महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-44, verse-11

ब्राह्मणी तु भवेज्ज्येष्ठा क्षत्रिया क्षत्रियस्य तु ।
रत्यर्थमपि शूद्रा स्यान्नेत्याहुरपरे जनाः ॥११॥

11. brāhmaṇī tu bhavejjyeṣṭhā kṣatriyā kṣatriyasya tu ,
ratyarthamapi śūdrā syānnetyāhurapare janāḥ.

11. brāhmaṇī tu bhavet jyeṣṭhā kṣatriyā kṣatriyasya tu
ratyartham api śūdrā syāt na iti āhuḥ apare janāḥ

11. A brahmin's chief wife should be a brāhmaṇī, and a kṣatriya's chief wife should be a kṣatriyā. Some people say that a śūdra woman may be for sexual pleasure, but others say no.

Words meanings summery:

• ब्राह्मणी (brāhmaṇī) - a Brahmin woman (as a wife) (a Brahmin woman)

• तु (tu) - and (but, indeed, however)

• भवेत् (bhavet) - should be (should be, may be, would be)

• ज्येष्ठा (jyeṣṭhā) - chief (wife) (eldest, chief, principal)

• क्षत्रिया (kṣatriyā) - a kṣatriya woman (as a wife) (a kṣatriya woman)

• क्षत्रियस्य (kṣatriyasya) - of a kṣatriya

• तु (tu) - and (but, indeed, however)

• रत्यर्थम् (ratyartham) - for sexual pleasure (for pleasure, for enjoyment)

• अपि (api) - even (even, also, too)

• शूद्रा (śūdrā) - a śūdra woman (as a wife) (a śūdra woman)

• स्यात् (syāt) - might be (might be, may be, should be)

• न (na) - no (not, no)

• इति (iti) - thus (introducing a quote or opinion) (thus, so)

• आहुः (āhuḥ) - they say (they say, they have said)

• अपरे (apare) - other (other, another)

• जनाः (janāḥ) - people (people, men)

Words meanings and morphology

ब्राह्मणी (brāhmaṇī) - a Brahmin woman (as a wife) (a Brahmin woman)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of brāhmaṇī

brāhmaṇī - a Brahmin woman

Feminine form of 'brāhmaṇa'.

तु (tu) - and (but, indeed, however)

(indeclinable)

भवेत् (bhavet) - should be (should be, may be, would be)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (liṅ) of bhū

Optative mood, Parasmaipada, 3rd person singular

Root: bhū (class 1)

ज्येष्ठा (jyeṣṭhā) - chief (wife) (eldest, chief, principal)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of jyeṣṭha

jyeṣṭha - eldest, oldest, chief, principal, best

Superlative form of 'vr̥ddha' or 'jā'.

Note: Agrees with 'brāhmaṇī'.

क्षत्रिया (kṣatriyā) - a kṣatriya woman (as a wife) (a kṣatriya woman)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of kṣatriyā

kṣatriyā - a kṣatriya woman, a woman of the warrior/ruling class

Feminine form of 'kṣatriya'.

क्षत्रियस्य (kṣatriyasya) - of a kṣatriya

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of kṣatriya

kṣatriya - a kṣatriya, a man of the warrior/ruling class

From 'kṣatra' (rule, power).

तु (tu) - and (but, indeed, however)

(indeclinable)

रत्यर्थम् (ratyartham) - for sexual pleasure (for pleasure, for enjoyment)

(compound)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (rati+artha)

• rati – pleasure, enjoyment, love, sexual intercourse
  noun (feminine)
  From root 'ram' (to delight) + 'ti' suffix.
  Root: ram (class 1)
• artha – purpose, meaning, wealth, object, sake
  noun (masculine)

Note: Used adverbially to indicate purpose.

अपि (api) - even (even, also, too)

(indeclinable)

शूद्रा (śūdrā) - a śūdra woman (as a wife) (a śūdra woman)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of śūdrā

śūdrā - a śūdra woman, a woman of the fourth social class

Feminine form of 'śūdra'.

स्यात् (syāt) - might be (might be, may be, should be)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (liṅ) of as

Optative mood, Parasmaipada, 3rd person singular

Root: as (class 2)

न (na) - no (not, no)

(indeclinable)

इति (iti) - thus (introducing a quote or opinion) (thus, so)

(indeclinable)

आहुः (āhuḥ) - they say (they say, they have said)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, perfect (lit) of brū

Perfect tense, Parasmaipada, 3rd person plural

Irregular perfect form of root 'brū'.

Root: brū (class 2)

अपरे (apare) - other (other, another)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of apara

apara - other, another, subsequent, inferior

Note: Agrees with 'janāḥ'.

जनाः (janāḥ) - people (people, men)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of jana

jana - person, man, creature, people

From root 'jan' (to be born).

Root: jan (class 4)