महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-280, verse-4

वर्णेभ्योऽपि परिभ्रष्टः स वै संमानमर्हति ।
न तु यः सत्क्रियां प्राप्य राजसं कर्म सेवते ॥४॥

4. varṇebhyo'pi paribhraṣṭaḥ sa vai saṁmānamarhati ,
na tu yaḥ satkriyāṁ prāpya rājasaṁ karma sevate.

4. varṇebhyaḥ api paribhraṣṭaḥ sa vai sammānam arhati
na tu yaḥ satkriyām prāpya rājasam karma sevate

4. varṇebhyaḥ api paribhraṣṭaḥ sa vai sammānam arhati
na tu yaḥ satkriyām prāpya rājasam karma sevate

4. Even a person who has fallen from their prescribed social class (varṇa) indeed deserves respect, but not one who, having achieved proper recognition or status, then engages in actions driven by passion (rājasam karma).

Words meanings summery:

• वर्णेभ्यः (varṇebhyaḥ) - from the social classes (varṇa), from the castes

• अपि (api) - even, also, too

• परिभ्रष्टः (paribhraṣṭaḥ) - fallen, degraded, deviated

• स (sa) - he, that (demonstrative pronoun)

• वै (vai) - indeed, verily

• सम्मानम् (sammānam) - respect, honor

• अर्हति (arhati) - deserves, is worthy of

• न (na) - not, no

• तु (tu) - but, on the other hand

• यः (yaḥ) - who (relative pronoun)

• सत्क्रियाम् (satkriyām) - proper recognition or status (implied from the context of receiving and then engaging in passionate actions) (proper action, good deed, hospitality, honor)

• प्राप्य (prāpya) - having obtained, having reached

• राजसम् (rājasam) - passionate, of the quality of rajas

• कर्म (karma) - action, deed (karma)

• सेवते (sevate) - performs, engages in, serves

Words meanings and morphology

वर्णेभ्यः (varṇebhyaḥ) - from the social classes (varṇa), from the castes

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, plural of varṇa

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

अपि (api) - even, also, too

(indeclinable)

परिभ्रष्टः (paribhraṣṭaḥ) - fallen, degraded, deviated

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of paribhraṣṭa

paribhraṣṭa - fallen down, degraded, deviated, lost

Past Passive Participle

prefix pari + root bhraṃś

Prefix: pari

Root: bhraṃś (class 1)

स (sa) - he, that (demonstrative pronoun)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

वै (vai) - indeed, verily

(indeclinable)

सम्मानम् (sammānam) - respect, honor

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of sammāna

sammāna - respect, honor, reverence, high esteem

अर्हति (arhati) - deserves, is worthy of

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of arh

Root: arh (class 1)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

तु (tu) - but, on the other hand

(indeclinable)

यः (yaḥ) - who (relative pronoun)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yad

yad - which, who, what

सत्क्रियाम् (satkriyām) - proper recognition or status (implied from the context of receiving and then engaging in passionate actions) (proper action, good deed, hospitality, honor)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of satkriyā

satkriyā - good action, proper act, honor, hospitality, respectful treatment

Compound type : karmadhāraya (sat+kriyā)

• sat – good, true, existing, excellent
  adjective
  Present Active Participle
  root as
  Root: as (class 2)
• kriyā – action, deed, performance, ritual
  noun (feminine)
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

प्राप्य (prāpya) - having obtained, having reached

(indeclinable)

gerund/absolutive

prefix pra + root āp + suffix -ya

Prefix: pra

Root: āp (class 5)

राजसम् (rājasam) - passionate, of the quality of rajas

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of rājasa

rājasa - relating to rajas, passionate, spirited, active

derived from rajas

कर्म (karma) - action, deed (karma)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of karman

karman - action, deed, work, fate, ritual (karma)

Root: kṛ (class 8)

सेवते (sevate) - performs, engages in, serves

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of sev

Root: sev (class 1)