महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-63, verse-26

अल्पाश्रयानल्पफलान्वदन्ति धर्मानन्यान्धर्मविदो मनुष्याः ।
महाश्रयं बहुकल्याणरूपं क्षात्रं धर्मं नेतरं प्राहुरार्याः ॥२६॥

26. alpāśrayānalpaphalānvadanti; dharmānanyāndharmavido manuṣyāḥ ,
mahāśrayaṁ bahukalyāṇarūpaṁ; kṣātraṁ dharmaṁ netaraṁ prāhurāryāḥ.

26. alpāśrayān alpaphalān vadanti
dharmān anyān dharmavidaḥ manuṣyāḥ
mahāśrayam bahukalyāṇarūpam kṣātram
dharmam na itaram pra āhuḥ āryāḥ

26. People who understand (dharma) declare other duties (dharma) to have little foundation and to yield meager results. However, noble persons assert that the duty of a warrior (kṣātra dharma) has a vast foundation and embodies many auspicious forms of welfare, and is not any other (duty).

Words meanings summery:

• अल्पाश्रयान् (alpāśrayān) - having little support, of small foundation

• अल्पफलान् (alpaphalān) - yielding small results, having meager fruits

• वदन्ति (vadanti) - they say, they declare, they speak

• धर्मान् (dharmān) - duties, natural laws

• अन्यान् (anyān) - other, different

• धर्मविदः (dharmavidaḥ) - knowers of dharma, those who understand natural law

• मनुष्याः (manuṣyāḥ) - people, human beings

• महाश्रयम् (mahāśrayam) - having great support, of vast foundation

• बहुकल्याणरूपम् (bahukalyāṇarūpam) - of the nature of many blessings or welfare, embodying much auspiciousness

• क्षात्रम् (kṣātram) - pertaining to a kṣatriya, of the warrior class

• धर्मम् (dharmam) - duty, natural law

• न (na) - not, no

• इतरम् (itaram) - other, different, another

• प्र (pra) - forth, forward, indeed

• आहुः (āhuḥ) - they say, they declare

• आर्याः (āryāḥ) - noble ones, honorable persons

Words meanings and morphology

अल्पाश्रयान् (alpāśrayān) - having little support, of small foundation

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of alpāśraya

alpāśraya - having little or small support, of small foundation

Compound type : bahuvrihi (alpa+āśraya)

• alpa – small, little, few
  adjective
• āśraya – support, refuge, foundation, shelter
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: ā
  Root: śri (class 1)

अल्पफलान् (alpaphalān) - yielding small results, having meager fruits

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of alpaphala

alpaphala - yielding small results, having meager fruits

Compound type : bahuvrihi (alpa+phala)

• alpa – small, little, few
  adjective
• phala – fruit, result, consequence
  noun (neuter)

वदन्ति (vadanti) - they say, they declare, they speak

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (lat) of vad

root of 1st class

Root: vad (class 1)

धर्मान् (dharmān) - duties, natural laws

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of dharma

dharma - duty, righteousness, law, virtue, natural law, constitution

Root: dhṛ (class 1)

अन्यान् (anyān) - other, different

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of anya

anya - other, different, another

धर्मविदः (dharmavidaḥ) - knowers of dharma, those who understand natural law

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of dharmavid

dharmavid - one who knows dharma, versed in natural law

Compound type : tatpurusha (dharma+vid)

• dharma – duty, righteousness, law, natural law
  noun (masculine)
  Root: dhṛ (class 1)
• vid – knower, one who knows
  noun (masculine)
  From root vid 'to know'
  Root: vid (class 2)

मनुष्याः (manuṣyāḥ) - people, human beings

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of manuṣya

manuṣya - man, human being, person

महाश्रयम् (mahāśrayam) - having great support, of vast foundation

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of mahāśraya

mahāśraya - having great support or refuge, of vast foundation

Compound type : bahuvrihi (mahā+āśraya)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective
• āśraya – support, refuge, foundation, shelter
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: ā
  Root: śri (class 1)

बहुकल्याणरूपम् (bahukalyāṇarūpam) - of the nature of many blessings or welfare, embodying much auspiciousness

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of bahukalyāṇarūpa

bahukalyāṇarūpa - of the nature of much welfare or many blessings

Compound type : bahuvrihi (bahu+kalyāṇa+rūpa)

• bahu – many, much
  adjective
• kalyāṇa – welfare, good fortune, blessing, auspiciousness
  noun (neuter)
• rūpa – form, nature, appearance, beauty
  noun (neuter)

क्षात्रम् (kṣātram) - pertaining to a kṣatriya, of the warrior class

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of kṣātra

kṣātra - relating to a kṣatriya, royal, warlike

धर्मम् (dharmam) - duty, natural law

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of dharma

dharma - duty, righteousness, law, virtue, natural law, constitution

Root: dhṛ (class 1)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

इतरम् (itaram) - other, different, another

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of itara

itara - other, another, different

प्र (pra) - forth, forward, indeed

(indeclinable)

आहुः (āhuḥ) - they say, they declare

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, perfect (lit) of ah

Perfect tense form. Often used as a substitute for √brū.

Root: ah

आर्याः (āryāḥ) - noble ones, honorable persons

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of ārya

ārya - noble, honorable, respectable; a noble man