महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-47, verse-17

अब्राह्मणं तु मन्यन्ते शूद्रापुत्रमनैपुणात् ।
त्रिषु वर्णेषु जातो हि ब्राह्मणाद्ब्राह्मणो भवेत् ॥१७॥

17. abrāhmaṇaṁ tu manyante śūdrāputramanaipuṇāt ,
triṣu varṇeṣu jāto hi brāhmaṇādbrāhmaṇo bhavet.

17. abrāhmaṇam tu manyante śūdrāputram anaipuṇāt
triṣu varṇeṣu jātaḥ hi brāhmaṇāt brāhmaṇaḥ bhavet

17. anaipuṇāt tu śūdrāputram abrāhmaṇam manyante hi
brāhmaṇāt triṣu varṇeṣu jātaḥ brāhmaṇaḥ bhavet

17. Because of their lack of skill or understanding, people consider the son of a śūdrā woman to be a non-Brahmin. However, one born from a Brahmin father, in relation to any of the (upper) three social classes (varṇas), is indeed a Brahmin.

Words meanings summery:

• अब्राह्मणम् (abrāhmaṇam) - a non-Brahmin

• तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

• मन्यन्ते (manyante) - they consider, they think

• शूद्रापुत्रम् (śūdrāputram) - the son of a śūdrā (woman)

• अनैपुणात् (anaipuṇāt) - due to lack of skill/understanding, from lack of cleverness

• त्रिषु (triṣu) - in the three

• वर्णेषु (varṇeṣu) - in the classes, in the social orders

• जातः (jātaḥ) - born

• हि (hi) - indeed, certainly, because

• ब्राह्मणात् (brāhmaṇāt) - from a Brahmin

• ब्राह्मणः (brāhmaṇaḥ) - a Brahmin

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

Words meanings and morphology

अब्राह्मणम् (abrāhmaṇam) - a non-Brahmin

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of abrāhmaṇa

abrāhmaṇa - a non-Brahmin; one who is not a Brahmin

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+brāhmaṇa)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
  negation prefix
• brāhmaṇa – a Brahmin, belonging to the Brahmin class
  noun (masculine)

तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

(indeclinable)

मन्यन्ते (manyante) - they consider, they think

(verb)

3rd person , plural, middle, present indicative (laṭ) of man

Root: man (class 4)

शूद्रापुत्रम् (śūdrāputram) - the son of a śūdrā (woman)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of śūdrāputra

śūdrāputra - son of a śūdrā woman

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (śūdrā+putra)

• śūdrā – a woman of the śūdra class
  noun (feminine)
• putra – son
  noun (masculine)

अनैपुणात् (anaipuṇāt) - due to lack of skill/understanding, from lack of cleverness

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of anaipuṇa

anaipuṇa - lack of skill, lack of cleverness, lack of understanding

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+naipuṇa)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
  negation prefix
• naipuṇa – skill, cleverness, understanding
  noun (neuter)

त्रिषु (triṣu) - in the three

(adjective)

Locative, plural of tri

tri - three

वर्णेषु (varṇeṣu) - in the classes, in the social orders

(noun)

Locative, masculine, plural of varṇa

varṇa - color, class, social order (varṇa)

जातः (jātaḥ) - born

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of jāta

jāta - born, produced, become, occurred

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root jan- (to be born)

Root: jan (class 4)

हि (hi) - indeed, certainly, because

(indeclinable)

ब्राह्मणात् (brāhmaṇāt) - from a Brahmin

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of brāhmaṇa

brāhmaṇa - a Brahmin; pertaining to Brahman

ब्राह्मणः (brāhmaṇaḥ) - a Brahmin

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of brāhmaṇa

brāhmaṇa - a Brahmin; pertaining to Brahman

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

(verb)

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

Root: bhū (class 1)