महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-110, verse-30

सरस्वतीं गोपयानो ब्रह्मचर्यं समाचरन् ।
सुमनोवर्णकं चैव मधुमांसं च वर्जयेत् ॥३०॥

30. sarasvatīṁ gopayāno brahmacaryaṁ samācaran ,
sumanovarṇakaṁ caiva madhumāṁsaṁ ca varjayet.

30. sarasvatīm gopayānaḥ brahmacaryam samācaran
sumanovarṇakam ca eva madhumāṃsam ca varjayet

30. (saḥ) sarasvatīm gopayānaḥ brahmacaryam samācaran
ca eva sumanovarṇakam ca madhumāṃsam varjayet

30. While guarding speech (sarasvatī) and observing chastity (brahmacarya), one should also avoid fragrant flowers and cosmetic substances, as well as honey and meat.

Words meanings summery:

• सरस्वतीम् (sarasvatīm) - speech (speech, knowledge, Sarasvati)

• गोपयानः (gopayānaḥ) - protecting, guarding

• ब्रह्मचर्यम् (brahmacaryam) - chastity (brahmacarya) (celibacy, student life, chastity)

• समाचरन् (samācaran) - practicing, observing, conducting

• सुमनोवर्णकम् (sumanovarṇakam) - fragrant flowers and cosmetic substances

• च (ca) - and

• एव (eva) - even, indeed, only

• मधुमांसम् (madhumāṁsam) - honey and meat

• च (ca) - and

• वर्जयेत् (varjayet) - should avoid, should shun

Words meanings and morphology

सरस्वतीम् (sarasvatīm) - speech (speech, knowledge, Sarasvati)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of sarasvatī

sarasvatī - Sarasvati (goddess); speech; knowledge; river

Note: Object of gopayānaḥ.

गोपयानः (gopayānaḥ) - protecting, guarding

(verbal adjective)

Note: Agrees with the implied subject.

ब्रह्मचर्यम् (brahmacaryam) - chastity (brahmacarya) (celibacy, student life, chastity)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of brahmacarya

brahmacarya - chastity, celibacy, student life devoted to sacred knowledge

Compound type : tatpurusha (brahman+carya)

• brahman – sacred knowledge, Veda, ultimate reality
  noun (neuter)
• carya – conduct, practice
  noun (neuter)
  Derived from √car (to move, conduct)
  Root: car (class 1)

Note: Object of samācaran.

समाचरन् (samācaran) - practicing, observing, conducting

(verbal adjective)

Note: Agrees with the implied subject.

सुमनोवर्णकम् (sumanovarṇakam) - fragrant flowers and cosmetic substances

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of sumanovarṇaka

sumanovarṇaka - fragrant flowers and cosmetic substances/ointments

Compound type : dvandva (sumanas+varṇaka)

• sumanas – fragrant flower, good-minded
  noun (masculine)
• varṇaka – color, cosmetic, ointment
  noun (neuter)

Note: Object of varjayet.

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

Note: Conjunction.

एव (eva) - even, indeed, only

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphatic particle.

मधुमांसम् (madhumāṁsam) - honey and meat

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of madhumāṃsa

madhumāṁsa - honey and meat

Compound type : dvandva (madhu+māṃsa)

• madhu – honey, sweet
  noun (neuter)
• māṃsa – meat, flesh
  noun (neuter)

Note: Object of varjayet.

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

Note: Conjunction.

वर्जयेत् (varjayet) - should avoid, should shun

(verb)

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

Root: vṛj (class 10)