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महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-155, verse-18

संहिताध्ययनं कुर्वन्वसन्गुरुकुले च यः ।
भैक्षमुच्छिष्टमन्येषां भुङ्क्ते चापि सदा सदा ।
कीर्तयन्गुणमन्नानामघृणी च पुनः पुनः ॥१८॥
18. saṁhitādhyayanaṁ kurvanvasangurukule ca yaḥ ,
bhaikṣamucchiṣṭamanyeṣāṁ bhuṅkte cāpi sadā sadā ,
kīrtayanguṇamannānāmaghṛṇī ca punaḥ punaḥ.
18. saṃhitādhyayanam kurvan vasan gurukule
ca yaḥ bhaikṣam ucchiṣṭam anyeṣām
bhuṅkte ca api sadā sadā kīrtayan
guṇam annānām aghṛṇī ca punaḥ punaḥ
18. And he who, while diligently studying the sacred texts (saṃhitādhyayana) and residing in the guru's household (gurukula), constantly consumes the remnants of others' alms, and, being devoid of compassion, repeatedly praises the virtues of various foods.

Words meanings summery:

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  • संहिताध्ययनम् (saṁhitādhyayanam) - the study of sacred texts/Veda
  • कुर्वन् (kurvan) - doing, performing, making
  • वसन् (vasan) - living, residing
  • गुरुकुले (gurukule) - in the guru's household/school
  • (ca) - and
  • यः (yaḥ) - who
  • भैक्षम् (bhaikṣam) - alms, begged food
  • उच्छिष्टम् (ucchiṣṭam) - leftovers, remnants, impure food
  • अन्येषाम् (anyeṣām) - of others
  • भुङ्क्ते (bhuṅkte) - eats, consumes, enjoys
  • (ca) - and
  • अपि (api) - also, even
  • सदा (sadā) - always, ever
  • सदा (sadā) - always, ever
  • कीर्तयन् (kīrtayan) - praising, proclaiming, reciting
  • गुणम् (guṇam) - quality, virtue, merit
  • अन्नानाम् (annānām) - of foods
  • अघृणी (aghṛṇī) - without compassion, unfeeling, pitiless
  • (ca) - and
  • पुनः (punaḥ) - again, repeatedly
  • पुनः (punaḥ) - again, repeatedly

Words meanings and morphology

संहिताध्ययनम् (saṁhitādhyayanam) - the study of sacred texts/Veda
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of saṃhitādhyayana
saṁhitādhyayana - study of the Saṃhitās (Vedic texts), study of sacred collections
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (saṃhitā+adhyayana)
  • saṃhitā – collected (text), sacred text, Veda
    noun (feminine)
  • adhyayana – study, learning, reading
    noun (neuter)
कुर्वन् (kurvan) - doing, performing, making
(verbal derivative)
वसन् (vasan) - living, residing
(verbal derivative)
गुरुकुले (gurukule) - in the guru's household/school
(noun)
Locative, neuter, singular of gurukula
gurukula - guru's family, guru's residence, Vedic school (gurukula)
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (guru+kula)
  • guru – teacher, preceptor (guru), heavy, important
    noun (masculine)
  • kula – family, household, clan, school
    noun (neuter)
(ca) - and
(indeclinable)
यः (yaḥ) - who
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of yad
yad - which, who, what (relative pronoun)
भैक्षम् (bhaikṣam) - alms, begged food
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of bhaikṣa
bhaikṣa - alms, food obtained by begging, mendicancy
उच्छिष्टम् (ucchiṣṭam) - leftovers, remnants, impure food
(verbal derivative)
अन्येषाम् (anyeṣām) - of others
(pronoun)
Genitive, masculine/neuter, plural of anya
anya - other, another, different
भुङ्क्ते (bhuṅkte) - eats, consumes, enjoys
(verb)
3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of bhuj
Root: bhuj (class 7)
(ca) - and
(indeclinable)
अपि (api) - also, even
(indeclinable)
सदा (sadā) - always, ever
(indeclinable)
सदा (sadā) - always, ever
(indeclinable)
Note: Repetition emphasizes continuity and constancy.
कीर्तयन् (kīrtayan) - praising, proclaiming, reciting
(verbal derivative)
गुणम् (guṇam) - quality, virtue, merit
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of guṇa
guṇa - quality, virtue, attribute, merit, strand, rope
अन्नानाम् (annānām) - of foods
(noun)
Genitive, neuter, plural of anna
anna - food, grain, cooked rice
अघृणी (aghṛṇī) - without compassion, unfeeling, pitiless
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of aghṛṇin
aghṛṇin - without pity, merciless, unfeeling, cruel
Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+ghṛṇin)
  • a – not, un- (negative prefix)
    indeclinable
  • ghṛṇin – compassionate, pitiful, tender
    adjective
(ca) - and
(indeclinable)
पुनः (punaḥ) - again, repeatedly
(indeclinable)
पुनः (punaḥ) - again, repeatedly
(indeclinable)
Note: Repetition emphasizes frequency.