महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-6, chapter-24, verse-34

अकीर्तिं चापि भूतानि कथयिष्यन्ति तेऽव्ययाम् ।
संभावितस्य चाकीर्तिर्मरणादतिरिच्यते ॥३४॥

34. akīrtiṁ cāpi bhūtāni kathayiṣyanti te'vyayām ,
saṁbhāvitasya cākīrtirmaraṇādatiricyate.

34. akīrtim ca api bhūtāni kathayiṣyanti te avyayām
saṃbhāvitasya ca akīrtiḥ maraṇāt atiricyate

34. ca api bhūtāni te avyayām akīrtim kathayiṣyanti
ca saṃbhāvitasya akīrtiḥ maraṇāt atiricyate

34. And people will recount your everlasting dishonor. For a respected person, dishonor is worse than death.

Words meanings summery:

• अकीर्तिम् (akīrtim) - dishonor, infamy, disgrace

• च (ca) - and, also

• अपि (api) - even, also, too

• भूतानि (bhūtāni) - people (in general) (beings, creatures, people)

• कथयिष्यन्ति (kathayiṣyanti) - they will tell, they will narrate, they will speak of

• ते (te) - your, of you

• अव्ययाम् (avyayām) - imperishable, everlasting, undiminishing

• संभावितस्य (saṁbhāvitasya) - of one who is respected, of an honored person, of one who is esteemed

• च (ca) - and, also

• अकीर्तिः (akīrtiḥ) - dishonor, infamy, disgrace

• मरणात् (maraṇāt) - from death, than death

• अतिरिच्यते (atiricyate) - surpasses, exceeds, is worse than

Words meanings and morphology

अकीर्तिम् (akīrtim) - dishonor, infamy, disgrace

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of akīrti

akīrti - dishonor, infamy, disgrace, ill-fame

Negative prefix a- + kīrti (fame)

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+kīrti)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
• kīrti – fame, glory, renown
  noun (feminine)
  Root: kīrt (class 10)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

अपि (api) - even, also, too

(indeclinable)

भूतानि (bhūtāni) - people (in general) (beings, creatures, people)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, plural of bhūta

bhūta - being, creature, element, what has been

Past Passive Participle

from verb root bhū

Root: bhū (class 1)

कथयिष्यन्ति (kathayiṣyanti) - they will tell, they will narrate, they will speak of

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, future (lṛṭ) of kath

Future Active

Causative from root kath

Root: kath (class 10)

ते (te) - your, of you

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of tvam

yuṣmad - you (singular)

Note: Enclitic form of genitive of 'you'.

अव्ययाम् (avyayām) - imperishable, everlasting, undiminishing

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of avyaya

avyaya - imperishable, everlasting, undiminishing, indeclinable

Negative prefix a- + vyaya (perishable)

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+vyaya)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
• vyaya – expenditure, loss, decay, perishable
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: vi
  Root: ī (class 2)

Note: Qualifies akīrtim.

संभावितस्य (saṁbhāvitasya) - of one who is respected, of an honored person, of one who is esteemed

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of saṃbhāvita

saṁbhāvita - honored, respected, esteemed, possible

Past Passive Participle

from verb root bhū with upasarga sam

Prefix: sam

Root: bhū (class 1)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

अकीर्तिः (akīrtiḥ) - dishonor, infamy, disgrace

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of akīrti

akīrti - dishonor, infamy, disgrace, ill-fame

Negative prefix a- + kīrti (fame)

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+kīrti)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
• kīrti – fame, glory, renown
  noun (feminine)
  Root: kīrt (class 10)

मरणात् (maraṇāt) - from death, than death

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of maraṇa

maraṇa - death, dying

from root mṛ (to die)

Root: mṛ (class 6)

Note: Used for comparison, 'than death'.

अतिरिच्यते (atiricyate) - surpasses, exceeds, is worse than

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present (lat) of ati-ric

Present Passive

Root class 7, Ātmanepada

Prefix: ati

Root: ric (class 7)