महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-131, verse-6

महेश्वर उवाच ।
ब्राह्मण्यं देवि दुष्प्रापं निसर्गाद्ब्राह्मणः शुभे ।
क्षत्रियो वैश्यशूद्रौ वा निसर्गादिति मे मतिः ॥६॥

6. maheśvara uvāca ,
brāhmaṇyaṁ devi duṣprāpaṁ nisargādbrāhmaṇaḥ śubhe ,
kṣatriyo vaiśyaśūdrau vā nisargāditi me matiḥ.

6. maheśvaraḥ uvāca brāhmaṇyam devi duṣprāpam nisargāt brāhmaṇaḥ
śubhe kṣatriyaḥ vaiśyaśūdrau vā nisargāt iti me matiḥ

6. maheśvaraḥ uvāca devi śubhe brāhmaṇyam duṣprāpam.
brāhmaṇaḥ nisargāt (bhavati).
kṣatriyaḥ vaiśyaśūdrau vā nisargāt iti me matiḥ.

6. Maheśvara said: 'O Goddess (devī), O auspicious one (śubhe), the state of being a Brahmin is difficult to attain. A Brahmin is such by birth (nisarga). It is my opinion that a Kṣatriya, a Vaiśya and a Śūdra are also so by birth.'

Words meanings summery:

• महेश्वरः (maheśvaraḥ) - Lord Maheśvara (an epithet of Shiva)

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• ब्राह्मण्यम् (brāhmaṇyam) - the state or dignity of a Brahmin, Brahminhood

• देवि (devi) - O goddess

• दुष्प्रापम् (duṣprāpam) - difficult to attain, hard to obtain

• निसर्गात् (nisargāt) - by nature, by birth, naturally

• ब्राह्मणः (brāhmaṇaḥ) - a Brahmin

• शुभे (śubhe) - O auspicious one, O beautiful one

• क्षत्रियः (kṣatriyaḥ) - a member of the warrior class, a Kṣatriya

• वैश्यशूद्रौ (vaiśyaśūdrau) - a Vaiśya and a Śūdra

• वा (vā) - or, and

• निसर्गात् (nisargāt) - by nature, by birth, naturally

• इति (iti) - thus, so, in this way

• मे (me) - my, to me, for me

• मतिः (matiḥ) - opinion, thought, mind

Words meanings and morphology

महेश्वरः (maheśvaraḥ) - Lord Maheśvara (an epithet of Shiva)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of maheśvara

maheśvara - the great lord, a name of Shiva

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (mahā+īśvara)

• mahā – great, mighty
  adjective
• īśvara – lord, master, god
  noun (masculine)

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (liṭ) of vac

Root: vac (class 2)

ब्राह्मण्यम् (brāhmaṇyam) - the state or dignity of a Brahmin, Brahminhood

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of brāhmaṇya

brāhmaṇya - the state or dignity of a Brahmin, Brahminhood

Derived from 'brāhmaṇa' with the suffix '-ya' indicating state or quality.

देवि (devi) - O goddess

(noun)

Vocative, feminine, singular of devī

devī - goddess, divine lady, queen

दुष्प्रापम् (duṣprāpam) - difficult to attain, hard to obtain

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of duṣprāpa

duṣprāpa - difficult to obtain, hard to reach

Compound type : prādi-samāsa (dus+prāpa)

• dus – bad, difficult, ill-
  indeclinable
• prāpa – to be obtained, attainable
  adjective
  Gerundive
  Derived from the root 'āp' with the suffix '-a'.
  Prefix: pra
  Root: āp (class 5)

निसर्गात् (nisargāt) - by nature, by birth, naturally

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of nisarga

nisarga - nature, innate disposition, creation, emission, birth

Prefix: nis

Root: sṛj (class 6)

ब्राह्मणः (brāhmaṇaḥ) - a Brahmin

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of brāhmaṇa

brāhmaṇa - a Brahmin, a member of the priestly class

शुभे (śubhe) - O auspicious one, O beautiful one

(adjective)

Vocative, feminine, singular of śubhā

śubhā - auspicious, beautiful, shining, good

क्षत्रियः (kṣatriyaḥ) - a member of the warrior class, a Kṣatriya

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kṣatriya

kṣatriya - a member of the warrior or ruling class, a Kṣatriya

वैश्यशूद्रौ (vaiśyaśūdrau) - a Vaiśya and a Śūdra

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of vaiśyaśūdra

vaiśyaśūdra - a Vaiśya and a Śūdra

Compound type : dvandva (vaiśya+śūdra)

• vaiśya – a man of the third class, merchant, husbandman
  noun (masculine)
• śūdra – a member of the fourth social class, a Śūdra
  noun (masculine)

वा (vā) - or, and

(indeclinable)

निसर्गात् (nisargāt) - by nature, by birth, naturally

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of nisarga

nisarga - nature, innate disposition, creation, emission, birth

Root: sṛj (class 6)

इति (iti) - thus, so, in this way

(indeclinable)

मे (me) - my, to me, for me

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me

मतिः (matiḥ) - opinion, thought, mind

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of mati

mati - mind, thought, intelligence, opinion, belief

Root: man (class 4)