महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-144, verse-28

ब्राह्मणा एव जायेरन्नान्यो वर्णः कथंचन ।
को ह्येनं रथमास्थाय जीवेदन्यः पुमानिह ॥२८॥

28. brāhmaṇā eva jāyerannānyo varṇaḥ kathaṁcana ,
ko hyenaṁ rathamāsthāya jīvedanyaḥ pumāniha.

28. brāhmaṇāḥ eva jāyeran na anyaḥ varṇaḥ kathaṃcana
kaḥ hi enam ratham āsthāya jīvet anyaḥ pumān iha

28. eva brāhmaṇāḥ jāyeran kathaṃcana anyaḥ varṇaḥ na
hi kaḥ anyaḥ pumān enam ratham āsthāya iha jīvet

28. “Only Brahmins should be born, and no other social class (varṇa) whatsoever! For who else, having mounted this chariot, could survive here as a man?

Words meanings summery:

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

• एव (eva) - only, indeed, just, precisely

• जायेरन् (jāyeran) - they should be born, they might be born

• न (na) - not, no

• अन्यः (anyaḥ) - other, another, different

• वर्णः (varṇaḥ) - social class (varṇa), color, letter

• कथंचन (kathaṁcana) - by any means, somehow, whatsoever

• कः (kaḥ) - who, what

• हि (hi) - indeed, for, because

• एनम् (enam) - this, him

• रथम् (ratham) - chariot

• आस्थाय (āsthāya) - having mounted, having resorted to

• जीवेत् (jīvet) - he should live, he might live, he should survive

• अन्यः (anyaḥ) - other, another, different

• पुमान् (pumān) - man, male person, human being

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

Words meanings and morphology

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

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of brāhmaṇa

brāhmaṇa - a Brahmin, related to Brahma, belonging to the priestly class

एव (eva) - only, indeed, just, precisely

(indeclinable)

जायेरन् (jāyeran) - they should be born, they might be born

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, Optative (liṅ) of jan

Root: jan (class 4)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

अन्यः (anyaḥ) - other, another, different

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of anya

anya - other, another, different, distinct

वर्णः (varṇaḥ) - social class (varṇa), color, letter

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of varṇa

varṇa - color, social class, letter, quality, appearance

कथंचन (kathaṁcana) - by any means, somehow, whatsoever

(indeclinable)

कः (kaḥ) - who, what

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kim

kim - who, what, which

हि (hi) - indeed, for, because

(indeclinable)

एनम् (enam) - this, him

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of etad

etad - this, that

रथम् (ratham) - chariot

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of ratha

ratha - chariot, car, vehicle

आस्थाय (āsthāya) - having mounted, having resorted to

(indeclinable)

Prefix: ā

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Absolutive (Gerund) form

जीवेत् (jīvet) - he should live, he might live, he should survive

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, Optative (liṅ) of jīv

Root: jīv (class 1)

अन्यः (anyaḥ) - other, another, different

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of anya

anya - other, another, different, distinct

पुमान् (pumān) - man, male person, human being

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pums

pums - man, male, human being, person

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

(indeclinable)