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.

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