महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-25, verse-14

ब्राह्मणाः साग्निहोत्राश्च तथैव च निरग्नयः ।
स्वाध्यायिनो भिक्षवश्च सजपा वनवासिनः ॥१४॥

14. brāhmaṇāḥ sāgnihotrāśca tathaiva ca niragnayaḥ ,
svādhyāyino bhikṣavaśca sajapā vanavāsinaḥ.

14. brāhmaṇāḥ sa agnihotrāḥ ca tathā eva ca niragnayaḥ
svādhyāyinaḥ bhikṣavaḥ ca sa japāḥ vanavāsinaḥ

14. There were brahmins who maintained their sacred fires (agnihotra) and also those who did not, those who diligently studied the Vedas (svādhyāyin), mendicants (bhikṣu), and forest dwellers (vanavāsin) who recited mantras (japa).

Words meanings summery:

• ब्राह्मणाः (brāhmaṇāḥ) - brahmins

• स (sa) - with, together with

• अग्निहोत्राः (agnihotrāḥ) - those who maintain the sacred fire (agnihotra) (maintaining the sacred fire (agnihotra), fire sacrificers)

• च (ca) - and, also

• तथा (tathā) - thus, so, in that manner

• एव (eva) - indeed, certainly, just, only

• च (ca) - and, also

• निरग्नयः (niragnayaḥ) - those brahmins who do not maintain sacred fires (without fire, those without sacred fires)

• स्वाध्यायिनः (svādhyāyinaḥ) - those who diligently studied the Vedas (svādhyāyin) (students of Veda, those engaged in self-study)

• भिक्षवः (bhikṣavaḥ) - mendicants, beggars, renunciants

• च (ca) - and, also

• स (sa) - with, together with

• जपाः (japāḥ) - those engaged in the spiritual practice of mantra recitation (japa) (recitations, murmuring prayers; those performing japa)

• वनवासिनः (vanavāsinaḥ) - forest dwellers, hermits

Words meanings and morphology

ब्राह्मणाः (brāhmaṇāḥ) - brahmins

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of brāhmaṇa

brāhmaṇa - brahmin, a member of the priestly class

स (sa) - with, together with

(indeclinable)

अग्निहोत्राः (agnihotrāḥ) - those who maintain the sacred fire (agnihotra) (maintaining the sacred fire (agnihotra), fire sacrificers)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of agnihotra

agnihotra - fire sacrifice, sacred fire; one who performs Agnihotra

Compound type : tatpurusha (agni+hotra)

• agni – fire, sacred fire
  noun (masculine)
• hotra – oblation, sacrifice, sacrificer
  noun (neuter)
  from root hu (to offer)
  Root: hu (class 3)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

तथा (tathā) - thus, so, in that manner

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - indeed, certainly, just, only

(indeclinable)

Note: Used to emphasize 'tathā'.

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

निरग्नयः (niragnayaḥ) - those brahmins who do not maintain sacred fires (without fire, those without sacred fires)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of niragni

niragni - without fire, not performing Agnihotra

Compound type : bahuvrihi (nis+agni)

• nis – out, without
  indeclinable
  prefix indicating absence
• agni – fire, sacred fire
  noun (masculine)

Note: Refers to brahmins.

स्वाध्यायिनः (svādhyāyinaḥ) - those who diligently studied the Vedas (svādhyāyin) (students of Veda, those engaged in self-study)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of svādhyāyin

svādhyāyin - one who studies the Vedas, diligent student, self-student

from svādhyāya (self-study of Veda)

Compound type : tatpurusha (sva+adhyāya)

• sva – own, self
  pronoun (masculine)
• adhyāya – reading, study, lesson
  noun (masculine)
  from adhi + i (to go, study)
  Prefix: adhi
  Root: i (class 2)

भिक्षवः (bhikṣavaḥ) - mendicants, beggars, renunciants

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of bhikṣu

bhikṣu - mendicant, beggar, renunciant

from root bhikṣ (to beg)

Root: bhikṣ (class 1)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

स (sa) - with, together with

(indeclinable)

जपाः (japāḥ) - those engaged in the spiritual practice of mantra recitation (japa) (recitations, murmuring prayers; those performing japa)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of japa

japa - whispering, muttering prayers or mantras, a spiritual practice (japa)

from root jap (to murmur, utter softly)

Root: jap (class 1)

वनवासिनः (vanavāsinaḥ) - forest dwellers, hermits

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of vanavāsin

vanavāsin - forest dweller, hermit

from vana (forest) + vāsin (dweller)

Compound type : tatpurusha (vana+vāsin)

• vana – forest, wood
  noun (neuter)
• vāsin – dweller, inhabitant
  adjective (masculine)
  from root vas (to dwell)
  Root: vas (class 1)