महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-8, chapter-28, verse-13

स चोच्छिष्टभृतः काको वैश्यपुत्रैः कुमारकैः ।
सदृशान्पक्षिणो दृप्तः श्रेयसश्चावमन्यते ॥१३॥

13. sa cocchiṣṭabhṛtaḥ kāko vaiśyaputraiḥ kumārakaiḥ ,
sadṛśānpakṣiṇo dṛptaḥ śreyasaścāvamanyate.

13. saḥ ca ucchiṣṭabhṛtaḥ kākaḥ vaiśyaputraiḥ kumārakaiḥ
sadṛśān pakṣiṇaḥ dṛptaḥ śreyasaḥ ca avamanyate

13. saḥ ucchiṣṭabhṛtaḥ dṛptaḥ kākaḥ ca vaiśyaputraiḥ
kumārakaiḥ sadṛśān pakṣiṇaḥ ca śreyasaḥ avamanyate

13. And that crow, nourished by the leftovers from the young Vaiśya sons, grew proud and disdained both his peers and even superior birds.

Words meanings summery:

• सः (saḥ) - he, that

• च (ca) - and, also

• उच्छिष्टभृतः (ucchiṣṭabhṛtaḥ) - maintained by leftovers, fed on leftovers

• काकः (kākaḥ) - crow

• वैश्यपुत्रैः (vaiśyaputraiḥ) - by the Vaiśya sons; by the merchant's sons

• कुमारकैः (kumārakaiḥ) - by the young boys, by the lads

• सदृशान् (sadṛśān) - similar ones, equals

• पक्षिणः (pakṣiṇaḥ) - birds

• दृप्तः (dṛptaḥ) - proud, arrogant, haughty

• श्रेयसः (śreyasaḥ) - superior ones, better ones

• च (ca) - and, also

• अवमन्यते (avamanyate) - he despises, he disrespects, he looks down upon

Words meanings and morphology

सः (saḥ) - he, that

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Subject of the sentence along with `kākaḥ`.

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

Conjunction

उच्छिष्टभृतः (ucchiṣṭabhṛtaḥ) - maintained by leftovers, fed on leftovers

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ucchiṣṭabhṛta

ucchiṣṭabhṛta - nourished by or living on remnants of food

From `ucchiṣṭa` + `bhṛta` (past participle of `bhṛ` to bear/nourish)

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (ucchiṣṭa+bhṛta)

• ucchiṣṭa – left over, remnants of food, scraps
  noun (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  From `ud-śiṣ` (to leave remaining)
  Prefix: ud
  Root: śiṣ (class 7)
• bhṛta – nourished, supported, borne
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root `bhṛ` (to bear, support)
  Root: bhṛ (class 1)

Note: Forms sandhi with preceding `ca` to become `cocchiṣṭabhṛtaḥ`.

काकः (kākaḥ) - crow

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kāka

kāka - a crow

वैश्यपुत्रैः (vaiśyaputraiḥ) - by the Vaiśya sons; by the merchant's sons

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of vaiśyaputra

vaiśyaputra - son of a Vaiśya

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (vaiśya+putra)

• vaiśya – a man of the third Vedic class, merchant, agriculturist
  noun (masculine)
  From `viś` (people) + `ya` suffix
  Root: viś (class 6)
• putra – son, child
  noun (masculine)

Note: In apposition with `kumārakaiḥ`.

कुमारकैः (kumārakaiḥ) - by the young boys, by the lads

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of kumāraka

kumāraka - a little boy, lad

Diminutive of `kumāra`.

सदृशान् (sadṛśān) - similar ones, equals

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of sadṛśa

sadṛśa - like, similar, equal to

From `sa` (with) + `dṛś` (appearance)

Compound type : Bahuvrīhi (sa+dṛśa)

• sa – with, together
  indeclinable
• dṛśa – sight, appearance
  noun (masculine)
  From `dṛś` (to see) + `a` suffix
  Root: dṛś (class 1)

पक्षिणः (pakṣiṇaḥ) - birds

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of pakṣin

pakṣin - bird, winged creature

From `pakṣa` (wing) + `in` suffix

Note: Also nominative plural for `pakṣin`.

दृप्तः (dṛptaḥ) - proud, arrogant, haughty

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dṛpta

dṛpta - proud, arrogant, insolent; excited, inflamed

Past Passive Participle

From root `dṛp` (to be proud, arrogant)

Root: dṛp (class 4)

श्रेयसः (śreyasaḥ) - superior ones, better ones

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of śreyas

śreyas - better, superior, more excellent; good fortune, happiness

Comparative form of `śrī` or `praśasya`.

Note: Original form `śreyasaḥ` becomes `śreyasaś` due to sandhi.

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

Conjunction

अवमन्यते (avamanyate) - he despises, he disrespects, he looks down upon

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of ava-man

Present middle indicative

From root `man` (to think) with prefix `ava-`. Middle voice.

Prefix: ava

Root: man (class 4)

Note: Forms sandhi with preceding `ca` to become `cāvamanyate`.