महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-261, verse-11

त्रैलोक्यस्यैव हेतुर्हि मर्यादा शाश्वती ध्रुवा ।
ब्राह्मणो नाम भगवाञ्जन्मप्रभृति पूज्यते ॥११॥

11. trailokyasyaiva heturhi maryādā śāśvatī dhruvā ,
brāhmaṇo nāma bhagavāñjanmaprabhṛti pūjyate.

11. trailokyasya eva hetuḥ hi maryādā śāśvatī dhruvā
brāhmaṇaḥ nāma bhagavān janmaprabhṛti pūjyate

11. hi brāhmaṇaḥ nāma bhagavān trailokyasya eva hetuḥ śāśvatī
dhruvā maryādā [ca asti saḥ] janmaprabhṛti pūjyate

11. Indeed, the Brahmin (brāhmaṇa), who is venerable, is the very cause of the three worlds and the eternal, constant, and fixed natural law (maryādā). He is revered from birth onwards.

Words meanings summery:

• त्रैलोक्यस्य (trailokyasya) - of the three worlds

• एव (eva) - very, indeed (emphasizing `hetuḥ`) (indeed, just, only, very)

• हेतुः (hetuḥ) - cause, reason, motive, instrument

• हि (hi) - indeed, surely (indeed, for, because, surely)

• मर्यादा (maryādā) - natural law (maryādā) (boundary, limit, rule, proper order, natural law)

• शाश्वती (śāśvatī) - eternal, perpetual, everlasting

• ध्रुवा (dhruvā) - constant, firm, fixed, permanent

• ब्राह्मणः (brāhmaṇaḥ) - the Brahmin (brāhmaṇa) (a Brahmin, a member of the priestly class)

• नाम (nāma) - indeed, by name (emphasizing the designation 'venerable') (by name, indeed, certainly)

• भगवान् (bhagavān) - venerable (as an epithet for the Brahmin) (venerable, glorious, divine, lord)

• जन्मप्रभृति (janmaprabhṛti) - from birth, since birth, beginning from birth

• पूज्यते (pūjyate) - is worshipped, is honored, is revered

Words meanings and morphology

त्रैलोक्यस्य (trailokyasya) - of the three worlds

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of trailokya

trailokya - the three worlds (heaven, earth, and lower regions), the universe

From tri (three) + loka (world), with ya suffix.

Compound type : dvigu (tri+loka)

• tri – three
  numeral
• loka – world, realm, people
  noun (masculine)
  Root: lok (class 10)

एव (eva) - very, indeed (emphasizing `hetuḥ`) (indeed, just, only, very)

(indeclinable)

Emphatic particle.

हेतुः (hetuḥ) - cause, reason, motive, instrument

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of hetu

hetu - cause, reason, motive, origin, means, instrument

From root hi (to send, propel).

Root: hi (class 3)

Note: Predicate nominative for `brāhmaṇaḥ`.

हि (hi) - indeed, surely (indeed, for, because, surely)

(indeclinable)

Particle.

मर्यादा (maryādā) - natural law (maryādā) (boundary, limit, rule, proper order, natural law)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of maryādā

maryādā - boundary, limit, frontier, fixed rule, proper order, natural law, moral conduct

Note: Another predicate nominative for `brāhmaṇaḥ`.

शाश्वती (śāśvatī) - eternal, perpetual, everlasting

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of śāśvata

śāśvata - eternal, perpetual, everlasting, constant, firm

From śaśvat (ever, always).

Note: Qualifies `maryādā`.

ध्रुवा (dhruvā) - constant, firm, fixed, permanent

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of dhruva

dhruva - firm, fixed, constant, permanent, certain, polar star

From root dhru (to be firm).

Root: dhru (class 1)

Note: Qualifies `maryādā`.

ब्राह्मणः (brāhmaṇaḥ) - the Brahmin (brāhmaṇa) (a Brahmin, a member of the priestly class)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of brāhmaṇa

brāhmaṇa - a Brahmin (member of the priestly varna), relating to Brahman or the Vedas

From brahman (Veda, prayer, divine).

Note: Subject of the sentence (implied 'is').

नाम (nāma) - indeed, by name (emphasizing the designation 'venerable') (by name, indeed, certainly)

(indeclinable)

Accusative singular of nāman (name), used adverbially.

भगवान् (bhagavān) - venerable (as an epithet for the Brahmin) (venerable, glorious, divine, lord)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhagavat

bhagavat - fortunate, glorious, venerable, divine, possessing prosperity or excellence

From bhaga (fortune, excellence) + matup suffix.

Note: Qualifies `brāhmaṇaḥ`.

जन्मप्रभृति (janmaprabhṛti) - from birth, since birth, beginning from birth

(indeclinable)

Compound.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (janman+prabhṛti)

• janman – birth, origin, existence
  noun (neuter)
  From root jan (to be born)
  Root: jan (class 4)
• prabhṛti – beginning, from, since (used with time or place)
  indeclinable
  From pra-bhṛ
  Prefix: pra
  Root: bhṛ (class 3)

Note: Adverbial usage.

पूज्यते (pūjyate) - is worshipped, is honored, is revered

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present (laṭ) of pūj

Present, Passive, ātmanepada

Root pūj is 10th class, but here used in passive voice, ātmanepada, 3rd person singular.

Root: pūj (class 10)

Note: The subject is `brāhmaṇaḥ`.