महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-65, verse-9

चातुराश्रम्यधर्माश्च वेदधर्माश्च पार्थिव ।
ब्राह्मणेनानुगन्तव्या नान्यो विद्यात्कथंचन ॥९॥

9. cāturāśramyadharmāśca vedadharmāśca pārthiva ,
brāhmaṇenānugantavyā nānyo vidyātkathaṁcana.

9. cāturāśramyadharmāḥ ca vedadharmāḥ ca pārthiva
brāhmaṇena anugantavyāḥ na anyaḥ vidyāt kathaṃcana

9. pārthiva cāturāśramyadharmāḥ ca vedadharmāḥ ca
brāhmaṇena anugantavyāḥ anyaḥ ca kathaṃcana na vidyāt

9. O King (pārthiva), both the constitutions (dharmas) of the four stages of life (āśramas) and the constitutions (dharmas) prescribed by the Vedas must be followed by a Brahmin. No other person should know them by any means.

Words meanings summery:

• चातुराश्रम्यधर्माः (cāturāśramyadharmāḥ) - the constitutions (dharmas) of the four stages of life (āśramas) (the constitutions/duties of the four stages of life)

• च (ca) - and, also

• वेदधर्माः (vedadharmāḥ) - the constitutions (dharmas) prescribed by the Vedas (the duties/constitutions prescribed by the Vedas)

• च (ca) - and, also

• पार्थिव (pārthiva) - O king, O ruler, O son of the earth

• ब्राह्मणेन (brāhmaṇena) - by a Brahmin

• अनुगन्तव्याः (anugantavyāḥ) - to be followed, to be observed, to be pursued

• न (na) - not, no

• अन्यः (anyaḥ) - another, different one, no one else

• विद्यात् (vidyāt) - should know, should understand, may know

• कथंचन (kathaṁcana) - by any means, somehow, in any way, by no means (with negation)

Words meanings and morphology

चातुराश्रम्यधर्माः (cāturāśramyadharmāḥ) - the constitutions (dharmas) of the four stages of life (āśramas) (the constitutions/duties of the four stages of life)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of cāturāśramyadharma

cāturāśramyadharma - the duties/constitutions relating to the four āśramas (stages of life)

Compound of 'cāturāśramya' (relating to the four āśramas) and 'dharma' (duty, constitution). 'Cāturāśramya' itself is derived from 'catur' (four) and 'āśrama'

Compound type : tatpurusha (cāturāśramya+dharma)

• catur – four
  numeral
• āśrama – stage of life, way of life
  noun (masculine)
  from √śram with ā-prefix
  Prefix: ā
  Root: śram (class 4)
• dharma – constitution, natural law, duty, righteousness
  noun (masculine)
  from root √dhṛ (to uphold)
  Root: dhṛ (class 1)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

conjunctive particle

वेदधर्माः (vedadharmāḥ) - the constitutions (dharmas) prescribed by the Vedas (the duties/constitutions prescribed by the Vedas)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of vedadharma

vedadharma - duties/constitutions based on or prescribed by the Vedas

Compound of 'veda' (sacred knowledge, Veda) and 'dharma' (duty, constitution)

Compound type : tatpurusha (veda+dharma)

• veda – Veda, sacred knowledge, divine knowledge
  noun (masculine)
  from root √vid (to know)
  Root: vid (class 2)
• dharma – constitution, natural law, duty, righteousness
  noun (masculine)
  from root √dhṛ (to uphold)
  Root: dhṛ (class 1)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

conjunctive particle

पार्थिव (pārthiva) - O king, O ruler, O son of the earth

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of pārthiva

pārthiva - pertaining to the earth, earthy, a ruler, a king, a prince, son of the earth

derived from 'pṛthivī' (earth)

ब्राह्मणेन (brāhmaṇena) - by a Brahmin

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of brāhmaṇa

brāhmaṇa - a Brahmin, related to Brahman, belonging to the priestly class

derived from 'brahman' (ultimate reality, sacred knowledge)

Note: Denotes the agent of the action 'anugantavyāḥ'

अनुगन्तव्याः (anugantavyāḥ) - to be followed, to be observed, to be pursued

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of anugantavya

anugantavya - to be followed, to be observed, to be approached, to be pursued

Gerundive

from √gam (to go) with 'anu' prefix, forming a gerundive

Prefix: anu

Root: gam (class 1)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

negative particle

अन्यः (anyaḥ) - another, different one, no one else

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of anya

anya - other, another, different, distinct

विद्यात् (vidyāt) - should know, should understand, may know

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (liṅ) of vid

Optative Active

from √vid (class 2) 'to know'

Root: vid (class 2)

कथंचन (kathaṁcana) - by any means, somehow, in any way, by no means (with negation)

(indeclinable)

compound of 'katham' (how) and 'cana' (an emphatic particle, often implying 'even')