महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-129, verse-6

त्रैविद्यो ब्राह्मणो विद्वान्न चाध्ययनजीवनः ।
त्रिकर्मा त्रिपरिक्रान्तो मैत्र एष स्मृतो द्विजः ॥६॥

6. traividyo brāhmaṇo vidvānna cādhyayanajīvanaḥ ,
trikarmā triparikrānto maitra eṣa smṛto dvijaḥ.

6. traividyaḥ brāhmaṇaḥ vidvān na ca adhyayanajīvanaḥ
trikarmā triparikrāntaḥ maitraḥ eṣaḥ smṛtaḥ dvijaḥ

6. A Brahmin who is proficient in the three Vedas, learned, and does not solely subsist on teaching, who performs the three prescribed actions (karma), has completed three stages, and is benevolent – this individual is declared a twice-born (dvija).

Words meanings summery:

• त्रैविद्यः (traividyaḥ) - one who knows the three Vedas, skilled in the three lores

• ब्राह्मणः (brāhmaṇaḥ) - a Brahmin

• विद्वान् (vidvān) - learned, wise, knowing

• न (na) - not, no

• च (ca) - and, also

• अध्ययनजीवनः (adhyayanajīvanaḥ) - one whose sole livelihood is not from teaching (one whose livelihood is from teaching/study)

• त्रिकर्मा (trikarmā) - one who performs three (Vedic) rites/actions

• त्रिपरिक्रान्तः (triparikrāntaḥ) - one who has completed three stages (of religious duties or life) (one who has performed three circumambulations or completed three stages)

• मैत्रः (maitraḥ) - friendly, benevolent, amicable

• एषः (eṣaḥ) - this, he

• स्मृतः (smṛtaḥ) - remembered, considered, declared, called

• द्विजः (dvijaḥ) - a Brahmin (due to context of the qualities described) (twice-born, Brahmin, bird, snake, tooth)

Words meanings and morphology

त्रैविद्यः (traividyaḥ) - one who knows the three Vedas, skilled in the three lores

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of traividya

traividya - knowing the three Vedas

derived from tri (three) and vidyā (knowledge)

Compound type : bahuvrihi (tri+vidyā)

• tri – three
  numeral
• vidyā – knowledge, lore, science
  noun (feminine)
  from root vid (to know)
  Root: vid (class 2)

Note: Agrees with 'brāhmaṇaḥ' and 'dvijaḥ'.

ब्राह्मणः (brāhmaṇaḥ) - a Brahmin

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of brāhmaṇa

brāhmaṇa - a Brahmin, related to Brahma/Vedas

विद्वान् (vidvān) - learned, wise, knowing

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vidvat

vidvat - learned, wise, knowing

Present Active Participle

from root vid (to know), formed with suffix -vas

Root: vid (class 2)

Note: Agrees with 'brāhmaṇaḥ'.

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

अध्ययनजीवनः (adhyayanajīvanaḥ) - one whose sole livelihood is not from teaching (one whose livelihood is from teaching/study)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of adhyayanajīvana

adhyayanajīvana - one who lives by study/teaching

Compound of adhyayana (study/teaching) and jīvana (livelihood)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (adhyayana+jīvana)

• adhyayana – study, learning, teaching
  noun (neuter)
  from root i (to go) with prefix adhi and suffix -ana
  Prefix: adhi
  Root: i (class 2)
• jīvana – livelihood, living, life
  noun (neuter)
  from root jīv (to live), formed with suffix -ana
  Root: jīv (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'brāhmaṇaḥ'.

त्रिकर्मा (trikarmā) - one who performs three (Vedic) rites/actions

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of trikarma

trikarma - performing three rites

Compound of tri (three) and karma (action/rite)

Compound type : bahuvrihi (tri+karma)

• tri – three
  numeral
• karma – action, deed, rite
  noun (neuter)
  from root kṛ (to do)
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Agrees with 'dvijaḥ'.

त्रिपरिक्रान्तः (triparikrāntaḥ) - one who has completed three stages (of religious duties or life) (one who has performed three circumambulations or completed three stages)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of triparikrānta

triparikrānta - having performed three circumambulations or completed three stages

Past Passive Participle

Compound of tri (three) and parikrānta (circumambulated, passed through), PPP of pari-kram

Compound type : bahuvrihi (tri+parikrānta)

• tri – three
  numeral
• parikrānta – circumambulated, traversed, completed
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  from root kram (to step, go) with prefix pari, formed with suffix -ta
  Prefix: pari
  Root: kram (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'dvijaḥ'.

मैत्रः (maitraḥ) - friendly, benevolent, amicable

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of maitra

maitra - friendly, benevolent, related to Mitra

from mitra (friend)

Note: Agrees with 'dvijaḥ'.

एषः (eṣaḥ) - this, he

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of etad

etad - this, he

Note: Refers to the Brahmin being described.

स्मृतः (smṛtaḥ) - remembered, considered, declared, called

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of smṛta

smṛta - remembered, considered, declared

Past Passive Participle

from root smṛ (to remember), formed with suffix -ta

Root: smṛ (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'dvijaḥ'.

द्विजः (dvijaḥ) - a Brahmin (due to context of the qualities described) (twice-born, Brahmin, bird, snake, tooth)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dvija

dvija - twice-born (Brahmin, Kṣatriya, Vaiśya), bird, snake, tooth

Compound of dvi (twice) and ja (born)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dvi+ja)

• dvi – twice, two
  numeral
• ja – born, produced
  adjective (masculine)
  from root jan (to be born), formed with suffix -a
  Root: jan (class 4)

Note: The main subject of the declaration.