महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-282, verse-15

यश्च शुश्रूषते शूद्रः सततं नियतेन्द्रियः ।
अतोऽन्यथा मनुष्येन्द्र स्वधर्मात्परिहीयते ॥१५॥

15. yaśca śuśrūṣate śūdraḥ satataṁ niyatendriyaḥ ,
ato'nyathā manuṣyendra svadharmātparihīyate.

15. yaḥ ca śuśrūṣate śūdraḥ satataṃ niyatendriyaḥ
ataḥ anyathā manuṣyendra svadharmāt parihīyate

15. manuṣyendra yaḥ ca śūdraḥ satataṃ niyatendriyaḥ śuśrūṣate,
ataḥ anyathā (cet) svadharmāt parihīyate.

15. O king of men, the śūdra who constantly serves with controlled senses, if he acts otherwise, he falls away from his own natural law (dharma).

Words meanings summery:

• यः (yaḥ) - who, whichever

• च (ca) - and

• शुश्रूषते (śuśrūṣate) - serves, wishes to hear, attends upon

• शूद्रः (śūdraḥ) - a member of the fourth social class (a śūdra)

• सततं (satataṁ) - constantly, always

• नियतेन्द्रियः (niyatendriyaḥ) - one whose senses are controlled

• अतः (ataḥ) - from this, hence, otherwise

• अन्यथा (anyathā) - otherwise, differently

• मनुष्येन्द्र (manuṣyendra) - O king of men

• स्वधर्मात् (svadharmāt) - from his own natural law (dharma)

• परिहीयते (parihīyate) - is deprived, loses, falls away

Words meanings and morphology

यः (yaḥ) - who, whichever

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yad

yad - who, which, what

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

शुश्रूषते (śuśrūṣate) - serves, wishes to hear, attends upon

(verb)

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

desiderative root

Desiderative of root śru (to hear)

Root: śru (class 5)

शूद्रः (śūdraḥ) - a member of the fourth social class (a śūdra)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śūdra

śūdra - a member of the fourth social class, a man of low caste

सततं (satataṁ) - constantly, always

(indeclinable)

Note: Adverbial accusative

नियतेन्द्रियः (niyatendriyaḥ) - one whose senses are controlled

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of niyatendriya

niyatendriya - one whose senses are restrained or controlled

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (niyata+indriya)

• niyata – restrained, controlled, disciplined
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Prefix: ni
  Root: yam (class 1)
• indriya – sense organ, faculty, power
  noun (neuter)

अतः (ataḥ) - from this, hence, otherwise

(indeclinable)

अन्यथा (anyathā) - otherwise, differently

(indeclinable)

मनुष्येन्द्र (manuṣyendra) - O king of men

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of manuṣyendra

manuṣyendra - king of men, lord of men

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (manuṣya+indra)

• manuṣya – man, human being
  noun (masculine)
• indra – lord, chief, Indra
  noun (masculine)

स्वधर्मात् (svadharmāt) - from his own natural law (dharma)

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of svadharma

svadharma - one's own natural law, duty, intrinsic nature (dharma)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sva+dharma)

• sva – one's own, self
  adjective (masculine)
• dharma – natural law, constitution, duty, righteousness, intrinsic nature
  noun (masculine)

परिहीयते (parihīyate) - is deprived, loses, falls away

(verb)

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

Prefix: pari

Root: hā (class 3)