महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-8, chapter-28, verse-16

प्रतार्यमाणस्तु स तैरल्पबुद्धिभिरण्डजः ।
तद्वचः सत्यमित्येव मौर्ख्याद्दर्पाच्च मन्यते ॥१६॥

16. pratāryamāṇastu sa tairalpabuddhibhiraṇḍajaḥ ,
tadvacaḥ satyamityeva maurkhyāddarpācca manyate.

16. pratāryamāṇaḥ tu saḥ taiḥ alpabuddhibhiḥ aṇḍajaḥ tat
vacaḥ satyam iti eva maurkkhyāt darpāt ca manyate

16. tu saḥ aṇḍajaḥ taiḥ alpabuddhibhiḥ pratāryamāṇaḥ
maurkkhyāt darpāt ca tat vacaḥ satyam iti eva manyate

16. But he, the crow (aṇḍaja), being deceived by those foolish boys, believes their words to be true, solely out of foolishness and pride.

Words meanings summery:

• प्रतार्यमाणः (pratāryamāṇaḥ) - being deceived (being deceived, being tricked, being cheated)

• तु (tu) - but (but, indeed, on the other hand)

• सः (saḥ) - he (he, that (masculine))

• तैः (taiḥ) - by them (by them, with them)

• अल्पबुद्धिभिः (alpabuddhibhiḥ) - by those foolish boys (by those of little intelligence, by the foolish)

• अण्डजः (aṇḍajaḥ) - the crow (egg-born) (egg-born, bird, snake)

• तत् (tat) - their (that, this)

• वचः (vacaḥ) - words, statement (word, speech, statement)

• सत्यम् (satyam) - true (true, real, existent)

• इति (iti) - thus (thus, so, in this manner)

• एव (eva) - solely (indeed, only, just, certainly)

• मौर्क्ख्यात् (maurkkhyāt) - out of foolishness (from foolishness, due to ignorance)

• दर्पात् (darpāt) - out of pride (from pride, due to arrogance)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• मन्यते (manyate) - he believes (he thinks, he believes, he considers)

Words meanings and morphology

प्रतार्यमाणः (pratāryamāṇaḥ) - being deceived (being deceived, being tricked, being cheated)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pratāryamāṇa

pratāryamāṇa - being deceived

Present Passive Participle

Derived from pra-tṝ (causative) + śānac. Root tṝ (to cross), pra-tṝ (to convey across, to cheat)

Prefix: pra

Root: tṝ (class 1)

तु (tu) - but (but, indeed, on the other hand)

(indeclinable)

सः (saḥ) - he (he, that (masculine))

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

तैः (taiḥ) - by them (by them, with them)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to the young boys (kumārakāḥ).

अल्पबुद्धिभिः (alpabuddhibhiḥ) - by those foolish boys (by those of little intelligence, by the foolish)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of alpabuddhi

alpabuddhi - of little intelligence, foolish

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (alpa+buddhi)

• alpa – small, little, few
  adjective (masculine)
• buddhi – intelligence, understanding, perception
  noun (feminine)
  Root: budh (class 1)

अण्डजः (aṇḍajaḥ) - the crow (egg-born) (egg-born, bird, snake)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of aṇḍaja

aṇḍaja - egg-born (e.g., bird, snake, fish)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (aṇḍa+ja)

• aṇḍa – egg
  noun (neuter)
• ja – born, produced from
  adjective (masculine)
  Derived from root jan (to be born)
  Root: jan (class 4)

तत् (tat) - their (that, this)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Precedes 'vacaḥ' to form 'tadvacaḥ' in sandhi.

वचः (vacaḥ) - words, statement (word, speech, statement)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vacas

vacas - word, speech

Root: vac (class 2)

सत्यम् (satyam) - true (true, real, existent)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of satya

satya - true, real

Root: as (class 2)

इति (iti) - thus (thus, so, in this manner)

(indeclinable)

Note: Indicates quoted speech or thought.

एव (eva) - solely (indeed, only, just, certainly)

(indeclinable)

मौर्क्ख्यात् (maurkkhyāt) - out of foolishness (from foolishness, due to ignorance)

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of maurkkhya

maurkkhya - foolishness, ignorance

Derived from mūrkha (foolish).

दर्पात् (darpāt) - out of pride (from pride, due to arrogance)

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of darpa

darpa - pride, arrogance, haughtiness

Root: dṛp (class 4)

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

मन्यते (manyate) - he believes (he thinks, he believes, he considers)

(verb)

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

Present 3rd Singular Middle

Root: man (class 4)