महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-2, verse-17

यज्वा वदान्यो मेधावी ब्रह्मण्यः सत्यसंगरः ।
न चावमन्ता दाता च वेदवेदाङ्गपारगः ॥१७॥

17. yajvā vadānyo medhāvī brahmaṇyaḥ satyasaṁgaraḥ ,
na cāvamantā dātā ca vedavedāṅgapāragaḥ.

17. yajvā vadānyaḥ medhāvī brahmaṇyaḥ satyasaṃgaraḥ
na ca avamantā dātā ca vedavedāṅgapāragaḥ

17. yajvā vadānyaḥ medhāvī brahmaṇyaḥ satyasaṃgaraḥ
na avamantā ca dātā ca vedavedāṅgapāragaḥ

17. He was a performer of Vedic rituals (yajña), generous, intelligent, devoted to sacred knowledge, and truthful in his vows. He was not contemptuous of others, but rather a charitable giver and one who had mastered the Vedas and Vedangas.

Words meanings summery:

• यज्वा (yajvā) - a performer of Vedic rituals

• वदान्यः (vadānyaḥ) - generous, liberal, eloquent

• मेधावी (medhāvī) - intelligent, sagacious, wise

• ब्रह्मण्यः (brahmaṇyaḥ) - devoted to sacred knowledge (devoted to Brahmins, pious, learned in the Veda, sacred)

• सत्यसंगरः (satyasaṁgaraḥ) - one whose promises are true, truthful in vows

• न (na) - not, no

• च (ca) - and, also

• अवमन्ता (avamantā) - contemptuous of others (one who despises, a contemner)

• दाता (dātā) - a charitable giver (giver, donor, liberal)

• च (ca) - and, also

• वेदवेदाङ्गपारगः (vedavedāṅgapāragaḥ) - one who has mastered the Vedas and Vedangas

Words meanings and morphology

यज्वा (yajvā) - a performer of Vedic rituals

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yajvan

yajvan - performer of a Vedic ritual, ritualist

derived from root yaj with suffix van

Root: yaj (class 1)

Note: Nominative singular of `yajvan`.

वदान्यः (vadānyaḥ) - generous, liberal, eloquent

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vadānya

vadānya - generous, liberal, eloquent

Root: vad (class 1)

Note: Nominative singular, agreeing with the implied subject.

मेधावी (medhāvī) - intelligent, sagacious, wise

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of medhāvin

medhāvin - intelligent, sagacious, wise

Note: Nominative singular, agreeing with the implied subject.

ब्रह्मण्यः (brahmaṇyaḥ) - devoted to sacred knowledge (devoted to Brahmins, pious, learned in the Veda, sacred)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of brahmaṇya

brahmaṇya - devoted to sacred knowledge/Brahmins, pious

Note: Nominative singular, agreeing with the implied subject.

सत्यसंगरः (satyasaṁgaraḥ) - one whose promises are true, truthful in vows

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of satyasaṃgara

satyasaṁgara - one whose promises are true, truthful in vows

Compound type : karmadhāraya (satya+saṃgara)

• satya – truth, true, real
  noun (neuter)
• saṃgara – promise, vow, pledge, agreement
  noun (masculine)
  derived from root gṛ with prefix sam
  Prefix: sam
  Root: gṛ (class 9)

Note: Nominative singular, agreeing with the implied subject.

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

Note: Particle of negation.

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

Note: Conjunctive particle.

अवमन्ता (avamantā) - contemptuous of others (one who despises, a contemner)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of avamantṛ

avamantṛ - one who despises, a contemner

agent noun

derived from root man with prefix ava and suffix tṛc

Prefix: ava

Root: man (class 4)

Note: Nominative singular of `avamantṛ`.

दाता (dātā) - a charitable giver (giver, donor, liberal)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dātṛ

dātṛ - giver, donor, liberal

agent noun

derived from root dā with suffix tṛc

Root: dā (class 3)

Note: Nominative singular of `dātṛ`.

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

Note: Conjunctive particle.

वेदवेदाङ्गपारगः (vedavedāṅgapāragaḥ) - one who has mastered the Vedas and Vedangas

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vedavedāṅgapāraga

vedavedāṅgapāraga - one who has reached the other shore of the Vedas and Vedangas, a master of the Vedas and Vedangas

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (veda+vedāṅga+pāraga)

• veda – sacred knowledge, Veda
  noun (masculine)
  Root: vid (class 2)
• vedāṅga – auxiliary of the Veda, Vedanga
  noun (neuter)
• pāraga – one who has reached the other shore, master, expert
  adjective (masculine)
  derived from root gā with prefix pāra
  Prefix: pāra
  Root: gā (class 3)

Note: Nominative singular, agreeing with the implied subject.