महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-94, verse-5

योऽत्यन्ताचरितां वृत्तिं क्षत्रियो नानुवर्तते ।
जितानामजितानां च क्षत्रधर्मादपैति सः ॥५॥

5. yo'tyantācaritāṁ vṛttiṁ kṣatriyo nānuvartate ,
jitānāmajitānāṁ ca kṣatradharmādapaiti saḥ.

5. yaḥ atyantācaritām vṛttim kṣatriyaḥ na anuvartate
jitānām ajitānām ca kṣatradharmāt apaiti saḥ

5. yaḥ kṣatriyaḥ atyantācaritām vṛttim na anuvartate,
saḥ jitānām ca ajitānām kṣatradharmāt apaiti

5. That warrior (kṣatriya) who does not follow a highly established way of life, he deviates from the constitutional duty (dharma) of a kṣatriya, concerning both those he has conquered and those he has not.

Words meanings summery:

• यः (yaḥ) - that (who, which, that which)

• अत्यन्ताचरिताम् (atyantācaritām) - a highly established (highly practiced, well-established, very traditional)

• वृत्तिम् (vṛttim) - way of life, conduct (conduct, way of life, livelihood)

• क्षत्रियः (kṣatriyaḥ) - warrior (warrior, member of the kṣatriya caste)

• न (na) - not (not, no)

• अनुवर्तते (anuvartate) - he follows, he adheres to (he follows, he adheres to, he practices)

• जितानाम् (jitānām) - of those he has conquered (of the conquered, of those who are vanquished)

• अजितानाम् (ajitānām) - of those he has not conquered (of the unconquered, of those who are not vanquished)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• क्षत्रधर्मात् (kṣatradharmāt) - from the constitutional duty (dharma) of a kṣatriya (from the duty of a kṣatriya, from the natural law of a warrior)

• अपैति (apaiti) - he deviates from (he goes away from, he deviates from, he forsakes)

• सः (saḥ) - he (he, that)

Words meanings and morphology

यः (yaḥ) - that (who, which, that which)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yad

yad - who, which, what

Note: Relative pronoun, masculine singular nominative.

अत्यन्ताचरिताम् (atyantācaritām) - a highly established (highly practiced, well-established, very traditional)

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of atyantācarita

atyantācarita - very much practiced, highly accustomed, well-established

Past Passive Participle

Compound of atyanta and ācarita (PPP of ā-car).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (atyanta+ācarita)

• atyanta – excessive, very much, extreme
  adjective (neuter)
  Compound of ati and anta.
• ācarita – practiced, followed, customary
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root car with prefix ā-.
  Prefix: ā
  Root: car (class 1)

Note: Agreeing with vṛttim.

वृत्तिम् (vṛttim) - way of life, conduct (conduct, way of life, livelihood)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of vṛtti

vṛtti - state, condition, mode of existence, livelihood, conduct, action, function

Derived from root vṛt- 'to be, exist'.

Root: vṛt (class 1)

Note: Object of anuvartate.

क्षत्रियः (kṣatriyaḥ) - warrior (warrior, member of the kṣatriya caste)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kṣatriya

kṣatriya - a member of the military or ruling class, a warrior

Root: kṣi

Note: Subject of anuvartate.

न (na) - not (not, no)

(indeclinable)

अनुवर्तते (anuvartate) - he follows, he adheres to (he follows, he adheres to, he practices)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of anuvṛt

Prefix: anu

Root: vṛt (class 1)

जितानाम् (jitānām) - of those he has conquered (of the conquered, of those who are vanquished)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, plural of jita

jita - conquered, subdued, vanquished

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root ji 'to conquer'.

Root: ji (class 1)

Note: Refers to conquered people.

अजितानाम् (ajitānām) - of those he has not conquered (of the unconquered, of those who are not vanquished)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, plural of ajita

ajita - unconquered, unsurpassed, invincible

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root ji 'to conquer' with negative prefix a-.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (a+jita)

• a – not, non-, un-
  indeclinable
  Negative prefix.
• jita – conquered, subdued, vanquished
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root ji 'to conquer'.
  Root: ji (class 1)

Note: Refers to unconquered people.

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

क्षत्रधर्मात् (kṣatradharmāt) - from the constitutional duty (dharma) of a kṣatriya (from the duty of a kṣatriya, from the natural law of a warrior)

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of kṣatradharma

kṣatradharma - the duty or law of a kṣatriya, warrior's code

Compound of kṣatra and dharma.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kṣatra+dharma)

• kṣatra – rule, dominion, military class, warrior
  noun (neuter)
  Root: kṣi
• dharma – duty, righteousness, law, virtue, natural law, constitution
  noun (masculine)
  Root: dhṛ

Note: Governed by apaiti.

अपैति (apaiti) - he deviates from (he goes away from, he deviates from, he forsakes)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of apai

Prefix: apa

Root: i (class 2)

सः (saḥ) - he (he, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Subject of apaiti.