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महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-131, verse-22

ब्राह्मणत्वं शुभं प्राप्य दुर्लभं योऽवमन्यते ।
अभोज्यान्नानि चाश्नाति स द्विजत्वात्पतेत वै ॥२२॥
22. brāhmaṇatvaṁ śubhaṁ prāpya durlabhaṁ yo'vamanyate ,
abhojyānnāni cāśnāti sa dvijatvātpateta vai.
22. brāhmaṇatvam śubham prāpya durlabham yaḥ avamanyate
abhojyānnāni ca aśnāti saḥ dvijatvāt pateta vai
22. yaḥ śubham durlabham brāhmaṇatvam prāpya avamanyate
ca abhojyānnāni aśnāti saḥ dvijatvāt vai pateta
22. Whoever, having attained the auspicious and rare state of brahminhood, disrespects it and eats forbidden foods, that person indeed falls from their status as a twice-born (dvija).

Words meanings summery:

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  • ब्राह्मणत्वम् (brāhmaṇatvam) - brahmin-hood, the state of a brahmin
  • शुभम् (śubham) - auspicious, good, beautiful
  • प्राप्य (prāpya) - having obtained, having reached
  • दुर्लभम् (durlabham) - difficult to obtain, rare
  • यः (yaḥ) - who, whoever
  • अवमन्यते (avamanyate) - disrespects, despises, disregards
  • अभोज्यान्नानि (abhojyānnāni) - uneatable foods, forbidden foods
  • (ca) - and, also
  • अश्नाति (aśnāti) - eats, consumes
  • सः (saḥ) - he, that person
  • द्विजत्वात् (dvijatvāt) - from dvija-hood, from the state of being twice-born
  • पतेत (pateta) - should fall, may fall
  • वै (vai) - indeed, certainly

Words meanings and morphology

ब्राह्मणत्वम् (brāhmaṇatvam) - brahmin-hood, the state of a brahmin
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of brāhmaṇatva
brāhmaṇatva - the state or condition of a brahmin, brahmin-hood
suffix -tva (abstract noun)
शुभम् (śubham) - auspicious, good, beautiful
(adjective)
Accusative, neuter, singular of śubha
śubha - auspicious, good, beautiful, propitious
प्राप्य (prāpya) - having obtained, having reached
(indeclinable)
Gerund (Absolutive)
Prefix: pra
Root: āp (class 5)
दुर्लभम् (durlabham) - difficult to obtain, rare
(adjective)
Accusative, neuter, singular of durlabha
durlabha - difficult to obtain, rare, unattainable
यः (yaḥ) - who, whoever
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of yad
yad - who, which, what (relative pronoun)
अवमन्यते (avamanyate) - disrespects, despises, disregards
(verb)
3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of avaman
Prefix: ava
Root: man (class 4)
अभोज्यान्नानि (abhojyānnāni) - uneatable foods, forbidden foods
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, plural of abhojyānna
abhojyānna - uneatable food, forbidden food
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (a+bhojya+anna)
  • a – not, un-
    indeclinable
  • bhojya – eatable, fit to be eaten
    participle
    Gerundive
    Root: bhuj (class 7)
  • anna – food, grain
    noun (neuter)
    Root: ad (class 2)
(ca) - and, also
(indeclinable)
अश्नाति (aśnāti) - eats, consumes
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of aś
Root: aś (class 9)
सः (saḥ) - he, that person
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of tad
tad - that, he, she, it (demonstrative/personal pronoun)
द्विजत्वात् (dvijatvāt) - from dvija-hood, from the state of being twice-born
(noun)
Ablative, neuter, singular of dvijatva
dvijatva - the state or condition of being twice-born (dvija-hood)
suffix -tva (abstract noun)
पतेत (pateta) - should fall, may fall
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhiliṅ) of pat
Root: pat (class 1)
वै (vai) - indeed, certainly
(indeclinable)