महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-31, verse-9

नावमंस्था हि सदृशान्नावराञ्श्रेयसः कुतः ।
अवाप्य पृथिवीं कृत्स्नां न ते शृङ्गमवर्धत ॥९॥

9. nāvamaṁsthā hi sadṛśānnāvarāñśreyasaḥ kutaḥ ,
avāpya pṛthivīṁ kṛtsnāṁ na te śṛṅgamavardhata.

9. na avamaṃsthāḥ hi sadṛśān na avarān śreyasaḥ kutaḥ
| avāpya pṛthivīm kṛtsnām na te śṛṅgam avardhata

9. Indeed, you did not disrespect your equals, nor your inferiors; how could you then disrespect your superiors? Even after conquering the entire earth, your pride did not increase.

Words meanings summery:

• न (na) - not, no

• अवमंस्थाः (avamaṁsthāḥ) - you did despise, you disrespected

• हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for

• सदृशान् (sadṛśān) - equals, peers, similar ones

• न (na) - not, no

• अवरान् (avarān) - inferiors, lower ones

• श्रेयसः (śreyasaḥ) - superiors, better ones

• कुतः (kutaḥ) - from where, why, how much less

• अवाप्य (avāpya) - having obtained, having gained

• पृथिवीम् (pṛthivīm) - earth, world

• कृत्स्नाम् (kṛtsnām) - entire, whole, complete

• न (na) - not, no

• ते (te) - your, by you

• शृङ्गम् (śṛṅgam) - pride, arrogance (horn, peak, arrogance, pride)

• अवर्धत (avardhata) - it grew, it increased

Words meanings and morphology

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

अवमंस्थाः (avamaṁsthāḥ) - you did despise, you disrespected

(verb)

2nd person , singular, middle, Aorist (Luṅ) of ava-man

Aorist

2nd person singular, middle voice, s-aorist (Luṅ) with augment 'a'

Prefix: ava

Root: man (class 4)

हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for

(indeclinable)

सदृशान् (sadṛśān) - equals, peers, similar ones

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of sadṛśa

sadṛśa - equal, similar, like

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

अवरान् (avarān) - inferiors, lower ones

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of avara

avara - inferior, lower, later, younger

श्रेयसः (śreyasaḥ) - superiors, better ones

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of śreyas

śreyas - superior, better, excellent, auspicious

कुतः (kutaḥ) - from where, why, how much less

(indeclinable)

अवाप्य (avāpya) - having obtained, having gained

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Derived from root 'āp' with prefix 'ava', forming an absolutive participle

Prefix: ava

Root: āp (class 5)

पृथिवीम् (pṛthivīm) - earth, world

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of pṛthivī

pṛthivī - earth, ground, land

कृत्स्नाम् (kṛtsnām) - entire, whole, complete

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of kṛtsna

kṛtsna - entire, whole, complete, all

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

ते (te) - your, by you

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tvad

tvad - you

शृङ्गम् (śṛṅgam) - pride, arrogance (horn, peak, arrogance, pride)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of śṛṅga

śṛṅga - horn, peak, summit, top, pride, arrogance

अवर्धत (avardhata) - it grew, it increased

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, Imperfect (Laṅ) of vṛdh

Imperfect

3rd person singular, middle voice, imperfect tense (Laṅ) with augment 'a'

Root: vṛdh (class 1)