महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-131, verse-48

स्वभावकर्म च शुभं यत्र शूद्रेऽपि तिष्ठति ।
विशुद्धः स द्विजातिर्वै विज्ञेय इति मे मतिः ॥४८॥

48. svabhāvakarma ca śubhaṁ yatra śūdre'pi tiṣṭhati ,
viśuddhaḥ sa dvijātirvai vijñeya iti me matiḥ.

48. svabhāvakarma ca śubham yatra śūdre api tiṣṭhati
viśuddhaḥ saḥ dvijātiḥ vai vijñeyaḥ iti me matiḥ

48. yatra śubham svabhāvakarma ca śūdre api tiṣṭhati
saḥ viśuddhaḥ dvijātiḥ vai vijñeyaḥ iti me matiḥ

48. Where good conduct (karma) and intrinsic nature (svabhāva) reside even in a śūdra, he should be recognized as a truly pure, twice-born (dvijāti). This is my considered opinion.

Words meanings summery:

• स्वभावकर्म (svabhāvakarma) - intrinsic nature and action/conduct

• च (ca) - and

• शुभम् (śubham) - good, auspicious, pure

• यत्र (yatra) - where, in whom

• शूद्रे (śūdre) - in a person of the śūdra social class (in a śūdra)

• अपि (api) - even, also

• तिष्ठति (tiṣṭhati) - exists, resides, stands

• विशुद्धः (viśuddhaḥ) - very pure, purified

• सः (saḥ) - he

• द्विजातिः (dvijātiḥ) - a person of the Brahmin, Kshatriya, or Vaishya classes (a twice-born)

• वै (vai) - an emphatic particle (indeed, certainly)

• विज्ञेयः (vijñeyaḥ) - should be known, recognizable

• इति (iti) - marks the end of the speaker's opinion (thus)

• मे (me) - my (opinion) (my, to me)

• मतिः (matiḥ) - opinion, thought, intelligence

Words meanings and morphology

स्वभावकर्म (svabhāvakarma) - intrinsic nature and action/conduct

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of svabhāvakarma

svabhāvakarma - one's own nature and actions/duties

Compound type : dvandva (svabhāva+karma)

• svabhāva – one's own nature, inherent disposition, intrinsic state
  noun (masculine)
• karma – action, deed, duty, ritual
  noun (neuter)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

शुभम् (śubham) - good, auspicious, pure

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of śubha

śubha - good, auspicious, beautiful, pure, fortunate

Note: Agrees with svabhāvakarma.

यत्र (yatra) - where, in whom

(indeclinable)

शूद्रे (śūdre) - in a person of the śūdra social class (in a śūdra)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of śūdra

śūdra - a member of the fourth social class in the traditional Hindu system

अपि (api) - even, also

(indeclinable)

तिष्ठति (tiṣṭhati) - exists, resides, stands

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present indicative (laṭ) of sthā

Root: sthā (class 1)

विशुद्धः (viśuddhaḥ) - very pure, purified

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of viśuddha

viśuddha - purified, very pure, clear, faultless

Past Passive Participle

Formed from prefix vi- and root śudh- 'to purify', with kta suffix.

Prefix: vi

Root: śudh (class 4)

सः (saḥ) - he

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

द्विजातिः (dvijātiḥ) - a person of the Brahmin, Kshatriya, or Vaishya classes (a twice-born)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dvijāti

dvijāti - twice-born, referring to members of the Brahmin, Kshatriya, or Vaishya classes

Compound type : karmadhāraya (dvi+jāti)

• dvi – two
  numeral
• jāti – birth, origin, species, class, caste
  noun (feminine)

वै (vai) - an emphatic particle (indeed, certainly)

(indeclinable)

विज्ञेयः (vijñeyaḥ) - should be known, recognizable

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vijñeya

vijñeya - to be known, recognizable, understandable, to be understood

Gerundive

Formed from prefix vi-, root jñā- 'to know', and suffix -ya.

Prefix: vi

Root: jñā (class 9)

इति (iti) - marks the end of the speaker's opinion (thus)

(indeclinable)

मे (me) - my (opinion) (my, to me)

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me, my, us

मतिः (matiḥ) - opinion, thought, intelligence

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of mati

mati - thought, mind, intelligence, opinion, belief, intention

From root man- 'to think', with ktin suffix.

Root: man (class 4)