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महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-131, verse-10

वैश्यकर्म च यो विप्रो लोभमोहव्यपाश्रयः ।
ब्राह्मण्यं दुर्लभं प्राप्य करोत्यल्पमतिः सदा ॥१०॥
10. vaiśyakarma ca yo vipro lobhamohavyapāśrayaḥ ,
brāhmaṇyaṁ durlabhaṁ prāpya karotyalpamatiḥ sadā.
10. vaiśyakarma ca yaḥ vipraḥ lobhamohavyapāśrayaḥ
brāhmaṇyam durlabham prāpya karoti alpamatiḥ sadā
10. ca yaḥ alpamatiḥ vipraḥ lobhamohavyapāśrayaḥ,
durlabham brāhmaṇyam prāpya sadā vaiśyakarma karoti
10. And whichever brahmin, being of little understanding and always driven by greed and delusion, performs the work of a vaiśya, even after having attained the brahminhood that is so difficult to achieve.

Words meanings summery:

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  • वैश्यकर्म (vaiśyakarma) - the work of a vaiśya (work of a vaiśya, duty of a vaiśya)
  • (ca) - and (and, also, moreover)
  • यः (yaḥ) - whichever (who, which, he who)
  • विप्रः (vipraḥ) - a brahmin (a brahmin, inspired, wise)
  • लोभमोहव्यपाश्रयः (lobhamohavyapāśrayaḥ) - driven by greed and delusion (resorting to greed and delusion, dependent on greed and delusion)
  • ब्राह्मण्यम् (brāhmaṇyam) - brahminhood (brahminhood, the state of being a brahmin)
  • दुर्लभम् (durlabham) - difficult to achieve (difficult to obtain, rare, hard to reach)
  • प्राप्य (prāpya) - having attained (having obtained, having reached, having acquired)
  • करोति (karoti) - performs (does, makes, performs)
  • अल्पमतिः (alpamatiḥ) - of little understanding (of little understanding, dull-witted, foolish)
  • सदा (sadā) - always (always, ever, perpetually)

Words meanings and morphology

वैश्यकर्म (vaiśyakarma) - the work of a vaiśya (work of a vaiśya, duty of a vaiśya)
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of vaiśyakarma
vaiśyakarma - work/duty of a vaiśya
Compound of vaiśya and karman
Compound type : tatpurusha (vaiśya+karman)
  • vaiśya – a member of the merchant or farmer class
    noun (masculine)
  • karman – action, deed, work
    noun (neuter)
    From root kṛ (to do)
    Root: kṛ (class 8)
Note: Object of karoti.
(ca) - and (and, also, moreover)
(indeclinable)
Note: Conjunction.
यः (yaḥ) - whichever (who, which, he who)
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of yad
yad - who, which, what
Note: Relative pronoun, subject of karoti.
विप्रः (vipraḥ) - a brahmin (a brahmin, inspired, wise)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of vipra
vipra - inspired, wise, a brahmin, a priest
Note: Subject of karoti, qualified by yaḥ.
लोभमोहव्यपाश्रयः (lobhamohavyapāśrayaḥ) - driven by greed and delusion (resorting to greed and delusion, dependent on greed and delusion)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of lobhamohavyapāśraya
lobhamohavyapāśraya - resorting to greed and delusion, dependent on greed and delusion
Compound: lobha (greed) + moha (delusion) + vyapāśraya (resort, support)
Compound type : bahuvrihi (lobha+moha+vyapāśraya)
  • lobha – greed, covetousness, desire
    noun (masculine)
  • moha – delusion, infatuation, bewilderment
    noun (masculine)
  • vyapāśraya – resort, support, refuge, dependence
    noun (masculine)
    From root śrī with prefixes vi and apa
    Prefixes: vi+apa
    Root: śrī (class 1)
Note: Agrees with vipraḥ.
ब्राह्मण्यम् (brāhmaṇyam) - brahminhood (brahminhood, the state of being a brahmin)
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of brāhmaṇya
brāhmaṇya - brahminhood, the state or dignity of a brahmin, the quality of a brahmin
Derived from brāhmaṇa + ṣya प्रत्यय
Note: Object of prāpya.
दुर्लभम् (durlabham) - difficult to achieve (difficult to obtain, rare, hard to reach)
(adjective)
Accusative, neuter, singular of durlabha
durlabha - difficult to obtain, rare, hard to reach, scarce
Potential Passive Participle/Gerundive
From prefix dur (difficult) + root labh (to obtain) + a (suffix)
Compound type : tatpurusha (dur+labha)
  • dur – badly, ill, difficult
    indeclinable
  • labha – obtainable, to be obtained
    adjective (masculine)
    Potential Passive Participle/Gerundive
    From root labh (to obtain) + a (suffix)
    Root: labh (class 1)
Note: Agrees with brāhmaṇyam.
प्राप्य (prāpya) - having attained (having obtained, having reached, having acquired)
(indeclinable)
Absolutive (Gerund)
From root āp with prefix pra + lyap
Prefix: pra
Root: āp (class 5)
Note: Modifies the subject yaḥ vipraḥ.
करोति (karoti) - performs (does, makes, performs)
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, present indicative (lat) of kṛ
Root: kṛ (class 8)
Note: Subject yaḥ vipraḥ.
अल्पमतिः (alpamatiḥ) - of little understanding (of little understanding, dull-witted, foolish)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of alpamati
alpamati - of little understanding, dull-witted, foolish
Compound: alpa (little) + mati (mind, understanding)
Compound type : bahuvrihi (alpa+mati)
  • alpa – little, small, few
    adjective (masculine)
  • mati – mind, understanding, intellect, thought
    noun (feminine)
    From root man (to think)
    Root: man (class 4)
Note: Agrees with vipraḥ.
सदा (sadā) - always (always, ever, perpetually)
(indeclinable)
Note: Modifies karoti.