महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-128, verse-29

ब्राह्मणे कीदृशो धर्मः क्षत्रिये कीदृशो भवेत् ।
वैश्ये किंलक्षणो धर्मः शूद्रे किंलक्षणो भवेत् ॥२९॥

29. brāhmaṇe kīdṛśo dharmaḥ kṣatriye kīdṛśo bhavet ,
vaiśye kiṁlakṣaṇo dharmaḥ śūdre kiṁlakṣaṇo bhavet.

29. brāhmaṇe kīdṛśaḥ dharmaḥ kṣatriye kīdṛśaḥ bhavet
vaiśye kim-lakṣaṇaḥ dharmaḥ śūdre kim-lakṣaṇaḥ bhavet

29. brāhmaṇe dharmaḥ kīdṛśaḥ kṣatriye kīdṛśaḥ bhavet
vaiśye dharmaḥ kim-lakṣaṇaḥ śūdre kim-lakṣaṇaḥ bhavet

29. What kind of constitution (dharma) is appropriate for a brāhmaṇa, what kind for a kṣatriya? What characteristic of the constitution (dharma) for a vaiśya, and what characteristic for a śūdra?

Words meanings summery:

• ब्राह्मणे (brāhmaṇe) - for a brāhmaṇa, in a brāhmaṇa

• कीदृशः (kīdṛśaḥ) - of what kind, what sort of

• धर्मः (dharmaḥ) - constitution (dharma) (natural law, constitution, duty, righteousness)

• क्षत्रिये (kṣatriye) - for a kṣatriya, in a kṣatriya

• भवेत् (bhavet) - may it be, should it be

• वैश्ये (vaiśye) - for a vaiśya, in a vaiśya

• किम्-लक्षणः (kim-lakṣaṇaḥ) - having what characteristic, of what nature

• शूद्रे (śūdre) - for a śūdra, in a śūdra

• भवेत् (bhavet) - may it be, should it be

Words meanings and morphology

ब्राह्मणे (brāhmaṇe) - for a brāhmaṇa, in a brāhmaṇa

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of brāhmaṇa

brāhmaṇa - a member of the priestly class, Brahmin

कीदृशः (kīdṛśaḥ) - of what kind, what sort of

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kīdṛśa

kīdṛśa - of what kind, what sort of, like what

धर्मः (dharmaḥ) - constitution (dharma) (natural law, constitution, duty, righteousness)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dharma

dharma - natural law, constitution, duty, righteousness, intrinsic nature

Root: √dhṛ (class 1)

क्षत्रिये (kṣatriye) - for a kṣatriya, in a kṣatriya

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of kṣatriya

kṣatriya - a member of the warrior/ruling class, Kshatriya

भवेत् (bhavet) - may it be, should it be

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhi-liṅ) of bhū

Root: √bhū (class 1)

वैश्ये (vaiśye) - for a vaiśya, in a vaiśya

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of vaiśya

vaiśya - a member of the merchant/farmer class, Vaishya

किम्-लक्षणः (kim-lakṣaṇaḥ) - having what characteristic, of what nature

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kim-lakṣaṇa

kim-lakṣaṇa - having what characteristic, of what nature, what kind of mark

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (kim+lakṣaṇa)

• kim – what, which, why
  pronoun
• lakṣaṇa – characteristic, mark, sign, attribute
  noun (neuter)

शूद्रे (śūdre) - for a śūdra, in a śūdra

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of śūdra

śūdra - a member of the laborer/service class, Shudra

भवेत् (bhavet) - may it be, should it be

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhi-liṅ) of bhū

Root: √bhū (class 1)