महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-285, verse-6

मुखजा ब्राह्मणास्तात बाहुजाः क्षत्रबन्धवः ।
ऊरुजा धनिनो राजन्पादजाः परिचारकाः ॥६॥

6. mukhajā brāhmaṇāstāta bāhujāḥ kṣatrabandhavaḥ ,
ūrujā dhanino rājanpādajāḥ paricārakāḥ.

6. mukhajāḥ brāhmaṇāḥ tāta bāhujāḥ kṣatrabandhavaḥ
ūrujāḥ dhaninaḥ rājan pādajāḥ paricārakāḥ

6. tāta mukhajāḥ brāhmaṇāḥ bāhujāḥ kṣatrabandhavaḥ
rājan ūrujāḥ dhaninaḥ pādajāḥ paricārakāḥ

6. O dear one (tāta), the Brahmins were born from the mouth. The Kṣatriyas were born from the arms. O king (rājan), the wealthy were born from the thighs, and the servants from the feet.

Words meanings summery:

• मुखजाः (mukhajāḥ) - those (Brahmins) born from the mouth (born from the mouth)

• ब्राह्मणाः (brāhmaṇāḥ) - the Brahmins (Brahmins, members of the priestly class)

• तात (tāta) - O dear one (vocative of affection) (O father, O dear one, O son)

• बाहुजाः (bāhujāḥ) - those (Kṣatriyas) born from the arms (born from the arms)

• क्षत्रबन्धवः (kṣatrabandhavaḥ) - Kṣatriyas (implied as being of Kṣatriya lineage) (relations of Kṣatriyas, nominal Kṣatriyas, Kṣatriyas (by extension))

• ऊरुजाः (ūrujāḥ) - those (wealthy ones/Vaiśyas) born from the thighs (born from the thighs)

• धनिनः (dhaninaḥ) - the wealthy (Vaiśyas) (wealthy, rich, possessing property)

• राजन् (rājan) - O king (vocative) (O king)

• पादजाः (pādajāḥ) - those (servants/Śūdras) born from the feet (born from the feet)

• परिचारकाः (paricārakāḥ) - the servants (Śūdras) (servants, attendants)

Words meanings and morphology

मुखजाः (mukhajāḥ) - those (Brahmins) born from the mouth (born from the mouth)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of mukhaja

mukhaja - born from the mouth, a Brahmin

compound of mukha and ja

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (mukha+ja)

• mukha – mouth, face, principal, front
  noun (neuter)
• ja – born, produced from
  adjective
  Suffix -ja from root jan 'to be born'
  Root: jan (class 4)

ब्राह्मणाः (brāhmaṇāḥ) - the Brahmins (Brahmins, members of the priestly class)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of brāhmaṇa

brāhmaṇa - a Brahmin, a member of the priestly varna

तात (tāta) - O dear one (vocative of affection) (O father, O dear one, O son)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of tāta

tāta - father, dear one (term of address for elders, younger ones, or equals out of affection)

बाहुजाः (bāhujāḥ) - those (Kṣatriyas) born from the arms (born from the arms)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of bāhuja

bāhuja - born from the arms, a Kṣatriya

compound of bāhu and ja

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (bāhu+ja)

• bāhu – arm
  noun (masculine)
• ja – born, produced from
  adjective
  Suffix -ja from root jan 'to be born'
  Root: jan (class 4)

क्षत्रबन्धवः (kṣatrabandhavaḥ) - Kṣatriyas (implied as being of Kṣatriya lineage) (relations of Kṣatriyas, nominal Kṣatriyas, Kṣatriyas (by extension))

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of kṣatrabandhava

kṣatrabandhava - a kinsman of a Kṣatriya, a nominal Kṣatriya (one who is a Kṣatriya by birth but not by conduct or virtue), a Kṣatriya (general sense in certain contexts)

compound of kṣatra and bandhava

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kṣatra+bandhava)

• kṣatra – rule, power, royalty, the Kṣatriya varna
  noun (neuter)
• bandhava – kinsman, relative, friend
  noun (masculine)

Note: While kṣatrabandhava often carries a pejorative sense, in the context of the fourfold creation of varnas, it refers to the Kṣatriyas.

ऊरुजाः (ūrujāḥ) - those (wealthy ones/Vaiśyas) born from the thighs (born from the thighs)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of ūruja

ūruja - born from the thighs, a Vaiśya

compound of ūru and ja

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (ūru+ja)

• ūru – thigh, lap
  noun (masculine)
• ja – born, produced from
  adjective
  Suffix -ja from root jan 'to be born'
  Root: jan (class 4)

धनिनः (dhaninaḥ) - the wealthy (Vaiśyas) (wealthy, rich, possessing property)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of dhanin

dhanin - wealthy, rich, possessing property, a wealthy man, a Vaiśya

derived from dhana (wealth)

Note: Often refers to the Vaiśya varna due to their role in agriculture and commerce.

राजन् (rājan) - O king (vocative) (O king)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler

पादजाः (pādajāḥ) - those (servants/Śūdras) born from the feet (born from the feet)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of pādaja

pādaja - born from the feet, a Śūdra

compound of pāda and ja

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (pāda+ja)

• pāda – foot, leg, quarter
  noun (masculine)
• ja – born, produced from
  adjective
  Suffix -ja from root jan 'to be born'
  Root: jan (class 4)

परिचारकाः (paricārakāḥ) - the servants (Śūdras) (servants, attendants)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of paricāraka

paricāraka - servant, attendant, one who waits upon

derived from root car with prefix pari

Prefix: pari

Root: car (class 1)

Note: Refers to the Śūdra varna.