महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-308, verse-180

पृथक्त्वादाश्रमाणां च वर्णान्यत्वे तथैव च ।
परस्परपृथक्त्वाच्च कथं ते वर्णसंकरः ॥१८०॥

180. pṛthaktvādāśramāṇāṁ ca varṇānyatve tathaiva ca ,
parasparapṛthaktvācca kathaṁ te varṇasaṁkaraḥ.

180. pṛthaktvāt āśramāṇām ca varṇa-anyatve tathā eva ca
paraspara-pṛthaktvāt ca katham te varṇa-saṃkaraḥ

180. āśramāṇām pṛthaktvāt ca tathā eva ca varṇa-anyatve
paraspara-pṛthaktvāt ca te varṇa-saṃkaraḥ katham

180. Considering the distinctness of the stages of life (āśrama), and similarly the distinctness of the social classes (varṇa), and furthermore their mutual separateness, how can there be a mixing of social classes (varṇa-saṃkara) for you?

Words meanings summery:

• पृथक्त्वात् (pṛthaktvāt) - from separateness, due to distinctness

• आश्रमाणाम् (āśramāṇām) - of the stages of life (āśrama)

• च (ca) - and

• वर्ण-अन्यत्वे (varṇa-anyatve) - in the distinctness of the social classes (varṇa)

• तथा (tathā) - similarly, thus

• एव (eva) - only, indeed

• च (ca) - and

• परस्पर-पृथक्त्वात् (paraspara-pṛthaktvāt) - from mutual distinctness

• च (ca) - and

• कथम् (katham) - how, why

• ते (te) - for you

• वर्ण-संकरः (varṇa-saṁkaraḥ) - mixture of social classes (varṇa-saṃkara)

Words meanings and morphology

पृथक्त्वात् (pṛthaktvāt) - from separateness, due to distinctness

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of pṛthaktva

pṛthaktva - separateness, distinctness

आश्रमाणाम् (āśramāṇām) - of the stages of life (āśrama)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of āśrama

āśrama - hermitage, stage of life, effort, exertion

Prefix: ā

Root: śram

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

वर्ण-अन्यत्वे (varṇa-anyatve) - in the distinctness of the social classes (varṇa)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of varṇa-anyatva

varṇa-anyatva - the distinctness of social classes

Compound type : tatpurusha (varṇa+anyatva)

• varṇa – color, social class, letter, quality
  noun (masculine)
  Root: vṛ
• anyatva – distinctness, difference, otherness
  noun (neuter)

तथा (tathā) - similarly, thus

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - only, indeed

(indeclinable)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

परस्पर-पृथक्त्वात् (paraspara-pṛthaktvāt) - from mutual distinctness

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of paraspara-pṛthaktva

paraspara-pṛthaktva - mutual distinctness, reciprocal separateness

Compound type : tatpurusha (paraspara+pṛthaktva)

• paraspara – mutual, reciprocal, one another
  adjective
• pṛthaktva – separateness, distinctness
  noun (neuter)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

कथम् (katham) - how, why

(indeclinable)

ते (te) - for you

(pronoun)

singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

वर्ण-संकरः (varṇa-saṁkaraḥ) - mixture of social classes (varṇa-saṃkara)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of varṇa-saṃkara

varṇa-saṁkara - mixing of social classes, confusion of castes

Compound type : tatpurusha (varṇa+saṃkara)

• varṇa – color, social class, letter, quality
  noun (masculine)
  Root: vṛ
• saṃkara – mixing, confusion, hybrid, mixture
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: sam
  Root: kṛ