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13,37

महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-37, verse-12

भवेत्पण्डितमानी यो ब्राह्मणो वेदनिन्दकः ।
आन्वीक्षिकीं तर्कविद्यामनुरक्तो निरर्थिकाम् ॥१२॥
12. bhavetpaṇḍitamānī yo brāhmaṇo vedanindakaḥ ,
ānvīkṣikīṁ tarkavidyāmanurakto nirarthikām.
12. bhavet paṇḍitamānī yaḥ brāhmaṇaḥ vedanindakaḥ
ānvīkṣikīm tarkavidyām anuraktaḥ nirarthikām
12. yaḥ brāhmaṇaḥ paṇḍitamānī vedanindakaḥ nirarthikām
ānvīkṣikīm tarkavidyām anuraktaḥ bhavet
12. That brahmin who, conceitedly considering himself a scholar, slanders the Vedas and is devoted to the fruitless science of logic (ānvīkṣikī) and reasoning...

Words meanings summery:

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  • भवेत् (bhavet) - may be, should be, becomes
  • पण्डितमानी (paṇḍitamānī) - one who considers himself a scholar, conceited as a scholar
  • यः (yaḥ) - who, which
  • ब्राह्मणः (brāhmaṇaḥ) - a brahmin
  • वेदनिन्दकः (vedanindakaḥ) - one who criticizes/slanders the Vedas
  • आन्वीक्षिकीम् (ānvīkṣikīm) - analytical philosophy, logic
  • तर्कविद्याम् (tarkavidyām) - the science of logic/reasoning
  • अनुरक्तः (anuraktaḥ) - attached to, devoted to, fond of
  • निरर्थिकाम् (nirarthikām) - useless, meaningless, vain, fruitless

Words meanings and morphology

भवेत् (bhavet) - may be, should be, becomes
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhi-liṅ) of bhū
Root: bhū (class 1)
पण्डितमानी (paṇḍitamānī) - one who considers himself a scholar, conceited as a scholar
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of paṇḍitamānin
paṇḍitamānin - one who thinks himself learned or wise
derived from paṇḍita and mānin (from √man 'to think')
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (paṇḍita+mānin)
  • paṇḍita – learned, scholar, wise man
    noun (masculine)
  • mānin – thinking, esteeming, conceited (agent noun from √man)
    adjective (masculine)
    agent noun
    Root: man (class 4)
यः (yaḥ) - who, which
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of yad
yad - who, which, what
ब्राह्मणः (brāhmaṇaḥ) - a brahmin
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of brāhmaṇa
brāhmaṇa - a brahmin, relating to brahman
वेदनिन्दकः (vedanindakaḥ) - one who criticizes/slanders the Vedas
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of vedanindaka
vedanindaka - slanderer of the Vedas
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (veda+nindaka)
  • veda – Veda, sacred knowledge
    noun (masculine)
  • nindaka – blaming, censorious, slanderer (agent noun from √nind)
    adjective (masculine)
    agent noun
    Root: nind (class 1)
आन्वीक्षिकीम् (ānvīkṣikīm) - analytical philosophy, logic
(noun)
Accusative, feminine, singular of ānvīkṣikī
ānvīkṣikī - logic, metaphysics, analytical philosophy
तर्कविद्याम् (tarkavidyām) - the science of logic/reasoning
(noun)
Accusative, feminine, singular of tarkavidyā
tarkavidyā - science of logic, dialectics
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (tarka+vidyā)
  • tarka – reasoning, logic, argument
    noun (masculine)
  • vidyā – knowledge, science, learning
    noun (feminine)
अनुरक्तः (anuraktaḥ) - attached to, devoted to, fond of
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of anurakta
anurakta - attached, devoted, fond of
Past Passive Participle
Prefix: anu
Root: rañj (class 1)
निरर्थिकाम् (nirarthikām) - useless, meaningless, vain, fruitless
(adjective)
Accusative, feminine, singular of nirarthika
nirarthika - useless, senseless, vain
Compound type : bahuvrihi (nis+artha)
  • nis – without, out, forth
    indeclinable
    prefix
  • artha – purpose, meaning, wealth
    noun (masculine)