महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-3, verse-31

अन्यत्र वधकालात्ते सदृशेन समेयुषः ।
अब्राह्मणे न हि ब्रह्म ध्रुवं तिष्ठेत्कदाचन ॥३१॥

31. anyatra vadhakālātte sadṛśena sameyuṣaḥ ,
abrāhmaṇe na hi brahma dhruvaṁ tiṣṭhetkadācana.

31. anyatra vadhakālāt te sadṛśena sameyuṣaḥ
abrāhmaṇe na hi brahma dhruvaṃ tiṣṭhet kadācana

31. anyatra te vadhakālāt sadṛśena sameyuṣaḥ
abrāhmaṇe brahma dhruvaṃ na hi kadācana tiṣṭhet

31. Except at the moment of your death, when you encounter an equal [opponent], divine knowledge (brahman) will surely never abide permanently in one who is not a Brahmin.

Words meanings summery:

• अन्यत्र (anyatra) - elsewhere, otherwise, except for

• वधकालात् (vadhakālāt) - from the time of killing, from the time of death

• ते (te) - your

• सदृशेन (sadṛśena) - by an equal, with an equal

• समेयुषः (sameyuṣaḥ) - of one who has met, having met

• अब्राह्मणे (abrāhmaṇe) - in a non-Brahmin

• न (na) - not, no

• हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for

• ब्रह्म (brahma) - divine knowledge or spiritual power (e.g., of a sacred weapon or a mantra) (divine knowledge, spiritual power, sacred text, the Absolute)

• ध्रुवं (dhruvaṁ) - firmly, constantly, permanently

• तिष्ठेत् (tiṣṭhet) - may stand, should remain, may abide

• कदाचन (kadācana) - ever, at any time, never (with 'na')

Words meanings and morphology

अन्यत्र (anyatra) - elsewhere, otherwise, except for

(indeclinable)

वधकालात् (vadhakālāt) - from the time of killing, from the time of death

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of vadhakāla

vadhakāla - time of killing, time of death

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vadha+kāla)

• vadha – killing, slaughter
  noun (masculine)
  Root: vadh (class 1)
• kāla – time, season, death
  noun (masculine)

ते (te) - your

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

सदृशेन (sadṛśena) - by an equal, with an equal

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of sadṛśa

sadṛśa - like, resembling, equal

समेयुषः (sameyuṣaḥ) - of one who has met, having met

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of samyuṣ

samyuṣ - having met, having joined

Perfect Active Participle

From root 'i' (to go) with prefix 'sam', perfect active participle

Prefix: sam

Root: i (class 2)

अब्राह्मणे (abrāhmaṇe) - in a non-Brahmin

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of abrāhmaṇa

abrāhmaṇa - not a Brahmin, one who is not a Brahmin

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+brāhmaṇa)

• a – not, un-
  indeclinable
• brāhmaṇa – a Brahmin, one belonging to the priestly class
  noun (masculine)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for

(indeclinable)

ब्रह्म (brahma) - divine knowledge or spiritual power (e.g., of a sacred weapon or a mantra) (divine knowledge, spiritual power, sacred text, the Absolute)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of brahman

brahman - the Absolute, spiritual power, sacred knowledge, sacred text

ध्रुवं (dhruvaṁ) - firmly, constantly, permanently

(indeclinable)

तिष्ठेत् (tiṣṭhet) - may stand, should remain, may abide

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhi liṅ) of sthā

Optative mood, 3rd person singular, active voice

Root: sthā (class 1)

कदाचन (kadācana) - ever, at any time, never (with 'na')

(indeclinable)