महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-79, verse-5

सर्वास्ववस्थास्वेतानि ब्राह्मणः परिवर्जयेत् ।
एतेषां विक्रयात्तात ब्राह्मणो नरकं व्रजेत् ॥५॥

5. sarvāsvavasthāsvetāni brāhmaṇaḥ parivarjayet ,
eteṣāṁ vikrayāttāta brāhmaṇo narakaṁ vrajet.

5. sarvāsu avasthāsu etāni brāhmaṇaḥ parivarjayet
| eteṣām vikrayāt tāta brāhmaṇaḥ narakam vrajet

5. brāhmaṇaḥ sarvāsu avasthāsu etāni parivarjayet tāta,
eteṣām vikrayāt brāhmaṇaḥ narakam vrajet

5. A Brahmin should avoid (trading in) these (items) in all circumstances. My dear, by selling these, a Brahmin would go to hell.

Words meanings summery:

• सर्वासु (sarvāsu) - in all

• अवस्थासु (avasthāsu) - in circumstances, in conditions, in situations

• एतानि (etāni) - these (items previously mentioned)

• ब्राह्मणः (brāhmaṇaḥ) - a Brahmin (a member of the priestly class)

• परिवर्जयेत् (parivarjayet) - should avoid, should shun, should give up

• एतेषाम् (eteṣām) - of these

• विक्रयात् (vikrayāt) - from selling, by means of sale

• तात (tāta) - An address of endearment from Bhishma to Yudhishthira. (O dear one, my son)

• ब्राह्मणः (brāhmaṇaḥ) - a Brahmin

• नरकम् (narakam) - hell, a place of torment

• व्रजेत् (vrajet) - should go, would go, might go

Words meanings and morphology

सर्वासु (sarvāsu) - in all

(pronoun)

Locative, feminine, plural of sarva

sarva - all, every

Note: Adjective modifying 'avasthāsu'.

अवस्थासु (avasthāsu) - in circumstances, in conditions, in situations

(noun)

Locative, feminine, plural of avasthā

avasthā - state, condition, circumstance

From √sthā (to stand) with prefix ava-

Prefix: ava

Root: sthā (class 1)

एतानि (etāni) - these (items previously mentioned)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, plural of etad

etad - this, these

ब्राह्मणः (brāhmaṇaḥ) - a Brahmin (a member of the priestly class)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of brāhmaṇa

brāhmaṇa - a Brahmin, related to Brahman

Derived from 'brahman'

परिवर्जयेत् (parivarjayet) - should avoid, should shun, should give up

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhiliṅ) of √vṛj

Optative Active

3rd person singular, From root 'vṛj' with prefix 'pari-'

Prefix: pari

Root: vṛj (class 1)

एतेषाम् (eteṣām) - of these

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine/neuter, plural of etad

etad - this, these

विक्रयात् (vikrayāt) - from selling, by means of sale

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of vikraya

vikraya - sale, selling

From √krī (to buy) with prefix vi-

Prefix: vi

Root: krī (class 9)

Note: Indicates the cause or means.

तात (tāta) - An address of endearment from Bhishma to Yudhishthira. (O dear one, my son)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of tāta

tāta - dear one, son, father

ब्राह्मणः (brāhmaṇaḥ) - a Brahmin

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of brāhmaṇa

brāhmaṇa - a Brahmin, related to Brahman

Derived from 'brahman'

नरकम् (narakam) - hell, a place of torment

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of naraka

naraka - hell, infernal region

Note: Denotes destination.

व्रजेत् (vrajet) - should go, would go, might go

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhiliṅ) of √vraj

Optative Active

3rd person singular, From root 'vraj'

Root: vraj (class 1)