महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-23, verse-17

भीष्म उवाच ।
आदिष्टिनो ये राजेन्द्र ब्राह्मणा वेदपारगाः ।
भुञ्जते ब्रह्मकामाय व्रतलुप्ता भवन्ति ते ॥१७॥

17. bhīṣma uvāca ,
ādiṣṭino ye rājendra brāhmaṇā vedapāragāḥ ,
bhuñjate brahmakāmāya vrataluptā bhavanti te.

17. bhīṣmaḥ uvāca | ādiṣṭinaḥ ye rājendra brāhmaṇāḥ
vedapāragāḥ | bhuñjate brahmakāmāya vrataluptāḥ bhavanti te

17. rājendra bhīṣmaḥ uvāca ye vedapāragāḥ ādiṣṭinaḥ brāhmaṇāḥ brahmakāmāya bhuñjate,
te vrataluptāḥ bhavanti

17. Bhishma said: "O King, those Brahmins who are experts in the Vedas and duly appointed, if they partake of offerings with a personal desire for (brahman), they become transgressors of their vows."

Words meanings summery:

• भीष्मः (bhīṣmaḥ) - Bhishma

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• आदिस्तिनः (ādistinaḥ) - appointed, instructed, commissioned

• ये (ye) - who, those who

• राजेन्द्र (rājendra) - O king among kings, O emperor

• ब्राह्मणाः (brāhmaṇāḥ) - Brahmins

• वेदपारगाः (vedapāragāḥ) - experts in the Vedas, those who have gone through the Vedas

• भुञ्जते (bhuñjate) - they partake, they eat, they enjoy

• ब्रह्मकामाय (brahmakāmāya) - for the desire of (brahman), for the sake of spiritual aspiration

• व्रतलिप्ताः (vrataliptāḥ) - those whose vows are violated/broken

• भवन्ति (bhavanti) - they become, they are

• ते (te) - they

Words meanings and morphology

भीष्मः (bhīṣmaḥ) - Bhishma

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhīṣma

bhīṣma - Bhishma (a character in the Mahabharata)

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past perfect (lit) of vac

Perfect tense (lit)

Root vac, class 2, perfect 3rd singular active

Root: vac (class 2)

आदिस्तिनः (ādistinaḥ) - appointed, instructed, commissioned

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of ādiṣṭin

ādiṣṭin - one who is instructed, appointed, commissioned

From past passive participle ādiṣṭa + suffix -in

Prefix: ā

Root: diś (class 6)

ये (ye) - who, those who

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of yad

yad - who, which, what

राजेन्द्र (rājendra) - O king among kings, O emperor

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rājendra

rājendra - king of kings, an emperor, a paramount ruler

Compound (tatpuruṣa)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (rājan+indra)

• rājan – king, sovereign
  noun (masculine)
• indra – Indra (name of a Vedic deity); chief, best, lord
  noun (masculine)

ब्राह्मणाः (brāhmaṇāḥ) - Brahmins

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of brāhmaṇa

brāhmaṇa - a Brahmin (member of the priestly class), relating to Brahma or brahman

वेदपारगाः (vedapāragāḥ) - experts in the Vedas, those who have gone through the Vedas

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of vedapāraga

vedapāraga - one who has mastered the Vedas, skilled in the Vedas

Compound (tatpuruṣa)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (veda+pāraga)

• veda – Veda (sacred texts of Hinduism), knowledge
  noun (masculine)
  Root: vid (class 2)
• pāraga – gone to the other side, crossed, proficient in, master of
  adjective (masculine)
  Prefix: pāra
  Root: gā (class 3)

भुञ्जते (bhuñjate) - they partake, they eat, they enjoy

(verb)

3rd person , plural, middle, present (lat) of bhuj

Present tense

Root bhuj, class 7, present 3rd plural middle voice (ātmanepada)

Root: bhuj (class 7)

ब्रह्मकामाय (brahmakāmāya) - for the desire of (brahman), for the sake of spiritual aspiration

(noun)

Dative, masculine, singular of brahmakāma

brahmakāma - desiring (brahman), wish for (brahman), object of desire for (brahman)

Compound (tatpuruṣa)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (brahman+kāma)

• brahman – the Absolute, ultimate reality; a priest
  noun (neuter)
  Root: bṛh (class 1)
• kāma – desire, wish, longing; object of desire
  noun (masculine)
  Root: kam (class 1)

व्रतलिप्ताः (vrataliptāḥ) - those whose vows are violated/broken

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of vratalipta

vratalipta - one whose vow is broken or violated

Compound (bahuvrīhi)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (vrata+lipta)

• vrata – vow, sacred observance, religious practice
  noun (neuter)
• lipta – smeared, soiled, stained; violated, transgressed (as a vow)
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Root lip (to smear, stain, transgress)
  Root: lip (class 6)

भवन्ति (bhavanti) - they become, they are

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (lat) of bhū

Present tense

Root bhū, class 1, present 3rd plural active

Root: bhū (class 1)

ते (te) - they

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, he, she, it, they