महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-4, chapter-4, verse-13

असूयन्ति हि राजानो जनाननृतवादिनः ।
तथैव चावमन्यन्ते मन्त्रिणं वादिनं मृषा ॥१३॥

13. asūyanti hi rājāno janānanṛtavādinaḥ ,
tathaiva cāvamanyante mantriṇaṁ vādinaṁ mṛṣā.

13. asūyanti hi rājānaḥ janān anṛtavādinaḥ tathā
eva ca avamanyante mantriṇam vādinam mṛṣā

13. Kings indeed resent those who speak untruths. Similarly, they also disrespect a minister who speaks falsely.

Words meanings summery:

• असूयन्ति (asūyanti) - they resent, find fault with, envy

• हि (hi) - indeed, for, because

• राजानः (rājānaḥ) - kings

• जनान् (janān) - people, men

• अनृतवादिनः (anṛtavādinaḥ) - those who speak untruths, liars

• तथा (tathā) - thus, in that manner

• एव (eva) - indeed, just, precisely

• च (ca) - and, also

• अवमन्यन्ते (avamanyante) - they disrespect, despise

• मन्त्रिणम् (mantriṇam) - the minister, counsellor

• वादिनम् (vādinam) - one who speaks, a speaker

• मृषा (mṛṣā) - falsely, untruthfully, in vain

Words meanings and morphology

असूयन्ति (asūyanti) - they resent, find fault with, envy

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of asūy

Root: asūy (class 10)

हि (hi) - indeed, for, because

(indeclinable)

राजानः (rājānaḥ) - kings

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of rājan

rājan - king, sovereign, ruler

जनान् (janān) - people, men

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of jana

jana - person, man, people, creature

अनृतवादिनः (anṛtavādinaḥ) - those who speak untruths, liars

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of anṛtavādin

anṛtavādin - speaking untruths, liar, false speaker

Agent noun

Compound of 'anṛta' (untruth) and 'vādin' (speaker), literally 'untruth-speaker'.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (anṛta+vādin)

• anṛta – untruth, falsehood
  noun (neuter)
  Prefix: a
• vādin – speaker, one who says
  noun (masculine)
  Agent noun
  From root 'vad' (to speak) with agent suffix.
  Root: vad (class 1)

तथा (tathā) - thus, in that manner

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - indeed, just, precisely

(indeclinable)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

अवमन्यन्ते (avamanyante) - they disrespect, despise

(verb)

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

Prefix: ava

Root: man (class 4)

मन्त्रिणम् (mantriṇam) - the minister, counsellor

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of mantrin

mantrin - counsellor, minister, advisor

वादिनम् (vādinam) - one who speaks, a speaker

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of vādin

vādin - speaking, talkative, one who speaks, a speaker

Agent noun

Derived from root 'vad' (to speak) with agent suffix.

Root: vad (class 1)

मृषा (mṛṣā) - falsely, untruthfully, in vain

(indeclinable)