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महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-165, verse-2

पृष्टश्च गोत्रचरणं स्वाध्यायं ब्रह्मचारिकम् ।
न तत्र व्याजहारान्यद्गोत्रमात्रादृते द्विजः ॥२॥
2. pṛṣṭaśca gotracaraṇaṁ svādhyāyaṁ brahmacārikam ,
na tatra vyājahārānyadgotramātrādṛte dvijaḥ.
2. pṛṣṭaḥ ca gotracaraṇam svādhyāyam brahmacārikam
na tatra vyājahāra anyat gotramātrāt ṛte dvijaḥ
2. dvijaḥ ca gotracaraṇam svādhyāyam brahmacārikam
pṛṣṭaḥ tatra gotramātrāt ṛte anyat na vyājahāra
2. And questioned about his family lineage (gotra), conduct, Vedic study (svādhyāya), and celibate student life, the Brahmin (dvija) did not say anything there except his family name (gotra).

Words meanings summery:

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  • पृष्टः (pṛṣṭaḥ) - questioned, asked
  • (ca) - and, also
  • गोत्रचरणम् (gotracaraṇam) - family lineage and conduct, ancestry and behavior
  • स्वाध्यायम् (svādhyāyam) - Vedic study, self-study (svādhyāya)
  • ब्रह्मचारिकम् (brahmacārikam) - pertaining to a celibate student, relating to student life or celibacy
  • (na) - not, no
  • तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place
  • व्याजहार (vyājahāra) - spoke, said, declared
  • अन्यत् (anyat) - anything else, other
  • गोत्रमात्रात् (gotramātrāt) - than merely the lineage, apart from the family name (gotra) only
  • ऋते (ṛte) - except, without, apart from
  • द्विजः (dvijaḥ) - a Brahmin (a Brahmin, a twice-born (dvija))

Words meanings and morphology

पृष्टः (pṛṣṭaḥ) - questioned, asked
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of pṛṣṭa
pṛṣṭa - asked, questioned, inquired
Past Passive Participle
Derived from √prach (to ask) with kta suffix.
Root: prach (class 6)
(ca) - and, also
(indeclinable)
गोत्रचरणम् (gotracaraṇam) - family lineage and conduct, ancestry and behavior
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of gotracaraṇa
gotracaraṇa - family lineage and conduct/practice
Compound type : dvandva (gotra+caraṇa)
  • gotra – family lineage, clan, ancestry (gotra)
    noun (neuter)
  • caraṇa – conduct, practice, behavior
    noun (neuter)
    Derived from √car (to move, behave) with -ana suffix.
    Root: car (class 1)
स्वाध्यायम् (svādhyāyam) - Vedic study, self-study (svādhyāya)
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of svādhyāya
svādhyāya - study of Vedas, self-study, recitation
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sva+adhyāya)
  • sva – own, self
    pronoun/adjective
  • adhyāya – study, reading, chapter
    noun (masculine)
    Derived from adhi-√i (to go over, study) with ghañ suffix.
    Prefix: adhi
    Root: i (class 2)
ब्रह्मचारिकम् (brahmacārikam) - pertaining to a celibate student, relating to student life or celibacy
(adjective)
Accusative, masculine, singular of brahmacārika
brahmacārika - relating to a brahmacārin (celibate student), pertaining to brahmacarya (celibacy, student life)
Derived from brahmacārin with -ika suffix.
Note: Here functioning as a noun in the accusative or an adjective modifying svādhyāyam.
(na) - not, no
(indeclinable)
तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place
(indeclinable)
व्याजहार (vyājahāra) - spoke, said, declared
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, perfect (liṭ) of vi-ā-hṛ
Prefixes: vi+ā
Root: hṛ (class 1)
अन्यत् (anyat) - anything else, other
(pronoun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of anya
anya - other, another, different
गोत्रमात्रात् (gotramātrāt) - than merely the lineage, apart from the family name (gotra) only
(noun)
Ablative, neuter, singular of gotramātra
gotramātra - merely the family name, only lineage
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (gotra+mātra)
  • gotra – family lineage, clan, ancestry (gotra)
    noun (neuter)
  • mātra – only, merely, measure
    adjective/noun (neuter)
ऋते (ṛte) - except, without, apart from
(indeclinable)
Note: Governs the ablative case.
द्विजः (dvijaḥ) - a Brahmin (a Brahmin, a twice-born (dvija))
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of dvija
dvija - twice-born, Brahmin, bird, tooth
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (dvi+ja)
  • dvi – two, twice
    numeral
  • ja – born
    adjective (masculine)
    Agent noun/Adjective from √jan
    Derived from √jan (to be born) with ḍa suffix.
    Root: jan (class 4)