महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-10, chapter-3, verse-18

प्रजापतिः प्रजाः सृष्ट्वा कर्म तासु विधाय च ।
वर्णे वर्णे समाधत्त एकैकं गुणवत्तरम् ॥१८॥

18. prajāpatiḥ prajāḥ sṛṣṭvā karma tāsu vidhāya ca ,
varṇe varṇe samādhatta ekaikaṁ guṇavattaram.

18. prajāpatiḥ prajāḥ sṛṣṭvā karma tāsu vidhāya ca
varṇe varṇe samādhatta ekaikam guṇavattaram

18. prajāpatiḥ prajāḥ sṛṣṭvā ca tāsu karma vidhāya
varṇe varṇe ekaikam guṇavattaram samādhatta

18. Having created beings and established their respective duties (karma) among them, Prajāpati ordained for each social class (varṇa) a unique, more excellent quality.

Words meanings summery:

• प्रजापतिः (prajāpatiḥ) - Prajāpati (Lord of creatures, Prajāpati (a specific deity/creator))

• प्रजाः (prajāḥ) - creatures, progeny, subjects

• सृष्ट्वा (sṛṣṭvā) - having created, having emanated

• कर्म (karma) - duty (karma) (action, deed, work, duty, ritual)

• तासु (tāsu) - among these creatures (among them, in them (feminine))

• विधाय (vidhāya) - having established, having ordained, having arranged

• च (ca) - and

• वर्णे (varṇe) - in each social class (varṇa) (in a social class, in a color, in a letter)

• वर्णे (varṇe) - in each social class (varṇa) (in a social class, in a color, in a letter)

• समाधत्त (samādhatta) - he placed, he ordained, he fixed, he concentrated

• एकैकम् (ekaikam) - each one, individually, one by one

• गुणवत्तरम् (guṇavattaram) - more excellent, superior in qualities, more virtuous

Words meanings and morphology

प्रजापतिः (prajāpatiḥ) - Prajāpati (Lord of creatures, Prajāpati (a specific deity/creator))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of prajāpati

prajāpati - Lord of creatures, creator god, Prajāpati

Compound type : tatpurusha (prajā+pati)

• prajā – creatures, progeny, offspring
  noun (feminine)
• pati – lord, master, husband
  noun (masculine)

प्रजाः (prajāḥ) - creatures, progeny, subjects

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, plural of prajā

prajā - creatures, progeny, offspring, subjects

सृष्ट्वा (sṛṣṭvā) - having created, having emanated

(indeclinable)

absolutive (indeclinable participle)

Absolutive form of the root sṛj

Root: sṛj (class 6)

कर्म (karma) - duty (karma) (action, deed, work, duty, ritual)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of karma

karma - action, deed, work, ritual, duty, fate

तासु (tāsu) - among these creatures (among them, in them (feminine))

(pronoun)

Locative, feminine, plural of tad

tad - that, she, it (demonstrative pronoun)

विधाय (vidhāya) - having established, having ordained, having arranged

(indeclinable)

absolutive (indeclinable participle)

Absolutive form of the root dhā with prefix vi

Prefix: vi

Root: dhā (class 3)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

वर्णे (varṇe) - in each social class (varṇa) (in a social class, in a color, in a letter)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of varṇa

varṇa - color, outer appearance, social class, letter, quality

वर्णे (varṇe) - in each social class (varṇa) (in a social class, in a color, in a letter)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of varṇa

varṇa - color, outer appearance, social class, letter, quality

समाधत्त (samādhatta) - he placed, he ordained, he fixed, he concentrated

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, imperfect (laṅ) of sam-ā-dhā

3rd person singular, imperfect tense, middle voice

Prefixes: sam+ā

Root: dhā (class 3)

एकैकम् (ekaikam) - each one, individually, one by one

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of ekaika

ekaika - each one, one by one, singly

Compound type : karmadhāraya (eka+eka)

• eka – one, single, alone
  numeral (neuter)
• eka – one, single, alone
  numeral (neuter)

गुणवत्तरम् (guṇavattaram) - more excellent, superior in qualities, more virtuous

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of guṇavattara

guṇavattara - more possessing qualities, more excellent, superior in merit

comparative adjective

Comparative degree of 'guṇavat' (possessing qualities)