महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-140, verse-35

भीष्म उवाच ।
ब्राह्मणानेव सेवेत विद्यावृद्धांस्तपस्विनः ।
श्रुतचारित्रवृत्ताढ्यान्पवित्रं ह्येतदुत्तमम् ॥३५॥

35. bhīṣma uvāca ,
brāhmaṇāneva seveta vidyāvṛddhāṁstapasvinaḥ ,
śrutacāritravṛttāḍhyānpavitraṁ hyetaduttamam.

35. bhīṣmaḥ uvāca brāhmaṇān eva sevet vidyāvṛddhān tapasvinaḥ
śrutacāritravṛttāḍhyān pavitram hi etat uttamam

35. bhīṣmaḥ uvāca vidyāvṛddhān tapasvinaḥ śrutacāritravṛttāḍhyān
brāhmaṇān eva sevet hi etat uttamam pavitram

35. Bhīṣma said, 'One should certainly serve only those Brahmins (brāhmaṇa) who are advanced in knowledge, who are ascetics (tapasvin), and who are rich in scripture and good conduct; for this is supreme and purifying.'

Words meanings summery:

• भीष्मः (bhīṣmaḥ) - Bhīṣma (name of a prominent character in the Mahābhārata)

• उवाच (uvāca) - he said, he spoke

• ब्राह्मणान् (brāhmaṇān) - Brahmins (accusative plural)

• एव (eva) - only, certainly, indeed

• सेवेत् (sevet) - one should serve/attend to

• विद्यावृद्धान् (vidyāvṛddhān) - those advanced/grown in knowledge

• तपस्विनः (tapasvinaḥ) - ascetics, hermits, those who practice austerity (tapas)

• श्रुतचारित्रवृत्ताढ्यान् (śrutacāritravṛttāḍhyān) - those rich in scripture, character, and conduct

• पवित्रम् (pavitram) - purifying, sacred, holy

• हि (hi) - indeed, for, because

• एतत् (etat) - this (neuter nominative/accusative singular)

• उत्तमम् (uttamam) - supreme, best, highest

Words meanings and morphology

भीष्मः (bhīṣmaḥ) - Bhīṣma (name of a prominent character in the Mahābhārata)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhīṣma

bhīṣma - terrible, formidable; a proper name

उवाच (uvāca) - he said, he spoke

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (liṭ) of vac

Perfect active 3rd person singular of the root vac.

Root: vac (class 2)

ब्राह्मणान् (brāhmaṇān) - Brahmins (accusative plural)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of brāhmaṇa

brāhmaṇa - a Brahmin, a member of the priestly class; related to Brahman

एव (eva) - only, certainly, indeed

(indeclinable)

सेवेत् (sevet) - one should serve/attend to

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, optative (vidhiliṅ) of sev

Optative middle 3rd person singular of the root sev.

Root: sev (class 1)

विद्यावृद्धान् (vidyāvṛddhān) - those advanced/grown in knowledge

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of vidyāvṛddha

vidyāvṛddha - advanced in knowledge, old in learning

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vidyā+vṛddha)

• vidyā – knowledge, learning, science
  noun (feminine)
• vṛddha – grown, old, aged, experienced, advanced
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  Past Passive Participle of root vṛdh (to grow).
  Root: vṛdh (class 1)

तपस्विनः (tapasvinaḥ) - ascetics, hermits, those who practice austerity (tapas)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of tapasvin

tapasvin - one who practices austerity (tapas), an ascetic, a hermit

Derived from tapas (asceticism, penance) with suffix -vin.

श्रुतचारित्रवृत्ताढ्यान् (śrutacāritravṛttāḍhyān) - those rich in scripture, character, and conduct

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of śrutacāritravṛttāḍhya

śrutacāritravṛttāḍhya - rich in learning/scripture, character and good conduct

Compound type : dvandva/tatpuruṣa (śruta+cāritra+vṛtta+āḍhya)

• śruta – heard, revealed scripture, sacred knowledge
  noun (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  Past Passive Participle of root śru (to hear).
  Root: śru (class 5)
• cāritra – character, conduct, behavior
  noun (neuter)
• vṛtta – conduct, behavior, course of action
  noun (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  Past Passive Participle of root vṛt (to be, exist).
  Root: vṛt (class 1)
• āḍhya – rich, wealthy, abundant, endowed with
  adjective

पवित्रम् (pavitram) - purifying, sacred, holy

(adjective)

neuter, singular of pavitra

pavitra - pure, sacred, holy, purifying

हि (hi) - indeed, for, because

(indeclinable)

एतत् (etat) - this (neuter nominative/accusative singular)

(pronoun)

neuter, singular of etad

etad - this (demonstrative pronoun)

उत्तमम् (uttamam) - supreme, best, highest

(adjective)

neuter, singular of uttama

uttama - highest, best, excellent, supreme

Superlative of ud (up, high).