महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-5, chapter-165, verse-24

श्रोतव्यं खलु वृद्धानामिति शास्त्रनिदर्शनम् ।
न त्वेवाप्यतिवृद्धानां पुनर्बाला हि ते मताः ॥२४॥

24. śrotavyaṁ khalu vṛddhānāmiti śāstranidarśanam ,
na tvevāpyativṛddhānāṁ punarbālā hi te matāḥ.

24. śrotavyam khalu vṛddhānām iti śāstranidarśanam na
tu eva api ativṛddhānām punar bālāḥ hi te matāḥ

24. khalu vṛddhānām śrotavyam iti śāstranidarśanam tu
na eva api ativṛddhānām punar te hi bālāḥ matāḥ

24. Indeed, it is a scriptural precept (śāstra) that one should listen to the elders. However, one should not listen even to the extremely aged, for they are considered to be children again.

Words meanings summery:

• श्रोतव्यम् (śrotavyam) - ought to be heard, should be listened to

• खलु (khalu) - indeed, surely, certainly

• वृद्धानाम् (vṛddhānām) - of the elders, of the old people

• इति (iti) - thus, so, (quotative particle)

• शास्त्रनिदर्शनम् (śāstranidarśanam) - scriptural precept, example from sacred texts

• न (na) - not, no

• तु (tu) - but, however, on the other hand

• एव (eva) - only, just, indeed, even

• अपि (api) - also, even, too

• अतिवृद्धानाम् (ativṛddhānām) - of the extremely old, of the very aged

• पुनर् (punar) - again, moreover, but, on the other hand

• बालाः (bālāḥ) - children, infants, young ones

• हि (hi) - indeed, surely, because, for

• ते (te) - they

• मताः (matāḥ) - considered, thought, esteemed

Words meanings and morphology

श्रोतव्यम् (śrotavyam) - ought to be heard, should be listened to

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of śrotavya

śrotavya - to be heard, fit to be heard

Gerundive

Root śru (to hear) + tavya suffix

Root: śru (class 5)

खलु (khalu) - indeed, surely, certainly

(indeclinable)

वृद्धानाम् (vṛddhānām) - of the elders, of the old people

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of vṛddha

vṛddha - old, aged, grown up, wise, an elder

Past Passive Participle

Root vṛdh (to grow) + ta suffix

Root: vṛdh (class 1)

इति (iti) - thus, so, (quotative particle)

(indeclinable)

शास्त्रनिदर्शनम् (śāstranidarśanam) - scriptural precept, example from sacred texts

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of śāstranidarśana

śāstranidarśana - scriptural precept, a statement or teaching from sacred texts (śāstra)

Tatpuruṣa compound

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (śāstra+nidarśana)

• śāstra – scripture, sacred treatise, rule, science
  noun (neuter)
  Root: śās (class 2)
• nidarśana – precept, example, illustration, showing
  noun (neuter)
  Action noun
  ni-dṛś + ana
  Prefix: ni
  Root: dṛś (class 1)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

तु (tu) - but, however, on the other hand

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - only, just, indeed, even

(indeclinable)

अपि (api) - also, even, too

(indeclinable)

अतिवृद्धानाम् (ativṛddhānām) - of the extremely old, of the very aged

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of ativṛddha

ativṛddha - very old, extremely aged

Pradi-samāsa (prefix ati + vṛddha)

Compound type : pradi-samāsa (ati+vṛddha)

• ati – over, beyond, exceeding, very, extremely
  indeclinable
• vṛddha – old, aged, grown up, wise, an elder
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Root vṛdh (to grow) + ta suffix
  Root: vṛdh (class 1)

पुनर् (punar) - again, moreover, but, on the other hand

(indeclinable)

बालाः (bālāḥ) - children, infants, young ones

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of bāla

bāla - child, infant, young, simple, foolish

हि (hi) - indeed, surely, because, for

(indeclinable)

ते (te) - they

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, those, he, she, it, they

मताः (matāḥ) - considered, thought, esteemed

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of mata

mata - thought, considered, deemed, desired, opinion

Past Passive Participle

Root man (to think) + ta suffix

Root: man (class 4)

Note: Agrees with bālāḥ and te.