महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-58, verse-24

ऋत्विक्पुरोहिताचार्या मृदुब्रह्मधरा हि ते ।
क्षत्रेणापि हि संसृष्टं तेजः शाम्यति वै द्विजे ॥२४॥

24. ṛtvikpurohitācāryā mṛdubrahmadharā hi te ,
kṣatreṇāpi hi saṁsṛṣṭaṁ tejaḥ śāmyati vai dvije.

24. ṛtvikpurohitācāryāḥ mṛdu brahmadharāḥ hi te
kṣatreṇa api hi saṃsṛṣṭam tejaḥ śāmyati vai dvije

24. The ṛtviks (Vedic ritual priests), purohitas (chief priests), and ācāryas (spiritual teachers) are indeed gentle upholders of the Veda (brahman). For, O twice-born (dvija), even the martial power (kṣatra) and its brilliance (tejas) certainly diminish when they come into contact with (their spiritual influence).

Words meanings summery:

• ऋत्विक्पुरोहिताचार्याः (ṛtvikpurohitācāryāḥ) - Vedic ritual priests, chief priests, and spiritual teachers

• मृदु (mṛdu) - soft, gentle, mild

• ब्रह्मधराः (brahmadharāḥ) - upholders of the Veda (brahman) (upholders of brahman, maintaining sacred knowledge)

• हि (hi) - indeed, for

• ते (te) - they, those

• क्षत्रेण (kṣatreṇa) - by martial power (kṣatra) (by martial power, by the kṣatriya class)

• अपि (api) - even, also

• हि (hi) - for (introducing the reason) (indeed, for)

• संसृष्टम् (saṁsṛṣṭam) - when it comes into contact (with spiritual influence) (mixed, mingled, come into contact)

• तेजः (tejaḥ) - brilliance (tejas) or potency (brilliance, power, vigor)

• शाम्यति (śāmyati) - it diminishes (it calms down, it subsides, it diminishes)

• वै (vai) - certainly, indeed

• द्विजे (dvije) - O twice-born (dvija) (O twice-born)

Words meanings and morphology

ऋत्विक्पुरोहिताचार्याः (ṛtvikpurohitācāryāḥ) - Vedic ritual priests, chief priests, and spiritual teachers

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of ṛtvikpurohitācārya

ṛtvikpurohitācārya - a combination of ṛtvik, purohita, and ācārya (classes of priests/teachers)

Dvanda compound listing three types of spiritual authorities.

Compound type : dvandva (ṛtvij+purohita+ācārya)

• ṛtvij – Vedic ritual priest
  noun (masculine)
• purohita – chief priest, family priest, chaplain
  noun (masculine)
• ācārya – spiritual teacher, preceptor, master
  noun (masculine)

Note: Subject of the first clause.

मृदु (mṛdu) - soft, gentle, mild

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of mṛdu

mṛdu - soft, gentle, mild, tender

Note: Qualifies the 'ṛtvikpurohitācāryāḥ'.

ब्रह्मधराः (brahmadharāḥ) - upholders of the Veda (brahman) (upholders of brahman, maintaining sacred knowledge)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of brahmadhara

brahmadhara - upholding the Veda, maintaining sacred knowledge

Compound of brahman (sacred knowledge, Veda) and dhara (upholder, from root dhṛ).

Compound type : tatpurusha (brahman+dhara)

• brahman – sacred word, Veda, divine reality
  noun (neuter)
• dhara – holding, bearing, supporting, upholding
  adjective (masculine)
  agent noun
  Derived from the root dhṛ (to hold, bear).
  Root: dhṛ (class 1)

Note: Predicate adjective for the subject.

हि (hi) - indeed, for

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphatic particle in the first clause, causal in the second.

ते (te) - they, those

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, those

Note: Refers to the 'ṛtvikpurohitācāryāḥ'.

क्षत्रेण (kṣatreṇa) - by martial power (kṣatra) (by martial power, by the kṣatriya class)

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of kṣatra

kṣatra - rule, dominion, martial power, warrior class, kṣatriya

Note: Instrumental case, indicating agency or means.

अपि (api) - even, also

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphatic particle.

हि (hi) - for (introducing the reason) (indeed, for)

(indeclinable)

Note: Causal particle, 'for'.

संसृष्टम् (saṁsṛṣṭam) - when it comes into contact (with spiritual influence) (mixed, mingled, come into contact)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of saṃsṛṣṭa

saṁsṛṣṭa - mixed, mingled, joined, associated, contaminated

Past Passive Participle

Derived from the root sṛj (to create, emit) with the prefix sam- (together).

Prefix: sam

Root: sṛj (class 6)

तेजः (tejaḥ) - brilliance (tejas) or potency (brilliance, power, vigor)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tejas

tejas - splendor, brilliance, energy, power, spiritual force, fiery energy

Note: Subject of the second clause.

शाम्यति (śāmyati) - it diminishes (it calms down, it subsides, it diminishes)

(verb)

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

Root verb, 4th class, Parasmaipada (P).

Root: śam (class 4)

वै (vai) - certainly, indeed

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphatic particle.

द्विजे (dvije) - O twice-born (dvija) (O twice-born)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of dvija

dvija - twice-born (a brahmin, kshatriya, or vaishya), bird, tooth

Compound of dvi (two) and ja (born).

Compound type : tatpurusha (dvi+ja)

• dvi – two
  numeral
• ja – born, produced from
  adjective (masculine)
  Derived from the root jan (to be born).
  Root: jan (class 4)

Note: Addressed to a listener, likely Yudhiṣṭhira as a kṣatriya or a general 'twice-born' audience.