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महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-124, verse-15

ब्राह्मणक्षत्रियाद्यं च चातुर्वर्ण्यं पुराद्द्रुतम् ।
दर्शनेप्सु समभ्यागात्कुमाराणां कृतास्त्रताम् ॥१५॥
15. brāhmaṇakṣatriyādyaṁ ca cāturvarṇyaṁ purāddrutam ,
darśanepsu samabhyāgātkumārāṇāṁ kṛtāstratām.
15. brāhmaṇakṣatriyādyaṃ ca cāturvarṇyaṃ purāt drutam
darśanepsu samabhyāgāt kumārāṇām kṛtāstratām
15. And the four social orders (varṇas), beginning with the Brahmins and Kshatriyas, swiftly came from the city, eager to witness the princes' skill in arms.

Words meanings summery:

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  • ब्राह्मणक्षत्रियाद्यं (brāhmaṇakṣatriyādyaṁ) - beginning with Brahmins and Kshatriyas
  • (ca) - and, also
  • चातुर्वर्ण्यं (cāturvarṇyaṁ) - the four varṇas (the system of four social orders, the four varṇas)
  • पुरात् (purāt) - from the city
  • द्रुतम् (drutam) - swiftly, quickly, rapidly
  • दर्शनेप्सु (darśanepsu) - desirous of seeing, eager to see
  • समभ्यागात् (samabhyāgāt) - approached, came near
  • कुमाराणाम् (kumārāṇām) - of the princes, of the boys
  • कृतास्त्रताम् (kṛtāstratām) - skill in arms, proficiency in weaponry

Words meanings and morphology

ब्राह्मणक्षत्रियाद्यं (brāhmaṇakṣatriyādyaṁ) - beginning with Brahmins and Kshatriyas
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of brāhmaṇakṣatriyādya
brāhmaṇakṣatriyādya - beginning with Brahmins and Kshatriyas
Compound type : tatpurusha (brāhmaṇa+kṣatriya+ādya)
  • brāhmaṇa – Brahmin, belonging to the Brahmana class
    noun (masculine)
  • kṣatriya – Kshatriya, belonging to the warrior class
    noun (masculine)
  • ādya – first, initial, beginning with
    adjective (masculine)
(ca) - and, also
(indeclinable)
चातुर्वर्ण्यं (cāturvarṇyaṁ) - the four varṇas (the system of four social orders, the four varṇas)
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of cāturvarṇya
cāturvarṇya - the four social classes (varṇa)
Derived from 'caturvarṇa' (four classes) with suffix '-ya'
पुरात् (purāt) - from the city
(noun)
Ablative, neuter, singular of pura
pura - city, town, fortress
द्रुतम् (drutam) - swiftly, quickly, rapidly
(indeclinable)
Past Passive Participle
From root 'dru' (to run)
Root: dru (class 1)
Note: Used here as an adverb.
दर्शनेप्सु (darśanepsu) - desirous of seeing, eager to see
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of darśanepsu
darśanepsu - desirous of seeing
Compound type : tatpurusha (darśana+īpsu)
  • darśana – seeing, sight, vision, exhibition
    noun (neuter)
    Agent noun/Action noun
    From root 'dṛś' (to see)
    Root: dṛś (class 1)
  • īpsu – desirous of, wishing to obtain
    adjective (masculine)
    Desiderative suffix -u
    From desiderative stem of 'āp' (to obtain)
    Root: āp (class 5)
समभ्यागात् (samabhyāgāt) - approached, came near
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, imperfect (luṅ) of gam
Prefixes: sam+abhi+ā
Root: gam (class 1)
कुमाराणाम् (kumārāṇām) - of the princes, of the boys
(noun)
Genitive, masculine, plural of kumāra
kumāra - boy, youth, prince, son
कृतास्त्रताम् (kṛtāstratām) - skill in arms, proficiency in weaponry
(noun)
Accusative, feminine, singular of kṛtāstratā
kṛtāstratā - proficiency in arms, skill in weaponry
Derived from kṛtāstra (skilled in arms) + suffix -tā (feminine abstract noun)
Compound type : tatpurusha (kṛta+astra)
  • kṛta – done, made, performed, skilled
    adjective (neuter)
    Past Passive Participle
    From root 'kṛ' (to do, to make)
    Root: kṛ (class 8)
  • astra – weapon, missile, magical weapon
    noun (neuter)