महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-149, verse-5

न त्वेतदकुलीनासु नाधर्मिष्ठासु विद्यते ।
यद्ब्राह्मणार्थे विसृजेदात्मानमपि चात्मजम् ॥५॥

5. na tvetadakulīnāsu nādharmiṣṭhāsu vidyate ,
yadbrāhmaṇārthe visṛjedātmānamapi cātmajam.

5. na tu etat akulīnāsu na adharmiṣṭhāsu vidyate |
yat brāhmaṇa-arthe visṛjet ātmānam api ca ātmajam

5. This (quality of self-sacrifice) is not found in ignoble women, nor in those who disregard their natural law (dharma). It is that one would sacrifice oneself (ātman) and even one's own son for the sake of a Brahmin.

Words meanings summery:

• न (na) - not, no

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

• एतत् (etat) - this (virtue/quality of self-sacrifice) (this)

• अकुलीनासु (akulīnāsu) - in ignoble women, in women of low family

• न (na) - not, no

• अधर्मिष्ठासु (adharmiṣṭhāsu) - in unrighteous women, in women who disregard natural law (dharma)

• विद्यते (vidyate) - is found, exists

• यत् (yat) - (It is the quality) that one would... (that (which), because)

• ब्राह्मण-अर्थे (brāhmaṇa-arthe) - for the sake of a Brahmin

• विसृजेत् (visṛjet) - one would abandon, one should abandon, one would sacrifice

• आत्मानम् (ātmānam) - one's self (ātman), soul

• अपि (api) - also, even, too

• च (ca) - and, also

• आत्मजम् (ātmajam) - one's own son

Words meanings and morphology

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

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

(indeclinable)

एतत् (etat) - this (virtue/quality of self-sacrifice) (this)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of etad

etad - this, this one

अकुलीनासु (akulīnāsu) - in ignoble women, in women of low family

(adjective)

Locative, feminine, plural of akulīnā

akulīnā - ignoble, of low family (feminine)

Feminine of akulīna (a-kulīna)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (a+kulīna)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
• kulīna – of noble family, well-born
  adjective (masculine)
  from kula + kha

Note: Agrees with an implicit 'striṣu' (women)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

अधर्मिष्ठासु (adharmiṣṭhāsu) - in unrighteous women, in women who disregard natural law (dharma)

(adjective)

Locative, feminine, plural of adharmiṣṭhā

adharmiṣṭhā - most unrighteous, devoid of dharma (feminine)

Feminine of adharmiṣṭha, superlative of adharma (a-dharma + iṣṭha)

Prefix: a

Root: dhṛ (class 1)

Note: Agrees with an implicit 'striṣu' (women)

विद्यते (vidyate) - is found, exists

(verb)

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

Present Middle

Present 3rd person singular middle voice (ātmanepada, of Divadi class)

Root: vid (class 4)

यत् (yat) - (It is the quality) that one would... (that (which), because)

(indeclinable)

Note: Used here as a conjunction introducing the content of 'etat'.

ब्राह्मण-अर्थे (brāhmaṇa-arthe) - for the sake of a Brahmin

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of brāhmaṇa-artha

brāhmaṇa-artha - for the sake of a Brahmin, Brahmin's purpose

Compound of brāhmaṇa and artha

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (brāhmaṇa+artha)

• brāhmaṇa – Brahmin, priest
  noun (masculine)
• artha – purpose, meaning, sake
  noun (masculine)

विसृजेत् (visṛjet) - one would abandon, one should abandon, one would sacrifice

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (liṅ) of visṛj

Optative Active

Optative 3rd person singular active voice

Prefix: vi

Root: sṛj (class 6)

Note: Implies a general agent 'one' or 'she' in context.

आत्मानम् (ātmānam) - one's self (ātman), soul

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of ātman

ātman - self, soul, spirit, essence

Note: Object of 'visṛjet'

अपि (api) - also, even, too

(indeclinable)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

आत्मजम् (ātmajam) - one's own son

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of ātmaja

ātmaja - son, daughter, one's own offspring

Compound of ātman and ja

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (ātman+ja)

• ātman – self, soul, spirit
  noun (masculine)
• ja – born, produced from
  adjective
  Suffix -ja from jan (to be born)
  Root: jan (class 4)

Note: Object of 'visṛjet'