महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-119, verse-23

तिर्यग्योन्याः शूद्रतामभ्युपैति शूद्रो वैश्यत्वं क्षत्रियत्वं च वैश्यः ।
वृत्तश्लाघी क्षत्रियो ब्राह्मणत्वं स्वर्गं पुण्यं ब्राह्मणः साधुवृत्तः ॥२३॥

23. tiryagyonyāḥ śūdratāmabhyupaiti; śūdro vaiśyatvaṁ kṣatriyatvaṁ ca vaiśyaḥ ,
vṛttaślāghī kṣatriyo brāhmaṇatvaṁ; svargaṁ puṇyaṁ brāhmaṇaḥ sādhuvṛttaḥ.

23. tiryagyonyāḥ śūdratām abhyupaiti śūdraḥ
vaiśyatvam kṣatriyatvam ca vaiśyaḥ
vṛtta-ślāghī kṣatriyaḥ brāhmaṇatvam
svargam puṇyam brāhmaṇaḥ sādhu-vṛttaḥ

23. tiryagyonyāḥ śūdratām abhyupaiti śūdraḥ vaiśyatvam
abhyupaiti vaiśyaḥ kṣatriyatvam ca abhyupaiti
vṛtta-ślāghī kṣatriyaḥ brāhmaṇatvam abhyupaiti
sādhu-vṛttaḥ brāhmaṇaḥ puṇyam svargam abhyupaiti

23. One born from a lower species (tiryagyonyaḥ) attains the state of a śūdra. A śūdra attains the state of a vaiśya, and a vaiśya the state of a kṣatriya. A kṣatriya who praises good conduct attains the state of a brāhmaṇa. A brāhmaṇa of virtuous conduct attains meritorious heaven.

Words meanings summery:

• तिर्यग्योन्याः (tiryagyonyāḥ) - from a lower birth, from an animal womb

• शूद्रताम् (śūdratām) - the state of a śūdra

• अभ्युपैति (abhyupaiti) - attains, approaches, obtains

• शूद्रः (śūdraḥ) - a śūdra (member of the fourth varna)

• वैश्यत्वम् (vaiśyatvam) - the state of a vaiśya

• क्षत्रियत्वम् (kṣatriyatvam) - the state of a kṣatriya

• च (ca) - and

• वैश्यः (vaiśyaḥ) - a vaiśya (member of the third varna)

• वृत्त-श्लाघी (vṛtta-ślāghī) - one who praises good conduct, one who boasts of conduct

• क्षत्रियः (kṣatriyaḥ) - a kṣatriya (member of the second varna)

• ब्राह्मणत्वम् (brāhmaṇatvam) - the state of a brāhmaṇa

• स्वर्गम् (svargam) - heaven

• पुण्यम् (puṇyam) - meritorious (heaven) (meritorious, virtuous; merit, virtue)

• ब्राह्मणः (brāhmaṇaḥ) - a brāhmaṇa (member of the first varna)

• साधु-वृत्तः (sādhu-vṛttaḥ) - of good conduct, virtuous

Words meanings and morphology

तिर्यग्योन्याः (tiryagyonyāḥ) - from a lower birth, from an animal womb

(noun)

Ablative, feminine, singular of tiryagyoni

tiryagyoni - animal womb, lower species

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (tiryak+yoni)

• tiryak – going obliquely, horizontal, animal
  adjective
• yoni – womb, origin, birth, species
  noun (feminine)

शूद्रताम् (śūdratām) - the state of a śūdra

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of śūdratā

śūdratā - the state or condition of being a śūdra

अभ्युपैति (abhyupaiti) - attains, approaches, obtains

(verb)

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

Prefixes: abhi+upa

Root: i (class 2)

शूद्रः (śūdraḥ) - a śūdra (member of the fourth varna)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śūdra

śūdra - a member of the fourth varna (laborer class)

वैश्यत्वम् (vaiśyatvam) - the state of a vaiśya

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vaiśyatva

vaiśyatva - the state or condition of being a vaiśya

क्षत्रियत्वम् (kṣatriyatvam) - the state of a kṣatriya

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of kṣatriyatva

kṣatriyatva - the state or condition of being a kṣatriya

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

वैश्यः (vaiśyaḥ) - a vaiśya (member of the third varna)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vaiśya

vaiśya - a member of the third varna (merchant/farmer class)

वृत्त-श्लाघी (vṛtta-ślāghī) - one who praises good conduct, one who boasts of conduct

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vṛttaślāghin

vṛttaślāghin - one who praises good conduct, one who boasts of conduct

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vṛtta+ślāghin)

• vṛtta – conduct, action, occurrence
  noun (neuter)
• ślāghin – praising, boasting, commendatory
  adjective (masculine)
  agent noun/adjective from root ślāgh
  Root: ślāgh (class 1)

क्षत्रियः (kṣatriyaḥ) - a kṣatriya (member of the second varna)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kṣatriya

kṣatriya - a member of the second varna (warrior/ruler class)

ब्राह्मणत्वम् (brāhmaṇatvam) - the state of a brāhmaṇa

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of brāhmaṇatva

brāhmaṇatva - the state or condition of being a brāhmaṇa

स्वर्गम् (svargam) - heaven

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of svarga

svarga - heaven, paradise

पुण्यम् (puṇyam) - meritorious (heaven) (meritorious, virtuous; merit, virtue)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of puṇya

puṇya - meritorious, virtuous, sacred, good; merit, virtue

ब्राह्मणः (brāhmaṇaḥ) - a brāhmaṇa (member of the first varna)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of brāhmaṇa

brāhmaṇa - a member of the first varna (priestly/learned class)

साधु-वृत्तः (sādhu-vṛttaḥ) - of good conduct, virtuous

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sādhuvṛtta

sādhuvṛtta - of good conduct, virtuous, upright

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (sādhu+vṛtta)

• sādhu – good, virtuous, righteous
  adjective
• vṛtta – conduct, action, manner
  noun (neuter)