महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-5, chapter-42, verse-23

नित्यमज्ञातचर्या मे इति मन्येत ब्राह्मणः ।
ज्ञातीनां तु वसन्मध्ये नैव विद्येत किंचन ॥२३॥

23. nityamajñātacaryā me iti manyeta brāhmaṇaḥ ,
jñātīnāṁ tu vasanmadhye naiva vidyeta kiṁcana.

23. nityam ajñātacaryā me iti manyeta brāhmaṇaḥ
jñātīnām tu vasan madhye na eva vidyeta kiñcana

23. A brahmin (brāhmaṇa) should always think, 'My conduct is to remain unknown.' However, living among relatives, he should not be known at all.

Words meanings summery:

• नित्यम् (nityam) - always, perpetually, constantly

• अज्ञातचर्या (ajñātacaryā) - unknown conduct, secret behavior, unnoticed activity

• मे (me) - my, to me

• इति (iti) - thus, so

• मन्येत (manyeta) - he should think, he should consider

• ब्राह्मणः (brāhmaṇaḥ) - A member of the priestly and learned class (brāhmaṇa). (a brahmin)

• ज्ञातीनाम् (jñātīnām) - of relatives, among relatives

• तु (tu) - but, on the other hand, indeed

• वसन् (vasan) - living, dwelling, residing

• मध्ये (madhye) - in the midst, among, in the middle

• न (na) - not, no

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, certainly

• विद्येत (vidyeta) - He should become known (passive sense). (he should be known, he should exist)

• किञ्चन (kiñcana) - anything, at all

Words meanings and morphology

नित्यम् (nityam) - always, perpetually, constantly

(indeclinable)

अज्ञातचर्या (ajñātacaryā) - unknown conduct, secret behavior, unnoticed activity

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of ajñātacaryā

ajñātacaryā - unknown conduct, secret behavior

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (a+jñāta+caryā)

• a – not, non
  indeclinable
• jñāta – known, understood
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root 'jñā' (to know) + 'kta' suffix.
  Root: jñā (class 9)
• caryā – conduct, behavior, course of action
  noun (feminine)
  From root 'car' (to move, conduct) + 'yaṭ' or 'ā' suffix.
  Root: car (class 1)

मे (me) - my, to me

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of mad

mad - I, me

इति (iti) - thus, so

(indeclinable)

मन्येत (manyeta) - he should think, he should consider

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, optative (liṅ) of man

Root: man (class 4)

ब्राह्मणः (brāhmaṇaḥ) - A member of the priestly and learned class (brāhmaṇa). (a brahmin)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of brāhmaṇa

brāhmaṇa - a brahmin, related to Brahman, sacred

ज्ञातीनाम् (jñātīnām) - of relatives, among relatives

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of jñāti

jñāti - relative, kinsman

Root: jñā (class 9)

तु (tu) - but, on the other hand, indeed

(indeclinable)

वसन् (vasan) - living, dwelling, residing

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vas

vas - to dwell, to live, to reside

Present Active Participle

From root 'vas' (to dwell) + 'śatṛ' suffix.

Root: vas (class 1)

मध्ये (madhye) - in the midst, among, in the middle

(indeclinable)

Note: Used adverbially.

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - indeed, only, certainly

(indeclinable)

विद्येत (vidyeta) - He should become known (passive sense). (he should be known, he should exist)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, optative (liṅ) of vid

Root: vid (class 4)

Note: Often used in a passive sense 'to be known' in contexts like this.

किञ्चन (kiñcana) - anything, at all

(indeclinable)