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महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-173, verse-9

मनुष्यो ब्राह्मणश्चासि श्रोत्रियश्चासि काश्यप ।
सुदुर्लभमवाप्यैतददोषान्मर्तुमिच्छसि ॥९॥
9. manuṣyo brāhmaṇaścāsi śrotriyaścāsi kāśyapa ,
sudurlabhamavāpyaitadadoṣānmartumicchasi.
9. manuṣyaḥ brāhmaṇaḥ ca asi śrotriyaḥ ca asi kāśyapa
sudurlabham avāpya etat adoṣāt martum icchasi
9. kāśyapa tvam manuṣyaḥ ca brāhmaṇaḥ ca śrotriyaḥ
asi etat sudurlabham avāpya adoṣāt martum icchasi
9. O Kaśyapa, you are a human being, a Brahmin, and a Vedic scholar. Having attained this state, which is extremely rare, you wish to die without any compelling reason.

Words meanings summery:

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  • मनुष्यः (manuṣyaḥ) - human being, man
  • ब्राह्मणः (brāhmaṇaḥ) - a Brahmin, one belonging to the priestly class
  • (ca) - and
  • असि (asi) - you are
  • श्रोत्रियः (śrotriyaḥ) - one learned in the Vedas, a Vedic scholar
  • (ca) - and
  • असि (asi) - you are
  • काश्यप (kāśyapa) - O Kaśyapa (a proper name)
  • सुदुर्लभम् (sudurlabham) - very difficult to obtain, extremely rare
  • अवाप्य (avāpya) - having obtained, having reached
  • एतत् (etat) - Refers to the status of being a human, Brahmin, and Vedic scholar. (this)
  • अदोषात् (adoṣāt) - without any compelling reason (for dying) (without fault, without defect, without reason)
  • मर्तुम् (martum) - to die
  • इच्छसि (icchasi) - you desire, you wish

Words meanings and morphology

मनुष्यः (manuṣyaḥ) - human being, man
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of manuṣya
manuṣya - human being, man, person
ब्राह्मणः (brāhmaṇaḥ) - a Brahmin, one belonging to the priestly class
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of brāhmaṇa
brāhmaṇa - a Brahmin, a member of the priestly class
(ca) - and
(indeclinable)
असि (asi) - you are
(verb)
2nd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of as
2nd person singular present active
Root: as (class 2)
श्रोत्रियः (śrotriyaḥ) - one learned in the Vedas, a Vedic scholar
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of śrotriya
śrotriya - one learned in the Vedas, a Vedic scholar
(ca) - and
(indeclinable)
असि (asi) - you are
(verb)
2nd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of as
2nd person singular present active
Root: as (class 2)
काश्यप (kāśyapa) - O Kaśyapa (a proper name)
(proper noun)
Vocative, masculine, singular of kāśyapa
kāśyapa - Kaśyapa (name of a sage/clan)
सुदुर्लभम् (sudurlabham) - very difficult to obtain, extremely rare
(adjective)
Accusative, neuter, singular of sudurlabha
sudurlabha - very difficult to obtain, extremely rare
Compound of 'su' (very), 'dur' (difficult), and 'labha' (obtainable, gerundive from labh)
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (su+dur+labha)
  • su – good, well, very
    indeclinable
  • dur – difficult, bad, hard
    indeclinable
  • labha – obtainable, to be gained
    adjective (masculine)
    gerundive
    From root labh (1st class) 'to obtain'
    Root: labh (class 1)
Note: Qualifies 'etat'.
अवाप्य (avāpya) - having obtained, having reached
(indeclinable)
absolutive
From root āp (5th class) 'to obtain' with prefix ava
Prefix: ava
Root: āp (class 5)
एतत् (etat) - Refers to the status of being a human, Brahmin, and Vedic scholar. (this)
(pronoun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of etad
etad - this, this one
अदोषात् (adoṣāt) - without any compelling reason (for dying) (without fault, without defect, without reason)
(adjective)
Ablative, masculine, singular of adoṣa
adoṣa - faultless, blameless, without defect
From 'a' (negating particle) and 'doṣa' (fault)
Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+doṣa)
  • a – not, non-, un-
    indeclinable
    Negating particle
  • doṣa – fault, defect, error
    noun (masculine)
    Root: duṣ (class 4)
Note: Used adverbially to mean 'without fault/reason'.
मर्तुम् (martum) - to die
(indeclinable)
infinitive
Root: mṛ (class 6)
इच्छसि (icchasi) - you desire, you wish
(verb)
2nd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of iṣ
2nd person singular present active
Root: iṣ (class 6)