महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-17, verse-21

यस्तु वाचं विजानाति बहुमानमियात्स वै ।
ब्रह्मभावप्रसूतानां वैद्यानां भावितात्मनाम् ॥२१॥

21. yastu vācaṁ vijānāti bahumānamiyātsa vai ,
brahmabhāvaprasūtānāṁ vaidyānāṁ bhāvitātmanām.

21. yaḥ tu vācam vijānāti bahumānam iyāt saḥ vai
brahmabhāvaprasūtānām vaidyānām bhāvitātmanām

21. yaḥ tu vācam vijānāti,
saḥ vai brahmabhāvaprasūtānām bhāvitātmanām vaidyānām bahumānam iyāt

21. But he who comprehends the true essence of speech should indeed earn great respect from those enlightened individuals whose selves (ātman) have been cultivated and who originate from the very nature of Brahman (brahman).

Words meanings summery:

• यः (yaḥ) - who, which

• तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

• वाचम् (vācam) - the true essence of speech (speech, word, voice)

• विजानाति (vijānāti) - knows, understands, discerns

• बहुमानम् (bahumānam) - great respect, high esteem, honor

• इयात् (iyāt) - may go, should go, may obtain, should attain

• सः (saḥ) - he, that

• वै (vai) - indeed, certainly, verily

• ब्रह्मभावप्रसूतानाम् (brahmabhāvaprasūtānām) - of those born from the state of Brahman, originating from the nature of Brahman

• वैद्यानाम् (vaidyānām) - of enlightened individuals (of the learned, of the wise, of the knowledgeable)

• भावितात्मनाम् (bhāvitātmanām) - of those whose selves (ātman) are cultivated/developed, of purified souls

Words meanings and morphology

यः (yaḥ) - who, which

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yad

yad - who, which, what

तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

(indeclinable)

वाचम् (vācam) - the true essence of speech (speech, word, voice)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of vāc

vāc - speech, word, voice, language

विजानाति (vijānāti) - knows, understands, discerns

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present indicative (laṭ) of jñā

present stem 'jānā'

Prefix: vi

Root: jñā (class 9)

बहुमानम् (bahumānam) - great respect, high esteem, honor

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of bahumāna

bahumāna - great respect, high esteem, honor

Compound type : karmadhāraya (bahu+māna)

• bahu – much, many, great, abundant
  adjective
• māna – respect, honor, esteem, pride
  noun (masculine)
  verbal noun
  Root: man (class 4)

इयात् (iyāt) - may go, should go, may obtain, should attain

(verb)

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

Root: i (class 2)

सः (saḥ) - he, that

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

वै (vai) - indeed, certainly, verily

(indeclinable)

ब्रह्मभावप्रसूतानाम् (brahmabhāvaprasūtānām) - of those born from the state of Brahman, originating from the nature of Brahman

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, plural of brahmabhāvaprasūta

brahmabhāvaprasūta - born of the state/nature of Brahman, originating from Brahman

Compound type : pañcamī-tatpuruṣa (brahman+bhāva+prasūta)

• brahman – Brahman, the Absolute Reality, sacred word
  noun (neuter)
• bhāva – state, condition, nature, existence, feeling
  noun (masculine)
  verbal noun
  Root: bhū (class 1)
• prasūta – born, produced, originated, brought forth
  adjective
  past passive participle
  Prefix: pra
  Root: sū (class 2)

Note: Agrees with 'vaidyānām' and 'bhāvitātmanām'.

वैद्यानाम् (vaidyānām) - of enlightened individuals (of the learned, of the wise, of the knowledgeable)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of vaidya

vaidya - learned, wise, knowledgeable (especially in Vedas); a physician

derived from 'veda'

भावितात्मनाम् (bhāvitātmanām) - of those whose selves (ātman) are cultivated/developed, of purified souls

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, plural of bhāvitātman

bhāvitātman - one whose self (ātman) is cultivated, purified, or developed

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (bhāvita+ātman)

• bhāvita – cultivated, developed, purified, refined
  adjective
  past passive participle
  from causative of 'bhū' or root 'bhāvaya'
  Root: bhū (class 1)
• ātman – self, soul, spirit, essence
  noun (masculine)

Note: Agrees with 'vaidyānām'.