महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-58, verse-18

न च विक्रीणते ब्रह्म ब्राह्मणाः स्म तदा नृप ।
न च शूद्रसमाभ्याशे वेदानुच्चारयन्त्युत ॥१८॥

18. na ca vikrīṇate brahma brāhmaṇāḥ sma tadā nṛpa ,
na ca śūdrasamābhyāśe vedānuccārayantyuta.

18. na ca vikrīṇate brahma brāhmaṇāḥ sma tadā nṛpa
na ca śūdrasamābhyāśe vedān uccārayanti uta

18. And, O king, brahmins at that time did not sell the sacred knowledge (Veda), nor did they recite the Vedas in the proximity of a śūdra.

Words meanings summery:

• न (na) - not, no

• च (ca) - nor (and)

• विक्रीणते (vikrīṇate) - they sell

• ब्रह्म (brahma) - sacred knowledge, the Veda (Veda, sacred knowledge, Brahman)

• ब्राह्मणाः (brāhmaṇāḥ) - brahmins

• स्म (sma) - (particle indicating past tense when used with a present tense verb) (indeed, certainly (historical particle))

• तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

• नृप (nṛpa) - O king

• न (na) - not, no

• च (ca) - nor (and)

• शूद्रसमाभ्याशे (śūdrasamābhyāśe) - near a śūdra, in the proximity of a śūdra

• वेदान् (vedān) - the Vedas

• उच्चारयन्ति (uccārayanti) - they recite, they pronounce

• उत (uta) - (particle for emphasis or connection, here similar to 'ca') (and, also, moreover)

Words meanings and morphology

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

च (ca) - nor (and)

(indeclinable)

Note: Used with 'na' to mean 'nor'.

विक्रीणते (vikrīṇate) - they sell

(verb)

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

Root krī with prefix vi.

Prefix: vi

Root: krī (class 9)

Note: Used with 'sma' to denote past tense.

ब्रह्म (brahma) - sacred knowledge, the Veda (Veda, sacred knowledge, Brahman)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of brahman

brahman - Brahman (ultimate reality), sacred word, Veda, prayer, sacred knowledge

Note: Object of vikrīṇate.

ब्राह्मणाः (brāhmaṇāḥ) - brahmins

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of brāhmaṇa

brāhmaṇa - brahmin, member of the priestly class

Note: Subject of vikrīṇate and uccārayanti.

स्म (sma) - (particle indicating past tense when used with a present tense verb) (indeed, certainly (historical particle))

(indeclinable)

तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

(indeclinable)

नृप (nṛpa) - O king

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of nṛpa

nṛpa - king, protector of men

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (nṛ+pa)

• nṛ – man, human being
  noun (masculine)
• pa – protector, ruler, drinker
  noun (masculine)
  agent noun
  From root pā 'to protect'.
  Root: pā (class 2)

Note: Addressed to the king.

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

च (ca) - nor (and)

(indeclinable)

Note: Used with 'na' to mean 'nor'.

शूद्रसमाभ्याशे (śūdrasamābhyāśe) - near a śūdra, in the proximity of a śūdra

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of śūdrasamābhyāśa

śūdrasamābhyāśa - proximity of a śūdra, near a śūdra

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (śūdra+samābhyāśa)

• śūdra – member of the fourth (laborer) social class
  noun (masculine)
• samābhyāśa – proximity, vicinity, nearness
  noun (masculine)
  action noun
  Derived from root aś with prefixes sam, abhi, ā.
  Prefixes: sam+abhi+ā
  Root: aś (class 5)

वेदान् (vedān) - the Vedas

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of veda

veda - Veda (sacred knowledge, scripture)

Root: vid (class 2)

Note: Object of uccārayanti.

उच्चारयन्ति (uccārayanti) - they recite, they pronounce

(verb)

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

causative

Causative form of root car with prefix ud.

Prefix: ud

Root: car (class 1)

Note: Used with 'sma' to denote past tense.

उत (uta) - (particle for emphasis or connection, here similar to 'ca') (and, also, moreover)

(indeclinable)