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महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-253, verse-14

अग्नीन्परिचरन्सम्यक्स्वाध्यायपरमो द्विजः ।
वानप्रस्थविधानज्ञो जाजलिर्ज्वलितः श्रिया ॥१४॥
14. agnīnparicaransamyaksvādhyāyaparamo dvijaḥ ,
vānaprasthavidhānajño jājalirjvalitaḥ śriyā.
14. agnīn paricaran samyak svādhyāya-paramaḥ dvijaḥ
vānaprastha-vidhāna-jñaḥ jājaliḥ jvalitaḥ śriyā
14. jājaliḥ dvijaḥ agnīn samyak paricaran svādhyāya-paramaḥ
vānaprastha-vidhāna-jñaḥ śriyā jvalitaḥ
14. Jājali, a Brahmin (dvija) supremely devoted to Vedic study (svādhyāya) and properly tending the sacred fires, knowledgeable in the observances of a forest-dweller (vānaprastha) life, shone with spiritual radiance.

Words meanings summery:

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  • अग्नीन् (agnīn) - the sacred (Vedic) fires (the fires, the sacred fires)
  • परिचरन् (paricaran) - attending to, tending (attending, serving, performing, circumambulating)
  • सम्यक् (samyak) - properly (properly, correctly, completely, entirely)
  • स्वाध्याय-परमः (svādhyāya-paramaḥ) - supremely devoted to Vedic study (svādhyāya) (supremely devoted to self-study, foremost in Vedic recitation)
  • द्विजः (dvijaḥ) - Brahmin (dvija) (Brahmin, twice-born, bird, tooth)
  • वानप्रस्थ-विधान-ज्ञः (vānaprastha-vidhāna-jñaḥ) - knowledgeable in the observances of a forest-dweller (vānaprastha) life (knowing the rules of a forest-dweller)
  • जाजलिः (jājaliḥ) - Jājali (a proper name)
  • ज्वलितः (jvalitaḥ) - shone, radiant (shining, ablaze, radiant)
  • श्रिया (śriyā) - with spiritual radiance/splendor (with splendor, with glory, with beauty, by Lakṣmī)

Words meanings and morphology

अग्नीन् (agnīn) - the sacred (Vedic) fires (the fires, the sacred fires)
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, plural of agni
agni - fire, sacred fire, god of fire
Note: Object of paricaran.
परिचरन् (paricaran) - attending to, tending (attending, serving, performing, circumambulating)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of paricarat
pari-car - to attend, to serve, to circumambulate
Present Active Participle
Present active participle of root car- (to move, to go) with upasarga pari-
Prefix: pari
Root: car (class 1)
Note: Qualifies Jājali (implied subject).
सम्यक् (samyak) - properly (properly, correctly, completely, entirely)
(indeclinable)
From sam-añc (to go together, to be right)
Prefix: sam
Root: añc (class 5)
Note: Adverb modifying paricaran.
स्वाध्याय-परमः (svādhyāya-paramaḥ) - supremely devoted to Vedic study (svādhyāya) (supremely devoted to self-study, foremost in Vedic recitation)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of svādhyāya-parama
svādhyāya-parama - supremely devoted to self-study (svādhyāya), whose highest goal is svādhyāya
Compound of svādhyāya (self-study) and parama (supreme, highest)
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (svādhyāya+parama)
  • svādhyāya – self-study, recitation of Vedas, study of sacred texts (svādhyāya)
    noun (masculine)
    Compound of sva (self) and adhyāya (study)
  • parama – supreme, highest, utmost, excellent
    adjective (masculine)
Note: Qualifies Jājali (dvijaḥ).
द्विजः (dvijaḥ) - Brahmin (dvija) (Brahmin, twice-born, bird, tooth)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of dvija
dvija - twice-born (a member of the first three varṇas, especially Brahmin), bird, tooth
Compound of dvi (twice) and ja (born)
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (dvi+ja)
  • dvi – two, twice
    numeral
  • ja – born, produced from
    suffix (masculine)
    Derived from root jan- (to be born)
    Root: jan (class 4)
Note: Appositive to Jājali.
वानप्रस्थ-विधान-ज्ञः (vānaprastha-vidhāna-jñaḥ) - knowledgeable in the observances of a forest-dweller (vānaprastha) life (knowing the rules of a forest-dweller)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of vānaprastha-vidhāna-jña
vānaprastha-vidhāna-jña - one who knows the rules/ordinances of a vānaprastha (forest-dweller)
Compound of vānaprastha (forest-dweller), vidhāna (rule/ordinance), and jña (knower)
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vānaprastha+vidhāna+jña)
  • vānaprastha – forest-dweller, hermit, the third stage of life (vānaprastha)
    noun (masculine)
    Compound of vana (forest) and prastha (standing in, going forth to)
  • vidhāna – rule, ordinance, method, arrangement
    noun (neuter)
    Derived from root dhā- (to place) with upasarga vi-
    Prefix: vi
    Root: dhā (class 3)
  • jña – knower, understanding
    suffix (masculine)
    Derived from root jñā- (to know)
    Root: jñā (class 9)
Note: Qualifies Jājali.
जाजलिः (jājaliḥ) - Jājali (a proper name)
(proper noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of jājali
jājali - Jājali (name of a sage)
Note: Subject of the implied verb of being or jvalitaḥ.
ज्वलितः (jvalitaḥ) - shone, radiant (shining, ablaze, radiant)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of jvalita
jvalita - shining, blazing, inflamed, radiant
Past Passive Participle
Derived from root jval- (to shine, to burn)
Root: jval (class 1)
Note: Predicate adjective for Jājali. Implies "he shone".
श्रिया (śriyā) - with spiritual radiance/splendor (with splendor, with glory, with beauty, by Lakṣmī)
(noun)
Instrumental, feminine, singular of śrī
śrī - splendor, glory, prosperity, wealth, beauty, Lakṣmī
Note: Indicates the means or accompaniment of jvalitaḥ.