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12,60

महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-60, verse-42

ऋग्यजुःसामवित्पूज्यो नित्यं स्याद्देववद्द्विजः ।
अनृग्यजुरसामा तु प्राजापत्य उपद्रवः ॥४२॥
42. ṛgyajuḥsāmavitpūjyo nityaṁ syāddevavaddvijaḥ ,
anṛgyajurasāmā tu prājāpatya upadravaḥ.
42. ṛgyajuḥsāmavit pūjyaḥ nityam syāt devavat
dvijaḥ anṛgyajurasāmā tu prājāpatyaḥ upadravaḥ
42. ṛgyajuḥsāmavit dvijaḥ nityam devavat pūjyaḥ
syāt tu anṛgyajurasāmā prājāpatyaḥ upadravaḥ
42. A twice-born (dvija) who knows the Rig, Yajur, and Sama Vedas should always be revered like a god. However, one who does not know the Rig, Yajur, and Sama Vedas is a nuisance (upadrava), merely a creation of Prajāpati.

Words meanings summery:

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  • ऋग्यजुःसामवित् (ṛgyajuḥsāmavit) - knower of the Rig, Yajur, and Sama Vedas
  • पूज्यः (pūjyaḥ) - venerable, worthy of worship, deserving honor
  • नित्यम् (nityam) - always, constantly, perpetually
  • स्यात् (syāt) - should be, may be, might be
  • देववत् (devavat) - like a god, similar to a god
  • द्विजः (dvijaḥ) - a Brahmin, a member of the priestly class (twice-born (Brahmin, Kshatriya, Vaishya), bird, tooth)
  • अनृग्यजुरसामा (anṛgyajurasāmā) - one who does not know the Rig, Yajur, and Sama Vedas
  • तु (tu) - but, however, on the other hand
  • प्राजापत्यः (prājāpatyaḥ) - related to Prajapati, belonging to Prajapati, a creation of Prajapati
  • उपद्रवः (upadravaḥ) - a nuisance, a bothersome presence (calamity, misfortune, trouble, nuisance)

Words meanings and morphology

ऋग्यजुःसामवित् (ṛgyajuḥsāmavit) - knower of the Rig, Yajur, and Sama Vedas
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of ṛgyajuḥsāmavid
ṛgyajuḥsāmavid - knower of the Rig-, Yajur-, and Sāma-Veda
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (ṛc+yajus+sāman+vid)
  • ṛc – Rig Veda, hymn, verse
    noun (feminine)
  • yajus – Yajur Veda, sacrificial formula
    noun (neuter)
  • sāman – Sama Veda, chant
    noun (neuter)
  • vid – knower, understanding
    noun (masculine)
    Derived from root vid (to know)
    Root: vid (class 2)
पूज्यः (pūjyaḥ) - venerable, worthy of worship, deserving honor
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of pūjya
pūjya - to be worshipped, venerable, adorable
Gerundive
Derived from root pūj (to worship, honor)
Root: pūj (class 10)
नित्यम् (nityam) - always, constantly, perpetually
(indeclinable)
स्यात् (syāt) - should be, may be, might be
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhiliṅ) of as
Root: as (class 2)
देववत् (devavat) - like a god, similar to a god
(indeclinable)
Suffix -vat indicating 'like, similar to'
द्विजः (dvijaḥ) - a Brahmin, a member of the priestly class (twice-born (Brahmin, Kshatriya, Vaishya), bird, tooth)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of dvija
dvija - twice-born (term for Brahmin, Kshatriya, Vaishya), bird, tooth
Compound: dvi (twice) + ja (born)
Compound type : karmadhāraya (dvi+ja)
  • dvi – two, twice
    numeral
  • ja – born, produced from
    adjective (masculine)
    Derived from root jan (to be born)
    Root: jan (class 4)
अनृग्यजुरसामा (anṛgyajurasāmā) - one who does not know the Rig, Yajur, and Sama Vedas
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of anṛgyajurasāman
anṛgyajurasāman - without the Rig-, Yajur-, and Sāma-Veda; one who does not know them
Compound type : nañ-bahuvrīhi (an+ṛc+yajus+sāman)
  • an – not, un-
    indeclinable
  • ṛc – Rig Veda, hymn, verse
    noun (feminine)
  • yajus – Yajur Veda, sacrificial formula
    noun (neuter)
  • sāman – Sama Veda, chant
    noun (neuter)
तु (tu) - but, however, on the other hand
(indeclinable)
प्राजापत्यः (prājāpatyaḥ) - related to Prajapati, belonging to Prajapati, a creation of Prajapati
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of prājāpatya
prājāpatya - relating to Prajāpati, belonging to Prajāpati, a son/creation of Prajāpati
Derived from Prajāpati
उपद्रवः (upadravaḥ) - a nuisance, a bothersome presence (calamity, misfortune, trouble, nuisance)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of upadrava
upadrava - calamity, misfortune, nuisance, trouble, disaster
Prefix: upa
Root: dru (class 1)