महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-47, verse-55

सोऽपि दत्तं हरेत्पित्रा नादत्तं हर्तुमर्हति ।
त्रिभिर्वर्णैस्तथा जातः शूद्रो देयधनो भवेत् ॥५५॥

55. so'pi dattaṁ haretpitrā nādattaṁ hartumarhati ,
tribhirvarṇaistathā jātaḥ śūdro deyadhano bhavet.

55. saḥ api dattam haret pitrā na adattam hartum arhati
tribhiḥ varṇaiḥ tathā jātaḥ śūdraḥ deyadhanaḥ bhavet

55. saḥ api pitrā dattam haret adattam hartum na arhati
tathā tribhiḥ varṇaiḥ jātaḥ śūdraḥ deyadhanaḥ bhavet

55. That son (born of a śūdra wife) may take what has been given to him by the father; he is not entitled to take what has not been given. In this manner, a śūdra born from a (father of the) three (higher) varṇas should be considered one to whom property can be given.

Words meanings summery:

• सः (saḥ) - that son (referring to śūdrāputra from previous verse) (he, that)

• अपि (api) - also, even, too

• दत्तम् (dattam) - that which was given, given

• हरेत् (haret) - should take, may take

• पित्रा (pitrā) - by the father

• न (na) - not

• अदत्तम् (adattam) - not given

• हर्तुम् (hartum) - to take, to seize

• अर्हति (arhati) - is entitled, is able, deserves

• त्रिभिः (tribhiḥ) - by three

• वर्णैः (varṇaiḥ) - from the varṇas (i.e., by fathers belonging to the higher varṇas) (by the varṇas, with the varṇas)

• तथा (tathā) - thus, in that manner, likewise

• जातः (jātaḥ) - born

• शूद्रः (śūdraḥ) - a śūdra

• देयधनः (deyadhanaḥ) - one to whom property is to be given, having wealth to be given

• भवेत् (bhavet) - should be, may be

Words meanings and morphology

सः (saḥ) - that son (referring to śūdrāputra from previous verse) (he, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he

अपि (api) - also, even, too

(indeclinable)

दत्तम् (dattam) - that which was given, given

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of datta

datta - given, presented

Past Passive Participle

Root: dā (class 3)

हरेत् (haret) - should take, may take

(verb)

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

Root: hṛ (class 1)

पित्रा (pitrā) - by the father

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of pitṛ

pitṛ - father

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

अदत्तम् (adattam) - not given

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of adatta

adatta - not given, not presented

Past Passive Participle

'a' prefix for negation

Root: dā (class 3)

हर्तुम् (hartum) - to take, to seize

(indeclinable)

Infinitive

Root: hṛ (class 1)

अर्हति (arhati) - is entitled, is able, deserves

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of arh

Root: arh (class 1)

त्रिभिः (tribhiḥ) - by three

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of tri

tri - three

वर्णैः (varṇaiḥ) - from the varṇas (i.e., by fathers belonging to the higher varṇas) (by the varṇas, with the varṇas)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of varṇa

varṇa - color, class, social order, social stratum

तथा (tathā) - thus, in that manner, likewise

(indeclinable)

जातः (jātaḥ) - born

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of jāta

jāta - born, produced, become

Past Passive Participle

Root: jan (class 4)

शूद्रः (śūdraḥ) - a śūdra

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śūdra

śūdra - a member of the fourth social class

देयधनः (deyadhanaḥ) - one to whom property is to be given, having wealth to be given

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of deyadhana

deyadhana - one whose property is to be given; one to whom wealth should be given

Compound type : bahuvrihi (deya+dhana)

• deya – to be given, payable
  adjective
  Gerundive
  Root: dā (class 3)
• dhana – wealth, property
  noun (neuter)

भवेत् (bhavet) - should be, may be

(verb)

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

Root: bhū (class 1)