महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-1, verse-25

येषां त्रीण्यवदातानि योनिर्विद्या च कर्म च ।
तान्सेवेत्तैः समास्या हि शास्त्रेभ्योऽपि गरीयसी ॥२५॥

25. yeṣāṁ trīṇyavadātāni yonirvidyā ca karma ca ,
tānsevettaiḥ samāsyā hi śāstrebhyo'pi garīyasī.

25. yeṣām trīṇi avadātāni yoniḥ vidyā ca karma ca tān
sevet taiḥ samāsyā hi śāstrebhyaḥ api garīyasī

25. One should associate with those whose three aspects—birth, knowledge, and conduct (karma)—are pure. Indeed, companionship with such individuals is even more significant than the scriptures.

Words meanings summery:

• येषाम् (yeṣām) - whose, of whom, of which

• त्रीणि (trīṇi) - three

• अवदातानि (avadātāni) - pure, cleansed, excellent, white

• योनिः (yoniḥ) - family background (origin, source, birth, womb, family)

• विद्या (vidyā) - knowledge, learning, science

• च (ca) - and

• कर्म (karma) - conduct (karma) (action, deed, ritual, fate)

• च (ca) - and

• तान् (tān) - them, those

• सेवेत् (sevet) - one should serve, one should associate with

• तैः (taiḥ) - by them, with them

• समास्या (samāsyā) - association, company, sitting together

• हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for, because

• शास्त्रेभ्यः (śāstrebhyaḥ) - from scriptures, than scriptures

• अपि (api) - even, also, too

• गरीयसी (garīyasī) - more weighty, more important, more venerable, superior

Words meanings and morphology

येषाम् (yeṣām) - whose, of whom, of which

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of yad

yad - which, what, who

त्रीणि (trīṇi) - three

(numeral)

अवदातानि (avadātāni) - pure, cleansed, excellent, white

(adjective)

neuter, plural of avadāta

avadāta - cleansed, pure, white

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root dā (to cut, purify) with prefix ava

Prefix: ava

Root: dā (class 3)

योनिः (yoniḥ) - family background (origin, source, birth, womb, family)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of yoni

yoni - womb, origin, source, family

विद्या (vidyā) - knowledge, learning, science

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of vidyā

vidyā - knowledge, learning, science

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

कर्म (karma) - conduct (karma) (action, deed, ritual, fate)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of karma

karma - action, deed, work, ritual

Root: kṛ (class 8)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

तान् (tān) - them, those

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that

सेवेत् (sevet) - one should serve, one should associate with

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhiliṅ) of sev

Optative

3rd person singular, parasmaipada. From root √sev, 1st conjugation.

Root: sev (class 1)

तैः (taiḥ) - by them, with them

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that

समास्या (samāsyā) - association, company, sitting together

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of samāsyā

samāsyā - association, company, sitting together, assembly

Derived from root ās (to sit) with prefixes sam and ā

Prefixes: sam+ā

Root: ās (class 2)

हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for, because

(indeclinable)

शास्त्रेभ्यः (śāstrebhyaḥ) - from scriptures, than scriptures

(noun)

neuter, plural of śāstra

śāstra - scripture, sacred text, treatise

Root: śās (class 2)

Note: Used in ablative for comparison with garīyasī

अपि (api) - even, also, too

(indeclinable)

गरीयसी (garīyasī) - more weighty, more important, more venerable, superior

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of garīyas

garīyas - heavier, more important, superior

Comparative

Comparative of guru (heavy, important)