महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-221, verse-65

ये च वेदविदो विप्रा विस्पष्टमनृचश्च ये ।
निरन्तरविशेषास्ते बहुमानावमानयोः ॥६५॥

65. ye ca vedavido viprā vispaṣṭamanṛcaśca ye ,
nirantaraviśeṣāste bahumānāvamānayoḥ.

65. ye ca vedavidaḥ viprāḥ vispaṣṭam anṛcaḥ ca
ye | nirantaraviśeṣāḥ te bahumānāvamānayoḥ

65. ye ca vedavidaḥ viprāḥ ca ye vispaṣṭam
anṛcaḥ te bahumānāvamānayoḥ nirantaraviśeṣāḥ

65. Those Brahmins (viprāḥ) who were knowers of the Vedas, and those who were clearly ignorant of them, became indistinguishable in matters of great honor and dishonor.

Words meanings summery:

• ये (ye) - those who

• च (ca) - and, also

• वेदविदः (vedavidaḥ) - knowers of the Vedas

• विप्राः (viprāḥ) - Brahmins, wise ones

• विस्पष्टम् (vispaṣṭam) - clearly, distinctly

• अनृचः (anṛcaḥ) - those ignorant of the R̥cs/Vedas

• च (ca) - and, also

• ये (ye) - those who

• निरन्तरविशेषाः (nirantaraviśeṣāḥ) - without distinction, indistinguishable

• ते (te) - they

• बहुमानावमानयोः (bahumānāvamānayoḥ) - in matters of honor and dishonor (in great honor and dishonor)

Words meanings and morphology

ये (ye) - those who

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of yad

yad - who, which, what, that (relative pronoun)

Note: Relative pronoun, refers to 'viprāḥ'.

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

वेदविदः (vedavidaḥ) - knowers of the Vedas

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of vedavid

vedavid - knower of the Vedas

Tatpuruṣa compound: veda (Veda) + vid (knower).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (veda+vid)

• veda – sacred knowledge, Veda
  noun (masculine)
  From root vid (to know).
  Root: vid (class 2)
• vid – knowing, knower
  adjective/noun (masculine)
  Agent noun/adjective
  From root vid (to know).
  Root: vid (class 2)

विप्राः (viprāḥ) - Brahmins, wise ones

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of vipra

vipra - Brahmin, inspired, wise, poet

Root: vip (class 1)

विस्पष्टम् (vispaṣṭam) - clearly, distinctly

(indeclinable)

From vi-spaṣṭa, past passive participle of spash (to make clear) with prefix vi-.

Prefix: vi

Root: spaś (class 1)

Note: Adverbial usage.

अनृचः (anṛcaḥ) - those ignorant of the R̥cs/Vedas

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of anṛc

anṛc - ignorant of the R̥cs (Vedas), one who does not recite R̥cs

Negative compound (nañ-tatpuruṣa) of ṛc (Vedic hymn).

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+ṛc)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
  Negative prefix.
• ṛc – Vedic hymn, verse (especially from Rigveda)
  noun (feminine)

Note: Refers to a type of Brahmin.

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

ये (ye) - those who

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of yad

yad - who, which, what, that (relative pronoun)

Note: Relative pronoun, refers to 'viprāḥ'.

निरन्तरविशेषाः (nirantaraviśeṣāḥ) - without distinction, indistinguishable

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of nirantaraviśeṣa

nirantaraviśeṣa - without interval or difference, having no distinction

Bahuvrīhi compound: nirantara (without interval/difference) + viśeṣa (distinction).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (nirantara+viśeṣa)

• nirantara – without interval, continuous, unbroken, without difference
  adjective/indeclinable (masculine)
  Compound: nis (without) + antara (interval, difference).
  Prefix: nis
• viśeṣa – distinction, difference, peculiarity
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: vi

Note: Predicate adjective for 'ye'.

ते (te) - they

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, he, she, it (demonstrative/correlative pronoun)

Note: Correlative pronoun, referring to 'ye'.

बहुमानावमानयोः (bahumānāvamānayoḥ) - in matters of honor and dishonor (in great honor and dishonor)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, dual of bahumānāvamāna

bahumānāvamāna - honor and dishonor, respect and disrespect

Dvandva compound of 'bahumāna' (great respect) and 'avamāna' (disrespect, dishonor).

Compound type : dvandva (bahumāna+avamāna)

• bahu – much, many, great
  adjective (masculine)
• māna – honor, respect, pride
  noun (masculine)
  From root man (to think, respect).
  Root: man (class 4)
• ava – down, off, away
  indeclinable
  Used as a prefix.
• māna – respect, honor
  noun (masculine)
  From root man (to think, respect).
  Root: man (class 4)