महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-59, verse-7

यदि वै तादृशा राष्ट्रे वसेयुस्ते द्विजोत्तमाः ।
भस्मच्छन्नानिवाग्नींस्तान्बुध्येथास्त्वं प्रयत्नतः ॥७॥

7. yadi vai tādṛśā rāṣṭre vaseyuste dvijottamāḥ ,
bhasmacchannānivāgnīṁstānbudhyethāstvaṁ prayatnataḥ.

7. yadi vai tādṛśāḥ rāṣṭre vaseyuḥ te dvijottamāḥ
bhasmacchannān iva agnīn tān budhyethāḥ tvam prayatnataḥ

7. If indeed such excellent twice-born (dvijottamāḥ) persons dwell in your kingdom, you should carefully recognize them as being like fires covered by ashes.

Words meanings summery:

• यदि (yadi) - if

• वै (vai) - indeed, certainly (an emphatic particle)

• तादृशाः (tādṛśāḥ) - such, of such a kind

• राष्ट्रे (rāṣṭre) - in the kingdom, in the country

• वसेयुः (vaseyuḥ) - they should dwell, reside

• ते (te) - referring to the excellent twice-born (dvijottamāḥ) (those)

• द्विजोत्तमाः (dvijottamāḥ) - excellent Brahmins (best among the twice-born)

• भस्मच्छन्नान् (bhasmacchannān) - covered with ashes

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• अग्नीन् (agnīn) - fires

• तान् (tān) - referring to the excellent twice-born (dvijottamāḥ) (them)

• बुध्येथाः (budhyethāḥ) - you should know, perceive, understand

• त्वम् (tvam) - you

• प्रयत्नतः (prayatnataḥ) - with effort, carefully, diligently

Words meanings and morphology

यदि (yadi) - if

(indeclinable)

वै (vai) - indeed, certainly (an emphatic particle)

(indeclinable)

तादृशाः (tādṛśāḥ) - such, of such a kind

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tādṛśa

tādṛśa - such, like that, of that kind

राष्ट्रे (rāṣṭre) - in the kingdom, in the country

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of rāṣṭra

rāṣṭra - kingdom, country, nation, realm

वसेयुः (vaseyuḥ) - they should dwell, reside

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, optative (liṅ) of vas

Root: vas (class 1)

ते (te) - referring to the excellent twice-born (dvijottamāḥ) (those)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, those

द्विजोत्तमाः (dvijottamāḥ) - excellent Brahmins (best among the twice-born)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of dvijottama

dvijottama - best among the twice-born, excellent Brahmin

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dvija+uttama)

• dvija – twice-born (Brahmin, Kshatriya, Vaishya); bird; tooth
  noun (masculine)
• uttama – best, excellent, highest, principal
  adjective (masculine)
  Prefix: ut

भस्मच्छन्नान् (bhasmacchannān) - covered with ashes

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of bhasmacchanna

bhasmacchanna - covered with ashes

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (bhasman+channa)

• bhasman – ashes, cinders
  noun (neuter)
• channa – covered, hidden, concealed
  participle (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root chad (to cover).
  Root: chad (class 1)

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

अग्नीन् (agnīn) - fires

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of agni

agni - fire, Agni (god of fire)

तान् (tān) - referring to the excellent twice-born (dvijottamāḥ) (them)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, those

बुध्येथाः (budhyethāḥ) - you should know, perceive, understand

(verb)

2nd person , singular, middle, optative (liṅ) of budh

Root: budh (class 1)

त्वम् (tvam) - you

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of tvam

tvam - you (singular)

प्रयत्नतः (prayatnataḥ) - with effort, carefully, diligently

(indeclinable)

Formed with suffix 'tas' from 'prayatna' (effort).