (causative)
  From root `varṇ` (causative stem).
  Root: varṇ (class 10)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

कश्चित् (kaścit) - anyone, someone

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kaścid

kaścid - anyone, someone, a certain one

From `kim` + `cid`.

Note: Subject of `dṛśyate` in negative.

गुणसम्पन्नः (guṇasampannaḥ) - endowed with good qualities, virtuous

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of guṇasampanna

guṇasampanna - endowed with qualities, virtuous, accomplished

Tatpuruṣa compound: `guṇa` (qualities) + `sampanna` (endowed with).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (guṇa+sampanna)

• guṇa – quality, attribute, virtue, merit
  noun (masculine)
• sampanna – accomplished, endowed with, complete, rich
  participle (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root `pad` with prefix `sam`.
  Prefix: sam
  Root: pad (class 4)

Note: Qualifies `kaścit`.

प्रकाशः (prakāśaḥ) - shining, light, manifestation

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of prakāśa

prakāśa - light, brightness, shining, manifest, clear

From root `kāś` with prefix `pra`.

Prefix: pra

Root: kāś (class 1)

Note: Qualifies `kaścit`.

भुवि (bhuvi) - on earth, in the world

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of bhū

bhū - earth, ground, land, world

दृश्यते (dṛśyate) - is seen, appears, is observed

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present indicative (laṭ) of dṛś

Present passive indicative

3rd person singular, present tense, passive voice.

Root: dṛś (class 1)