महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-11, verse-2

केचिद्गृहान्परित्यज्य वनमभ्यगमन्द्विजाः ।
अजातश्मश्रवो मन्दाः कुले जाताः प्रवव्रजुः ॥२॥

2. kecidgṛhānparityajya vanamabhyagamandvijāḥ ,
ajātaśmaśravo mandāḥ kule jātāḥ pravavrajuḥ.

2. kecit gṛhān parityajya vanam abhyagaman dvijāḥ
ajātaśmaśravaḥ mandāḥ kule jātāḥ pravavrajuḥ

2. kecit dvijāḥ kule jātāḥ ajātaśmaśravaḥ mandāḥ
gṛhān parityajya vanam abhyagaman pravavrajuḥ

2. Some twice-born (dvija) individuals, having abandoned their homes, entered the forest. They were born into (good) families, with beards not yet grown, and were rather naive, yet they embarked on the ascetic path.

Words meanings summery:

• केचित् (kecit) - some, certain ones

• गृहान् (gṛhān) - houses, homes

• परित्यज्य (parityajya) - having abandoned, having forsaken

• वनम् (vanam) - forest, woods

• अभ्यगमन् (abhyagaman) - they went, they approached

• द्विजाः (dvijāḥ) - Refers to young Brahmins due to the context of the verse. (twice-born ones (Brahmins))

• अजातश्मश्रवः (ajātaśmaśravaḥ) - whose beards had not grown, beardless, young

• मन्दाः (mandāḥ) - implies youth and perhaps inexperience or simple-mindedness, rather than true foolishness (slow, dull, foolish, naive, weak)

• कुले (kule) - implies a good or noble family, as Brahmins (dvija) are generally from respected lineages. (in a family, in a lineage)

• जाताः (jātāḥ) - born, produced, arisen

• प्रवव्रजुः (pravavrajuḥ) - Implies taking up the ascetic life of a renunciant. (they went forth, they became ascetics, they wandered)

Words meanings and morphology

केचित् (kecit) - some, certain ones

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of kimcid

kimcid - someone, anyone, something, anything, some

derived from kim (who) + cid

गृहान् (gṛhān) - houses, homes

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of gṛha

gṛha - house, home, dwelling, domestic life

Root: gṛh

परित्यज्य (parityajya) - having abandoned, having forsaken

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

derived from root tyaj (to abandon) with upasarga pari

Prefix: pari

Root: tyaj (class 1)

वनम् (vanam) - forest, woods

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vana

vana - forest, wood, grove, thicket

Root: van (class 8)

अभ्यगमन् (abhyagaman) - they went, they approached

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of abhigam

Imperfect Tense (Laṅ), 3rd Person Plural

derived from root gam (to go) with upasarga abhi

Prefix: abhi

Root: gam (class 1)

द्विजाः (dvijāḥ) - Refers to young Brahmins due to the context of the verse. (twice-born ones (Brahmins))

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of dvija

dvija - twice-born (epithet for Brahmins, Kshatriyas, Vaishyas), bird, tooth

compound of dvi (twice) + ja (born)

Compound type : upapada-tatpuruṣa (dvi+ja)

• dvi – two, twice
  numeral
• ja – born, produced from
  suffix
  agent noun/adjective
  derived from root jan (to be born)
  Root: jan (class 4)

अजातश्मश्रवः (ajātaśmaśravaḥ) - whose beards had not grown, beardless, young

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of ajātaśmaśru

ajātaśmaśru - beardless, having no beard grown yet

bahuvrīhi compound: a (not) + jāta (grown) + śmaśru (beard)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (a+jāta+śmaśru)

• a – not, non
  indeclinable
  negation prefix
• jāta – born, produced, grown
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  derived from root jan (to be born)
  Root: jan (class 4)
• śmaśru – beard, moustache
  noun (neuter)

मन्दाः (mandāḥ) - implies youth and perhaps inexperience or simple-mindedness, rather than true foolishness (slow, dull, foolish, naive, weak)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of manda

manda - slow, dull, sluggish, weak, foolish, simple, gentle

Root: mand (class 1)

कुले (kule) - implies a good or noble family, as Brahmins (dvija) are generally from respected lineages. (in a family, in a lineage)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of kula

kula - family, lineage, race, clan, noble family, community

जाताः (jātāḥ) - born, produced, arisen

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of jāta

jāta - born, produced, arisen, happened, grown

Past Passive Participle

derived from root jan (to be born)

Root: jan (class 4)

प्रवव्रजुः (pravavrajuḥ) - Implies taking up the ascetic life of a renunciant. (they went forth, they became ascetics, they wandered)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, past perfect (liṭ) of pravraj

Perfect Tense (Lit), 3rd Person Plural

derived from root vraj (to go) with upasarga pra

Prefix: pra

Root: vraj (class 1)