महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-60, verse-41

संसृष्टा ब्राह्मणैरेव त्रिषु वर्णेषु सृष्टयः ।
देवानामपि ये देवा यद्ब्रूयुस्ते परं हि तत् ।
तस्माद्वर्णैः सर्वयज्ञाः संसृज्यन्ते न काम्यया ॥४१॥

41. saṁsṛṣṭā brāhmaṇaireva triṣu varṇeṣu sṛṣṭayaḥ ,
devānāmapi ye devā yadbrūyuste paraṁ hi tat ,
tasmādvarṇaiḥ sarvayajñāḥ saṁsṛjyante na kāmyayā.

41. saṃsṛṣṭāḥ brāhmaṇaiḥ eva triṣu varṇeṣu
sṛṣṭayaḥ devānām api ye devāḥ yat
brūyuḥ te param hi tat tasmāt varṇaiḥ
sarvayajñāḥ saṃsṛjyante na kāmyayā

41. triṣu varṇeṣu sṛṣṭayaḥ brāhmaṇaiḥ eva
saṃsṛṣṭāḥ ye devānām api devāḥ yat
te brūyuḥ tat hi param tasmāt varṇaiḥ
sarvayajñāḥ na kāmyayā saṃsṛjyante

41. The generations within the three social classes (varṇa) are indeed established by Brahmins. What those gods – who are themselves gods even to other gods – declare, that is truly supreme. Therefore, all Vedic rituals (yajña) are performed by the social classes not out of selfish desire.

Words meanings summery:

• संसृष्टाः (saṁsṛṣṭāḥ) - established, formed in association with (created, joined, associated, connected)

• ब्राह्मणैः (brāhmaṇaiḥ) - by Brahmins

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, certainly, just

• त्रिषु (triṣu) - in three

• वर्णेषु (varṇeṣu) - in the classes, among the social orders

• सृष्टयः (sṛṣṭayaḥ) - the social orders themselves, or people belonging to them (creations, generations, offspring, people)

• देवानाम् (devānām) - of the gods

• अपि (api) - even, also, too

• ये (ye) - who, which

• देवाः (devāḥ) - gods, deities

• यत् (yat) - what, which

• ब्रूयुः (brūyuḥ) - they might say, they should say, they might declare

• ते (te) - they, those

• परम् (param) - supreme, highest, ultimate

• हि (hi) - indeed, surely, because

• तत् (tat) - that, it

• तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore, from that

• वर्णैः (varṇaiḥ) - by the classes, by the social orders

• सर्वयज्ञाः (sarvayajñāḥ) - all sacrifices (yajña)

• संसृज्यन्ते (saṁsṛjyante) - are performed (in connection with) (are performed, are united, are associated, are connected)

• न (na) - not, no

• काम्यया (kāmyayā) - out of selfish desire (by desire, for the sake of desire)

Words meanings and morphology

संसृष्टाः (saṁsṛṣṭāḥ) - established, formed in association with (created, joined, associated, connected)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of saṃsṛṣṭa

saṁsṛṣṭa - joined, mixed, created, associated with, formed

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root sṛj (to create, emit) with prefix sam-

Prefix: sam

Root: sṛj (class 6)

ब्राह्मणैः (brāhmaṇaiḥ) - by Brahmins

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of brāhmaṇa

brāhmaṇa - a Brahmin, relating to Brahman/Brahmins

एव (eva) - indeed, only, certainly, just

(indeclinable)

त्रिषु (triṣu) - in three

(numeral)

Note: Agrees with 'varṇeṣu'

वर्णेषु (varṇeṣu) - in the classes, among the social orders

(noun)

Locative, masculine, plural of varṇa

varṇa - color, outward appearance, class, social order, caste, letter, sound

सृष्टयः (sṛṣṭayaḥ) - the social orders themselves, or people belonging to them (creations, generations, offspring, people)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of sṛṣṭi

sṛṣṭi - creation, production, generation, nature

Root: sṛj (class 6)

देवानाम् (devānām) - of the gods

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of deva

deva - god, deity, divine

अपि (api) - even, also, too

(indeclinable)

ये (ye) - who, which

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of yad

yad - who, which, what, whoever, whatever

देवाः (devāḥ) - gods, deities

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of deva

deva - god, deity, divine

यत् (yat) - what, which

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - who, which, what, whoever, whatever

ब्रूयुः (brūyuḥ) - they might say, they should say, they might declare

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, optative (vidhiliṅ) of brū

Root: brū (class 2)

ते (te) - they, those

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, he, she, it, they

परम् (param) - supreme, highest, ultimate

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of para

para - other, another, distant, supreme, highest, ultimate

हि (hi) - indeed, surely, because

(indeclinable)

तत् (tat) - that, it

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it, they

तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore, from that

(indeclinable)

वर्णैः (varṇaiḥ) - by the classes, by the social orders

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of varṇa

varṇa - color, outward appearance, class, social order, caste, letter, sound

सर्वयज्ञाः (sarvayajñāḥ) - all sacrifices (yajña)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sarvayajña

sarvayajña - all sacrifices, every sacrifice

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sarva+yajña)

• sarva – all, every, whole
  pronoun (masculine)
• yajña – sacrifice, oblation, worship, ritual (yajña)
  noun (masculine)
  Root: yaj (class 1)

संसृज्यन्ते (saṁsṛjyante) - are performed (in connection with) (are performed, are united, are associated, are connected)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, passive, present (laṭ) of saṃsṛj

Prefix: sam

Root: sṛj (class 6)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

काम्यया (kāmyayā) - out of selfish desire (by desire, for the sake of desire)

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of kāmyā

kāmyā - desire, wish, longing

Derived from kāma (desire)