महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-49, verse-7

भीष्म उवाच ।
त्रिषु वर्णेषु ये पुत्रा ब्राह्मणस्य युधिष्ठिर ।
वर्णयोश्च द्वयोः स्यातां यौ राजन्यस्य भारत ॥७॥

7. bhīṣma uvāca ,
triṣu varṇeṣu ye putrā brāhmaṇasya yudhiṣṭhira ,
varṇayośca dvayoḥ syātāṁ yau rājanyasya bhārata.

7. bhīṣmaḥ uvāca triṣu varṇeṣu ye putrāḥ brāhmaṇasya
yudhiṣṭhira varṇayoḥ ca dvayoḥ syātām yau rājanyasya bhārata

7. bhīṣmaḥ uvāca he yudhiṣṭhira he
bhārata ye putrāḥ brāhmaṇasya
triṣu varṇeṣu (jāyante) ca yau
rājanyasya dvayoḥ varṇayoḥ syātām

7. Bhishma said: "O Yudhishthira, O scion of Bharata, (I shall now explain) those sons who are born to a brahmin from women of the three (lower) social classes (varṇas), and also the two (types of sons) who may be born to a kshatriya from women of the two (lower) social classes (varṇas)."

Words meanings summery:

• भीष्मः (bhīṣmaḥ) - Bhishma

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• त्रिषु (triṣu) - among the three lower social classes (varṇas) (in three, among three)

• वर्णेषु (varṇeṣu) - among the social classes (varṇas) (among the classes, in the colors)

• ये (ye) - those who (are sons) (who, which (plural))

• पुत्राः (putrāḥ) - sons (from mixed marriages) (sons, children)

• ब्राह्मणस्य (brāhmaṇasya) - of a brahmin

• युधिष्ठिर (yudhiṣṭhira) - O Yudhishthira

• वर्णयोः (varṇayoḥ) - of the two (lower) social classes (varṇas) (of two classes, in two classes)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• द्वयोः (dvayoḥ) - of the two (classes) (of two, in two)

• स्याताम् (syātām) - may be born (referring to sons) (may be, should be, would be)

• यौ (yau) - which two (sons) (which two (masculine))

• राजन्यस्य (rājanyasya) - of a kshatriya (of a king, of a kshatriya)

• भारत (bhārata) - O scion of Bharata (an epithet for Yudhishthira) (O descendant of Bharata, O Bharata)

Words meanings and morphology

भीष्मः (bhīṣmaḥ) - Bhishma

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhīṣma

bhīṣma - Bhishma (a proper noun, meaning 'terrible, formidable')

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of vac

perfect tense, active voice, 3rd person singular

Root 'vac' (2nd class) forms 'uvāca' in perfect.

Root: vac (class 2)

त्रिषु (triṣu) - among the three lower social classes (varṇas) (in three, among three)

(numeral adjective)

वर्णेषु (varṇeṣu) - among the social classes (varṇas) (among the classes, in the colors)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, plural of varṇa

varṇa - color, tint, appearance, class, social order (varṇa)

Root: vṛ (class 5)

ये (ye) - those who (are sons) (who, which (plural))

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of yad

yad - who, which, what

Note: Refers to 'putrāḥ'.

पुत्राः (putrāḥ) - sons (from mixed marriages) (sons, children)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of putra

putra - son, child

ब्राह्मणस्य (brāhmaṇasya) - of a brahmin

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of brāhmaṇa

brāhmaṇa - a brahmin, pertaining to Brahman

Root: bṛh (class 1)

युधिष्ठिर (yudhiṣṭhira) - O Yudhishthira

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of yudhiṣṭhira

yudhiṣṭhira - Yudhishthira (proper name, meaning 'steady in battle')

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (yudhi+sthira)

• yudhi – in battle
  noun (feminine)
  Locative singular of 'yudh' (battle)
  Root: yudh (class 4)
• sthira – firm, steady, constant
  adjective (masculine)
  From root 'sthā' (to stand).
  Root: sthā (class 1)

वर्णयोः (varṇayoḥ) - of the two (lower) social classes (varṇas) (of two classes, in two classes)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, dual of varṇa

varṇa - color, tint, appearance, class, social order (varṇa)

Root: vṛ (class 5)

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

द्वयोः (dvayoḥ) - of the two (classes) (of two, in two)

(numeral adjective)

Note: Agrees with 'varṇayoḥ'.

स्याताम् (syātām) - may be born (referring to sons) (may be, should be, would be)

(verb)

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

optative mood, active voice, 3rd person dual

Root 'as' (2nd class).

Root: as (class 2)

Note: The dual subject 'yau' (which two) is implied.

यौ (yau) - which two (sons) (which two (masculine))

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of yad

yad - who, which, what

Note: Refers to implied 'sons'.

राजन्यस्य (rājanyasya) - of a kshatriya (of a king, of a kshatriya)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of rājanya

rājanya - a man of the royal or warrior class, a kshatriya

Derived from 'rājan' (king).

Root: rāj (class 1)

भारत (bhārata) - O scion of Bharata (an epithet for Yudhishthira) (O descendant of Bharata, O Bharata)

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of bhārata

bhārata - descendant of Bharata, relating to Bharata

Patronymic from Bharata.

Root: bhṛ (class 1)