महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-137, verse-15

ब्राह्मणाः संश्रिताः क्षत्रं न क्षत्रं ब्राह्मणाश्रितम् ।
श्रितान्ब्रह्मोपधा विप्राः खादन्ति क्षत्रियान्भुवि ॥१५॥

15. brāhmaṇāḥ saṁśritāḥ kṣatraṁ na kṣatraṁ brāhmaṇāśritam ,
śritānbrahmopadhā viprāḥ khādanti kṣatriyānbhuvi.

15. brāhmaṇāḥ saṃśritāḥ kṣatram na kṣatram brāhmaṇa-āśritam
śritān brahma-upadhāḥ viprāḥ khādanti kṣatriyān bhuvi

15. Brahmins are dependent on the Kṣatriya power; the Kṣatriya power is not dependent on Brahmins. On earth, Brahmins (viprāḥ) who have sought refuge and employ deceit under the guise of sacred knowledge (brahman), exploit those dependent Kṣatriyas.

Words meanings summery:

• ब्राह्मणाः (brāhmaṇāḥ) - Brahmins, members of the priestly class

• संश्रिताः (saṁśritāḥ) - dependent, resorted to, taken refuge in

• क्षत्रम् (kṣatram) - Kṣatriya power, temporal power, rule, the Kṣatriya class

• न (na) - not

• क्षत्रम् (kṣatram) - Kṣatriya power, temporal power, rule, the Kṣatriya class

• ब्राह्मण-आश्रितम् (brāhmaṇa-āśritam) - dependent on Brahmins

• श्रितान् (śritān) - Refers to Kṣatriyas who have become dependent. (those who have taken refuge, dependents (accusative plural))

• ब्रह्म-उपधाः (brahma-upadhāḥ) - Brahmins (viprāḥ) who employ deceit under the guise of sacred knowledge. (those who use Brahman/sacred knowledge as a pretext/trick; those who practice deceit with religious guise)

• विप्राः (viprāḥ) - Brahmins, wise ones, inspired ones

• खादन्ति (khādanti) - Meaning 'exploit' or 'take advantage of'. (they eat, devour, consume, exploit)

• क्षत्रियान् (kṣatriyān) - Kṣatriyas (accusative plural)

• भुवि (bhuvi) - on earth, in the world

Words meanings and morphology

ब्राह्मणाः (brāhmaṇāḥ) - Brahmins, members of the priestly class

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of brāhmaṇa

brāhmaṇa - Brahmin (member of the priestly class); relating to Brahman; a text or treatise on the Vedic ritual

Derived from brahman.

संश्रिताः (saṁśritāḥ) - dependent, resorted to, taken refuge in

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of saṃśrita

saṁśrita - dependent on, resorting to, protected by, connected with

Past Passive Participle

Past passive participle from saṃ + śri (to lean on, to take refuge).

Prefix: sam

Root: śri (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'brāhmaṇāḥ'.

क्षत्रम् (kṣatram) - Kṣatriya power, temporal power, rule, the Kṣatriya class

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of kṣatra

kṣatra - rule, dominion, temporal power, the warrior class (Kṣatriya)

Note: Object of 'saṃśritāḥ' (in the sense of 'resorting to').

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

क्षत्रम् (kṣatram) - Kṣatriya power, temporal power, rule, the Kṣatriya class

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kṣatra

kṣatra - rule, dominion, temporal power, the warrior class (Kṣatriya)

Note: Subject of the implied verb 'is'.

ब्राह्मण-आश्रितम् (brāhmaṇa-āśritam) - dependent on Brahmins

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of brāhmaṇāśrita

brāhmaṇāśrita - dependent on Brahmins; resorting to Brahmins

Compound of brāhmaṇa and āśrita.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (brāhmaṇa+āśrita)

• brāhmaṇa – Brahmin
  noun (masculine)
• āśrita – dependent, protected, resorted to
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Past passive participle of ā + śri.
  Prefix: ā
  Root: śri (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'kṣatram'.

श्रितान् (śritān) - Refers to Kṣatriyas who have become dependent. (those who have taken refuge, dependents (accusative plural))

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of śrita

śrita - resorted to, dependent, dwelling in, served by

Past Passive Participle

Past passive participle from root śri (to lean on, to take refuge).

Root: śri (class 1)

Note: Functions as a substantive, modifying 'kṣatriyān'.

ब्रह्म-उपधाः (brahma-upadhāḥ) - Brahmins (viprāḥ) who employ deceit under the guise of sacred knowledge. (those who use Brahman/sacred knowledge as a pretext/trick; those who practice deceit with religious guise)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of brahmopadhā

brahmopadhā - using Brahman/sacred knowledge as a pretext or trick; deceit under the guise of piety

Compound of brahma and upadhā. upadhā means pretext, stratagem, fraud. Here refers to persons using it.

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (brahman+upadhā)

• brahman – sacred knowledge, Veda, spiritual power, the Absolute
  noun (neuter)
• upadhā – pretext, trick, stratagem, fraud, test
  noun (feminine)
  Prefix: upa

Note: Agrees with 'viprāḥ'.

विप्राः (viprāḥ) - Brahmins, wise ones, inspired ones

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of vipra

vipra - Brahmin, wise, inspired, a sage

Note: A synonym for brāhmaṇāḥ, here referring to specific Brahmins.

खादन्ति (khādanti) - Meaning 'exploit' or 'take advantage of'. (they eat, devour, consume, exploit)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of khād

Present Active

Third person plural, present tense, active voice, root khād, class 1.

Root: khād (class 1)

क्षत्रियान् (kṣatriyān) - Kṣatriyas (accusative plural)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of kṣatriya

kṣatriya - a member of the warrior or ruling class

Note: Direct object of 'khādanti'.

भुवि (bhuvi) - on earth, in the world

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of bhū

bhū - earth, land, ground, world

Note: Locative singular of 'bhū'.