महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-136, verse-21

अविद्वांश्चैव विद्वांश्च ब्राह्मणो दैवतं महत् ।
प्रणीतश्चाप्रणीतश्च यथाग्निर्दैवतं महत् ॥२१॥

21. avidvāṁścaiva vidvāṁśca brāhmaṇo daivataṁ mahat ,
praṇītaścāpraṇītaśca yathāgnirdaivataṁ mahat.

21. avidvān ca eva vidvān ca brāhmaṇaḥ daivatam mahat
praṇītaḥ ca apraṇītaḥ ca yathā agniḥ daivatam mahat

21. brāhmaṇaḥ avidvān ca eva vidvān ca mahat daivatam
praṇītaḥ ca apraṇītaḥ ca yathā agniḥ mahat daivatam

21. Whether unlearned or learned, a brahmin is a great divine presence. Just as fire, whether ritually consecrated or not consecrated, is a great divine presence.

Words meanings summery:

• अविद्वान् (avidvān) - unlearned, ignorant, unwise

• च (ca) - and, also, moreover

• एव (eva) - certainly, indeed, only, just

• विद्वान् (vidvān) - learned, knowing, wise

• च (ca) - and, also, moreover

• ब्राह्मणः (brāhmaṇaḥ) - a brahmin, one belonging to the priestly class

• दैवतम् (daivatam) - divine presence (divine being, divinity, deity)

• महत् (mahat) - great, large, important

• प्रणीतः (praṇītaḥ) - ritually consecrated (consecrated, prepared, led forth, offered)

• च (ca) - and, also, moreover

• अप्रणीतः (apraṇītaḥ) - not ritually consecrated (unconsecrated, not prepared)

• च (ca) - and, also, moreover

• यथा (yathā) - just as, as, in which way

• अग्निः (agniḥ) - fire, the god Agni

• दैवतम् (daivatam) - divine presence (divine being, divinity, deity)

• महत् (mahat) - great, large, important

Words meanings and morphology

अविद्वान् (avidvān) - unlearned, ignorant, unwise

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of avidvat

avidvat - unlearned, ignorant, unwise

Present Active Participle (negative)

Formed from 'na' + '√vid' (to know) + 'śatṛ' suffix, meaning 'not knowing'.

Root: vid (class 2)

च (ca) - and, also, moreover

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - certainly, indeed, only, just

(indeclinable)

विद्वान् (vidvān) - learned, knowing, wise

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vidvat

vidvat - learned, knowing, wise

Present Active Participle

Root: vid (class 2)

च (ca) - and, also, moreover

(indeclinable)

ब्राह्मणः (brāhmaṇaḥ) - a brahmin, one belonging to the priestly class

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of brāhmaṇa

brāhmaṇa - a Brahmin, priest, related to brahman

दैवतम् (daivatam) - divine presence (divine being, divinity, deity)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of daivata

daivata - divinity, divine power, deity

महत् (mahat) - great, large, important

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of mahat

mahat - great, large, important

प्रणीतः (praṇītaḥ) - ritually consecrated (consecrated, prepared, led forth, offered)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of praṇīta

praṇīta - consecrated, offered, led forth, prepared

Past Passive Participle

Prefix: pra

Root: nī

च (ca) - and, also, moreover

(indeclinable)

अप्रणीतः (apraṇītaḥ) - not ritually consecrated (unconsecrated, not prepared)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of apraṇīta

apraṇīta - unconsecrated, not prepared

Past Passive Participle (negative)

Prefix: pra

Root: nī

च (ca) - and, also, moreover

(indeclinable)

यथा (yathā) - just as, as, in which way

(indeclinable)

अग्निः (agniḥ) - fire, the god Agni

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of agni

agni - fire, god of fire

दैवतम् (daivatam) - divine presence (divine being, divinity, deity)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of daivata

daivata - divinity, divine power, deity

महत् (mahat) - great, large, important

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of mahat

mahat - great, large, important