महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-5, chapter-88, verse-52

तस्यां संसदि सर्वस्यां क्षत्तारं पूजयाम्यहम् ।
वृत्तेन हि भवत्यार्यो न धनेन न विद्यया ॥५२॥

52. tasyāṁ saṁsadi sarvasyāṁ kṣattāraṁ pūjayāmyaham ,
vṛttena hi bhavatyāryo na dhanena na vidyayā.

52. tasyām saṃsadi sarvasyām kṣattāram pūjayāmi aham
vṛttena hi bhavati āryaḥ na dhanena na vidyayā

52. In that entire assembly, I honor the charioteer (kṣattā). For truly, a person becomes noble (ārya) by their character (vṛttena), not by wealth, nor by knowledge.

Words meanings summery:

• तस्याम् (tasyām) - in that (assembly) (in that, in her)

• संसदि (saṁsadi) - in the assembly (where Draupadi was dishonored) (in the assembly, in the council)

• सर्वस्याम् (sarvasyām) - in the entire (assembly) (in all, in the entire)

• क्षत्तारम् (kṣattāram) - Vidura, the half-brother of Dhritarashtra (the charioteer, the attendant, the steward)

• पूजयामि (pūjayāmi) - I (Yudhishthira) honor (I honor, I worship)

• अहम् (aham) - I (Yudhishthira) (I)

• वृत्तेन (vṛttena) - by virtuous conduct (by conduct, by behavior, by character)

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

• भवति (bhavati) - becomes (becomes, is)

• आर्यः (āryaḥ) - truly noble (in character) (noble, respectable, virtuous)

• न (na) - not

• धनेन (dhanena) - by (mere) wealth (by wealth, by riches)

• न (na) - not

• विद्यया (vidyayā) - by (mere) knowledge (by knowledge, by learning)

Words meanings and morphology

तस्याम् (tasyām) - in that (assembly) (in that, in her)

(pronoun)

Locative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, she, it

Note: Refers to `saṃsadi`.

संसदि (saṁsadi) - in the assembly (where Draupadi was dishonored) (in the assembly, in the council)

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of saṃsad

saṁsad - assembly, council, gathering

From `sam` + `sad` (to sit).

Prefix: sam

Root: sad (class 1)

सर्वस्याम् (sarvasyām) - in the entire (assembly) (in all, in the entire)

(pronoun)

Locative, feminine, singular of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole, entire

Feminine locative singular of `sarva`.

क्षत्तारम् (kṣattāram) - Vidura, the half-brother of Dhritarashtra (the charioteer, the attendant, the steward)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of kṣattar

kṣattar - charioteer, attendant, doorkeeper, steward (often a designation for Vidura)

Root `kṣad` (to cut, divide) or `kṣi` (to rule) + `tṛ`.

पूजयामि (pūjayāmi) - I (Yudhishthira) honor (I honor, I worship)

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of pūj

Present Active Indicative, 1st person singular. Derived from `pūj` (class 10, or with `āy` suffix)

Root: pūj (class 10)

Note: The speaker is Yudhishthira.

अहम् (aham) - I (Yudhishthira) (I)

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

Nominative singular of `asmad`.

वृत्तेन (vṛttena) - by virtuous conduct (by conduct, by behavior, by character)

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of vṛtta

vṛtta - conduct, behavior, character, occurrence, event

Past Passive Participle (substantivized)

From root `vṛt` (to exist, to be, to turn) + `kta`.

Root: vṛt (class 1)

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

(indeclinable)

Particle expressing cause or emphasis.

भवति (bhavati) - becomes (becomes, is)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of bhū

Present Active Indicative, 3rd person singular.

Root: bhū (class 1)

आर्यः (āryaḥ) - truly noble (in character) (noble, respectable, virtuous)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ārya

ārya - noble, respectable, honorable, virtuous

From `ṛ` (to move, to be fit) with suffix `ya`.

Note: Predicative adjective for the implied subject 'one'.

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

Negative particle.

Note: Negates the following instrumental.

धनेन (dhanena) - by (mere) wealth (by wealth, by riches)

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of dhana

dhana - wealth, riches, property, money

Root: dhā (class 3)

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

Negative particle.

विद्यया (vidyayā) - by (mere) knowledge (by knowledge, by learning)

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of vidyā

vidyā - knowledge, learning, science, wisdom

From root `vid` (to know) + suffix `yā`.

Root: vid (class 2)