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

क्षत्रियो वा महाभागे वैश्यो वा धर्मचारिणि ।
स्वानि कर्माण्यपाहाय शूद्रकर्माणि सेवते ॥१३॥
13. kṣatriyo vā mahābhāge vaiśyo vā dharmacāriṇi ,
svāni karmāṇyapāhāya śūdrakarmāṇi sevate.
13. kṣatriyaḥ vā mahābhāge vaiśyaḥ vā dharmacāriṇi
svāni karmāṇi apāhāya śūdrakarmāṇi sevate
13. Or a kṣatriya, O most fortunate one, or a vaiśya, O performer of intrinsic nature (dharma), abandoning their own actions (karma), engages in the actions of a śūdra.

Words meanings summery:

(Scroll down for elaborated words morphology)

  • क्षत्रियः (kṣatriyaḥ) - a member of the kṣatriya (warrior/ruler) class
  • वा (vā) - or (or, either)
  • महाभागे (mahābhāge) - O most fortunate one (referring to the interlocutor, possibly a goddess) (O greatly fortunate one, O blessed one)
  • वैश्यः (vaiśyaḥ) - a member of the vaiśya class (merchant, farmer)
  • वा (vā) - or (or, either)
  • धर्मचारिणि (dharmacāriṇi) - O performer of intrinsic nature (dharma) (referring to the interlocutor) (O follower of dharma, O righteous one)
  • स्वानि (svāni) - their own (one's own, their own)
  • कर्माणि (karmāṇi) - actions (duties) (actions, deeds, duties)
  • अपाहाय (apāhāya) - abandoning (having abandoned, forsaking)
  • शूद्रकर्माणि (śūdrakarmāṇi) - actions of a śūdra (actions of a śūdra, duties of a śūdra)
  • सेवते (sevate) - engages in (serves, practices, engages in)

Words meanings and morphology

क्षत्रियः (kṣatriyaḥ) - a member of the kṣatriya (warrior/ruler) class
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of kṣatriya
kṣatriya - a member of the kṣatriya class
वा (vā) - or (or, either)
(indeclinable)
Note: Conjunction
महाभागे (mahābhāge) - O most fortunate one (referring to the interlocutor, possibly a goddess) (O greatly fortunate one, O blessed one)
(adjective)
Vocative, feminine, singular of mahābhāgā
mahābhāgā - greatly fortunate, blessed, glorious
Compound of 'mahā' (great) and 'bhāga' (fortune, portion). Often used as an epithet for revered females.
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahā+bhāga)
  • mahā – great, large, mighty
    adjective
  • bhāga – fortune, share, portion
    noun (masculine)
    From root 'bhaj' (to divide, obtain)
    Root: bhaj (class 1)
Note: Vocative feminine singular
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
धर्मचारिणि (dharmacāriṇi) - O performer of intrinsic nature (dharma) (referring to the interlocutor) (O follower of dharma, O righteous one)
(adjective)
Vocative, feminine, singular of dharmacārin
dharmacārin - one who practices or follows dharma, righteous, virtuous
Compound of 'dharma' (duty, law) and 'cārin' (moving, practicing). 'cārin' is from root 'car' (to move, practice).
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dharma+cārin)
  • dharma – natural law, constitution, intrinsic nature, duty, righteousness
    noun (masculine)
    From root 'dhṛ' (to uphold, sustain)
    Root: dhṛ (class 1)
  • cārin – moving, performing, practicing
    adjective
    Agent noun suffix -in
    From root 'car' (to move, practice) + suffix -in
    Root: car (class 1)
Note: Vocative feminine singular
स्वानि (svāni) - their own (one's own, their own)
(pronoun)
Accusative, neuter, plural of sva
sva - own, one's own
Note: Also can be nominative plural neuter, but accusative fits the context with 'karmāṇi'.
कर्माणि (karmāṇi) - actions (duties) (actions, deeds, duties)
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, plural of karman
karman - action, deed, ritual, duty, work, fate
From root 'kṛ' (to do, make) + suffix -man
Root: kṛ (class 8)
Note: Object of 'apāhāya'
अपाहाय (apāhāya) - abandoning (having abandoned, forsaking)
(indeclinable)
Absolutive (Gerund)
Prefix 'apa' + root 'hā' (to abandon, leave) + suffix -ya (after prefix)
Prefix: apa
Root: hā (class 3)
Note: Absolutive
शूद्रकर्माणि (śūdrakarmāṇi) - actions of a śūdra (actions of a śūdra, duties of a śūdra)
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, plural of śūdrakarman
śūdrakarman - actions of a śūdra
Compound of 'śūdra' and 'karman'.
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (śūdra+karman)
  • śūdra – a member of the śūdra class
    noun (masculine)
  • karman – action, deed, ritual, duty
    noun (neuter)
    From root 'kṛ' (to do, make) + suffix -man
    Root: kṛ (class 8)
Note: Object of 'sevate'
सेवते (sevate) - engages in (serves, practices, engages in)
(verb)
3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of sev
Root: sev (class 1)