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महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-131, verse-29

चौक्षश्चौक्षजनान्वेषी शेषान्नकृतभोजनः ।
वृथामांसान्यभुञ्जानः शूद्रो वैश्यत्वमृच्छति ॥२९॥
29. caukṣaścaukṣajanānveṣī śeṣānnakṛtabhojanaḥ ,
vṛthāmāṁsānyabhuñjānaḥ śūdro vaiśyatvamṛcchati.
29. caukṣaḥ caukṣajanānveṣī śeṣānṇakṛtabhojanaḥ
vṛthāmāṃsāni abhuñjānaḥ śūdraḥ vaiśyatvam ṛcchati
29. śūdraḥ caukṣaḥ caukṣajanānveṣī śeṣānṇakṛtabhojanaḥ
vṛthāmāṃsāni abhuñjānaḥ vaiśyatvam ṛcchati
29. A śūdra who is pure, seeks the company of pure people, eats only food that remains after offerings (śeṣānna), and abstains from eating meat not consecrated by a (Vedic) ritual (vṛthāmāṃsāni), attains the status of a vaiśya.

Words meanings summery:

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  • चौक्षः (caukṣaḥ) - pure, clean, transparent
  • चौक्षजनान्वेषी (caukṣajanānveṣī) - one who seeks/associates with pure people
  • शेषान्णकृतभोजनः (śeṣānṇakṛtabhojanaḥ) - one who eats food that is left over (after offering/serving)
  • वृथामांसानि (vṛthāmāṁsāni) - meat not consecrated by a Vedic ritual (improper meat, meat not offered in a Vedic ritual)
  • अभुञ्जानः (abhuñjānaḥ) - not eating, abstaining from eating
  • शूद्रः (śūdraḥ) - a śūdra
  • वैश्यत्वम् (vaiśyatvam) - the state of being a vaiśya, vaiśya-hood
  • ऋच्छति (ṛcchati) - attains, reaches, goes to

Words meanings and morphology

चौक्षः (caukṣaḥ) - pure, clean, transparent
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of caukṣa
caukṣa - pure, clean, transparent, honest
चौक्षजनान्वेषी (caukṣajanānveṣī) - one who seeks/associates with pure people
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of caukṣajanānveṣin
caukṣajanānveṣin - one who seeks/associates with pure people
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (caukṣajana+anveṣin)
  • caukṣajana – a pure person
    noun (masculine)
  • anveṣin – one who searches, seeker, investigator
    adjective (masculine)
    Agent noun
    Derived from root iṣ (to seek) with prefix anu-
    Prefix: anu
    Root: iṣ (class 4)
शेषान्णकृतभोजनः (śeṣānṇakṛtabhojanaḥ) - one who eats food that is left over (after offering/serving)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of śeṣānṇakṛtabhojana
śeṣānṇakṛtabhojana - one who eats food that is left over (śeṣānna)
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (śeṣānna+kṛtabhojana)
  • śeṣānna – leftover food, remnants of food
    noun (neuter)
  • kṛtabhojana – one who has eaten, having eaten food
    adjective (masculine)
    Compound of kṛta (done) and bhojana (eating/food)
वृथामांसानि (vṛthāmāṁsāni) - meat not consecrated by a Vedic ritual (improper meat, meat not offered in a Vedic ritual)
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, plural of vṛthāmāṃsa
vṛthāmāṁsa - improper meat, meat not offered in ritual
Compound type : karmadhāraya (vṛthā+māṃsa)
  • vṛthā – in vain, uselessly, improperly
    indeclinable
  • māṃsa – meat, flesh
    noun (neuter)
अभुञ्जानः (abhuñjānaḥ) - not eating, abstaining from eating
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of abhuñjāna
abhuñjāna - not eating
Present Active Participle
Present active participle of root bhuj (to eat/enjoy) with negation prefix 'a-'
Prefix: a
Root: bhuj (class 7)
शूद्रः (śūdraḥ) - a śūdra
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of śūdra
śūdra - a member of the fourth social class
वैश्यत्वम् (vaiśyatvam) - the state of being a vaiśya, vaiśya-hood
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of vaiśyatva
vaiśyatva - the state or condition of a vaiśya
Derived from 'vaiśya' with suffix '-tva' indicating state or quality
ऋच्छति (ṛcchati) - attains, reaches, goes to
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of ṛcch
Root: ṛc (class 6)