महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-64, verse-24

इमामुर्वीं न जयेद्विक्रमेण देवश्रेष्ठोऽसौ पुरा चेदमेयः ।
चातुर्वर्ण्यं चातुराश्रम्यधर्माः सर्वे न स्युर्ब्रह्मणो वै विनाशात् ॥२४॥

24. imāmurvīṁ na jayedvikrameṇa; devaśreṣṭho'sau purā cedameyaḥ ,
cāturvarṇyaṁ cāturāśramyadharmāḥ; sarve na syurbrahmaṇo vai vināśāt.

24. imām urvīm na jayet vikrameṇa
devaśreṣṭhaḥ asau purā cet ameyaḥ
cāturvarṇyam cāturāśramyadharmāḥ
sarve na syuḥ brahmaṇaḥ vai vināśāt

24. cet asau ameyaḥ devaśreṣṭhaḥ purā vikrameṇa imām urvīm na jayet,
(tadā) brahmaṇaḥ vai vināśāt cāturvarṇyam cāturāśramyadharmāḥ sarve na syuḥ

24. If that immeasurable best of gods had not conquered this earth with his prowess in ancient times, then the system of four social classes and all the constitutional principles (dharma) of the four stages of life (āśrama) would not exist, due to the destruction of Brahmā himself.

Words meanings summery:

• इमाम् (imām) - this, this one

• उर्वीम् (urvīm) - earth, land

• न (na) - not

• जयेत् (jayet) - had conquered (should conquer, would conquer)

• विक्रमेण (vikrameṇa) - by prowess, by valor, by courageous step

• देवश्रेष्ठः (devaśreṣṭhaḥ) - best of gods

• असौ (asau) - that best of gods (that one, he)

• पुरा (purā) - in ancient times, formerly, before

• चेत् (cet) - if

• अमेयः (ameyaḥ) - immeasurable, incomprehensible

• चातुर्वर्ण्यम् (cāturvarṇyam) - the system of four social classes (the system of four classes)

• चातुराश्रम्यधर्माः (cāturāśramyadharmāḥ) - constitutional principles (dharma) of the four stages of life (āśrama) (laws of the four stages of life)

• सर्वे (sarve) - all, everyone

• न (na) - not

• स्युः (syuḥ) - they would be, they would exist

• ब्रह्मणः (brahmaṇaḥ) - of Brahmā (the creator deity) (of Brahmā, of Brahman)

• वै (vai) - indeed, surely

• विनाशात् (vināśāt) - from destruction, due to destruction

Words meanings and morphology

इमाम् (imām) - this, this one

(pronoun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of idam

idam - this, this one

उर्वीम् (urvīm) - earth, land

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of urvī

urvī - earth, land

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

जयेत् (jayet) - had conquered (should conquer, would conquer)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhiliṅ) of ji

Optative

3rd person singular active

Root: ji (class 1)

विक्रमेण (vikrameṇa) - by prowess, by valor, by courageous step

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of vikrama

vikrama - prowess, valor, courageous step, stride

Root: kram (class 1)

देवश्रेष्ठः (devaśreṣṭhaḥ) - best of gods

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of devaśreṣṭha

devaśreṣṭha - best of gods

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (deva+śreṣṭha)

• deva – god, deity
  noun (masculine)
• śreṣṭha – best, most excellent
  adjective (masculine)
  Superlative suffix -iṣṭha

असौ (asau) - that best of gods (that one, he)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of adas

adas - that, yonder

पुरा (purā) - in ancient times, formerly, before

(indeclinable)

चेत् (cet) - if

(indeclinable)

अमेयः (ameyaḥ) - immeasurable, incomprehensible

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ameya

ameya - immeasurable, incomprehensible

Gerundive

Negated gerundive of mā (to measure)

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+meya)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
  Negative prefix
• meya – measurable, knowable
  adjective (masculine)
  Gerundive
  Gerundive of mā (to measure)
  Root: mā (class 2)

चातुर्वर्ण्यम् (cāturvarṇyam) - the system of four social classes (the system of four classes)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of cāturvarṇya

cāturvarṇya - the system of four classes or castes

Derived from caturvarṇa (four classes)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (catur+varṇa)

• catur – four
  numeral
• varṇa – color, class, caste
  noun (masculine)

चातुराश्रम्यधर्माः (cāturāśramyadharmāḥ) - constitutional principles (dharma) of the four stages of life (āśrama) (laws of the four stages of life)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of cāturāśramyadharma

cāturāśramyadharma - laws or duties pertaining to the four āśramas

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (cāturāśramya+dharma)

• cāturāśramya – relating to the four stages of life (āśrama)
  noun (neuter)
  Derived from caturāśrama (four āśramas)
• dharma – constitutional principle, natural law, intrinsic nature, duty, righteousness, virtue
  noun (masculine)
  Root: dhṛ (class 1)

सर्वे (sarve) - all, everyone

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

स्युः (syuḥ) - they would be, they would exist

(verb)

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

Optative

3rd person plural active

Root: as (class 2)

ब्रह्मणः (brahmaṇaḥ) - of Brahmā (the creator deity) (of Brahmā, of Brahman)

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of brahman

brahman - Brahma (the creator deity), the absolute reality (Brahman), sacred word

Note: Here refers to the deity Brahmā rather than the ultimate reality.

वै (vai) - indeed, surely

(indeclinable)

विनाशात् (vināśāt) - from destruction, due to destruction

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of vināśa

vināśa - destruction, ruin, loss

Prefix: vi

Root: naś (class 4)