महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-137, verse-12

तद्वाक्यान्ते चान्तरिक्षे वागुवाचाशरीरिणी ।
न त्वं मूढ विजानीषे ब्राह्मणं क्षत्रियाद्वरम् ।
सहितो ब्राह्मणेनेह क्षत्रियो रक्षति प्रजाः ॥१२॥

12. tadvākyānte cāntarikṣe vāguvācāśarīriṇī ,
na tvaṁ mūḍha vijānīṣe brāhmaṇaṁ kṣatriyādvaram ,
sahito brāhmaṇeneha kṣatriyo rakṣati prajāḥ.

12. tat vākya ante ca antarikṣe vāk uvāca
aśarīriṇī na tvam mūḍha vijānīṣe
brāhmaṇam kṣatriyāt varam sahitaḥ
brāhmaṇena iha kṣatriyaḥ rakṣati prajāḥ

12. ca tat vākya ante aśarīriṇī vāk
antarikṣe uvāca mūḍha tvam brāhmaṇam
kṣatriyāt varam na vijānīṣe iha brāhmaṇena
sahitaḥ kṣatriyaḥ prajāḥ rakṣati

12. And at the end of his speech, a bodiless voice spoke from the sky, 'You, foolish one, do not understand that a brahmin is superior to a kṣatriya. Here, a kṣatriya, accompanied by a brahmin, protects the subjects.'

Words meanings summery:

• तत् (tat) - his (speech) (that, his)

• वाक्य (vākya) - (his) speech (speech, word, sentence)

• अन्ते (ante) - at the end (of his speech) (at the end, in the end)

• च (ca) - and

• अन्तरिक्षे (antarikṣe) - in the sky (in the sky, in the intermediate space)

• वाक् (vāk) - a voice (voice, speech)

• उवाच (uvāca) - spoke (he/she/it spoke, said)

• अशरीरिणी (aśarīriṇī) - bodiless (voice) (bodiless, incorporeal)

• न (na) - do not (negation) (not, no)

• त्वम् (tvam) - you (singular, addressing the king) (you)

• मूढ (mūḍha) - foolish one (vocative) (foolish, bewildered, ignorant)

• विजानीषे (vijānīṣe) - you understand (negative: you do not understand) (you know, you understand)

• ब्राह्मणम् (brāhmaṇam) - a brahmin (as the object of knowledge) (brahmin, pertaining to brahma)

• क्षत्रियात् (kṣatriyāt) - than a kṣatriya (ablative of comparison) (from a kṣatriya)

• वरम् (varam) - superior (adjective here) (better, superior, boon)

• सहितः (sahitaḥ) - accompanied (by a brahmin) (accompanied, joined, connected)

• ब्राह्मणेन (brāhmaṇena) - by a brahmin

• इह (iha) - here (in this context/world) (here, in this world, in this case)

• क्षत्रियः (kṣatriyaḥ) - a kṣatriya (warrior/ruling class) (a kṣatriya)

• रक्षति (rakṣati) - protects (protects, guards)

• प्रजाः (prajāḥ) - the subjects (subjects, progeny, people)

Words meanings and morphology

तत् (tat) - his (speech) (that, his)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

वाक्य (vākya) - (his) speech (speech, word, sentence)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of vākya

vākya - speech, word, sentence, declaration

From root vac (to speak)

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Part of compound vākyānte

अन्ते (ante) - at the end (of his speech) (at the end, in the end)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of anta

anta - end, limit, conclusion, vicinity

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

अन्तरिक्षे (antarikṣe) - in the sky (in the sky, in the intermediate space)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of antarikṣa

antarikṣa - sky, atmosphere, intermediate space

वाक् (vāk) - a voice (voice, speech)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of vāc

vāc - voice, speech, word, utterance

From root vac (to speak)

Root: vac (class 2)

उवाच (uvāca) - spoke (he/she/it spoke, said)

(verb)

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

perfect 3rd person singular active

From root vac (to speak)

Root: vac (class 2)

अशरीरिणी (aśarīriṇī) - bodiless (voice) (bodiless, incorporeal)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of aśarīriṇ

aśarīriṇ - bodiless, incorporeal, without a body

Negation a + śarīrin (having a body)

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+śarīrin)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
  Negative prefix
• śarīrin – having a body, embodied
  adjective (masculine)
  Derived from śarīra (body) with suffix -in

न (na) - do not (negation) (not, no)

(indeclinable)

त्वम् (tvam) - you (singular, addressing the king) (you)

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

मूढ (mūḍha) - foolish one (vocative) (foolish, bewildered, ignorant)

(adjective)

Vocative, masculine, singular of mūḍha

mūḍha - foolish, bewildered, infatuated, ignorant, stupid

Past Passive Participle

From root muh (to be bewildered)

Root: muh (class 4)

विजानीषे (vijānīṣe) - you understand (negative: you do not understand) (you know, you understand)

(verb)

2nd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of jñā

present 2nd person singular middle

From root jñā (class 9) with prefix vi

Prefix: vi

Root: jñā (class 9)

ब्राह्मणम् (brāhmaṇam) - a brahmin (as the object of knowledge) (brahmin, pertaining to brahma)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of brāhmaṇa

brāhmaṇa - a brahmin (member of the priestly class), relating to brahma

Derived from brahman

क्षत्रियात् (kṣatriyāt) - than a kṣatriya (ablative of comparison) (from a kṣatriya)

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of kṣatriya

kṣatriya - a kṣatriya (member of the warrior/ruling class)

Derived from kṣatra (rule, dominion)

वरम् (varam) - superior (adjective here) (better, superior, boon)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of vara

vara - excellent, best, superior, boon

Root: vṛ (class 5)

सहितः (sahitaḥ) - accompanied (by a brahmin) (accompanied, joined, connected)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sahita

sahita - accompanied by, joined with, connected

Past Passive Participle

From root dhā (to place) with prefix sa (together) + hi (variant)

Prefix: sa

Root: dhā (class 3)

ब्राह्मणेन (brāhmaṇena) - by a brahmin

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of brāhmaṇa

brāhmaṇa - a brahmin, relating to brahma

Note: Indicates agency or accompaniment.

इह (iha) - here (in this context/world) (here, in this world, in this case)

(indeclinable)

क्षत्रियः (kṣatriyaḥ) - a kṣatriya (warrior/ruling class) (a kṣatriya)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kṣatriya

kṣatriya - a kṣatriya (member of the warrior/ruling class)

रक्षति (rakṣati) - protects (protects, guards)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of rakṣ

present 3rd person singular active

From root rakṣ (class 1)

Root: rakṣ (class 1)

प्रजाः (prajāḥ) - the subjects (subjects, progeny, people)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, plural of prajā

prajā - progeny, offspring, people, subjects, creation

From root jan (to be born) with prefix pra

Prefix: pra

Root: jan (class 4)