महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-5, chapter-83, verse-7

स मान्यतां नरश्रेष्ठः स हि धर्मः सनातनः ।
पूजितो हि सुखाय स्यादसुखः स्यादपूजितः ॥७॥

7. sa mānyatāṁ naraśreṣṭhaḥ sa hi dharmaḥ sanātanaḥ ,
pūjito hi sukhāya syādasukhaḥ syādapūjitaḥ.

7. saḥ mānyatām naraśreṣṭhaḥ saḥ hi dharmaḥ sanātanaḥ
pūjitaḥ hi sukhāya syāt asukhaḥ syāt apūjitaḥ

7. He, the best of men, should be honored, for he is indeed the eternal (sanātana) natural law (dharma). If he is honored, it will certainly lead to happiness; if he is not honored, it will lead to unhappiness.

Words meanings summery:

• सः (saḥ) - he, that

• मान्यताम् (mānyatām) - should be honored, let him be esteemed

• नरश्रेष्ठः (naraśreṣṭhaḥ) - best of men, foremost among men

• सः (saḥ) - he, that

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

• धर्मः (dharmaḥ) - natural law, constitution, intrinsic nature, righteousness, duty

• सनातनः (sanātanaḥ) - eternal, perpetual, ancient

• पूजितः (pūjitaḥ) - honored, worshipped

• हि (hi) - indeed, for, surely

• सुखाय (sukhāya) - for happiness, towards happiness

• स्यात् (syāt) - would be, may be, should be

• असुखः (asukhaḥ) - unhappy, sorrowful, unpleasant

• स्यात् (syāt) - would be, may be, should be

• अपूजितः (apūjitaḥ) - dishonored, not worshipped, unrespected

Words meanings and morphology

सः (saḥ) - he, that

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

मान्यताम् (mānyatām) - should be honored, let him be esteemed

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mānya

mānya - to be honored, venerable, estimable

Gerundive/Potential Passive Participle

Derived from root 'man' with suffix '-ya'

Root: man (class 4)

Note: Used here in an imperative sense, 'let him be honored'.

नरश्रेष्ठः (naraśreṣṭhaḥ) - best of men, foremost among men

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of naraśreṣṭha

naraśreṣṭha - best among men

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (nara+śreṣṭha)

• nara – man, human being
  noun (masculine)
• śreṣṭha – best, most excellent, pre-eminent
  adjective (masculine)

सः (saḥ) - he, that

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

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

(indeclinable)

धर्मः (dharmaḥ) - natural law, constitution, intrinsic nature, righteousness, duty

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dharma

dharma - natural law, constitution, righteousness, duty, virtue, intrinsic nature

सनातनः (sanātanaḥ) - eternal, perpetual, ancient

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sanātana

sanātana - eternal, perpetual, everlasting, ancient

पूजितः (pūjitaḥ) - honored, worshipped

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pūjita

pūjita - honored, worshipped, respected

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root 'pūj' with suffix '-ita'

Root: pūj (class 10)

हि (hi) - indeed, for, surely

(indeclinable)

सुखाय (sukhāya) - for happiness, towards happiness

(noun)

Dative, neuter, singular of sukha

sukha - happiness, pleasure, ease, comfort

स्यात् (syāt) - would be, may be, should be

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhiliṅ) of as

Root: as (class 2)

असुखः (asukhaḥ) - unhappy, sorrowful, unpleasant

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of asukha

asukha - unhappiness, sorrow, unpleasantness

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+sukha)

• a – not, un-, non-
  indeclinable
  Negative prefix
• sukha – happiness, pleasure, ease
  noun (neuter)

स्यात् (syāt) - would be, may be, should be

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhiliṅ) of as

Root: as (class 2)

अपूजितः (apūjitaḥ) - dishonored, not worshipped, unrespected

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of apūjita

apūjita - not honored, unhonored, disrespected

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root 'pūj' with suffix '-ita' and negative prefix 'a-'

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+pūjita)

• a – not, un-, non-
  indeclinable
  Negative prefix
• pūjita – honored, worshipped, respected
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Root: pūj (class 10)