महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-159, verse-29

श्रद्दधानः शुभां विद्यां हीनादपि समाचरेत् ।
सुवर्णमपि चामेध्यादाददीतेति धारणा ॥२९॥

29. śraddadhānaḥ śubhāṁ vidyāṁ hīnādapi samācaret ,
suvarṇamapi cāmedhyādādadīteti dhāraṇā.

29. śraddadhānaḥ śubhām vidyām hīnāt api samācaret
suvarṇam api ca amedhyāt ādādīta iti dhāraṇā

29. śraddadhānaḥ hīnāt api śubhām vidyām samācaret
ca amedhyāt suvarṇam api ādādīta iti dhāraṇā

29. A faithful person should acquire auspicious knowledge even from an inferior source. This is the principle that one should accept even gold from an impure place.

Words meanings summery:

• श्रद्दधानः (śraddadhānaḥ) - having faith, faithful, believing

• शुभाम् (śubhām) - auspicious, good, beautiful

• विद्याम् (vidyām) - knowledge, science, learning

• हीनात् (hīnāt) - from a low, from an inferior, from a defective

• अपि (api) - even, also, too

• समाचरेत् (samācaret) - one should acquire, one should practice, one should perform

• सुवर्णम् (suvarṇam) - gold

• अपि (api) - even, also, too

• च (ca) - and, also

• अमेध्यात् (amedhyāt) - from an impure, from an unclean

• आदादीत (ādādīta) - one should take, one should accept

• इति (iti) - thus, so, in this way

• धारणा (dhāraṇā) - principle, understanding, settled rule, conviction

Words meanings and morphology

श्रद्दधानः (śraddadhānaḥ) - having faith, faithful, believing

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śraddadhāna

śraddadhāna - faithful, believing, having trust

Present Active Participle

Derived from verb śrad-dhā (to place faith in, believe)

Root: dhā (class 3)

Note: From śrad-dhā, 'to place faith'.

शुभाम् (śubhām) - auspicious, good, beautiful

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of śubha

śubha - auspicious, good, beautiful, propitious

Note: Modifies vidyām.

विद्याम् (vidyām) - knowledge, science, learning

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of vidyā

vidyā - knowledge, science, learning, wisdom

Root: vid (class 2)

हीनात् (hīnāt) - from a low, from an inferior, from a defective

(adjective)

Ablative, masculine, singular of hīna

hīna - inferior, low, lacking, deficient, abandoned

Past Passive Participle

From root hā (to abandon, forsake, leave)

Root: hā (class 3)

Note: Refers to source/person.

अपि (api) - even, also, too

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphasizes 'even from a low source'.

समाचरेत् (samācaret) - one should acquire, one should practice, one should perform

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhiliṅ) of samācar

From root car (to move, to act) with prefixes sam- and ā-

Prefixes: sam+ā

Root: car (class 1)

Note: Expresses an injunction 'one should'.

सुवर्णम् (suvarṇam) - gold

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of suvarṇa

suvarṇa - gold, good color

अपि (api) - even, also, too

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphasizes 'even gold'.

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects the two examples.

अमेध्यात् (amedhyāt) - from an impure, from an unclean

(adjective)

Ablative, masculine, singular of amedhya

amedhya - impure, unclean, not fit for sacrifice

Not + medhya (pure, fit for sacrifice)

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+medhya)

• a – not, non
  prefix
• medhya – pure, clean, fit for sacrifice, sacred
  adjective (masculine)
  Gerundive
  From root medh (to purify)
  Root: medh (class 4)

Note: Refers to source.

आदादीत (ādādīta) - one should take, one should accept

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhiliṅ) of ādā

From root dā (to give, to cut) with prefix ā- (to take)

Prefix: ā

Root: dā (class 3)

Note: Expresses an injunction 'one should'.

इति (iti) - thus, so, in this way

(indeclinable)

Note: Introduces the principle/statement.

धारणा (dhāraṇā) - principle, understanding, settled rule, conviction

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of dhāraṇā

dhāraṇā - conception, apprehension, understanding, principle, firm rule

From root dhṛ (to hold, support)

Root: dhṛ (class 1)

Note: Subject of the second part of the sentence.