महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-259, verse-7

सत्यवानुवाच ।
सर्व एव त्रयो वर्णाः कार्या ब्राह्मणबन्धनाः ।
धर्मपाशनिबद्धानामल्पो व्यपचरिष्यति ॥७॥

7. satyavānuvāca ,
sarva eva trayo varṇāḥ kāryā brāhmaṇabandhanāḥ ,
dharmapāśanibaddhānāmalpo vyapacariṣyati.

7. satyavān uvāca sarve eva trayaḥ varṇāḥ kāryāḥ
brāhmaṇa-bandhanāḥ dharma-pāśa-nibaddhānām alpaḥ vyapacariṣyati

7. satyavān uvāca.
eva sarve trayaḥ varṇāḥ brāhmaṇa-bandhanāḥ kāryāḥ.
dharma-pāśa-nibaddhānām alpaḥ vyapacariṣyati.

7. Satyavan replied: Indeed, all three social classes (varṇa) should be guided by the teachings and authority of the Brahmins. Among those who are bound by the restraints of natural law (dharma), very few will transgress.

Words meanings summery:

• सत्यवान् (satyavān) - Satyavan (Satyavan (proper noun))

• उवाच (uvāca) - he said, replied (he said, spoke)

• सर्वे (sarve) - all (all, every)

• एव (eva) - indeed, certainly (indeed, just, only)

• त्रयः (trayaḥ) - the three (social classes) (three)

• वर्णाः (varṇāḥ) - social classes (varṇa) (social classes, colors, kinds)

• कार्याः (kāryāḥ) - should be guided, are to be made (to be) (to be done, to be made, to be performed, to be guided)

• ब्राह्मण-बन्धनाः (brāhmaṇa-bandhanāḥ) - having Brahmins' teachings/authority as their bonds (having Brahmins as their bonds, bound by Brahmins)

• धर्म-पाश-निबद्धानाम् (dharma-pāśa-nibaddhānām) - among those who are bound by the restraints of natural law (dharma) (of those bound by the noose of natural law)

• अल्पः (alpaḥ) - a small amount (of transgression), few (people) (little, few, small)

• व्यपचरिष्यति (vyapacariṣyati) - will transgress, will go astray (will transgress, will deviate, will go wrong)

Words meanings and morphology

सत्यवान् (satyavān) - Satyavan (Satyavan (proper noun))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of satyavat

satyavat - truthful, possessing truth; (as proper noun) Satyavan

From satya (truth) + -vat (possessing)

उवाच (uvāca) - he said, replied (he said, spoke)

(verb)

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

Perfect tense, irregular form

Root: vac (class 2)

सर्वे (sarve) - all (all, every)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole

Pronominal adjective

एव (eva) - indeed, certainly (indeed, just, only)

(indeclinable)

त्रयः (trayaḥ) - the three (social classes) (three)

(numeral)

वर्णाः (varṇāḥ) - social classes (varṇa) (social classes, colors, kinds)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of varṇa

varṇa - social class, caste, color, sound, letter

Root: vṛ (class 9)

कार्याः (kāryāḥ) - should be guided, are to be made (to be) (to be done, to be made, to be performed, to be guided)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of kārya

kārya - to be done, to be made, to be performed, duty, business

Gerundive

From root kṛ (to do, make) + suffix -ya

Root: kṛ (class 8)

ब्राह्मण-बन्धनाः (brāhmaṇa-bandhanāḥ) - having Brahmins' teachings/authority as their bonds (having Brahmins as their bonds, bound by Brahmins)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of brāhmaṇa-bandhana

brāhmaṇa-bandhana - having Brahmins as their bonds/restraint

Bahuvrihi compound.

Compound type : bahuvrihi (brāhmaṇa+bandhana)

• brāhmaṇa – Brahmin, relating to Brahman
  noun (masculine)
  From brahman + suffix -aṇ
• bandhana – bond, tie, restraint
  noun (neuter)
  from root bandh (to bind)
  Root: bandh (class 9)

धर्म-पाश-निबद्धानाम् (dharma-pāśa-nibaddhānām) - among those who are bound by the restraints of natural law (dharma) (of those bound by the noose of natural law)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, plural of dharma-pāśa-nibaddha

dharma-pāśa-nibaddha - bound by the noose of natural law

Compound (tatpurusha 'dharma-pāśa' then bahuvrihi 'dharma-pāśa-nibaddha').

Compound type : bahuvrihi (dharma+pāśa+nibaddha)

• dharma – natural law, constitution, intrinsic nature, duty, righteousness
  noun (masculine)
  Root: dhṛ (class 1)
• pāśa – noose, bond, snare
  noun (masculine)
• nibaddha – bound, tied, restrained
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  from ni-bandh (to bind firmly)
  Prefix: ni
  Root: bandh (class 9)

अल्पः (alpaḥ) - a small amount (of transgression), few (people) (little, few, small)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of alpa

alpa - little, small, few

व्यपचरिष्यति (vyapacariṣyati) - will transgress, will go astray (will transgress, will deviate, will go wrong)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, future (lṛṭ) of vyapa-car

Future tense, 3rd person singular, active voice.

Prefixes: vi+apa

Root: car (class 1)