महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-306, verse-85

प्राप्य ज्ञानं ब्राह्मणात्क्षत्रियाद्वा वैश्याच्छूद्रादपि नीचादभीक्ष्णम् ।
श्रद्धातव्यं श्रद्दधानेन नित्यं न श्रद्धिनं जन्ममृत्यू विशेताम् ॥८५॥

85. prāpya jñānaṁ brāhmaṇātkṣatriyādvā; vaiśyācchūdrādapi nīcādabhīkṣṇam ,
śraddhātavyaṁ śraddadhānena nityaṁ; na śraddhinaṁ janmamṛtyū viśetām.

85. prāpya jñānam brāhmaṇāt kṣatriyāt vā
vaiśyāt śūdrāt api nīcāt abhīkṣṇam
| śraddhātavyam śraddadhānena nityam
na śraddhinam janmamṛtyū viśetām

85. brāhmaṇāt vā kṣatriyāt vaiśyāt śūdrāt api nīcāt abhīkṣṇam jñānam prāpya,
nityam śraddadhānena śraddhātavyam janmamṛtyū śraddhinam na viśetām.

85. Having constantly acquired knowledge, whether from a Brahmin, a Kshatriya, a Vaishya, or even from a Shudra or one of a lower status, that knowledge should always be accepted with faith (śraddhā) by one who is faithful. For the cycle of birth and death (saṃsāra) cannot affect a person who possesses such faith (śraddhā).

Words meanings summery:

• प्राप्य (prāpya) - having obtained, having reached

• ज्ञानम् (jñānam) - knowledge

• ब्राह्मणात् (brāhmaṇāt) - from a Brahmin

• क्षत्रियात् (kṣatriyāt) - from a Kshatriya

• वा (vā) - or, either...or

• वैश्यात् (vaiśyāt) - from a Vaishya

• शूद्रात् (śūdrāt) - from a Shudra

• अपि (api) - even, also, too

• नीचात् (nīcāt) - from a person of low status (from a low-caste person, from a low person)

• अभीक्ष्णम् (abhīkṣṇam) - repeatedly, constantly, frequently

• श्रद्धातव्यम् (śraddhātavyam) - should be trusted, should be believed, to be accepted with faith

• श्रद्दधानेन (śraddadhānena) - by one who has faith, by the faithful one

• नित्यम् (nityam) - always, constantly

• न (na) - not, no

• श्रद्धिनम् (śraddhinam) - a person with faith, the faithful one (accusative)

• जन्ममृत्यू (janmamṛtyū) - the cycle of birth and death (saṃsāra) (birth and death (nominative/accusative dual))

• विशेताम् (viśetām) - they two may affect (in context of birth and death not entering someone) (they two may enter, they two may approach)

Words meanings and morphology

प्राप्य (prāpya) - having obtained, having reached

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Root āp with prefix pra and suffix -ya.

Prefix: pra

Root: āp (class 5)

Note: Absolutive form.

ज्ञानम् (jñānam) - knowledge

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of jñāna

jñāna - knowledge, spiritual knowledge, wisdom

Derived from root jñā (to know)

Root: jñā (class 9)

Note: Object of 'prāpya'.

ब्राह्मणात् (brāhmaṇāt) - from a Brahmin

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of brāhmaṇa

brāhmaṇa - Brahmin, a member of the priestly class

Note: Source of knowledge.

क्षत्रियात् (kṣatriyāt) - from a Kshatriya

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of kṣatriya

kṣatriya - Kshatriya, a member of the warrior/ruling class

Note: Source of knowledge.

वा (vā) - or, either...or

(indeclinable)

वैश्यात् (vaiśyāt) - from a Vaishya

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of vaiśya

vaiśya - Vaishya, a member of the merchant/farmer class

Note: Source of knowledge.

शूद्रात् (śūdrāt) - from a Shudra

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of śūdra

śūdra - Shudra, a member of the laboring class

Note: Source of knowledge.

अपि (api) - even, also, too

(indeclinable)

नीचात् (nīcāt) - from a person of low status (from a low-caste person, from a low person)

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of nīca

nīca - low, inferior, vile, base

Note: Source of knowledge.

अभीक्ष्णम् (abhīkṣṇam) - repeatedly, constantly, frequently

(indeclinable)

Adverbial form of abhīkṣṇa (constant, frequent).

Prefix: abhi

Root: īkṣ (class 1)

Note: Modifies 'prāpya'.

श्रद्धातव्यम् (śraddhātavyam) - should be trusted, should be believed, to be accepted with faith

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of śraddhātavya

śraddhātavya - to be believed, to be trusted, to be accepted with faith

Gerundive

From root śrad-dhā (to have faith, believe) with suffix -tavya.

Prefix: śrad

Root: dhā (class 3)

Note: Gerundive expressing obligation.

श्रद्दधानेन (śraddadhānena) - by one who has faith, by the faithful one

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of śraddadhāna

śraddadhāna - having faith, believing, faithful

Present Active Participle (Middle)

From root śrad-dhā (to have faith) in present participle form.

Prefix: śrad

Root: dhā (class 3)

Note: Used substantively here.

नित्यम् (nityam) - always, constantly

(indeclinable)

Note: Adverb.

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

श्रद्धिनम् (śraddhinam) - a person with faith, the faithful one (accusative)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of śraddhin

śraddhin - faithful, believing, one who has faith (śraddhā)

From śraddhā with suffix -in.

Note: Object of 'viśetām'.

जन्ममृत्यू (janmamṛtyū) - the cycle of birth and death (saṃsāra) (birth and death (nominative/accusative dual))

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of janmamṛtyu

janmamṛtyu - birth and death, transmigration

Compound of janman (birth) and mṛtyu (death)

Compound type : dvandva (janman+mṛtyu)

• janman – birth, origin
  noun (neuter)
  Root: jan (class 4)
• mṛtyu – death, mortality
  noun (masculine)
  Root: mṛ (class 6)

Note: Subject of 'viśetām'.

विशेताम् (viśetām) - they two may affect (in context of birth and death not entering someone) (they two may enter, they two may approach)

(verb)

3rd person , dual, active, optative (vidhiliṅ) of viś

Root: viś (class 6)

Note: Used with negation 'na', meaning 'cannot affect'.