महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-198, verse-59

न तेषां विद्यतेऽवृत्तं यज्ञस्वाध्यायशीलिनाम् ।
आचारपालनं चैव द्वितीयं शिष्टलक्षणम् ॥५९॥

59. na teṣāṁ vidyate'vṛttaṁ yajñasvādhyāyaśīlinām ,
ācārapālanaṁ caiva dvitīyaṁ śiṣṭalakṣaṇam.

59. na teṣām vidyate avṛttam yajñasvādhyāyaśīlinām
| ācārapālanam ca eva dvitīyam śiṣṭalakṣaṇam

59. Those who are habitually devoted to Vedic ritual (yajña) and self-study (svādhyāya) do not engage in improper conduct. Indeed, upholding good conduct is the second characteristic of the disciplined.

59. אין בהם התנהגות פגומה, בהם שמתמידים בטקסים וודיים ובלימוד. שמירה על נהגי האבות היא הסימן השני של הראויים.

Words meanings summery:

• न (na) - not, no

• तेषाम् (teṣām) - of them, their

• विद्यते (vidyate) - exists, is found, is

• अवृत्तम् (avṛttam) - improper conduct, bad behavior, unrighteousness

• यज्ञस्वाध्यायशीलिनाम् (yajñasvādhyāyaśīlinām) - of those accustomed to ritual sacrifice and self-study/Vedic study

• आचारपालनम् (ācārapālanam) - observance of conduct, maintenance of customs

• च (ca) - and, also

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, just

• द्वितीयम् (dvitīyam) - second

• शिष्टलक्षणम् (śiṣṭalakṣaṇam) - characteristic of the disciplined/righteous

Words meanings and morphology

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

तेषाम् (teṣām) - of them, their

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, he, she, it, they

विद्यते (vidyate) - exists, is found, is

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (lat) of vid

Root: vid (class 4)

अवृत्तम् (avṛttam) - improper conduct, bad behavior, unrighteousness

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of avṛtta

avṛtta - improper conduct, bad behavior, unrighteousness, not done

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+vṛtta)

• a – not, non-
  prefix
• vṛtta – conduct, course of action, behavior, done
  noun (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root vṛt (to be, to exist, to happen)
  Root: vṛt

यज्ञस्वाध्यायशीलिनाम् (yajñasvādhyāyaśīlinām) - of those accustomed to ritual sacrifice and self-study/Vedic study

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, plural of yajñasvādhyāyaśīlin

yajñasvādhyāyaśīlin - one who habitually performs yajña and svādhyāya

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (yajña+svādhyāya+śīlin)

• yajña – ritual sacrifice, worship, offering
  noun (masculine)
• svādhyāya – self-study, study of the Vedas, recitation of sacred texts
  noun (masculine)
• śīlin – habitually doing, practicing, having the nature of
  adjective (masculine)

आचारपालनम् (ācārapālanam) - observance of conduct, maintenance of customs

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of ācārapālana

ācārapālana - observance of conduct, maintenance of customs

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (ācāra+pālana)

• ācāra – conduct, practice, custom, usage
  noun (masculine)
• pālana – protecting, guarding, observing, maintaining
  noun (neuter)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - indeed, only, just

(indeclinable)

द्वितीयम् (dvitīyam) - second

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of dvitīya

dvitīya - second, secondary

शिष्टलक्षणम् (śiṣṭalakṣaṇam) - characteristic of the disciplined/righteous

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of śiṣṭalakṣaṇa

śiṣṭalakṣaṇa - characteristic of the disciplined, mark of the righteous

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (śiṣṭa+lakṣaṇa)

• śiṣṭa – disciplined, well-behaved, learned, righteous
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root śiṣ (to discipline, to teach)
  Root: śiṣ
• lakṣaṇa – mark, sign, characteristic, definition
  noun (neuter)

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