महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-60, verse-2

के धर्माः सर्ववर्णानां चातुर्वर्ण्यस्य के पृथक् ।
चतुर्णामाश्रमाणां च राजधर्माश्च के मताः ॥२॥

2. ke dharmāḥ sarvavarṇānāṁ cāturvarṇyasya ke pṛthak ,
caturṇāmāśramāṇāṁ ca rājadharmāśca ke matāḥ.

2. ke dharmāḥ sarvavarṇānām cāturvarṇyasya ke pṛthak
caturṇām āśramāṇām ca rājadharmāḥ ca ke matāḥ

2. sarvavarṇānām ke dharmāḥ cāturvarṇyasya ke pṛthak caturṇām
āśramāṇām ca ke (dharmāḥ) rājadharmāḥ ca ke matāḥ

2. What are the intrinsic natures (dharma) for all social classes (varṇas)? What are the distinct intrinsic natures (dharma) for the four social classes (cāturvarṇya)? And what are considered the duties (dharma) for the four stages of life (āśramas), and what are the duties (dharma) of kings?

Words meanings summery:

• के (ke) - what (plural), which (plural)

• धर्माः (dharmāḥ) - intrinsic natures, duties, laws, virtues

• सर्ववर्णानाम् (sarvavarṇānām) - of all social classes

• चातुर्वर्ण्यस्य (cāturvarṇyasya) - of the four social classes

• के (ke) - what (plural), which (plural)

• पृथक् (pṛthak) - separately, distinctly, individually

• चतुर्णाम् (caturṇām) - of the four

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

• च (ca) - and

• राजधर्माः (rājadharmāḥ) - duties of kings, royal duties

• च (ca) - and

• के (ke) - what (plural), which (plural)

• मताः (matāḥ) - considered, thought, approved

Words meanings and morphology

के (ke) - what (plural), which (plural)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of kim

kim - who, what, which

धर्माः (dharmāḥ) - intrinsic natures, duties, laws, virtues

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of dharma

dharma - constitution, natural law, intrinsic nature, duty, righteousness, virtue, custom

सर्ववर्णानाम् (sarvavarṇānām) - of all social classes

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of sarvavarṇa

sarvavarṇa - all social classes

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sarva+varṇa)

• sarva – all, every, whole
  adjective (masculine)
• varṇa – social class, color, category
  noun (masculine)

चातुर्वर्ण्यस्य (cāturvarṇyasya) - of the four social classes

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of cāturvarṇya

cāturvarṇya - the system of four social classes (varṇas)

Derived from caturvarṇa (four varṇas) + syan suffix

के (ke) - what (plural), which (plural)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of kim

kim - who, what, which

पृथक् (pṛthak) - separately, distinctly, individually

(indeclinable)

चतुर्णाम् (caturṇām) - of the four

(adjective)

Genitive, plural of catur

catur - four

Cardinal numeral

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

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of āśrama

āśrama - stage of life (like student, householder, forest dweller, renunciant), hermitage

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

राजधर्माः (rājadharmāḥ) - duties of kings, royal duties

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of rājadharma

rājadharma - duties of a king, royal duties or principles

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (rājan+dharma)

• rājan – king, ruler
  noun (masculine)
• dharma – constitution, natural law, intrinsic nature, duty, righteousness, virtue
  noun (masculine)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

के (ke) - what (plural), which (plural)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of kim

kim - who, what, which

मताः (matāḥ) - considered, thought, approved

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of mata

mata - thought, considered, approved, desired, opinion

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root man (to think)

Root: man (class 4)