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13,18

महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-18, verse-57

वेदान्कृत्स्नान्ब्राह्मणः प्राप्नुयाच्च जयेद्राजा पृथिवीं चापि कृत्स्नाम् ।
वैश्यो लाभं प्राप्नुयान्नैपुणं च शूद्रो गतिं प्रेत्य तथा सुखं च ॥५७॥
57. vedānkṛtsnānbrāhmaṇaḥ prāpnuyācca; jayedrājā pṛthivīṁ cāpi kṛtsnām ,
vaiśyo lābhaṁ prāpnuyānnaipuṇaṁ ca; śūdro gatiṁ pretya tathā sukhaṁ ca.
57. vedān kṛtsnān brāhmaṇaḥ prāpnuyāt ca
jayet rājā pṛthivīm ca api kṛtsnām
vaiśyaḥ lābham prāpnuyāt naipuṇam ca
śūdraḥ gatim pretya tathā sukham ca
57. A brahmin would attain all the Vedas, and a king would conquer the entire earth. A vaiśya would obtain profit and skill, and a śūdra would achieve a good state (gati) after death, as well as happiness.

Words meanings summery:

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  • वेदान् (vedān) - the Vedas, sacred knowledge
  • कृत्स्नान् (kṛtsnān) - all, whole, entire
  • ब्राह्मणः (brāhmaṇaḥ) - a brahmin, one belonging to the priestly class
  • प्राप्नुयात् (prāpnuyāt) - should attain, would attain
  • (ca) - and, also
  • जयेत् (jayet) - should conquer, may conquer
  • राजा (rājā) - king
  • पृथिवीम् (pṛthivīm) - the earth
  • (ca) - and, also
  • अपि (api) - also, even
  • कृत्स्नाम् (kṛtsnām) - all, whole, entire
  • वैश्यः (vaiśyaḥ) - a vaiśya, member of the merchant/farmer class
  • लाभम् (lābham) - gain, profit, acquisition
  • प्राप्नुयात् (prāpnuyāt) - should attain, would attain
  • नैपुणम् (naipuṇam) - skill, proficiency, cleverness
  • (ca) - and, also
  • शूद्रः (śūdraḥ) - a śūdra, member of the laboring class
  • गतिम् (gatim) - movement, path, state, destiny
  • प्रेत्य (pretya) - having died, after death
  • तथा (tathā) - thus, so, and also
  • सुखम् (sukham) - happiness, comfort, ease
  • (ca) - and, also

Words meanings and morphology

वेदान् (vedān) - the Vedas, sacred knowledge
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, plural of veda
veda - sacred knowledge, Veda (scripture)
Derived from root √vid (to know)
Root: vid (class 2)
कृत्स्नान् (kṛtsnān) - all, whole, entire
(adjective)
Accusative, masculine, plural of kṛtsna
kṛtsna - all, whole, entire, complete
Note: Modifies 'vedān'
ब्राह्मणः (brāhmaṇaḥ) - a brahmin, one belonging to the priestly class
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of brāhmaṇa
brāhmaṇa - a brahmin, member of the priestly class
प्राप्नुयात् (prāpnuyāt) - should attain, would attain
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhi liṅ) of prāp
Prefix: pra
Root: āp (class 5)
(ca) - and, also
(indeclinable)
जयेत् (jayet) - should conquer, may conquer
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhi liṅ) of ji
Root: ji (class 1)
राजा (rājā) - king
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of rājan
rājan - king, ruler
पृथिवीम् (pṛthivīm) - the earth
(noun)
Accusative, feminine, singular of pṛthivī
pṛthivī - earth, ground
(ca) - and, also
(indeclinable)
अपि (api) - also, even
(indeclinable)
कृत्स्नाम् (kṛtsnām) - all, whole, entire
(adjective)
Accusative, feminine, singular of kṛtsna
kṛtsna - all, whole, entire, complete
Note: Modifies 'pṛthivīm'
वैश्यः (vaiśyaḥ) - a vaiśya, member of the merchant/farmer class
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of vaiśya
vaiśya - a vaiśya, member of the merchant or farmer class
लाभम् (lābham) - gain, profit, acquisition
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of lābha
lābha - gain, profit, acquisition, advantage
Derived from root √labh (to obtain)
Root: labh (class 1)
प्राप्नुयात् (prāpnuyāt) - should attain, would attain
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhi liṅ) of prāp
Prefix: pra
Root: āp (class 5)
नैपुणम् (naipuṇam) - skill, proficiency, cleverness
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of naipuṇa
naipuṇa - skill, proficiency, cleverness, dexterity
(ca) - and, also
(indeclinable)
शूद्रः (śūdraḥ) - a śūdra, member of the laboring class
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of śūdra
śūdra - a śūdra, member of the laboring class
गतिम् (gatim) - movement, path, state, destiny
(noun)
Accusative, feminine, singular of gati
gati - going, movement, path, state, condition, destiny, spiritual destination
Derived from root √gam (to go)
Root: gam (class 1)
प्रेत्य (pretya) - having died, after death
(indeclinable)
Absolutive (Gerund)
Formed with upasarga 'pra' + root 'i' (to go) + suffix '-ya'
Prefix: pra
Root: i (class 2)
तथा (tathā) - thus, so, and also
(indeclinable)
सुखम् (sukham) - happiness, comfort, ease
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of sukha
sukha - happiness, pleasure, comfort, ease
(ca) - and, also
(indeclinable)