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महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-308, verse-59

वर्णप्रवरमुख्यासि ब्राह्मणी क्षत्रियो ह्यहम् ।
नावयोरेकयोगोऽस्ति मा कृथा वर्णसंकरम् ॥५९॥
59. varṇapravaramukhyāsi brāhmaṇī kṣatriyo hyaham ,
nāvayorekayogo'sti mā kṛthā varṇasaṁkaram.
59. varṇapravaramukhyā asi brāhmaṇī kṣatriyaḥ hi aham
| na avayoḥ ekayogaḥ asti mā kṛthāḥ varṇasaṅkaram
59. tvam varṇapravaramukhyā brāhmaṇī asi,
hi aham kṣatriyaḥ na avayoḥ ekayogaḥ asti,
varṇasaṅkaram mā kṛthāḥ
59. You are a Brāhmaṇa woman, chief among the most distinguished castes, while I am a Kṣatriya. There can be no union for us. Do not create a mixture of social orders (varṇasaṅkara).

Words meanings summery:

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  • वर्णप्रवरमुख्या (varṇapravaramukhyā) - chief among the most distinguished castes (chief among the best of castes, foremost among distinguished social orders)
  • असि (asi) - you are
  • ब्राह्मणी (brāhmaṇī) - a Brāhmaṇa woman
  • क्षत्रियः (kṣatriyaḥ) - a Kṣatriya (a Kṣatriya, a member of the warrior class)
  • हि (hi) - while (indicating contrast or emphasis) (indeed, certainly, for, because)
  • अहम् (aham) - I
  • (na) - no, not (not, no)
  • आवयोः (āvayoḥ) - for us (two) (of us two, for us two)
  • एकयोगः (ekayogaḥ) - a union (for marriage) (single union, one connection, a sole application)
  • अस्ति (asti) - there is (is, exists)
  • मा (mā) - do not (not, do not (prohibitive particle))
  • कृथाः (kṛthāḥ) - you should (not) do / cause (you should do, you might do (prohibitive aorist))
  • वर्णसङ्करम् (varṇasaṅkaram) - a mixture of social orders (varṇasaṅkara) (mixture of castes/social orders, caste confusion)

Words meanings and morphology

वर्णप्रवरमुख्या (varṇapravaramukhyā) - chief among the most distinguished castes (chief among the best of castes, foremost among distinguished social orders)
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, singular of varṇapravaramukhya
varṇapravaramukhya - foremost among the best castes, prominent in social orders
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (varṇa+pravara+mukhya)
  • varṇa – color, outer appearance, caste, social order
    noun (masculine)
  • pravara – excellent, chief, best, superior
    adjective (masculine)
    Prefix: pra
  • mukhya – chief, principal, foremost, primary
    adjective (masculine)
Note: Qualifies brāhmaṇī
असि (asi) - you are
(verb)
2nd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of as
Root: as (class 2)
ब्राह्मणी (brāhmaṇī) - a Brāhmaṇa woman
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of brāhmaṇī
brāhmaṇī - a woman of the Brāhmaṇa caste
Feminine form of brāhmaṇa
क्षत्रियः (kṣatriyaḥ) - a Kṣatriya (a Kṣatriya, a member of the warrior class)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of kṣatriya
kṣatriya - a member of the warrior or ruling class, pertaining to the kṣatriya class
हि (hi) - while (indicating contrast or emphasis) (indeed, certainly, for, because)
(indeclinable)
Note: Often used as an emphatic or explanatory particle.
अहम् (aham) - I
(pronoun)
Nominative, singular of asmad
asmad - I, me
First person pronoun
(na) - no, not (not, no)
(indeclinable)
आवयोः (āvayoḥ) - for us (two) (of us two, for us two)
(pronoun)
Genitive, dual of asmad
asmad - I, me
First person pronoun
Note: Can be genitive or locative dual.
एकयोगः (ekayogaḥ) - a union (for marriage) (single union, one connection, a sole application)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of ekayoga
ekayoga - a single union, one connection, a sole application or combination
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (eka+yoga)
  • eka – one, single, unique
    numeral (masculine)
  • yoga – union, conjunction, application, practice, discipline, means
    noun (masculine)
    From yuj + ghañ
    Root: yuj (class 7)
अस्ति (asti) - there is (is, exists)
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of as
Root: as (class 2)
मा (mā) - do not (not, do not (prohibitive particle))
(indeclinable)
कृथाः (kṛthāḥ) - you should (not) do / cause (you should do, you might do (prohibitive aorist))
(verb)
2nd person , singular, active, aorist (luṅ) of kṛ
Root: kṛ (class 8)
Note: Prohibitive aorist with mā.
वर्णसङ्करम् (varṇasaṅkaram) - a mixture of social orders (varṇasaṅkara) (mixture of castes/social orders, caste confusion)
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of varṇasaṅkara
varṇasaṅkara - intermixture of social classes/castes, confusion of castes
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (varṇa+saṅkara)
  • varṇa – caste, social order
    noun (masculine)
  • saṅkara – mixture, confusion, intermixture, hybrid
    noun (masculine)
    From sam- + kṛ + ap
    Prefix: sam
    Root: kṛ (class 8)
Note: Object of kṛthāḥ