महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-58, verse-31

अवेदानामकीर्तीनामलोकानामयज्वनाम् ।
कोऽस्माकं जीवितेनार्थस्तद्धि नो ब्राह्मणाश्रयम् ॥३१॥

31. avedānāmakīrtīnāmalokānāmayajvanām ,
ko'smākaṁ jīvitenārthastaddhi no brāhmaṇāśrayam.

31. avedānām akīrtīnām alokānām ayajvanām kaḥ
asmākam jīvitena arthaḥ tat hi naḥ brāhmaṇāśrayam

31. avedānām akīrtīnām alokānām ayajvanām asmākam
jīvitena kaḥ arthaḥ hi tat naḥ brāhmaṇāśrayam

31. What is the purpose of life for us, who are without Vedic knowledge, without fame, without access to (higher) worlds, and who do not perform (Vedic rituals)? Indeed, our very existence is dependent on brahmins.

Words meanings summery:

• अवेदानाम् (avedānām) - of us, who lack knowledge of the Vedas (of those without Vedas, of the ignorant of Vedas)

• अकीर्तीनाम् (akīrtīnām) - of us, who lack fame or good reputation (of those without fame, of the inglorious, of the disreputable)

• अलोकानाम् (alokānām) - of us, who have no access to higher worlds (after death) (of those without (good) worlds (to go to after death), of the world-less)

• अयज्वनाम् (ayajvanām) - of us, who do not perform Vedic rituals (yajñas) (of those who do not perform Vedic rituals, of the non-ritualists)

• कः (kaḥ) - what (purpose) (who, what)

• अस्माकम् (asmākam) - of us, for us

• जीवितेन (jīvitena) - by means of life, the purpose of (our) life (by life, with life, through life)

• अर्थः (arthaḥ) - what purpose or benefit (purpose, meaning, object, wealth, advantage)

• तत् (tat) - that (purpose/existence) (that)

• हि (hi) - indeed, surely (indeed, surely, for, because)

• नः (naḥ) - our (existence) (our)

• ब्राह्मणाश्रयम् (brāhmaṇāśrayam) - our very existence is dependent on brahmins (dependent on brahmins, having brahmins as support or refuge)

Words meanings and morphology

अवेदानाम् (avedānām) - of us, who lack knowledge of the Vedas (of those without Vedas, of the ignorant of Vedas)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, plural of aveda

aveda - devoid of Vedic knowledge, unacquainted with the Vedas

negative prefix 'a-' + veda

अकीर्तीनाम् (akīrtīnām) - of us, who lack fame or good reputation (of those without fame, of the inglorious, of the disreputable)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, plural of akīrti

akīrti - infamy, disgrace, one who lacks fame

negative prefix 'a-' + kīrti

अलोकानाम् (alokānām) - of us, who have no access to higher worlds (after death) (of those without (good) worlds (to go to after death), of the world-less)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, plural of aloka

aloka - without a world, having no place in a particular world, having no future world

negative prefix 'a-' + loka

अयज्वनाम् (ayajvanām) - of us, who do not perform Vedic rituals (yajñas) (of those who do not perform Vedic rituals, of the non-ritualists)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, plural of ayajvan

ayajvan - one who does not perform Vedic rituals (yajñas), a non-sacrificer

negative prefix 'a-' + yajvan

कः (kaḥ) - what (purpose) (who, what)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kim

kim - who, what, which

अस्माकम् (asmākam) - of us, for us

(pronoun)

Genitive, plural of asmad

asmad - I, me, my, us, we, our

जीवितेन (jīvitena) - by means of life, the purpose of (our) life (by life, with life, through life)

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of jīvita

jīvita - life, living, means of livelihood

Past Passive Participle (substantivized)

from √jīv (to live)

Root: jīv (class 1)

अर्थः (arthaḥ) - what purpose or benefit (purpose, meaning, object, wealth, advantage)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of artha

artha - aim, purpose, meaning, object, cause, wealth, advantage

तत् (tat) - that (purpose/existence) (that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, this, he, she, it

हि (hi) - indeed, surely (indeed, surely, for, because)

(indeclinable)

नः (naḥ) - our (existence) (our)

(pronoun)

Genitive, plural of asmad

asmad - I, me, my, us, we, our

ब्राह्मणाश्रयम् (brāhmaṇāśrayam) - our very existence is dependent on brahmins (dependent on brahmins, having brahmins as support or refuge)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of brāhmaṇāśraya

brāhmaṇāśraya - dependent on brahmins, relying on brahmins, having brahmins as a refuge/support

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (brāhmaṇa+āśraya)

• brāhmaṇa – a brahmin, a man of the priestly class
  noun (masculine)
  derived from brahman
• āśraya – refuge, support, asylum, dependence
  noun (masculine)
  from ā-√śri (to resort to)
  Prefix: ā
  Root: śri (class 1)