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महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-131, verse-11

स द्विजो वैश्यतामेति वैश्यो वा शूद्रतामियात् ।
स्वधर्मात्प्रच्युतो विप्रस्ततः शूद्रत्वमाप्नुते ॥११॥
11. sa dvijo vaiśyatāmeti vaiśyo vā śūdratāmiyāt ,
svadharmātpracyuto viprastataḥ śūdratvamāpnute.
11. sa dvijaḥ vaiśyatām eti vaiśyaḥ vā śūdratām iyāt
svadharmāt pracyutaḥ vipraḥ tataḥ śūdratvam āpnute
11. That twice-born (dvija) attains the state of a vaiśya, or a vaiśya may attain the state of a śūdra. A brāhmaṇa (vipra) who has fallen from his own intrinsic nature (dharma) then attains the state of a śūdra.

Words meanings summery:

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  • (sa) - That (brāhmaṇa) (he, that)
  • द्विजः (dvijaḥ) - a brāhmaṇa (twice-born, brāhmaṇa, bird, tooth)
  • वैश्यताम् (vaiśyatām) - the state of a vaiśya
  • एति (eti) - attains (goes, comes, attains)
  • वैश्यः (vaiśyaḥ) - a member of the vaiśya class (merchant, farmer)
  • वा (vā) - or (or, either)
  • शूद्रताम् (śūdratām) - the state of a śūdra
  • इयात् (iyāt) - may attain (may go, may attain)
  • स्वधर्मात् (svadharmāt) - from his own intrinsic nature (from one's own intrinsic nature, from one's own duty)
  • प्रच्युतः (pracyutaḥ) - fallen from (fallen, deviated, deprived of)
  • विप्रः (vipraḥ) - a brāhmaṇa (a brāhmaṇa, sage, inspired one)
  • ततः (tataḥ) - then (thence, then, therefore)
  • शूद्रत्वम् (śūdratvam) - the state of a śūdra
  • आप्नुते (āpnute) - attains (obtains, reaches, attains)

Words meanings and morphology

(sa) - That (brāhmaṇa) (he, that)
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of tad
tad - that, he, she, it
Note: masculine nominative singular of 'tad'
द्विजः (dvijaḥ) - a brāhmaṇa (twice-born, brāhmaṇa, bird, tooth)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of dvija
dvija - twice-born, brāhmaṇa, bird, tooth
Derived from dvi (two) + ja (born). Refers to members of the three upper varṇas (brāhmaṇa, kṣatriya, vaiśya) who undergo upanayana, or to creatures born a second time (e.g., birds from egg, tooth from gum).
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dvi+ja)
  • dvi – two
    numeral
  • ja – born, produced from
    adjective
    suffix
    Agent noun suffix -ja from root 'jan' (to be born)
    Root: jan (class 4)
वैश्यताम् (vaiśyatām) - the state of a vaiśya
(noun)
Accusative, feminine, singular of vaiśyatā
vaiśyatā - the state or condition of a vaiśya
Derived from vaiśya + suffix -tā (feminine abstract noun)
एति (eti) - attains (goes, comes, attains)
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of i
Root: i (class 2)
वैश्यः (vaiśyaḥ) - a member of the vaiśya class (merchant, farmer)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of vaiśya
vaiśya - a member of the vaiśya class
वा (vā) - or (or, either)
(indeclinable)
Note: Conjunction
शूद्रताम् (śūdratām) - the state of a śūdra
(noun)
Accusative, feminine, singular of śūdratā
śūdratā - the state or condition of a śūdra
Derived from śūdra + suffix -tā (feminine abstract noun)
इयात् (iyāt) - may attain (may go, may attain)
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhiliṅ) of i
Root: i (class 2)
स्वधर्मात् (svadharmāt) - from his own intrinsic nature (from one's own intrinsic nature, from one's own duty)
(noun)
Ablative, masculine, singular of svadharma
svadharma - one's own intrinsic nature, one's own duty, one's own law
Compound of 'sva' (own) and 'dharma' (nature, duty, law).
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sva+dharma)
  • sva – own, one's own
    pronoun
  • dharma – natural law, constitution, intrinsic nature, duty, righteousness
    noun (masculine)
    From root 'dhṛ' (to uphold, sustain)
    Root: dhṛ (class 1)
प्रच्युतः (pracyutaḥ) - fallen from (fallen, deviated, deprived of)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of pracyuta
pracyuta - fallen, deviated, deprived of
Past Passive Participle
Prefix 'pra' + root 'cyu' (to move, fall) + suffix 'kta'
Prefix: pra
Root: cyu (class 1)
Note: Qualifies 'vipraḥ'
विप्रः (vipraḥ) - a brāhmaṇa (a brāhmaṇa, sage, inspired one)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of vipra
vipra - brāhmaṇa, sage, inspired one
Note: Synonym for brāhmaṇa
ततः (tataḥ) - then (thence, then, therefore)
(indeclinable)
Note: Adverb of time
शूद्रत्वम् (śūdratvam) - the state of a śūdra
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of śūdratva
śūdratva - the state or condition of a śūdra
Derived from śūdra + suffix -tva (neuter abstract noun)
आप्नुते (āpnute) - attains (obtains, reaches, attains)
(verb)
3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of āp
Root: āp (class 5)