महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-78, verse-2

भीष्म उवाच ।
अब्राह्मणानां वित्तस्य स्वामी राजेति वैदिकम् ।
ब्राह्मणानां च ये केचिद्विकर्मस्था भवन्त्युत ॥२॥

2. bhīṣma uvāca ,
abrāhmaṇānāṁ vittasya svāmī rājeti vaidikam ,
brāhmaṇānāṁ ca ye kecidvikarmasthā bhavantyuta.

2. bhīṣma uvāca | abrāhmaṇānām vittasya svāmī rājā iti vaidikam
| brāhmaṇānām ca ye kecit vikarmasthāḥ bhavanti uta

2. bhīṣma uvāca abrāhmaṇānām vittasya svāmī rājā iti vaidikam
ca brāhmaṇānām ye kecit vikarmasthāḥ bhavanti uta

2. Bhishma said: It is a Vedic injunction that the king is the owner of the wealth belonging to non-Brahmins. This also applies to any Brahmins who engage in improper activities (vikarma).

Words meanings summery:

• भीष्म (bhīṣma) - Bhishma

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• अब्राह्मणानाम् (abrāhmaṇānām) - of non-Brahmins

• वित्तस्य (vittasya) - of wealth, of property

• स्वामी (svāmī) - owner, lord

• राजा (rājā) - king

• इति (iti) - indicates direct speech or a conclusion (thus, so)

• वैदिकम् (vaidikam) - Vedic, sanctioned by the Vedas

• ब्राह्मणानाम् (brāhmaṇānām) - of Brahmins

• च (ca) - and, also

• ये (ye) - those who

• केचित् (kecit) - some, any

• विकर्मस्थाः (vikarmasthāḥ) - engaged in improper actions, situated in wrong (karma)

• भवन्ति (bhavanti) - they are, they become

• उत (uta) - and, moreover, also

Words meanings and morphology

भीष्म (bhīṣma) - Bhishma

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhīṣma

bhīṣma - Bhishma (name of a Kuru warrior)

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (liṭ) of vac

Root: vac (class 2)

अब्राह्मणानाम् (abrāhmaṇānām) - of non-Brahmins

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of abrāhmaṇa

abrāhmaṇa - non-Brahmin

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+brāhmaṇa)

• a – not, non
  indeclinable
• brāhmaṇa – a Brahmin, one belonging to the priestly class
  noun (masculine)

वित्तस्य (vittasya) - of wealth, of property

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of vitta

vitta - wealth, property, possession

Past Passive Participle

derived from root vid (to find, obtain)

Root: vid (class 6)

स्वामी (svāmī) - owner, lord

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of svāmin

svāmin - owner, master, lord

राजा (rājā) - king

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler

इति (iti) - indicates direct speech or a conclusion (thus, so)

(indeclinable)

वैदिकम् (vaidikam) - Vedic, sanctioned by the Vedas

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of vaidika

vaidika - relating to the Veda, Vedic

Note: Agreeing with an implied 'rule' or 'injunction'.

ब्राह्मणानाम् (brāhmaṇānām) - of Brahmins

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of brāhmaṇa

brāhmaṇa - a Brahmin, one belonging to the priestly class

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

ये (ye) - those who

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of yad

yad - which, who, what

केचित् (kecit) - some, any

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of kaścid

kaścid - someone, anyone, some, certain

विकर्मस्थाः (vikarmasthāḥ) - engaged in improper actions, situated in wrong (karma)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of vikarmastha

vikarmastha - one who stands in a wrong action, engaged in improper (karma)

Compound type : saptamī-tatpuruṣa (vikarma+stha)

• vikarma – improper action, wrong (karma)
  noun (neuter)
  Prefix: vi
• stha – standing, being in
  adjective
  kṛt suffix
  derived from root sthā (to stand)
  Root: sthā (class 1)

भवन्ति (bhavanti) - they are, they become

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of bhū

Root: bhū (class 1)

उत (uta) - and, moreover, also

(indeclinable)