महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-2, verse-235

यो विद्याच्चतुरो वेदान्साङ्गोपनिषदान्द्विजः ।
न चाख्यानमिदं विद्यान्नैव स स्याद्विचक्षणः ॥२३५॥

235. yo vidyāccaturo vedānsāṅgopaniṣadāndvijaḥ ,
na cākhyānamidaṁ vidyānnaiva sa syādvicakṣaṇaḥ.

235. yaḥ vidyāt caturaḥ vedān sāṅgopaniṣadān dvijaḥ | na
ca ākhyānam idam vidyāt na eva saḥ syāt vicakṣaṇaḥ

235. A brāhmaṇa who knows the four Vedas along with their auxiliary sciences (Aṅgas) and Upaniṣads, but does not know this narrative (Mahābhārata), will certainly not be considered discerning.

235. בְּרַהְמִין היודע את ארבע הוֵדוֹת על חלקיהן ועל האוּפַּנִישַׁדוֹת, אך אינו מכיר את הסיפור הזה, אינו חכם כלל.

Words meanings summery:

• यः (yaḥ) - who (who, which)

• विद्यात् (vidyāt) - knows (should know, may know, would know)

• चतुरः (caturaḥ) - four

• वेदान् (vedān) - the Vedas (the Vedas (sacred texts))

• साङ्गोपनिषदान् (sāṅgopaniṣadān) - along with their auxiliary sciences (Aṅgas) and Upaniṣads (along with the Aṅgas (auxiliary sciences) and Upaniṣads)

• द्विजः (dvijaḥ) - a brāhmaṇa (twice-born; a brāhmaṇa)

• न (na) - not (not, no)

• च (ca) - and

• आख्यानम् (ākhyānam) - narrative (Mahābhārata) (narrative, story)

• इदम् (idam) - this

• विद्यात् (vidyāt) - knows (should know, may know, would know)

• न (na) - not (not, no)

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

• सः (saḥ) - he

• स्यात् (syāt) - would be (would be, may be)

• विचक्षणः (vicakṣaṇaḥ) - discerning (discerning, wise, expert, sagacious)

Words meanings and morphology

यः (yaḥ) - who (who, which)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yad

yad - who, which, what

विद्यात् (vidyāt) - knows (should know, may know, would know)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhi liṅ) of vidyāt

Root: vid (class 2)

चतुरः (caturaḥ) - four

(numeral)

वेदान् (vedān) - the Vedas (the Vedas (sacred texts))

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of veda

veda - knowledge, the Veda (sacred scripture)

Derived from root vid (to know)

Root: vid (class 2)

साङ्गोपनिषदान् (sāṅgopaniṣadān) - along with their auxiliary sciences (Aṅgas) and Upaniṣads (along with the Aṅgas (auxiliary sciences) and Upaniṣads)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of sāṅgopaniṣada

sāṅgopaniṣada - having the Aṅgas and Upaniṣads

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (sa+aṅga+upaniṣad)

• sa – with, together with
  indeclinable
• aṅga – limb, body part, auxiliary science (of the Veda)
  noun (neuter)
• upaniṣad – Upaniṣad (a class of philosophical treatises in the Vedas)
  noun (feminine)
  Derived from root sad with prefixes upa and ni
  Prefixes: upa+ni
  Root: sad (class 1)

द्विजः (dvijaḥ) - a brāhmaṇa (twice-born; a brāhmaṇa)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dvija

dvija - twice-born (Brahmin, Kṣatriya, Vaiśya); bird; tooth

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (dvi+ja)

• dvi – two
  numeral
• ja – born, produced from
  adjective (masculine)
  Derived from root jan (to be born)
  Root: jan (class 4)

न (na) - not (not, no)

(indeclinable)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

आख्यानम् (ākhyānam) - narrative (Mahābhārata) (narrative, story)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of ākhyāna

ākhyāna - narrative, story, tale

action noun

Derived from root khyā with prefix ā

Prefix: ā

Root: khyā (class 2)

इदम् (idam) - this

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this

विद्यात् (vidyāt) - knows (should know, may know, would know)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhi liṅ) of vidyāt

Root: vid (class 2)

न (na) - not (not, no)

(indeclinable)

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

(indeclinable)

सः (saḥ) - he

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

स्यात् (syāt) - would be (would be, may be)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhi liṅ) of syāt

Root: as (class 2)

विचक्षणः (vicakṣaṇaḥ) - discerning (discerning, wise, expert, sagacious)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vicakṣaṇa

vicakṣaṇa - discerning, wise, expert, skilful, clear-sighted

agent noun

Derived from root cakṣ (to see, perceive) with prefix vi

Prefix: vi

Root: cakṣ (class 2)

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