महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-165, verse-28

वसिष्ठ उवाच ।
क्षत्रियाणां बलं तेजो ब्राह्मणानां क्षमा बलम् ।
क्षमा मां भजते तस्माद्गम्यतां यदि रोचते ॥२८॥

28. vasiṣṭha uvāca ,
kṣatriyāṇāṁ balaṁ tejo brāhmaṇānāṁ kṣamā balam ,
kṣamā māṁ bhajate tasmādgamyatāṁ yadi rocate.

28. vasiṣṭhaḥ uvāca kṣatriyāṇām balam tejaḥ brāhmaṇānām
kṣamā balam kṣamā mām bhajate tasmāt gamyatām yadi rocate

28. Vasiṣṭha said: "The strength of Kṣatriyas is valor, but the strength of Brāhmaṇas is forgiveness. Forgiveness (kṣamā) serves me; therefore, you may leave if you wish."

Words meanings summery:

• वसिष्ठः (vasiṣṭhaḥ) - Vasiṣṭha (name of a prominent Vedic sage)

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• क्षत्रियाणाम् (kṣatriyāṇām) - of the Kṣatriyas, pertaining to Kṣatriyas

• बलम् (balam) - strength, power, might

• तेजः (tejaḥ) - prowess, energy, brilliance, valor

• ब्राह्मणानाम् (brāhmaṇānām) - of the Brāhmaṇas, pertaining to Brāhmaṇas

• क्षमा (kṣamā) - forgiveness, forbearance, patience

• बलम् (balam) - strength, power, might

• क्षमा (kṣamā) - forgiveness, forbearance, patience

• माम् (mām) - me

• भजते (bhajate) - serves, resorts to, possesses

• तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore, from that

• गम्यताम् (gamyatām) - let it be gone, you may go

• यदि (yadi) - if, in case

• रोचते (rocate) - it pleases, it is agreeable

Words meanings and morphology

वसिष्ठः (vasiṣṭhaḥ) - Vasiṣṭha (name of a prominent Vedic sage)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vasiṣṭha

vasiṣṭha - Vasiṣṭha (name of an ancient sage)

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (liṭ) of vac

Root: vac (class 2)

क्षत्रियाणाम् (kṣatriyāṇām) - of the Kṣatriyas, pertaining to Kṣatriyas

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of kṣatriya

kṣatriya - a member of the warrior or ruling class

बलम् (balam) - strength, power, might

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of bala

bala - strength, power, force, army

Note: Used here in the sense of 'is strength'

तेजः (tejaḥ) - prowess, energy, brilliance, valor

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tejas

tejas - radiance, brilliance, energy, prowess, valor

ब्राह्मणानाम् (brāhmaṇānām) - of the Brāhmaṇas, pertaining to Brāhmaṇas

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of brāhmaṇa

brāhmaṇa - a member of the priestly class; a Brahmin

क्षमा (kṣamā) - forgiveness, forbearance, patience

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of kṣamā

kṣamā - forgiveness, patience, forbearance, the Earth

बलम् (balam) - strength, power, might

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of bala

bala - strength, power, force, army

Note: Used here in the sense of 'is strength'

क्षमा (kṣamā) - forgiveness, forbearance, patience

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of kṣamā

kṣamā - forgiveness, patience, forbearance, the Earth

माम् (mām) - me

(pronoun)

Accusative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me, my, we, us, our

भजते (bhajate) - serves, resorts to, possesses

(verb)

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

Root: bhaj (class 1)

तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore, from that

(indeclinable)

गम्यताम् (gamyatām) - let it be gone, you may go

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, imperative (loṭ) of gam

Imperative Passive

root gam + ya + tām (3rd singular passive imperative)

Root: gam (class 1)

यदि (yadi) - if, in case

(indeclinable)

रोचते (rocate) - it pleases, it is agreeable

(verb)

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

Root: ruc (class 1)