महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-122, verse-15

ये योनिशुद्धाः सततं तपस्यभिरता भृशम् ।
दानाध्ययनसंपन्नास्ते वै पूज्यतमाः सदा ॥१५॥

15. ye yoniśuddhāḥ satataṁ tapasyabhiratā bhṛśam ,
dānādhyayanasaṁpannāste vai pūjyatamāḥ sadā.

15. ye yoniśuddhāḥ satatam tapasi abhiratāḥ bhṛśam
dānādhyayanasampannāḥ te vai pūjyatatamāḥ sadā

15. ye yoniśuddhāḥ,
satatam bhṛśam tapasi abhiratāḥ,
dānādhyayanasampannāḥ,
te vai sadā pūjyatatamāḥ.

15. Those who are pure by birth, constantly and greatly devoted to spiritual austerity (tapas), and accomplished in giving (dāna) and scriptural study, they are indeed always the most venerable.

Words meanings summery:

• ये (ye) - those who, which

• योनिशुद्धाः (yoniśuddhāḥ) - pure by birth, of pure lineage

• सततम् (satatam) - always, constantly

• तपसि (tapasi) - in asceticism, in spiritual austerity

• अभिरताः (abhiratāḥ) - devoted to, engaged in, fond of

• भृशम् (bhṛśam) - greatly, intensely, exceedingly

• दानाध्ययनसम्पन्नाः (dānādhyayanasampannāḥ) - endowed with giving (dāna) and scriptural study

• ते (te) - they

• वै (vai) - indeed, certainly, verily

• पूज्यततमाः (pūjyatatamāḥ) - most venerable, most worthy of respect

• सदा (sadā) - always, perpetually

Words meanings and morphology

ये (ye) - those who, which

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of yad

yad - who, which, what

योनिशुद्धाः (yoniśuddhāḥ) - pure by birth, of pure lineage

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of yoniśuddha

yoniśuddha - pure in birth or origin, of pure lineage

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (yoni+śuddha)

• yoni – womb, origin, source, birth, family
  noun (feminine)
• śuddha – pure, clean, clear, cleansed
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Root: śudh (class 4)

सततम् (satatam) - always, constantly

(indeclinable)

Note: Adverbial form of satata.

तपसि (tapasi) - in asceticism, in spiritual austerity

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of tapas

tapas - heat, warmth, pain, suffering, asceticism, spiritual austerity

Root: tap (class 1)

अभिरताः (abhiratāḥ) - devoted to, engaged in, fond of

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of abhirata

abhirata - devoted to, engaged in, pleased with, fond of

Past Passive Participle

Prefix: abhi

Root: ram (class 1)

भृशम् (bhṛśam) - greatly, intensely, exceedingly

(indeclinable)

Note: Adverbial form of bhṛśa.

दानाध्ययनसम्पन्नाः (dānādhyayanasampannāḥ) - endowed with giving (dāna) and scriptural study

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of dānādhyayanasampanna

dānādhyayanasampanna - endowed with charity and sacred study

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dāna+adhyayana+sampanna)

• dāna – giving, donation, gift, charity
  noun (neuter)
  Root: dā (class 3)
• adhyayana – study, reading (especially of sacred texts)
  noun (neuter)
  Prefix: adhi
  Root: i (class 2)
• sampanna – endowed with, accomplished, furnished with
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Prefix: sam
  Root: pad (class 4)

ते (te) - they

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

वै (vai) - indeed, certainly, verily

(indeclinable)

पूज्यततमाः (pūjyatatamāḥ) - most venerable, most worthy of respect

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of pūjyatama

pūjyatama - most worshipful, most respectable, most honorable (superlative of pūjya)

Superlative suffix -tama added to pūjya (worthy of worship).

Root: pūj (class 10)

सदा (sadā) - always, perpetually

(indeclinable)