महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-6, chapter-38, verse-17

आत्मसंभाविताः स्तब्धा धनमानमदान्विताः ।
यजन्ते नामयज्ञैस्ते दम्भेनाविधिपूर्वकम् ॥१७॥

17. ātmasaṁbhāvitāḥ stabdhā dhanamānamadānvitāḥ ,
yajante nāmayajñaiste dambhenāvidhipūrvakam.

17. ātmasaṃbhāvitāḥ stabdhāḥ dhanumānamadānvitāḥ
yajante nāmayajñaiḥ te dambhena avidhipūrvakam

17. te ātmasaṃbhāvitāḥ stabdhāḥ dhanumānamadānvitāḥ
dambhena avidhipūrvakam nāmayajñaiḥ yajante

17. Those who are self-conceited, arrogant, and filled with pride due to wealth and honor, perform Vedic rituals (yajñas) merely in name, out of hypocrisy and without following proper injunctions.

17. הם מלאי הערצה עצמית ועקשנים, ושיכורים מעושר ומיוקרה. הם מקיימים טקסים וודיים שרק שמם כך, מתוך ראוותנות ושלא לפי הכללים.

Words meanings summery:

• आत्मसंभाविताः (ātmasaṁbhāvitāḥ) - self-conceited, self-important

• स्तब्धाः (stabdhāḥ) - arrogant, stiff, unyielding

• धनुमानमदान्विताः (dhanumānamadānvitāḥ) - imbued with the intoxication of wealth and pride (from honor)

• यजन्ते (yajante) - they perform Vedic rituals, they worship

• नामयज्ञैः (nāmayajñaiḥ) - by name-only Vedic rituals, by ostentatious rituals

• ते (te) - they

• दम्भेन (dambhena) - with hypocrisy, by deceit

• अविधिपूर्वकम् (avidhipūrvakam) - not according to injunctions, improperly

Words meanings and morphology

आत्मसंभाविताः (ātmasaṁbhāvitāḥ) - self-conceited, self-important

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of ātmasaṃbhāvita

ātmasaṁbhāvita - self-important, self-exalted, proud of oneself

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root bhū with prefix sam, and compounded with ātman

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (ātman+saṃbhāvita)

• ātman – self, soul, spirit
  noun (masculine)
• saṃbhāvita – honored, respected; imagined, supposed
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root bhū with prefix sam
  Prefix: sam
  Root: bhū (class 1)

स्तब्धाः (stabdhāḥ) - arrogant, stiff, unyielding

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of stabdha

stabdha - stiff, rigid, arrogant, unyielding

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root stambh

Root: stambh (class 1)

धनुमानमदान्विताः (dhanumānamadānvitāḥ) - imbued with the intoxication of wealth and pride (from honor)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of dhanumānamadānvita

dhanumānamadānvita - endowed with the pride/intoxication of wealth and honor

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dhana+māna+mada+anvita)

• dhana – wealth, riches, property
  noun (neuter)
• māna – honor, pride, esteem, arrogance
  noun (masculine)
• mada – intoxication, pride, arrogance, passion
  noun (masculine)
  Root: mad (class 4)
• anvita – accompanied by, endowed with, possessed of, connected with
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root i (to go) with prefix anu
  Prefix: anu
  Root: i (class 2)

यजन्ते (yajante) - they perform Vedic rituals, they worship

(verb)

3rd person , plural, middle, present indicative (laṭ) of yaj

Root: yaj (class 1)

नामयज्ञैः (nāmayajñaiḥ) - by name-only Vedic rituals, by ostentatious rituals

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of nāmayajña

nāmayajña - a Vedic ritual (yajña) in name only; a formal or ostentatious Vedic ritual

Compound type : karmadhāraya (nāma+yajña)

• nāma – name, appellation; by name (adverbially)
  indeclinable
• yajña – Vedic ritual, sacrifice, worship
  noun (masculine)
  Root: yaj (class 1)

ते (te) - they

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, he, she, it, they

दम्भेन (dambhena) - with hypocrisy, by deceit

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of dambha

dambha - hypocrisy, deceit, ostentation, pride

Root: dambh (class 1)

अविधिपूर्वकम् (avidhipūrvakam) - not according to injunctions, improperly

(indeclinable)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (a+vidhi+pūrvaka)

• a – not, non-, un-
  indeclinable
• vidhi – rule, injunction, method, precept
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: vi
  Root: dhā (class 3)
• pūrvaka – preceded by, having as a precedent, accompanied by
  adjective (masculine)

Note: Functions as an adverb

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