महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-271, verse-33

षड्जीववर्णाः परमं प्रमाणं कृष्णो धूम्रो नीलमथास्य मध्यम् ।
रक्तं पुनः सह्यतरं सुखं तु हारिद्रवर्णं सुसुखं च शुक्लम् ॥३३॥

33. ṣaḍjīvavarṇāḥ paramaṁ pramāṇaṁ; kṛṣṇo dhūmro nīlamathāsya madhyam ,
raktaṁ punaḥ sahyataraṁ sukhaṁ tu; hāridravarṇaṁ susukhaṁ ca śuklam.

33. ṣaṭ jīvavarṇāḥ paramam pramāṇam
kṛṣṇaḥ dhūmraḥ nīlam atha asya madhyam
raktam punaḥ sahyataram sukham
tu hāridravarṇam susukham ca śuklam

33. ṣaṭ jīvavarṇāḥ paramam pramāṇam
kṛṣṇaḥ dhūmraḥ atha nīlam asya madhyam
punaḥ raktam sahyataram tu
hāridravarṇam sukham ca śuklam susukham

33. The six qualities (varṇa) of living beings (jīva) are the supreme standard: black, smoky, and blue are considered its middle (lower) categories. Red, however, is more tolerable. Yellow-colored is happiness, and white is great happiness.

Words meanings summery:

• षट् (ṣaṭ) - six

• जीववर्णाः (jīvavarṇāḥ) - qualities/colors (varṇa) of living beings (jīva), referring to states of being or character types (types/colors of living beings)

• परमम् (paramam) - the supreme (supreme, highest, ultimate)

• प्रमाणम् (pramāṇam) - standard (of assessment) (measure, standard, proof, authority)

• कृष्णः (kṛṣṇaḥ) - black (a category of jīvavarṇa) (black, dark)

• धूम्रः (dhūmraḥ) - smoky (a category of jīvavarṇa) (smoky, grey, smoke-colored)

• नीलम् (nīlam) - blue (a category of jīvavarṇa) (blue, dark-blue, indigo)

• अथ (atha) - then, introducing the next part of the list (then, now, moreover)

• अस्य (asya) - of this (system of qualities) (of this, his, its)

• मध्यम् (madhyam) - the middle (category), implying lower or intermediate states (middle, center, average)

• रक्तम् (raktam) - red (a category of jīvavarṇa) (red, colored, impassioned)

• पुनः (punaḥ) - however, moreover (again, but, moreover)

• सह्यतरम् (sahyataram) - more tolerable (more bearable, more tolerable)

• सुखम् (sukham) - happiness (a state or quality) (happiness, pleasure, ease, pleasant)

• तु (tu) - however (but, however, indeed)

• हारिद्रवर्णम् (hāridravarṇam) - yellow-colored (a category of jīvavarṇa) (yellow-colored, turmeric-colored)

• सुसुखम् (susukham) - great happiness (a state or quality) (very happy, extremely pleasant, great happiness)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• शुक्लम् (śuklam) - white (a category of jīvavarṇa) (white, bright, pure)

Words meanings and morphology

षट् (ṣaṭ) - six

(numeral)

जीववर्णाः (jīvavarṇāḥ) - qualities/colors (varṇa) of living beings (jīva), referring to states of being or character types (types/colors of living beings)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of jīvavarṇa

jīvavarṇa - color/type/quality of a living being

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (jīva+varṇa)

• jīva – living being, soul, individual self, creature
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from √jīv (to live)
  Root: jīv (class 1)
• varṇa – color, class, type, quality, caste
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from √vṛ (to cover, describe)
  Root: vṛ (class 1)

परमम् (paramam) - the supreme (supreme, highest, ultimate)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of parama

parama - highest, supreme, ultimate, excellent

Superlative form from para (other, superior)

प्रमाणम् (pramāṇam) - standard (of assessment) (measure, standard, proof, authority)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of pramāṇa

pramāṇa - measure, standard, proof, authority, means of knowledge

Derived from pra-√mā (to measure)

Prefix: pra

Root: mā (class 2)

कृष्णः (kṛṣṇaḥ) - black (a category of jīvavarṇa) (black, dark)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kṛṣṇa

kṛṣṇa - black, dark, dark-blue, name of Krishna

धूम्रः (dhūmraḥ) - smoky (a category of jīvavarṇa) (smoky, grey, smoke-colored)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dhūmra

dhūmra - smoke-colored, grey, smoky

Derived from dhūma (smoke)

नीलम् (nīlam) - blue (a category of jīvavarṇa) (blue, dark-blue, indigo)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of nīla

nīla - blue, dark-blue, indigo, sapphire

अथ (atha) - then, introducing the next part of the list (then, now, moreover)

(indeclinable)

अस्य (asya) - of this (system of qualities) (of this, his, its)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, this one

मध्यम् (madhyam) - the middle (category), implying lower or intermediate states (middle, center, average)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of madhya

madhya - middle, center, intermediate, moderate

रक्तम् (raktam) - red (a category of jīvavarṇa) (red, colored, impassioned)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of rakta

rakta - red, colored, dyed, impassioned, attached

Past Passive Participle

Derived from √rañj (to color, dye)

Root: rañj (class 1)

पुनः (punaḥ) - however, moreover (again, but, moreover)

(indeclinable)

सह्यतरम् (sahyataram) - more tolerable (more bearable, more tolerable)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sahyantara

sahyantara - more bearable, more tolerable

Comparative degree of sahya (bearable, tolerable)

सुखम् (sukham) - happiness (a state or quality) (happiness, pleasure, ease, pleasant)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sukha

sukha - happiness, pleasure, ease, comfort; pleasant, easy

तु (tu) - however (but, however, indeed)

(indeclinable)

हारिद्रवर्णम् (hāridravarṇam) - yellow-colored (a category of jīvavarṇa) (yellow-colored, turmeric-colored)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of hāridravarṇa

hāridravarṇa - yellow-colored, turmeric-colored

Compound of hāridra (yellow, turmeric) and varṇa (color)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (hāridra+varṇa)

• hāridra – yellow, turmeric-colored, belonging to turmeric
  adjective (masculine)
  Derived from haridrā (turmeric)
• varṇa – color, class, type, quality
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from √vṛ (to cover, describe)
  Root: vṛ (class 1)

सुसुखम् (susukham) - great happiness (a state or quality) (very happy, extremely pleasant, great happiness)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of susukha

susukha - very pleasant, greatly happy, very comfortable

Intensive adjective formed with prefix su- (very, good) and sukha (pleasant, happy)

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

शुक्लम् (śuklam) - white (a category of jīvavarṇa) (white, bright, pure)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of śukla

śukla - white, bright, clear, pure, clean