महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-9, chapter-42, verse-18

आचार्यमृत्विजं चैव गुरुं वृद्धजनं तथा ।
प्राणिनो येऽवमन्यन्ते ते भवन्तीह राक्षसाः ।
योषितां चैव पापानां योनिदोषेण वर्धते ॥१८॥

18. ācāryamṛtvijaṁ caiva guruṁ vṛddhajanaṁ tathā ,
prāṇino ye'vamanyante te bhavantīha rākṣasāḥ ,
yoṣitāṁ caiva pāpānāṁ yonidoṣeṇa vardhate.

18. ācāryam ṛtvijam ca eva gurum
vṛddhajanam tathā prāṇinaḥ ye avamanyante
te bhavanti iha rākṣasāḥ yoṣitām
ca eva pāpānām yonidoṣeṇa vardhate

18. ye prāṇinaḥ ācāryam ṛtvijam gurum
vṛddhajanam tathā ca eva avamanyante
te iha rākṣasāḥ bhavanti ca eva
pāpānām yoṣitām yonidoṣeṇa vardhate

18. Those living beings who disrespect their preceptor, the officiating priest, their spiritual teacher (guru), and elders – they certainly become rākṣasas in this world. And among sinful women, (this nature) thrives due to a defect in their lineage.

Words meanings summery:

• आचार्यम् (ācāryam) - teacher, preceptor

• ऋत्विजम् (ṛtvijam) - officiating priest

• च (ca) - and, also

• एव (eva) - only, indeed, just

• गुरुम् (gurum) - spiritual teacher (guru) (guru, spiritual teacher, heavy, venerable)

• वृद्धजनम् (vṛddhajanam) - elder, venerable person

• तथा (tathā) - so, thus, in the same way

• प्राणिनः (prāṇinaḥ) - living beings, animate beings

• ये (ye) - who, those who

• अवमन्यन्ते (avamanyante) - they disrespect, they despise, they disregard

• ते (te) - they, those

• भवन्ति (bhavanti) - they become, they are

• इह (iha) - here, in this world

• राक्षसाः (rākṣasāḥ) - rākṣasas (demons)

• योषिताम् (yoṣitām) - of women

• च (ca) - and, also

• एव (eva) - only, indeed, just

• पापानाम् (pāpānām) - of sinful, of wicked

• योनिदोषेण (yonidoṣeṇa) - due to a defect in their lineage (by defect of birth/womb/origin/lineage)

• वर्धते (vardhate) - grows, increases, prospers

Words meanings and morphology

आचार्यम् (ācāryam) - teacher, preceptor

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of ācārya

ācārya - teacher, preceptor, spiritual guide

Note: Object of 'avamanyante'.

ऋत्विजम् (ṛtvijam) - officiating priest

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of ṛtvij

ṛtvij - officiating priest, sacrificing priest

Root: yaj (class 1)

Note: Object of 'avamanyante'.

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - only, indeed, just

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphatic particle

गुरुम् (gurum) - spiritual teacher (guru) (guru, spiritual teacher, heavy, venerable)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of guru

guru - teacher, spiritual guide, weighty, venerable (guru)

Note: Object of 'avamanyante'.

वृद्धजनम् (vṛddhajanam) - elder, venerable person

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of vṛddhajana

vṛddhajana - old person, elder, venerable person

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vṛddha+jana)

• vṛddha – old, aged, grown
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root vṛdh (to grow)
  Root: vṛdh (class 1)
• jana – person, people, man
  noun (masculine)
  Root: jan (class 4)

Note: Object of 'avamanyante'.

तथा (tathā) - so, thus, in the same way

(indeclinable)

प्राणिनः (prāṇinaḥ) - living beings, animate beings

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of prāṇin

prāṇin - living being, animate being, creature

Derived from prāṇa (life-breath) + -in suffix

Note: Subject of 'avamanyante'.

ये (ye) - who, those who

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of yad

yad - who, which, what

Note: Relative pronoun.

अवमन्यन्ते (avamanyante) - they disrespect, they despise, they disregard

(verb)

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

Present Indicative

Prefix: ava

Root: man (class 4)

Note: Verb with prefix 'ava'.

ते (te) - they, those

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Correlative pronoun for 'ye'.

भवन्ति (bhavanti) - they become, they are

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of bhū

Present Indicative

Root: bhū (class 1)

इह (iha) - here, in this world

(indeclinable)

राक्षसाः (rākṣasāḥ) - rākṣasas (demons)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of rākṣasa

rākṣasa - demon, evil spirit, monster

Note: Predicate nominative for 'bhavanti'.

योषिताम् (yoṣitām) - of women

(noun)

Genitive, feminine, plural of yoṣit

yoṣit - woman, female

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - only, indeed, just

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphatic particle

पापानाम् (pāpānām) - of sinful, of wicked

(adjective)

Genitive, feminine, plural of pāpa

pāpa - sinful, wicked, evil; sin, evil

Note: Agrees with 'yoṣitām'.

योनिदोषेण (yonidoṣeṇa) - due to a defect in their lineage (by defect of birth/womb/origin/lineage)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of yonidoṣa

yonidoṣa - defect of birth, defect of womb, flaw in origin or lineage

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (yoni+doṣa)

• yoni – womb, source, origin, lineage, birth
  noun (feminine)
• doṣa – fault, defect, vice, blame
  noun (masculine)
  Root: duṣ (class 4)

वर्धते (vardhate) - grows, increases, prospers

(verb)

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

Present Indicative

Root: vṛdh (class 1)

Note: Root 'vṛdh' is Atmanepadi in this class.