महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-243, verse-3

अपरे त्वब्रुवंस्तत्र वातिकास्तं महीपतिम् ।
युधिष्ठिरस्य यज्ञेन न समो ह्येष तु क्रतुः ।
नैव तस्य क्रतोरेष कलामर्हति षोडशीम् ॥३॥

3. apare tvabruvaṁstatra vātikāstaṁ mahīpatim ,
yudhiṣṭhirasya yajñena na samo hyeṣa tu kratuḥ ,
naiva tasya kratoreṣa kalāmarhati ṣoḍaśīm.

3. apare tu abruvan tatra vātikāḥ tam
mahīpatim yudhiṣṭhirasya yajñena
na samaḥ hi eṣa tu kratuḥ na eva
tasya kratoḥ eṣa kalām arhati ṣoḍaśīm

3. But others there, acting as critics, said to that king, "Indeed, this sacrifice is not equal to Yudhiṣṭhira's ritual (yajña). This sacrifice does not even deserve a sixteenth part of that ritual."

Words meanings summery:

• अपरे (apare) - others

• तु (tu) - but, on the other hand

• अब्रुवन् (abruvan) - they spoke/said

• तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place

• वातिकाः (vātikāḥ) - critics, fault-finders

• तम् (tam) - him, that

• महीपतिम् (mahīpatim) - king, lord of the earth

• युधिष्ठिरस्य (yudhiṣṭhirasya) - of Yudhiṣṭhira

• यज्ञेन (yajñena) - by the ritual (yajña), by the sacrifice

• न (na) - not

• समः (samaḥ) - equal, similar

• हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for

• एष (eṣa) - this

• तु (tu) - but, on the other hand

• क्रतुः (kratuḥ) - sacrifice, ritual

• न (na) - not

• एव (eva) - even, indeed, only

• तस्य (tasya) - of that

• क्रतोः (kratoḥ) - of the sacrifice, of the ritual

• एष (eṣa) - this

• कलाम् (kalām) - part, portion

• अर्हति (arhati) - deserves, is worthy of

• षोडशीम् (ṣoḍaśīm) - sixteenth

Words meanings and morphology

अपरे (apare) - others

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of apara

apara - other; another; subsequent

तु (tu) - but, on the other hand

(indeclinable)

अब्रुवन् (abruvan) - they spoke/said

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, past imperfect (Laṅ) of brū

Imperfect tense, third person plural

Imperfect form of √brū, third person plural.

Root: brū (class 2)

तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place

(indeclinable)

Derived from pronoun tad (that) with suffix -tra.

वातिकाः (vātikāḥ) - critics, fault-finders

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of vātika

vātika - critic; fault-finder; someone who talks

Derived from √vac (to speak).

Root: vac (class 2)

तम् (tam) - him, that

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that; he, she, it

महीपतिम् (mahīpatim) - king, lord of the earth

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of mahīpati

mahīpati - king; lord of the earth

Compound of `mahī` (earth) and `pati` (lord).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (mahī+pati)

• mahī – earth
  noun (feminine)
• pati – lord, master, husband
  noun (masculine)

युधिष्ठिरस्य (yudhiṣṭhirasya) - of Yudhiṣṭhira

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of yudhiṣṭhira

yudhiṣṭhira - Yudhiṣṭhira (name of the eldest Pāṇḍava)

Compound of yudhi (in battle) and sthira (firm), meaning 'firm in battle'.

Compound type : aluk-saptamī-tatpuruṣa (yudhi+sthira)

• yudhi – in battle
  indeclinable (feminine)
  Locative singular of yudh (battle).
• sthira – firm, steady
  adjective (masculine)
  From √sthā (to stand).
  Root: sthā (class 1)

यज्ञेन (yajñena) - by the ritual (yajña), by the sacrifice

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of yajña

yajña - sacrifice; ritual; worship

From √yaj (to sacrifice, worship).

Root: yaj (class 1)

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

समः (samaḥ) - equal, similar

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sama

sama - equal; similar; same; even

हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for

(indeclinable)

एष (eṣa) - this

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of etad

etad - this; he, she, it

तु (tu) - but, on the other hand

(indeclinable)

क्रतुः (kratuḥ) - sacrifice, ritual

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kratu

kratu - sacrifice; ritual; strength; power; intention

From √kṛ (to do, make).

Root: kṛ (class 8)

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - even, indeed, only

(indeclinable)

तस्य (tasya) - of that

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that; he, she, it

क्रतोः (kratoḥ) - of the sacrifice, of the ritual

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of kratu

kratu - sacrifice; ritual; strength; power; intention

From √kṛ (to do, make).

Root: kṛ (class 8)

एष (eṣa) - this

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of etad

etad - this; he, she, it

कलाम् (kalām) - part, portion

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of kalā

kalā - part; portion; digit (of moon); art; minute

अर्हति (arhati) - deserves, is worthy of

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (Laṭ) of arh

Present tense, third person singular

Present active indicative, third person singular of √arh.

Root: arh (class 1)

षोडशीम् (ṣoḍaśīm) - sixteenth

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of ṣoḍaśa

ṣoḍaśa - sixteenth; consisting of sixteen

Feminine form of the ordinal numeral 'sixteenth'.